Urban population, per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Urban population, per capita was 0.8949 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Türkiye, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Türkiye stood at 0.8949 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Türkiye peaked at 0.8949 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2343 units per person, in 1960.
Türkiye ranks 32nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2343 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2375 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2408 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2446 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2489 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2542 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.261 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.27 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2805 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2917 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3025 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3128 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3232 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3337 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3441 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3541 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3635 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3722 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3808 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3895 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3988 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4091 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4204 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4323 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4442 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4558 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4671 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4784 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4896 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5003 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5103 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5195 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5279 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5358 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5433 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5507 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5579 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5653 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5729 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.581 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5897 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5987 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6074 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6158 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6244 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6333 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6429 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6534 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6651 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6784 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6935 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.71 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7378 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7852 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.836 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8722 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.881 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8803 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8817 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8866 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8893 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8918 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8904 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8902 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8934 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8949 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2564 units per person | 0.2343 units per person | 0.2917 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3476 units per person | 0.3025 units per person | 0.3895 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4496 units per person | 0.3988 units per person | 0.5003 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5465 units per person | 0.5103 units per person | 0.581 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6309 units per person | 0.5897 units per person | 0.6784 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8164 units per person | 0.6935 units per person | 0.8866 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8917 units per person | 0.8893 units per person | 0.8949 units per person | 6 |
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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 89.5% (2025)
- Urban population 76.86 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 85.88 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Türkiye?
- Urban population, per capita in Türkiye was 0.8949 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8949 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2343 units per person in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for urban population, per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 32nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.