Turkey vs United States: Urban population, annual growth rate
Turkey
0.5891 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States
0.6086 % change on previous year
in 2025
Turkey rank
150th
United States rank
149th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Turkey
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.6086 % change on previous year against 0.5891 % change on previous year in Turkey, a difference of 0.0195 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 150th and United States ranks 149th of 218 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.16 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 1970s | 5.21 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 1980s | 4.72 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.68 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 2010s | 4.15 % change on previous year | 0.6701 % change on previous year | 3.48 % change on previous year | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.8124 % change on previous year | 0.5884 % change on previous year | 0.224 % change on previous year | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Turkey or United States?
- United States, at 0.6086 % change on previous year against 0.5891 % change on previous year in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Turkey and United States?
- 0.0195 % change on previous year, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and United States rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Turkey ranks 150th and United States ranks 149th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.