Ashgabat
Turkmenistan · Capital · Aşgabat
- Population, 2025
- 1.2 million
- Projected, 2050
- 1.8 million+44.3%
- World rank
- #4222000: #655 → 2050: #331
- Urban area
- 138 km²
- Density
- 8,826people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 27 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+5Asia/Ashgabat · +1 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 1,231 km
Weather in Ashgabat
Ashgabat
14°
Clear
Today: ↑23° ↓11°
Pressure 1022 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
59
Moderate
- PM2.5
- 16.5µg/m³
- PM10
- 16.7µg/m³
- NO₂
- 58.2µg/m³
- O₃
- 7µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today11°23°0%
- Sun9°20°0%
- Mon9°19°3%
- Tue9°19°13%
- Wed9°20°12%
- Thu7°21°0%
- Fri9°22°3%
Feels like
11°Humidity
45%Wind
6km/h207° SWgust 10 km/hUV index
5ModeratePrecipitation
0%Sunrise
07:23Sunrise 07:23Sunset 18:17
Updated 01:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975223
- 1980274
- 1985331
- 1990402
- 1995477
- 2000564
- 2005679
- 2010793
- 2015928
- 20201,086
- 20251,218
- 20301,319
- 20351,483
- 20401,581
- 20451,675
- 20501,758
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
ASB · 6 km
Currency: TMT (m)
- 1 TMT = 0.742 GEL
- 1 USD = 3.5 TMT
Official National Bank of Georgia rate.
On Sivrce
Landmarks in Ashgabat
Most notable first, from OpenStreetMap.
- Bitaraplyk arkasy
- Döwlet muzeýi · Arçabil (1939) şaýoly 30
- Milli « Ak bugdaý » muzeýi · Ahal köçesi 2
- Ruhy Tagzym
- Sungat Muzeýi · Nowayy (2022) kocesi 88
- Türkmen haly muzeýi · Atamyrat Nyyazow (2038) sayoly 158
- Türkmenistanyň Konstitusiýa binasy
- "Älem" medeni dynç alyş merkezi · Arçabil (1939) şaýoly
- Garaşsyzlyk Binasy
- Halk Hakydasy
- Lenin Monumenti
- Türkmenistanyň Baş Baýdagy
- Arkadag binasy
- Magtymguly binasy
- Taras Şewçenko binasy
- Atatürk ýadygärligi
- Atlar binasy
- Botanic garden entrance
- Milletiň ogullary
- Watan Mukaddesligi Muzeýi
- Abadançylyk binasy
- Ak Bugdaý binasy
- Alp Arslan Monumenti
- Aýlawly Depejikler
- Çemen binasy
- Dowamat-Domam binasy
- Galkynyş binasy
- Mahabat binasy
- Monument of Nurmuhammet Andalyp
- Nury Halmammedov Memorial
- Ruhnama Monument
- Sagdynlyk binasy
- Tehnologiýa binasy
- Türkmen Alabaý binasy
Nearby large cities
FAQ
What is the population of Ashgabat?
Ashgabat has 1.2 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #422 in the world. The UN projects 1.8 million by 2050.
What time zone is Ashgabat in?
Asia/Ashgabat, UTC+5. +1 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Ashgabat have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
What landmarks are in Ashgabat?
Landmarks mapped in OpenStreetMap include Bitaraplyk arkasy, Döwlet muzeýi, Milli « Ak bugdaý » muzeýi, Ruhy Tagzym, Sungat Muzeýi, Türkmen haly muzeýi, Türkmenistanyň Konstitusiýa binasy, "Älem" medeni dynç alyş merkezi, Garaşsyzlyk Binasy, Halk Hakydasy.
How far is Ashgabat from Tbilisi?
About 1,231 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).