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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat; Turkmenbashi; Mary; Balkanabat; Turkmenabat; Tejen

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Population

These figures count different groups and years. They should not be added.

Community estimate

25–30k

Year not stated

Official census

14.7k

Population period:

Official census: Ethnicity · national census

Turkmenistan · Community estimate: Community sources

Published population figure: 25,000–30,000

Population reference period
Year not stated
Source published
Not stated
Latest source check

Estimate year not stated; source checked 1 November 2026

What the figure measures
Broad community estimate in the undated Diaspora Office profile; the underlying counting method is not stated.
Turkmenistan · Official census: Official sources

Published population figure: 14,711

Population reference period
2022
Source published
Not stated
Latest source check

2022 population and housing census; publication date not verified

What the figure measures
Residents classified as Armenian in the national ethnic-composition table 4.1, both sexes and all urban and rural areas. It is not an ancestry or citizenship total.

Data limitation: The 2022 census counted 14,711 ethnic Armenians. The Armenian embassy gives about 25,000 in an undated community overview, while the Diaspora Office gives 25,000–30,000. Their dates and counting methods are not specified.

Turkmenistan: Country sources

Institution sources are listed with their entries.

Main locations
Ashgabat; Turkmenbashi; Mary; Balkanabat; Turkmenabat; Tejen

The initial directory records three supplementary Armenian schools listed by official Armenian sources and the historical Armenian church in Turkmenbashi.

Community institutions

Turkmenistan: Coverage and source notes

Selected institutions, not a complete inventory or ranking. Listings and dated reports do not independently establish present services. Community organizations and Armenian media were not verified. The church entry is historical; recent teaching activity at the listed schools was not confirmed.

Directory sources checked:

This is a selected guide, not a complete inventory or a ranking of influence. A direct source documents what an institution publishes about itself; it does not independently verify every claim or establish uninterrupted operation. Directory listings and historical records carry their stated limits. Dates identify the publication, documented activity or report reference period, as described in the entry. Missing source dates are shown explicitly. Inclusion does not imply partnership or endorsement.

Armenian organizations 0

Organizations0

No sourced records have been added in this category yet.

Schools and Armenian-language learning 3

Education3

Turkmenbashi Armenian Sunday school

Turkmenbashi

Directory listing

Turkmenistan · Turkmenbashi Armenian Sunday school: About and sources

Supplementary school named by the Diaspora Office; no dated recent teaching record was verified.

Source date not stated

Sources

Mary Armenian Sunday school

Mary

Directory listing

Turkmenistan · Mary Armenian Sunday school: About and sources

Supplementary school named in the undated official country profile. Current enrolment and teaching arrangements remain unverified.

Source date not stated

Sources

Churches and religious institutions 1

Churches1

Media and community publications 0

Media0

No sourced records have been added in this category yet.

Turkmenistan: Topics for further observation

These are proposed research topics, not findings about the community.

  • Clarify the date and population definition behind the community estimate.
  • Verify recent institutional activity and the availability of Armenian-language education.
Turkmenistan: How to read the figures

A census count, an ancestry response and a community estimate measure different populations. Dates and definitions remain attached to each figure. The covered-country sum uses selected reference values, range midpoints and stated boundaries for “more than” or “up to”; it is not a synchronized population count or a statistical confidence interval. Undated and historical estimates are not current resident counts. The independently published worldwide estimate must not be added to the country sum.

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