Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9138 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Türkiye, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Türkiye is 0.9138 people per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Türkiye peaked at 0.9187 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2343 people per person, in 1960.
That places Türkiye 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2343 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2375 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2408 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2446 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2489 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2542 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.261 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.27 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2805 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2917 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3025 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3128 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3232 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3337 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3441 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3541 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3635 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3722 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3808 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3895 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3988 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4091 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4204 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4323 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4442 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4558 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4671 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4784 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4896 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5003 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5103 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5195 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5279 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5358 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5433 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5507 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5579 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5653 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5729 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.581 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5897 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5987 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6074 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6158 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6244 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6333 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6429 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6589 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6699 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6824 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6954 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7099 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.738 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7879 people per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8453 people per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8922 people per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9074 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9107 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9142 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9164 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9182 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9187 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9122 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9105 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9139 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9138 people per person | -0.0% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 0.9138 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 0.9138 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2564 people per person | 0.2343 people per person | 0.2917 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3476 people per person | 0.3025 people per person | 0.3895 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4496 people per person | 0.3988 people per person | 0.5003 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5465 people per person | 0.5103 people per person | 0.581 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6323 people per person | 0.5897 people per person | 0.6824 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8317 people per person | 0.6954 people per person | 0.9164 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9145 people per person | 0.9105 people per person | 0.9187 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Türkiye
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 84.9 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.26 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.4098 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Türkiye?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Türkiye was 0.9138 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9187 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2343 people per person in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.