Urban Population: Turkey
Turkey's urban population is currently 89.3% as of 2024. # Turkey Urban Population Turkey's urban population reached 89.
Current (2024)
89.3%
+0.4% y/y
Peak (2024)
89.3%
Low (1960)
23.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Turkey
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Turkey
Analysis# Turkey Urban Population
Turkey's urban population reached 89.344% in 2024, matching its all-time peak. This represents a dramatic transformation from 1960, when only 23.435% of the population lived in urban areas—a 281.2% increase over six decades. The country now ranks among the world's most urbanized nations, with nearly nine in ten residents concentrated in cities.
The acceleration occurred primarily between 1960 and the early 2000s, driven by rural-to-urban migration and industrial development. Since 2015, growth has stabilized, fluctuating between 87.2% and 89.3% annually. The trajectory suggests Turkey has reached saturation in its urbanization curve, with minimal room for further increases as the urban share approaches its natural ceiling.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.36% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -0.02% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -0.15% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.28% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.30% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.56% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.15% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -0.08% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +1.01% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +4.32% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +6.47% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +6.43% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +3.91% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +2.39% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +2.22% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +1.99% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.80% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +1.64% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +1.51% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +1.43% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62.4% | +1.39% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +1.39% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +1.45% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +1.53% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.41% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +1.35% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +1.32% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +1.32% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +1.34% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | +1.40% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.50% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | +1.62% |
| 1991 | 51.9% | +1.80% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +2.00% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +2.19% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +2.33% |
| 1987 | 47.8% | +2.42% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | +2.47% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | +2.61% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | +2.77% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +2.81% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | +2.76% |
| 1981 | 40.9% | +2.58% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | +2.40% |
| 1979 | 39.0% | +2.29% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | +2.29% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +2.41% |
| 1976 | 36.3% | +2.65% |
| 1975 | 35.4% | +2.91% |
| 1974 | 34.4% | +3.10% |
| 1973 | 33.4% | +3.25% |
| 1972 | 32.3% | +3.34% |
| 1971 | 31.3% | +3.41% |
| 1970 | 30.2% | +3.71% |
| 1969 | 29.2% | +3.97% |
| 1968 | 28.1% | +3.90% |
| 1967 | 27.0% | +3.46% |
| 1966 | 26.1% | +2.67% |
| 1965 | 25.4% | +2.11% |
| 1964 | 24.9% | +1.79% |
| 1963 | 24.5% | +1.54% |
| 1962 | 24.1% | +1.40% |
| 1961 | 23.8% | +1.35% |
| 1960 | 23.4% | — |
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