Lebanon vs Turkey: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
Lebanon
40.7%
in 2025
Turkey
39.2%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
23rd
Turkey rank
25th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- Lebanon
- Turkey
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 40.7% against 39.2% in Turkey, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 25th of 121 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.6% | 14.2% | 20.5% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 18.9% | 31.3% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 22.7% | 26.6% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 26.6% | 6.1% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 31.4% | 6.1% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 36.7% | 1.3% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 38.3% | 3.6% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Lebanon or Turkey?
- Lebanon, at 40.7% against 39.2% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Lebanon and Turkey?
- 1.5%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Turkey rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Lebanon ranks 23rd 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.