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Tejen Facts

Area	13.1 km²
Population	27,379
Male Population	13,520 (49.4%)
Female Population	13,859 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+1122.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+20.5%
Median Age	24.3 years (Male: 23.8, Female: 24.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$9,650 (2022)
Area Codes	135
Local Time
Timezone	Turkmenistan Standard Time
Lat & Lng	37.38338, 60.50545

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Tejen Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,239	19,235	22,713	27,014	27,379	28,866	30,040
Population Density	170.6 / km²	1,465.5 / km²	1,730.5 / km²	2,058.2 / km²	2,086 / km²	2,199.3 / km²	2,288.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tejen Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 20.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tejen	+1122.8%	+42.3%	+20.5%
Ahal Region	—	—	—
Turkmenistan	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tejen Median Age

Median Age: 24.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tejen	24.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	23.8 yrs
Ahal Region	24.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	23.8 yrs
Turkmenistan	24.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	23.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Tejen Population Density

Population Density: 2,086 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tejen	27,379	13.1 km²	2,086 / km²
Ahal Region	1.5 million	100,509.7 km²	15.4 / km²
Turkmenistan	5.4 million	489,356 km²	11 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tejen Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Tejen Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,069	$3,057	$3,536	$3,685	$4,660	$7,481	$9,121	$9,650
Total GDP	$97.2M	$69.3M	$89M	$95.6M	$125.9M	$212.6M	$262.6M	$284.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Tejen CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tejen	293,348 tn	10.71 tn	22,350.3 tons/km²
Ahal Region	16,535,675 tn	10.69 tn	164.5 tons/km²
Turkmenistan	55,152,148 tn	10.28 tn	112.7 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Tejen CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	293,348 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.71 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	22,350.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/9/97	5:05 PM	4.3	91.9 km	42,500 m	Turkmenistan-Iran border region	usgs.gov
11/27/92	9:09 PM	5.3	58.2 km	24,400 m	Turkmenistan	usgs.gov
5/30/89	4:51 PM	3.8	71.6 km	10,000 m	Turkmenistan-Iran border region	usgs.gov
2/27/78	12:35 PM	4.5	52.2 km	10,000 m	Turkmenistan	usgs.gov
8/9/77	9:43 PM	4.5	81.2 km	21,000 m	Turkmenistan-Iran border region	usgs.gov
1/21/74	10:08 PM	4.2	83.9 km	33,000 m	northeastern Iran	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tejen

Tejen (or Tedzhen) is an oasis city in the Karakum Desert, in Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It is located at latitude 37.3786 North; longitude 60.4961 East at an altitude of 161 meters. It has a population of approximately 52,000. Hari River passes..

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