What is the difference in population in largest city between Central African Republic and Turkmenistan?

75,020, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Turkmenistan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Turkmenistan: Population in largest city

Central African Republic

1.02 million

in 2025

Turkmenistan

941,130

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

127th

Turkmenistan rank

128th

Population in largest city over time

Central African Republic
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1.02 million against 941,130 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 75,020.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 127th and Turkmenistan ranks 128th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	138,456	211,953	73,497	Turkmenistan
1970s	275,520	284,616	9,096	Turkmenistan
1980s	400,450	361,226	39,224	Central African Republic
1990s	515,143	460,055	55,088	Central African Republic
2000s	638,323	585,920	52,402	Central African Republic
2010s	790,970	746,031	44,939	Central African Republic
2020s	948,854	893,237	55,617	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Central African Republic or Turkmenistan?: Central African Republic, at 1.02 million against 941,130 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Central African Republic and Turkmenistan?: 75,020, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Turkmenistan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Turkmenistan rank globally for population in largest city?: Central African Republic ranks 127th and Turkmenistan ranks 128th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.