Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.02% to 47.0% in Turkmenistan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 55.3% in 1994 and an all time low of 47.0% in 2021. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Afghanistan amounted to 73.7%, 23.7% in Iran, 42.2% in Kazakhstan and 49.6% in Uzbekistan in 2021.
Turkmenistan has been ranked 62nd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | % | 75.2% | 75.0% | 74.8% | 74.5% | 74.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 44.5% | 43.3% | 42.0% | 40.8% | 39.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 26.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 42.8% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.6% | 42.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 64.2% | 64.1% | 63.9% | 63.6% | 63.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 64.0% | 63.8% | 63.6% | 63.3% | 63.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 26.0% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 73.3% | 73.1% | 73.0% | 72.9% | 72.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 49.7% | 49.3% | 48.8% | 48.4% | 48.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 49.3% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.6% |
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