Which has higher urban population, Small states or Turkey?

Turkey, at 89.5% against 52.1% in Small states as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Turkey?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Small states vs Turkey: Urban population (% of total population)

Small states

52.1%

in 2025

Turkey

89.5%

in 2025

Small states rank

30th

Turkey rank

32nd

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Small states
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 89.5% against 52.1% in Small states, a difference of 37.4%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.

Small states ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Small states	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	36.7%	25.6%	11.1%	Small states
1970s	42.5%	34.8%	7.7%	Small states
1980s	46.6%	45.0%	1.6%	Small states
1990s	48.5%	54.6%	6.1%	Turkey
2000s	49.5%	63.1%	13.6%	Turkey
2010s	50.4%	81.6%	31.2%	Turkey
2020s	51.6%	89.2%	37.5%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Small states or Turkey?: Turkey, at 89.5% against 52.1% in Small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Small states and Turkey?: 37.4%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Small states and Turkey rank globally for urban population?: Small states ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.