Early-demographic dividend vs Turkey: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Early-demographic dividend
19.7%
in 2025
Turkey
39.2%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd
Turkey rank
25th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 39.2% against 19.7% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.0 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 25th of 37 groups.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 14.2% | 3.0% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 18.9% | 5.9% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 22.7% | 8.4% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 26.6% | 11.1% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 31.4% | 14.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 36.7% | 18.9% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 38.3% | 19.1% | 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, Early-demographic dividend or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 39.2% against 19.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Early-demographic dividend and Turkey?
- 19.5%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Turkey rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and Turkey ranks 25th of 37 groups.
- 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.