Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 3.59 million against 3.27 million in Mauritania, a difference of 320,710.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 119th and Turkmenistan ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96,526 | 895,375 | 798,849 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 262,043 | 1.18 million | 914,674 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 607,160 | 1.48 million | 875,355 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 873,999 | 1.86 million | 989,203 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 1.19 million | 2.34 million | 1.15 million | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 2.01 million | 2.90 million | 882,531 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 2.94 million | 3.43 million | 493,935 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 3.59 million against 3.27 million in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 320,710, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for urban population?
- Mauritania ranks 119th and Turkmenistan ranks 117th 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.
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About this data
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.