Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Turkmenistan ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aşgabat (Ashgabat) | 1,218,323 | 2.22% | 138 | 8,828 | 422 | 1,318,745 | 1,758,326 |
| 2 | Mary | 280,172 | 1.7% | 92 | 3,045 | 2,074 | 289,696 | 312,213 |
| 3 | Turkmenabat | 246,914 | 1.25% | 65 | 3,799 | 2,363 | 255,933 | 293,532 |
| 4 | Dashoguz | 211,569 | 1.38% | 47 | 4,501 | 2,807 | 254,958 | 301,258 |
| 5 | Balkanabat | 97,420 | 1.62% | 20 | 4,871 | 6,354 | 103,338 | 120,233 |
| 6 | Andalyp | 86,612 | 2.06% | 28 | 3,093 | 7,177 | 90,572 | 111,143 |
| 7 | Yasmansalyk | 83,248 | 2.74% | 32 | 2,602 | 7,474 | 122,883 | 158,656 |
| 8 | Turkmenbashy | 66,210 | – | 24 | 2,759 | 9,355 | 69,706 | 81,922 |
| 9 | Gyzylarbat | 65,593 | 1.02% | 18 | 3,644 | 9,450 | 69,192 | 83,625 |
| 10 | Konye-Urgench | 63,426 | 1.85% | 18 | 3,524 | 9,761 | 67,419 | 74,908 |
| 11 | Bayramaly | 52,825 | 1.06% | 18 | 2,935 | 11,642 | 56,087 | 80,864 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.