Lower middle income vs Turkey: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Lower middle income
- Turkey
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.24 billion against 76.86 million in Turkey, a difference of 1.16 billion.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 16.1 times Turkey's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166.29 million | 8.24 million | 158.04 million | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 251.60 million | 14.18 million | 237.42 million | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 379.84 million | 22.64 million | 357.20 million | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 534.60 million | 33.08 million | 501.52 million | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 730.95 million | 43.45 million | 687.50 million | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 970.62 million | 63.70 million | 906.92 million | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 1.17 billion | 75.68 million | 1.09 billion | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Lower middle income or Turkey?
- Lower middle income, at 1.24 billion against 76.86 million in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Lower middle income and Turkey?
- 1.16 billion, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Turkey rank globally for urban population?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban 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. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.