How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Turkey?

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 urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Armenia vs Turkey: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Armenia

35.6%

in 2025

Turkey

39.2%

in 2025

Armenia rank

27th

Turkey rank

25th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Armenia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 39.2% against 35.6% in Armenia, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.

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

Armenia ranks 27th and Turkey ranks 25th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	29.7%	14.2%	15.5%	Armenia
1970s	32.7%	18.9%	13.8%	Armenia
1980s	34.3%	22.7%	11.6%	Armenia
1990s	34.0%	26.6%	7.4%	Armenia
2000s	34.6%	31.4%	3.1%	Armenia
2010s	35.7%	36.7%	1.0%	Turkey
2020s	36.5%	38.3%	1.8%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Armenia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 39.2% against 35.6% in Armenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Armenia and Turkey?: 3.6%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Turkey rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Armenia ranks 27th and Turkey ranks 25th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.