Labor force, total in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Labor force, total was 2.20 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Turkmenistan, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total in Turkmenistan stood at 2.20 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Turkmenistan peaked at 2.20 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million, in 1990.
Turkmenistan ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 million | 1.05 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.53 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.81 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million | 1.99 million | 2.20 million | 6 |
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More education data for Turkmenistan
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 24,978 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, secondary 94.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Turkmenistan?
- Labor force, total in Turkmenistan was 2.20 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 1990.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for labor force, total?
- Turkmenistan ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.