Syria vs Turkey: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Syria
7.22 million people
in 2050
Turkey
7.89 million people
in 2050
Syria rank
63rd
Turkey rank
61st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Syria
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7.89 million people against 7.22 million people in Syria, a difference of 670,480 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Syria ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 61st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.06 million people | 7.11 million people | 6.06 million people | Turkey |
| 1100s | 1.12 million people | 5.20 million people | 4.08 million people | Turkey |
| 1200s | 1.17 million people | 6.12 million people | 4.95 million people | Turkey |
| 1300s | 1.23 million people | 7.05 million people | 5.81 million people | Turkey |
| 1400s | 986,516 people | 5.67 million people | 4.68 million people | Turkey |
| 1500s | 1.06 million people | 6.11 million people | 5.05 million people | Turkey |
| 1600s | 1.23 million people | 7.81 million people | 6.57 million people | Turkey |
| 1700s | 1.24 million people | 8.29 million people | 7.05 million people | Turkey |
| 1710s | 1.25 million people | 8.36 million people | 7.11 million people | Turkey |
| 1720s | 1.25 million people | 8.46 million people | 7.20 million people | Turkey |
| 1730s | 1.26 million people | 8.55 million people | 7.29 million people | Turkey |
| 1740s | 1.26 million people | 8.65 million people | 7.39 million people | Turkey |
| 1750s | 1.27 million people | 8.74 million people | 7.47 million people | Turkey |
| 1760s | 1.27 million people | 8.83 million people | 7.56 million people | Turkey |
| 1770s | 1.28 million people | 8.92 million people | 7.65 million people | Turkey |
| 1780s | 1.28 million people | 9.01 million people | 7.73 million people | Turkey |
| 1790s | 1.28 million people | 9.09 million people | 7.81 million people | Turkey |
| 1800s | 1.28 million people | 9.17 million people | 7.89 million people | Turkey |
| 1810s | 1.28 million people | 9.24 million people | 7.96 million people | Turkey |
| 1820s | 1.28 million people | 9.31 million people | 8.03 million people | Turkey |
| 1830s | 1.32 million people | 9.58 million people | 8.26 million people | Turkey |
| 1840s | 1.35 million people | 9.83 million people | 8.47 million people | Turkey |
| 1850s | 1.38 million people | 10.07 million people | 8.68 million people | Turkey |
| 1860s | 1.41 million people | 10.30 million people | 8.89 million people | Turkey |
| 1870s | 1.44 million people | 10.54 million people | 9.10 million people | Turkey |
| 1880s | 1.59 million people | 10.63 million people | 9.03 million people | Turkey |
| 1890s | 1.74 million people | 10.69 million people | 8.95 million people | Turkey |
| 1900s | 1.67 million people | 10.73 million people | 9.06 million people | Turkey |
| 1910s | 1.59 million people | 10.75 million people | 9.16 million people | Turkey |
| 1920s | 1.51 million people | 11.58 million people | 10.08 million people | Turkey |
| 1930s | 1.42 million people | 12.58 million people | 11.17 million people | Turkey |
| 1940s | 2.11 million people | 14.67 million people | 12.56 million people | Turkey |
| 1950s | 2.51 million people | 19.23 million people | 16.72 million people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 3.14 million people | 23.75 million people | 20.61 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 4.10 million people | 26.42 million people | 22.31 million people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 5.48 million people | 27.49 million people | 22.01 million people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 7.19 million people | 27.34 million people | 20.15 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 8.83 million people | 25.38 million people | 16.55 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 6.29 million people | 14.25 million people | 7.96 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 6.89 million people | 9.24 million people | 2.35 million people | Turkey |
| 2030s | 8.59 million people | 8.44 million people | 151,790 people | Syria |
| 2040s | 8.29 million people | 8.00 million people | 286,000 people | Syria |
| 2050s | 7.22 million people | 7.89 million people | 670,480 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Syria or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7.89 million people against 7.22 million people in Syria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Syria and Turkey?
- 670,480 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkey?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Syria and Turkey rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Syria ranks 63rd 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.