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Urban population share in Türkiye

Urban population share in Türkiye was 89.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202589.5%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank32nd of 215Countries ranked
Series high89.52025
Series low23.41960

Urban population share in Türkiye, 1960 to 2025

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20406080100196019701980199020002010202020251960: 23.4 %1961: 23.8 %1962: 24.1 %1963: 24.5 %1964: 24.9 %1965: 25.4 %1966: 26.1 %1967: 27 %1968: 28.1 %1969: 29.2 %1970: 30.2 %1971: 31.3 %1972: 32.3 %1973: 33.4 %1974: 34.4 %1975: 35.4 %1976: 36.3 %1977: 37.2 %1978: 38.1 %1979: 39 %1980: 39.9 %1981: 40.9 %1982: 42 %1983: 43.2 %1984: 44.4 %1985: 45.6 %1986: 46.7 %1987: 47.8 %1988: 49 %1989: 50 %1990: 51 %1991: 51.9 %1992: 52.8 %1993: 53.6 %1994: 54.3 %1995: 55.1 %1996: 55.8 %1997: 56.5 %1998: 57.3 %1999: 58.1 %2000: 59 %2001: 59.9 %2002: 60.7 %2003: 61.6 %2004: 62.4 %2005: 63.3 %2006: 64.3 %2007: 65.3 %2008: 66.5 %2009: 67.8 %2010: 69.3 %2011: 71 %2012: 73.8 %2013: 78.5 %2014: 83.6 %2015: 87.2 %2016: 88.1 %2017: 88 %2018: 88.2 %2019: 88.7 %2020: 88.9 %2021: 89.2 %2022: 89 %2023: 89 %2024: 89.3 %2025: 89.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202589.5
202489.3
202389
202289
202189.2
202088.9
201988.7
201888.2
201788
201688.1
201587.2
201483.6
201378.5
201273.8
201171
201069.3
200967.8
200866.5
200765.3
200664.3
200563.3
200462.4
200361.6
200260.7
200159.9
200059
199958.1
199857.3
199756.5
199655.8
199555.1
199454.3
199353.6
199252.8
199151.9
199051
198950
198849
198747.8
198646.7
198545.6
198444.4
198343.2
198242
198140.9
198039.9
197939
197838.1
197737.2
197636.3
197535.4
197434.4
197333.4
197232.3
197131.3
197030.2
196929.2
196828.1
196727
196626.1
196525.4
196424.9
196324.5
196224.1
196123.8
196023.4

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Türkiye?

Urban population share in Türkiye was 89.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Türkiye?

89.5% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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