Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Türkiye
Türkiye: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 39.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Türkiye, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Türkiye is 39.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Türkiye peaked at 39.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1960.
Türkiye ranks 25th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.8% | — |
| 1961 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 12.8% | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 13.9% | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 14.5% | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 15.1% | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 16.6% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 17.7% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 18.3% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 20.5% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 21.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 22.5% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 25.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 39.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 39.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2% | 11.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 17.2% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 20.8% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 28.5% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 35.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 37.6% | 39.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More climate change data for Türkiye
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.6% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5891 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8949 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 89.5% (2025)
- Urban population 76.86 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 85.88 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Türkiye?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Türkiye was 39.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Türkiye ranks 25th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.