Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Turkey
Turkey: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 31.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Turkey, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Turkey stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Turkey peaked at 31.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1950.
That places Turkey 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 1960s | 11.0% | 8.7% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.3% | 18.6% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 21.0% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.5% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 25.6% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 29.1% | 29.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Turkey?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Turkey was 31.3% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1950.
- How does Turkey rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Turkey ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.