Sweden vs Turkey: Urban population (% of total population)
Sweden
89.1%
in 2025
Turkey
89.5%
in 2025
Sweden rank
35th
Turkey rank
32nd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 89.5% against 89.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.6% | 25.6% | 51.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 82.4% | 34.8% | 47.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 45.0% | 38.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 54.6% | 29.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 63.1% | 21.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 81.6% | 4.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 89.2% | 0.7% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 89.5% against 89.1% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for urban population?
- Sweden ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.