Bolivia vs Turkey: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Bolivia
42.5%
in 2025
Turkey
39.2%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
22nd
Turkey rank
25th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Bolivia
- Turkey
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 42.5% against 39.2% in Turkey, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 25th of 121 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 14.2% | 5.0% | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 22.8% | 18.9% | 3.9% | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 22.7% | 4.7% | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 26.6% | 7.1% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 31.4% | 6.9% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 36.7% | 3.3% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 38.3% | 3.6% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Bolivia or Turkey?
- Bolivia, at 42.5% against 39.2% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bolivia and Turkey?
- 3.3%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Turkey rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.