Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Share of the population that is female
Tajikistan
50.8%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
50.9%
in 2025
Tajikistan rank
68th
Turkmenistan rank
65th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 50.9% against 50.8% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 68th and Turkmenistan ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tajikistan averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 51.2% | 0.4% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 51.1% | 0.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.9% | 0.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.7% | 0.7% | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 50.8% | 1.1% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 51.0% | 0.3% | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 51.0% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 50.9% against 50.8% in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Tajikistan ranks 68th and Turkmenistan ranks 65th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.