{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"tr-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/tr-urban-population-pct/","title":"Turkey Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"Turkey's Urban Population Share: 89.5 % of total population in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Turkey","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Turkey","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Turkey Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=TR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Turkey"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Turkey (2025)","value":"89.5","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Turkey Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":36.347323423289},{"period":"1977","value":37.2244889725679},{"period":"1978","value":38.0782656313228},{"period":"1979","value":38.9503219426115},{"period":"1980","value":39.8841220064036},{"period":"1981","value":40.9144550811789},{"period":"1982","value":42.0429987358218},{"period":"1983","value":43.2263878528967},{"period":"1984","value":44.4221550607045},{"period":"1985","value":45.582834481705},{"period":"1986","value":46.7101642352311},{"period":"1987","value":47.8402720388107},{"period":"1988","value":48.9560069523597},{"period":"1989","value":50.0297583282219},{"period":"1990","value":51.0313960347918},{"period":"1991","value":51.9490865526896},{"period":"1992","value":52.7929785448463},{"period":"1993","value":53.5827837920161},{"period":"1994","value":54.3347787764387},{"period":"1995","value":55.0652399803539},{"period":"1996","value":55.7904438860013},{"period":"1997","value":56.5266669756207},{"period":"1998","value":57.2901857314518},{"period":"1999","value":58.0972766357343},{"period":"2000","value":58.9706120006403},{"period":"2001","value":59.8722461417316},{"period":"2002","value":60.7385342729423},{"period":"2003","value":61.5845060653258},{"period":"2004","value":62.4388481173262},{"period":"2005","value":63.3302470273874},{"period":"2006","value":64.2873893939536},{"period":"2007","value":65.3389618154687},{"period":"2008","value":66.513650890377},{"period":"2009","value":67.8401432171223},{"period":"2010","value":69.3471253941487},{"period":"2011","value":71.0028723528334},{"period":"2012","value":73.7788680234324},{"period":"2013","value":78.5218368384696},{"period":"2014","value":83.6024850744433},{"period":"2015","value":87.2167107972537},{"period":"2016","value":88.1020958581776},{"period":"2017","value":88.0320472717286},{"period":"2018","value":88.1655749576173},{"period":"2019","value":88.6618152857124},{"period":"2020","value":88.9303114965222},{"period":"2021","value":89.1762048153239},{"period":"2022","value":89.0381164550781},{"period":"2023","value":89.0218446796121},{"period":"2024","value":89.3443122873887},{"period":"2025","value":89.494060002186}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"89.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"89.3","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"89.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"89.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"89.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"88.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"88.7","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"88.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"88.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"88.1","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"87.2","yoyChange":"+3.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"83.6","yoyChange":"+5.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"78.5","yoyChange":"+4.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"73.8","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"71.0","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"69.3","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"67.8","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"66.5","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"65.3","yoyChange":"+1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"64.3","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in Turkey from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 89.5 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 36.3 in 1976. The latest reading of 89.5 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}