Russia vs Turkey: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Russia
- Turkey
How they compare
Russia currently reports 108.00 million against 76.86 million in Turkey, a difference of 31.14 million.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.4 times Turkey's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.78 million | 8.24 million | 64.54 million | Russia |
| 1970s | 88.78 million | 14.18 million | 74.60 million | Russia |
| 1980s | 102.97 million | 22.64 million | 80.33 million | Russia |
| 1990s | 108.43 million | 33.08 million | 75.35 million | Russia |
| 2000s | 105.69 million | 43.45 million | 62.24 million | Russia |
| 2010s | 107.08 million | 63.70 million | 43.39 million | Russia |
| 2020s | 108.07 million | 75.68 million | 32.39 million | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Russia or Turkey?
- Russia, at 108.00 million against 76.86 million in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Russia and Turkey?
- 31.14 million, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for urban population?
- Russia ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- 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.