Turkey Urban Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 66,096,079, a 0.98% increase from 2022.
  • Turkey urban population for 2022 was 65,453,229, a 1.59% increase from 2021.
  • Turkey urban population for 2021 was 64,430,760, a 1.53% increase from 2020.
  • Turkey urban population for 2020 was 63,459,911, a 1.61% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Turkey 66,096,079
Colombia 42,894,219
South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
Iraq 32,580,810
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Dominican Republic 9,570,242
Guatemala 9,346,539
Cuba 8,678,273
Belarus 7,409,732
Azerbaijan 5,822,506
Libya 5,621,338
Bulgaria 4,932,158
Lebanon 4,788,127
Paraguay 4,332,984
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Serbia 3,779,753
Turkmenistan 3,518,889
Gabon 2,217,982
Botswana 1,949,449
Albania 1,773,980
Armenia 1,770,650
Jamaica 1,621,241
Bosnia 1,614,061
Namibia 1,429,326
Equatorial Guinea 1,276,538
North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
Guyana 221,054
Maldives 218,678
Belize 191,477
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
Tonga 24,960
Nauru 12,780
Tuvalu 7,549
Turkey Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 66,096,079 77.46 0.98%
2022 65,453,229 77.02 1.57%
2021 64,430,760 76.57 1.52%
2020 63,459,911 76.11 1.60%
2019 62,454,830 75.63 2.08%
2018 61,171,815 75.14 2.02%
2017 59,948,610 74.64 1.98%
2016 58,771,924 74.13 2.05%
2015 57,577,405 73.61 2.06%
2014 56,402,205 73.08 2.10%
2013 55,230,633 72.53 2.06%
2012 54,107,050 71.97 2.07%
2011 52,997,156 71.40 2.28%
2010 51,802,928 70.83 2.35%
2009 50,601,059 70.24 2.22%
2008 49,488,204 69.65 2.13%
2007 48,446,281 69.05 1.67%
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 %