Urban population in Turkey
Turkey: Urban population was 76.86 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 76.86 million for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Turkey peaked at 76.86 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.64 million, in 1960.
Turkey ranks 11th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.24 million | 6.64 million | 10.44 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.18 million | 11.08 million | 17.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.64 million | 18.11 million | 27.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.08 million | 28.59 million | 37.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.45 million | 38.58 million | 48.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.70 million | 50.72 million | 73.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.68 million | 74.15 million | 76.86 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More climate change data for Turkey
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 85.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 89.5% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 39.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 64.47 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 28.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 7.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 5.7% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 1.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Turkey?
- Urban population in Turkey was 76.86 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 76.86 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 million in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for urban population?
- Turkey ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.