Turkey vs Venezuela: Urban population (% of total population)
Turkey
89.5%
in 2025
Venezuela
89.3%
in 2025
Turkey rank
32nd
Venezuela rank
33rd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Turkey
- Venezuela
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 89.5% against 89.3% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.
Turkey ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 66.4% | 40.8% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 34.8% | 75.4% | 40.7% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 81.5% | 36.5% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 86.1% | 31.4% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 88.6% | 25.5% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 88.9% | 7.3% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 89.2% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Turkey or Venezuela?
- Turkey, at 89.5% against 89.3% in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Turkey and Venezuela?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Venezuela?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Venezuela rank globally for urban population?
- Turkey ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 33rd 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.