Rural population, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Rural population, per capita was 0.1051 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Turkey is 0.1051 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.7657 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1051 units per person, in 2025.
That places Turkey 185th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7657 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7625 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.7592 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7554 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7511 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7458 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.739 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.73 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7195 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7084 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6975 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6872 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6768 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6663 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6559 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6459 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6365 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6278 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6192 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6105 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6012 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5909 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5796 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5677 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5558 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5442 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5329 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5216 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5104 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4997 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4897 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4805 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4721 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4642 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4567 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4493 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4421 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4347 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4271 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.419 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4103 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4013 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3926 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3842 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3756 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3667 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3571 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3466 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3349 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3216 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3065 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.29 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2622 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2148 units per person | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.164 units per person | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1278 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.119 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1197 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1183 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1134 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1107 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1082 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1096 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1098 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1066 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1051 units per person | -1.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1051 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 30% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1051 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.304 units per person, 35% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7436 units per person | 0.7084 units per person | 0.7657 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6524 units per person | 0.6105 units per person | 0.6975 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5504 units per person | 0.4997 units per person | 0.6012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4535 units per person | 0.419 units per person | 0.4897 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3691 units per person | 0.3216 units per person | 0.4103 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1836 units per person | 0.1134 units per person | 0.3065 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1083 units per person | 0.1051 units per person | 0.1107 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 10.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Turkey?
- Rural population, per capita in Turkey was 0.1051 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7657 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1051 units per person in 2025.
- How does Turkey rank for rural population, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 185th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.