MigrantoMigration 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
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
- Turkey replaced Russia as the main destination for those leaving
- Surge of departures to Turkey — 94.5K people left
Today
- Since 1990: 115K fewer foreign-born residents and 72.3K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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