Senegal vs Türkiye: Rural population

Senegal
8.37 million
in 2025
Türkiye
9.02 million
in 2025
Senegal rank
65th
Türkiye rank
63rd

Rural population over time

  • Senegal
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 9.02 million against 8.37 million in Senegal, a difference of 648,220.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 65th and Türkiye ranks 63rd of 217 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 2.82 million 23.75 million 20.93 million Türkiye
1970s 3.37 million 26.42 million 23.04 million Türkiye
1980s 4.14 million 27.49 million 23.35 million Türkiye
1990s 5.26 million 27.34 million 22.08 million Türkiye
2000s 6.46 million 25.33 million 18.87 million Türkiye
2010s 7.72 million 14.07 million 6.35 million Türkiye
2020s 8.25 million 9.19 million 941,388 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Senegal or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 9.02 million against 8.37 million in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Senegal and Türkiye?
648,220, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Türkiye?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Senegal and Türkiye rank globally for rural population?
Senegal ranks 65th and Türkiye ranks 63rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.