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Capital city · Turkmenistan · Asia

Ashgabat

Ashgabat · Turkmenistan
City population
1,030,063
#1
in Turkmenistan
#528
worldwide
Ashgabat
37.950, 58.383
City population
1,030,063
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Turkmenistan
#1
of 35 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#528
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Turkmenistan
13.5%
of the national population

About Ashgabat

The national capital of Turkmenistan, this city holds 1,030,063 residents and accounts for 13.5% of the country's population. Änew lies 14 km away with 28,653 residents, while Abadan and Arkadag sit 20 km and 31 km distant with populations of 39,481 and 40,524 respectively. The city stands at 219 m elevation.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Turkmenistan
#1of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Turkmenistan
Region
Ashgabat
Capital
National capital
Elevation
219 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Ashgabat
Coordinates
37.950, 58.383
Record updated
2026-04-15
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 35 in Turkmenistan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

20KMAbadan39K people31KMArkadag41K people44KMGökdepe33K people73KMShīrvān83K people · Iran85KMDargaz37K people · Iran

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Ashgabat1.03M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ashgabat compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Ashgabat1.03M

Ashgabat Population FAQ

What is the population of Ashgabat?

Ashgabat has a city population of 1,030,063. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ashgabat?

Ashgabat is in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Its coordinates are 37.950, 58.383.

How big is Ashgabat compared with other cities in Turkmenistan?

It is the 1st largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkmenistan, holding 13.5% of the national population.

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