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.
Capital city · Turkmenistan · Asia
Ashgabat
City population
1,030,063
#1
in Turkmenistan
#528
worldwide
37.950, 58.383
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Ashgabat
Coordinates
37.950, 58.383
Record updated
15 April 2026
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 TurkmenistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Ashgabat | 1.03M |
Ashgabat Population FAQ
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 listed in Turkmenistan, holding 13.5% of the national population.