Largest Cities in Turkmenistan 2026: Population Ranking

Turkmenistan's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · Ashgabat in orange

Turkmenistan has 1 city with more than a million inhabitants and 4 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Ashgabat with 1,030,063 people, followed by Türkmenabat (230,861) and Daşoguz (201,142). The three largest cities together hold about 18.8% of the country's 7.8 million people.

The capital, Ashgabat, is also the largest city.

By region, the most large cities are in Ahal (9), Balkan (7), Lebap (6).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Turkmenistan population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Turkmenistan atlas.

Turkmenistan cities by population

27 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of Turkmenistan
1	AshgabatCapital	Ashgabat	1,030,063	13.3%
2	Türkmenabat	Lebap	230,861	3%
3	Daşoguz	Dasoguz	201,142	2.6%
4	Mary	Mary	167,027	2.1%
5	Türkmenbaşy	Balkan	91,745	1.2%
6	Balkanabat	Balkan	87,822	1.1%
7	Tejen	Ahal	67,488	0.9%
8	Gyzylarbat	Balkan	48,558	0.6%
9	Magdanly	Lebap	44,508	0.6%
10	Abadan	Ahal	39,481	0.5%
11	Bäherden	Ahal	37,588	0.5%
12	Köneürgenç	Dasoguz	37,176	0.5%
13	Gökdepe	Ahal	33,381	0.4%
14	Kaka	Ahal	33,315	0.4%
15	Kerki	Lebap	33,242	0.4%
16	Sarahs	Ahal	31,269	0.4%
17	Gumdag	Balkan	30,884	0.4%
18	Änew	Ahal	28,653	0.4%
19	Bereket	Balkan	24,500	0.3%
20	Gazojak	Lebap	21,021	0.3%
21	Halaç	Lebap	20,778	0.3%
22	Gämi	Ahal	18,148	0.2%
23	Seydi	Mary	17,762	0.2%
24	Saýat	Lebap	17,762	0.2%
25	Ahal	Ahal	16,025	0.2%
26	Magtymguly	Balkan	15,386	0.2%
27	Jebel	Balkan	15,056	0.2%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Turkmenistan?

Ashgabat, with about 1,030,063 inhabitants (city proper).

What is the capital of Turkmenistan?

Ashgabat — population 1,030,063, the largest city in the country.

How many cities in Turkmenistan have over one million people?

1: Ashgabat.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

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