MigrantoMigration trends in Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan loses more people than it takes in: 365.8K emigrants against 189.7K immigrants. Net balance −176.1K — 2% of the country's population
7.5M
Population
189.7K
Immigrants
365.8K
Emigrants
−176.1K
Outflow
1 in 40 residents of Turkmenistan was born abroad — and 1 in 21 people born in Turkmenistan lives abroad
#119 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Turkmenistan
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
- 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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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