European Union vs Turkey: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
European Union
17.8%
in 2025
Turkey
39.2%
in 2025
European Union rank
25th
Turkey rank
25th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- European Union
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 39.2% against 17.8% in European Union, a difference of 21.4%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.2 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 25th and Turkey ranks 25th of 37 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.8% | 14.2% | 0.6% | European Union |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 18.9% | 3.2% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 22.7% | 6.7% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 26.6% | 10.4% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 31.4% | 15.0% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 36.7% | 19.6% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 38.3% | 20.6% | 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, European Union or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 39.2% against 17.8% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between European Union and Turkey?
- 21.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Turkey rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- European Union ranks 25th 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.