Urban population (% of total population) in Turkey
Turkey: Urban population (% of total population) was 89.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Turkey is 89.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Turkey peaked at 89.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1960.
Turkey 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 (% of total population) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.4% | — |
| 1961 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 25.4% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 26.1% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 27.0% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 28.1% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 29.2% | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 30.2% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 32.3% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 33.4% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 34.4% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 36.3% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 40.9% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 89.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.4%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 89.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.6%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.6% | 23.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.8% | 30.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 39.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 51.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 59.0% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 69.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.9% | 89.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More climate change data for Turkey
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 25,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 57.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 911.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,063 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 45.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Turkey?
- Urban population in Turkey was 89.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for urban population?
- Turkey ranks 32nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.