What is the population of Ashgabat?

The population of Ashgabat is 828,100.

Where is Ashgabat located?

Ashgabat is located at latitude 37.9500000 and longitude 58.3833300. It is in Turkmenistan.

The area of Ashgabat is 765 km².

Ashgabat is in the Asia/Ashgabat time zone.

The official language of Ashgabat is Turkmen.

The population of Ashgabat has increased from 19,426 (1897) to 828,100 (2019), a change of 4162.8%.

Asgabat Saheri (Ashgabat), Ashgabat

Asgabat Saheri: capital city of Turkmenistan

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Population 828,100

Population	828,100
Country	Soviet Union, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian Republic, Russian Empire, Turkmenistan
State	Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Postal code	744000 — 744901
Plate code	AG
Area	765 km²
Official name	Aşgabat, Ашхабад, Ашхабад, Poltoratsk, Ашгабад, Полторацьк, Асхабад, Полторацк, Асхабад
Latitude & Longitude	37.9500,58.3833
Named for	Pavel Poltoratskiy, t2120668076
Official language	Turkmen
Altitude	719 feet / 219 meters
Capital city	Ashgabat is capital of Q4370885, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Askgabat District, Turkmenskaya Oblast, Turkmenistan, Transcaspian Government
Establishment	January 01, 1881 (145 years ago)
Time Zone	UTC+05:00
Local time	02:41:57 (16th April 2026)

Ashgabat is located at 37°57'0"N 58°22'60"E (37.9500000, 58.3833300).

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Year	Population	% Change	Method
1897	19,426	-	Address Based Population Registration System
1939	126,635	84.66%	Address Based Population Registration System
1959	169,935	25.48%	Address Based Population Registration System
1970	253,118	32.86%	Address Based Population Registration System
1979	312,024	18.88%	Address Based Population Registration System
1989	401,135	22.21%	Address Based Population Registration System
1995	540,600	25.8%	Address Based Population Registration System
2009	909,000	40.53%	Address Based Population Registration System
2012	1,031,992	11.92%	Address Based Population Registration System
2019	828,100	-24.62%	Address Based Population Registration System

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Population

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1897

19,426