Human Development Index in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Human Development Index was 0.764 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.764
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.764
in 2023
All-time low
0.653
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005β2023
Human Development Index in Turkmenistan, 2005β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Turkmenistan stood at 0.764. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.764 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.653, in 2005.
Turkmenistan ranks 56th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6722 | 0.653 | 0.69 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.722 | 0.7 | 0.741 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7558 | 0.744 | 0.764 | 4 |
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More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,169 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 549 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4911 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 57,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Turkmenistan?
- Human development index in Turkmenistan was 0.764 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.764 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.653 in 2005.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for human development index?
- Turkmenistan ranks 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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