Migration trends in Turkmenistan
Asia
365.8K people from Turkmenistan have built lives abroad. That's 4.9% of the country population, spread across 32 different countries
7.5M
Population
189.7K
Immigrants
365.8K
Emigrants
−176.1K
Outflow
1 in every 21 people born in Turkmenistan now lives abroad
The #119 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Turkmenistan
Where people move to
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
304.7K immigrants · 293.4K emigrants
1995
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
2000
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 20%
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 104K
2020
- Türkiye replaced Russia as the main destination for those leaving
- Surge of departures to Türkiye — 94.5K people left
Today
- Since 1990: 115K fewer foreign-born residents and 72.3K more citizens living abroad