Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 89.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 236 countries
All-time high
89.5%
in 2025
All-time low
15.6%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Turkey, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 89.5% for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Turkey peaked at 89.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1950.
Turkey ranks 40th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15.6% | — |
| 1951 | 16.5% | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 17.6% | +7.1% |
| 1953 | 18.9% | +7.4% |
| 1954 | 20.2% | +6.6% |
| 1955 | 21.2% | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 21.8% | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 22.7% | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 23.1% | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 24.9% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 25.4% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 26.1% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 27.0% | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 28.1% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 29.2% | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 30.2% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 32.3% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 33.4% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 34.4% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 36.3% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 40.9% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 89.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 89.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.6%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.0% | 15.6% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.6% | 23.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.8% | 30.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 39.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 51.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 59.0% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 69.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.9% | 89.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More population data for Turkey
- 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 share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Turkey?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Turkey was 89.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1950.
- How does Turkey rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Turkey ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.