China vs Turkmenistan: Long term urban population region
China
57.78
in 2025
Turkmenistan
58.29
in 2025
China rank
127th
Turkmenistan rank
124th
Long term urban population region over time
- China
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 58.29 against 57.78 in China, a difference of 0.51.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 127th and Turkmenistan ranks 124th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, China averaged higher in 24 and Turkmenistan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5 | 0.0005 | 5 | China |
| 1100s | 5 | 0.0014 | 5 | China |
| 1200s | 5 | 0.0041 | 4.99 | China |
| 1300s | 5 | 0.0123 | 4.99 | China |
| 1400s | 5 | 0.037 | 4.96 | China |
| 1500s | 6.5 | 0.1111 | 6.39 | China |
| 1600s | 7 | 0.3333 | 6.67 | China |
| 1700s | 6 | 1 | 5 | China |
| 1710s | 6 | 1 | 5 | China |
| 1720s | 6 | 1 | 5 | China |
| 1730s | 6 | 1 | 5 | China |
| 1740s | 6 | 1 | 5 | China |
| 1750s | 6 | 1 | 5 | China |
| 1760s | 6 | 1 | 5 | China |
| 1770s | 6 | 1 | 5 | China |
| 1780s | 6 | 1.01 | 4.99 | China |
| 1790s | 6 | 1.27 | 4.73 | China |
| 1800s | 6 | 1.58 | 4.42 | China |
| 1810s | 6 | 1.98 | 4.02 | China |
| 1820s | 6 | 2.47 | 3.53 | China |
| 1830s | 6.06 | 3.09 | 2.97 | China |
| 1840s | 6.12 | 3.86 | 2.26 | China |
| 1850s | 6.18 | 4.83 | 1.35 | China |
| 1860s | 6.24 | 6.03 | 0.2074 | China |
| 1870s | 6.3 | 7.54 | 1.24 | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 6.37 | 9.43 | 3.06 | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 6.43 | 11.79 | 5.36 | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 6.49 | 14.73 | 8.24 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 6.56 | 18.42 | 11.86 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 6.62 | 23.02 | 16.4 | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 7 | 28.78 | 21.78 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 8 | 35.97 | 27.97 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 13.85 | 45.37 | 31.52 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 16.95 | 46.93 | 29.98 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 17.76 | 47.5 | 29.74 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 22.67 | 46.01 | 23.34 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 30.96 | 45.36 | 14.39 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 40.76 | 47.49 | 6.73 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 50.41 | 52.29 | 1.88 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 56.21 | 57 | 0.7837 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, China or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 58.29 against 57.78 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between China and Turkmenistan?
- 0.51, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkmenistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do China and Turkmenistan rank globally for long term urban population region?
- China ranks 127th and Turkmenistan ranks 124th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.