Central African Republic vs Mongolia: Urban population

Central African Republic
2.46 million
in 2025
Mongolia
2.54 million
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
131st
Mongolia rank
130th

Urban population over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Mongolia
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196019922025

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2.54 million against 2.46 million in Central African Republic, a difference of 82,810.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 131st and Mongolia ranks 130th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Mongolia Difference Ahead
1960s 432,105 466,520 34,415 Mongolia
1970s 751,324 713,623 37,702 Central African Republic
1980s 950,265 1.05 million 103,618 Mongolia
1990s 1.24 million 1.26 million 28,504 Mongolia
2000s 1.61 million 1.56 million 43,865 Central African Republic
2010s 1.88 million 2.04 million 160,215 Mongolia
2020s 2.26 million 2.42 million 152,138 Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Central African Republic or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 2.54 million against 2.46 million in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Central African Republic and Mongolia?
82,810, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mongolia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Mongolia rank globally for urban population?
Central African Republic ranks 131st and Mongolia ranks 130th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.