How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

South Asia vs Turkey: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

South Asia

16.8%

in 2025

Turkey

39.2%

in 2025

South Asia rank

27th

Turkey rank

25th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

South Asia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 39.2% against 16.8% in South Asia, a difference of 22.4%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 2.3 times South Asia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 27th 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	South Asia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.4%	14.2%	6.8%	Turkey
1970s	8.6%	18.9%	10.3%	Turkey
1980s	9.9%	22.7%	12.8%	Turkey
1990s	11.2%	26.6%	15.4%	Turkey
2000s	12.5%	31.4%	19.0%	Turkey
2010s	14.2%	36.7%	22.5%	Turkey
2020s	16.1%	38.3%	22.2%	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, South Asia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 39.2% against 16.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between South Asia and Turkey?: 22.4%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Asia and Turkey rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: South Asia ranks 27th 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.