Denmark vs Turkey: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Denmark
0.2%
in 2025
Turkey
0.2%
in 2025
Denmark rank
144th
Turkey rank
142nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Denmark
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Denmark ranks 144th and Turkey ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7% | 4.2% | 3.5% | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.7% | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.8% | 2.3% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 2.5% | 2.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Denmark or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Denmark and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Turkey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Turkey rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Denmark ranks 144th and Turkey ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.