Urban population share 2050 in Turkey
Turkey: Urban population share 2050 was 89.49 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
89.49
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 238 countries
All-time high
89.49
in 2025
All-time low
1.87
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Turkey, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 89.49 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Turkey peaked at 89.49 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 1000.
Turkey ranks 40th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.87 | — |
| 1100 | 1.96 | +4.7% |
| 1200 | 2.05 | +4.5% |
| 1300 | 2.14 | +4.3% |
| 1400 | 2.22 | +4.1% |
| 1500 | 2.31 | +3.9% |
| 1600 | 2.4 | +3.8% |
| 1700 | 2.49 | +3.6% |
| 1710 | 2.8 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 3.07 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 3.36 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 3.68 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 4.03 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 4.41 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 4.83 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 5.3 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 5.8 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 6.35 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 6.96 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 7.62 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 8.34 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 9.14 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 10.01 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 10.96 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 12.01 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 13.15 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 14.4 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 15.78 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 17.28 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 18.92 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 20.73 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 22.7 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 15.6 | -31.3% |
| 1951 | 16.47 | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 17.64 | +7.1% |
| 1953 | 18.94 | +7.4% |
| 1954 | 20.19 | +6.6% |
| 1955 | 21.16 | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 21.81 | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 22.32 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 22.74 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 23.11 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 23.43 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 23.75 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 24.08 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 24.46 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 24.89 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 25.42 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 26.1 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 27 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 28.05 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 29.16 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 30.25 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 31.28 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 32.32 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 33.37 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 34.41 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 35.41 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 36.35 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 37.22 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 38.08 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 38.95 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 39.88 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 40.91 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 42.04 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 43.23 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 44.42 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 45.58 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 46.71 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 47.84 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 48.96 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 50.03 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 51.03 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 51.95 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 52.79 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 53.58 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 54.33 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 55.07 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 55.79 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.53 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.29 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 58.1 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 58.97 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 59.87 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 60.74 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 61.58 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 62.44 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 63.33 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.29 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.34 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.51 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 67.84 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 69.35 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 71 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 73.78 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 78.52 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 83.6 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 87.22 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 88.1 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.03 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.17 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.66 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.93 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.18 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.04 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.02 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.34 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 89.49 | +0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 89.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.53, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 89.49 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -31.3% | 22.7 | 15.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.07 | 3.07 | 3.07 | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.68 | 3.68 | 3.68 | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.41 | 4.41 | 4.41 | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.83 | 4.83 | 4.83 | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 1 |
| 1810s | 6.96 | 6.96 | 6.96 | 1 |
| 1820s | 7.62 | 7.62 | 7.62 | 1 |
| 1830s | 8.34 | 8.34 | 8.34 | 1 |
| 1840s | 9.14 | 9.14 | 9.14 | 1 |
| 1850s | 10.01 | 10.01 | 10.01 | 1 |
| 1860s | 10.96 | 10.96 | 10.96 | 1 |
| 1870s | 12.01 | 12.01 | 12.01 | 1 |
| 1880s | 13.15 | 13.15 | 13.15 | 1 |
| 1890s | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 1 |
| 1900s | 15.78 | 15.78 | 15.78 | 1 |
| 1910s | 17.28 | 17.28 | 17.28 | 1 |
| 1920s | 18.92 | 18.92 | 18.92 | 1 |
| 1930s | 20.73 | 20.73 | 20.73 | 1 |
| 1940s | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 1 |
| 1950s | 20 | 15.6 | 23.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.64 | 23.43 | 29.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.76 | 30.25 | 38.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.96 | 39.88 | 50.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.65 | 51.03 | 58.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.09 | 58.97 | 67.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.64 | 69.35 | 88.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.17 | 88.93 | 89.49 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Turkey?
- Urban population share 2050 in Turkey was 89.49 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 89.49 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 1000.
- How does Turkey rank for urban population share 2050?
- Turkey ranks 40th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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