South Korea vs Turkey: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
South Korea
7.55 million people
in 2050
Turkey
7.89 million people
in 2050
South Korea rank
62nd
Turkey rank
61st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- South Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7.89 million people against 7.55 million people in South Korea, a difference of 343,310 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
South Korea ranks 62nd and Turkey ranks 61st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 40.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.60 million people | 7.11 million people | 5.51 million people | Turkey |
| 1100s | 1.92 million people | 5.20 million people | 3.28 million people | Turkey |
| 1200s | 2.56 million people | 6.12 million people | 3.56 million people | Turkey |
| 1300s | 1.92 million people | 7.05 million people | 5.13 million people | Turkey |
| 1400s | 2.24 million people | 5.67 million people | 3.43 million people | Turkey |
| 1500s | 2.55 million people | 6.11 million people | 3.55 million people | Turkey |
| 1600s | 3.18 million people | 7.81 million people | 4.63 million people | Turkey |
| 1700s | 3.91 million people | 8.29 million people | 4.37 million people | Turkey |
| 1710s | 4.29 million people | 8.36 million people | 4.07 million people | Turkey |
| 1720s | 4.59 million people | 8.46 million people | 3.87 million people | Turkey |
| 1730s | 4.90 million people | 8.55 million people | 3.65 million people | Turkey |
| 1740s | 5.24 million people | 8.65 million people | 3.41 million people | Turkey |
| 1750s | 5.60 million people | 8.74 million people | 3.15 million people | Turkey |
| 1760s | 5.97 million people | 8.83 million people | 2.86 million people | Turkey |
| 1770s | 6.38 million people | 8.92 million people | 2.54 million people | Turkey |
| 1780s | 6.80 million people | 9.01 million people | 2.20 million people | Turkey |
| 1790s | 7.26 million people | 9.09 million people | 1.83 million people | Turkey |
| 1800s | 7.74 million people | 9.17 million people | 1.43 million people | Turkey |
| 1810s | 8.24 million people | 9.24 million people | 994,560 people | Turkey |
| 1820s | 8.78 million people | 9.31 million people | 526,270 people | Turkey |
| 1830s | 8.83 million people | 9.58 million people | 756,780 people | Turkey |
| 1840s | 8.78 million people | 9.83 million people | 1.05 million people | Turkey |
| 1850s | 8.72 million people | 10.07 million people | 1.34 million people | Turkey |
| 1860s | 8.74 million people | 10.30 million people | 1.56 million people | Turkey |
| 1870s | 8.75 million people | 10.54 million people | 1.79 million people | Turkey |
| 1880s | 8.69 million people | 10.63 million people | 1.93 million people | Turkey |
| 1890s | 8.63 million people | 10.69 million people | 2.06 million people | Turkey |
| 1900s | 8.56 million people | 10.73 million people | 2.18 million people | Turkey |
| 1910s | 8.60 million people | 10.75 million people | 2.16 million people | Turkey |
| 1920s | 9.89 million people | 11.58 million people | 1.70 million people | Turkey |
| 1930s | 11.43 million people | 12.58 million people | 1.16 million people | Turkey |
| 1940s | 12.58 million people | 14.67 million people | 2.09 million people | Turkey |
| 1950s | 16.74 million people | 19.23 million people | 2.49 million people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 19.63 million people | 23.75 million people | 4.12 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 18.49 million people | 26.42 million people | 7.93 million people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 14.51 million people | 27.49 million people | 12.98 million people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 10.18 million people | 27.34 million people | 17.16 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 9.06 million people | 25.38 million people | 16.32 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 9.26 million people | 14.25 million people | 4.99 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 9.72 million people | 9.24 million people | 477,261 people | South Korea |
| 2030s | 9.34 million people | 8.44 million people | 903,224 people | South Korea |
| 2040s | 8.35 million people | 8.00 million people | 349,659 people | South Korea |
| 2050s | 7.55 million people | 7.89 million people | 343,310 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, South Korea or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7.89 million people against 7.55 million people in South Korea as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between South Korea and Turkey?
- 343,310 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- South Korea ranks 62nd and Turkey ranks 61st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.