Chile vs Türkiye: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Chile
35.2%
in 2025
Türkiye
39.2%
in 2025
Chile rank
28th
Türkiye rank
25th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Chile
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 39.2% against 35.2% in Chile, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 28th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4% | 14.2% | 11.2% | Chile |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 18.9% | 10.3% | Chile |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 22.7% | 11.0% | Chile |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 26.6% | 8.5% | Chile |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 31.4% | 5.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 36.7% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 38.3% | 3.3% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Chile or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 39.2% against 35.2% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Chile and Türkiye?
- 4.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Türkiye rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Chile ranks 28th and Türkiye 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.