Iraq vs Türkiye: Long term urban population region
Iraq
73.1
in 2025
Türkiye
73.9
in 2025
Iraq rank
69th
Türkiye rank
67th
Long term urban population region over time
- Iraq
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 73.9 against 73.1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.8.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 69th and Türkiye ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 38 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.48 | 1.87 | 0.6036 | Iraq |
| 1100s | 2.63 | 1.96 | 0.6639 | Iraq |
| 1200s | 2.77 | 2.05 | 0.7243 | Iraq |
| 1300s | 2.92 | 2.14 | 0.7846 | Iraq |
| 1400s | 3.07 | 2.22 | 0.845 | Iraq |
| 1500s | 3.22 | 2.31 | 0.9053 | Iraq |
| 1600s | 3.36 | 2.4 | 0.9657 | Iraq |
| 1700s | 3.51 | 2.49 | 1.03 | Iraq |
| 1710s | 3.96 | 2.8 | 1.16 | Iraq |
| 1720s | 4.33 | 3.07 | 1.27 | Iraq |
| 1730s | 4.75 | 3.36 | 1.39 | Iraq |
| 1740s | 5.2 | 3.68 | 1.52 | Iraq |
| 1750s | 5.69 | 4.03 | 1.66 | Iraq |
| 1760s | 6.24 | 4.41 | 1.82 | Iraq |
| 1770s | 6.83 | 4.83 | 2 | Iraq |
| 1780s | 7.48 | 5.3 | 2.19 | Iraq |
| 1790s | 8.19 | 5.8 | 2.39 | Iraq |
| 1800s | 8.97 | 6.35 | 2.62 | Iraq |
| 1810s | 9.83 | 6.96 | 2.87 | Iraq |
| 1820s | 10.76 | 7.62 | 3.14 | Iraq |
| 1830s | 11.79 | 8.34 | 3.44 | Iraq |
| 1840s | 12.91 | 9.14 | 3.77 | Iraq |
| 1850s | 14.14 | 10.01 | 4.13 | Iraq |
| 1860s | 15.49 | 10.96 | 4.52 | Iraq |
| 1870s | 16.96 | 12.01 | 4.96 | Iraq |
| 1880s | 18.58 | 13.15 | 5.43 | Iraq |
| 1890s | 20.35 | 14.4 | 5.94 | Iraq |
| 1900s | 22.29 | 15.78 | 6.51 | Iraq |
| 1910s | 24.41 | 17.28 | 7.13 | Iraq |
| 1920s | 26.73 | 18.92 | 7.81 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 29.28 | 20.73 | 8.55 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 32.07 | 22.7 | 9.37 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 38.27 | 28.39 | 9.88 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 50.95 | 35.31 | 15.65 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 62.04 | 42.73 | 19.32 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 70.54 | 53.2 | 17.33 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 71.13 | 64.27 | 6.85 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 70.09 | 68.53 | 1.56 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 70.55 | 70.95 | 0.4011 | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 72.1 | 73.22 | 1.12 | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Iraq or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 73.9 against 73.1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Iraq and Türkiye?
- 0.8, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Türkiye?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Türkiye rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Iraq ranks 69th and Türkiye ranks 67th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.