Turkey Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Turkey rural population for 2023 was 19,229,921, a 1.52% decline from 2022.
  • Turkey rural population for 2022 was 19,526,684, a 0.96% decline from 2021.
  • Turkey rural population for 2021 was 19,716,558, a 1.04% decline from 2020.
  • Turkey rural population for 2020 was 19,924,769, a 0.99% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
Malaysia 7,302,226
Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
Venezuela 3,334,307
Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
Botswana 725,903
Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Turkey Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 19,229,921 22.54 -1.53%
2022 19,526,684 22.98 -0.97%
2021 19,716,558 23.43 -1.05%
2020 19,924,769 23.90 -1.00%
2019 20,124,610 24.37 -0.55%
2018 20,235,389 24.86 -0.63%
2017 20,364,088 25.36 -0.69%
2016 20,506,038 25.87 -0.66%
2015 20,641,074 26.39 -0.67%
2014 20,779,679 26.92 -0.66%
2013 20,916,991 27.47 -0.72%
2012 21,068,777 28.03 -0.75%
2011 21,226,473 28.60 -0.53%
2010 21,339,222 29.18 -0.46%
2009 21,438,147 29.76 -0.58%
2008 21,563,474 30.35 -0.69%
2007 21,711,831 30.95 -1.13%
2006 21,959,221 31.55 -0.62%
2005 22,095,436 32.16 -0.55%
2004 22,216,558 32.78 -0.52%
2003 22,332,350 33.40 -0.54%
2002 22,453,302 34.03 -0.45%
2001 22,553,961 34.66 -0.23%
2000 22,605,796 35.26 -0.00%
1999 22,605,917 35.78 0.06%
1998 22,592,053 36.30 0.13%
1997 22,562,961 36.82 0.20%
1996 22,517,920 37.35 0.24%
1995 22,463,140 37.88 0.30%
1994 22,396,965 38.41 0.37%
1993 22,313,930 38.95 0.38%
1992 22,229,170 39.48 0.39%
1991 22,141,746 40.02 -0.09%
1990 22,162,620 40.80 -1.25%
1989 22,442,037 42.10 -1.12%
1988 22,694,532 43.41 -1.03%
1987 22,928,806 44.74 -0.91%
1986 23,138,144 46.07 -1.06%
1985 23,384,016 47.55 -1.55%
1984 23,748,385 49.37 -1.35%
1983 24,071,886 51.19 -1.17%
1982 24,354,874 53.00 -1.22%
1981 24,655,017 54.81 -0.53%
1980 24,786,875 56.22 1.31%
1979 24,463,546 56.65 1.35%
1978 24,135,739 57.07 1.43%
1977 23,793,441 57.49 1.43%
1976 23,455,342 57.91 1.20%
1975 23,174,931 58.41 0.93%
1974 22,960,509 59.08 1.06%
1973 22,718,829 59.74 1.14%
1972 22,461,573 60.40 1.17%
1971 22,199,572 61.06 1.12%
1970 21,952,248 61.77 0.99%
1969 21,735,619 62.60 1.14%
1968 21,490,297 63.42 1.28%
1967 21,216,547 64.24 1.37%
1966 20,928,718 65.05 1.41%
1965 20,635,974 65.77 1.63%
1964 20,302,423 66.32 1.78%
1963 19,943,813 66.86 1.90%
1962 19,569,259 67.40 1.93%
1961 19,195,318 67.94 1.86%
1960 18,840,895 68.49 %