Language details — Turkmenistan

This table lists languages spoken in Turkmenistan, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

3 languages
Language Statuses Share, % Speakers
Russian
No special status 16.6 1,000,000
Turkmen
Official Working
89.5 5,400,000
Uzbek
No special status 1.7 100,000
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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