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Polish diaspora in Turkmenistan
Ethnic group
Poles in Turkmenistan
Total population
501 (1995, census)
Poles in Turkmenistan form a small population of 501, according to the 1995 census, and Polish presence in Turkmenistan dates back to the 19th century.
History
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1939
933
—
1959
560
−40.0%
1970
675
+20.5%
1979
643
−4.7%
1989
620
−3.6%
1995
501
−19.2%
Sources:
In the late 18th century, Poland lost its independence in the course of the Partitions of Poland, and its territory was annexed by Prussia (later Germany), Russia and Austria, while Turkmen lands were annexed by Russia in the 19th century. According to the 1897 census, there were 3,774 Poles, mostly conscripted into the Russian Army, in the four southern uezds of the Transcaspian Oblast, roughly corresponding to present-day Turkmenistan, with the largest communities of 1,605 and 894 in Ashgabat and Mary, respectively.
