Turkey Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Turkey urban population for 2021 was 64,911,679, a 1.37% increase from 2020.
  • Turkey urban population for 2020 was 64,031,267, a 1.42% increase from 2019.
  • Turkey urban population for 2019 was 63,137,198, a 1.47% increase from 2018.
  • Turkey urban population for 2018 was 62,225,395, a 1.55% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Turkey 64,911,679
Colombia 42,109,638
South Africa 40,295,863
Thailand 37,349,283
Algeria 32,807,002
Iraq 30,960,655
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Dominican Republic 9,251,516
Guatemala 8,938,987
Cuba 8,700,275
Belarus 7,463,845
Azerbaijan 5,755,809
Libya 5,455,170
Bulgaria 5,228,804
Lebanon 4,982,643
Costa Rica 4,196,609
Paraguay 4,189,606
Serbia 3,871,714
Turkmenistan 3,361,056
Gabon 2,116,964
Botswana 1,852,275
Albania 1,770,478
Armenia 1,770,343
Bosnia 1,616,664
Jamaica 1,601,946
Namibia 1,341,107
North Macedonia 1,213,985
Equatorial Guinea 1,202,330
Fiji 533,870
Mauritius 516,236
Montenegro 419,986
Suriname 405,913
Guyana 216,404
Maldives 214,329
Belize 184,818
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 55,768
Dominica 51,699
Grenada 45,724
American Samoa 39,257
Samoa 38,813
St. Lucia 34,026
Marshall Islands 32,867
Tonga 24,494
Nauru 12,511
Tuvalu 7,259
Turkey Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 64,911,679 76.57 1.37%
2020 64,031,267 76.11 1.41%
2019 63,137,198 75.63 1.45%
2018 62,225,395 75.14 1.54%
2017 61,275,130 74.64 2.00%
2016 60,062,918 74.13 2.42%
2015 58,628,348 73.61 2.67%
2014 57,081,960 73.08 2.74%
2013 55,541,423 72.53 2.48%
2012 54,180,184 71.97 2.27%
2011 52,961,615 71.40 2.14%
2010 51,840,603 70.83 2.16%
2009 50,732,011 70.24 2.10%
2008 49,675,599 69.65 2.06%
2007 48,660,868 69.05 2.12%
2006 47,642,112 68.45 2.19%
2005 46,609,279 67.84 2.26%
2004 45,568,517 67.23 2.29%
2003 44,534,977 66.60 2.27%
2002 43,535,361 65.97 2.36%
2001 42,518,057 65.34 2.40%
2000 41,507,751 64.74 2.26%
1999 40,579,698 64.22 2.32%
1998 39,650,151 63.70 2.39%
1997 38,714,465 63.18 2.45%
1996 37,775,866 62.65 2.50%
1995 36,842,350 62.12 2.55%
1994 35,913,280 61.59 2.63%
1993 34,982,078 61.06 2.63%
1992 34,072,867 60.52 2.66%
1991 33,179,426 59.98 3.12%
1990 32,161,522 59.20 4.12%
1989 30,863,197 57.90 4.24%
1988 29,581,358 56.59 4.35%
1987 28,321,346 55.26 4.46%
1986 27,085,741 53.93 4.90%
1985 25,791,657 52.45 5.72%
1984 24,358,379 50.63 5.94%
1983 22,954,539 48.81 6.10%
1982 21,595,117 47.00 6.05%
1981 20,326,860 45.19 5.17%
1980 19,302,194 43.78 3.04%
1979 18,723,930 43.36 3.08%
1978 18,156,467 42.93 3.16%
1977 17,592,215 42.51 3.16%
1976 17,045,655 42.09 3.26%
1975 16,498,659 41.59 3.68%
1974 15,902,911 40.92 3.80%
1973 15,309,407 40.26 3.88%
1972 14,726,462 39.60 3.92%
1971 14,160,385 38.95 4.12%
1970 13,588,742 38.23 4.53%
1969 12,986,371 37.40 4.67%
1968 12,393,778 36.58 4.83%
1967 11,809,943 35.76 4.91%
1966 11,244,067 34.95 4.60%
1965 10,738,562 34.23 4.07%
1964 10,310,398 33.68 4.22%
1963 9,884,064 33.14 4.34%
1962 9,464,388 32.60 4.37%
1961 9,059,684 32.06 4.40%
1960 8,670,085 31.52 %