Sweden vs Turkey: Urban population share 2050
Sweden
89.08
in 2025
Turkey
89.49
in 2025
Sweden rank
43rd
Turkey rank
40th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 89.49 against 89.08 in Sweden, a difference of 0.41.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Sweden ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 40th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 32 and Turkey in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0037 | 1.87 | 1.87 | Turkey |
| 1100s | 0.0111 | 1.96 | 1.95 | Turkey |
| 1200s | 0.0333 | 2.05 | 2.02 | Turkey |
| 1300s | 0.1 | 2.14 | 2.04 | Turkey |
| 1400s | 0.3 | 2.22 | 1.92 | Turkey |
| 1500s | 0.9 | 2.31 | 1.41 | Turkey |
| 1600s | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.9987 | Turkey |
| 1700s | 4 | 2.49 | 1.51 | Sweden |
| 1710s | 6.47 | 2.8 | 3.67 | Sweden |
| 1720s | 8.94 | 3.07 | 5.87 | Sweden |
| 1730s | 11.41 | 3.36 | 8.05 | Sweden |
| 1740s | 13.88 | 3.68 | 10.2 | Sweden |
| 1750s | 16.35 | 4.03 | 12.32 | Sweden |
| 1760s | 18.82 | 4.41 | 14.41 | Sweden |
| 1770s | 21.29 | 4.83 | 16.46 | Sweden |
| 1780s | 23.76 | 5.3 | 18.47 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 26.23 | 5.8 | 20.43 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 28.7 | 6.35 | 22.35 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 31.18 | 6.96 | 24.22 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 33.65 | 7.62 | 26.03 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 36.12 | 8.34 | 27.77 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 38.59 | 9.14 | 29.45 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 41.06 | 10.01 | 31.05 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 43.53 | 10.96 | 32.56 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 46 | 12.01 | 33.99 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 48.47 | 13.15 | 35.32 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 50.94 | 14.4 | 36.54 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 53.41 | 15.78 | 37.63 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 55.88 | 17.28 | 38.6 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 58.35 | 18.92 | 39.43 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 60.82 | 20.73 | 40.1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 63.29 | 22.7 | 40.59 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 68.12 | 20 | 48.12 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 76.61 | 25.64 | 50.98 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 82.41 | 34.76 | 47.64 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 83.14 | 44.96 | 38.18 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 83.79 | 54.65 | 29.14 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 84.38 | 63.09 | 21.29 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 86.43 | 81.64 | 4.79 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 88.51 | 89.17 | 0.6532 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 89.49 against 89.08 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.41, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Sweden ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 40th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.