Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.1073 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Turkey stood at 0.1073 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.7657 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1073 units per person, in 2025.
Turkey ranks 183rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7657 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7625 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.7592 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7554 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7511 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7458 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.739 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.73 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7195 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7084 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6975 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6872 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6768 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6663 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6559 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6459 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6365 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6278 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6192 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6105 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6012 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5909 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5796 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5677 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5558 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5442 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5329 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5216 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5104 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4997 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4897 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4805 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4721 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4642 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4567 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4493 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4421 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4347 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4271 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.419 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4103 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4013 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3926 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3842 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3756 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3667 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3571 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3495 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3373 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3235 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3074 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2899 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2623 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2155 units per person | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1658 units per person | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1308 units per person | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1225 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1238 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1227 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1172 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1143 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1115 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1123 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1123 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.109 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1073 units per person | -1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1073 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3474 units per person, 31% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1073 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3035 units per person, 35% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7436 units per person | 0.7084 units per person | 0.7657 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6524 units per person | 0.6105 units per person | 0.6975 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5504 units per person | 0.4997 units per person | 0.6012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4535 units per person | 0.419 units per person | 0.4897 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3698 units per person | 0.3235 units per person | 0.4103 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1858 units per person | 0.1172 units per person | 0.3074 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1111 units per person | 0.1073 units per person | 0.1143 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More population data for Turkey
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.26 million people (2100)
- Population density 84.9 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Turkey?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Turkey was 0.1073 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7657 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1073 units per person in 2025.
- How does Turkey rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 HYDE (2023); 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.