Rural population, per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Rural population, per capita was 0.1051 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Türkiye, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.7657 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1051 units per person, in 2025.
That places Türkiye 186th out of 217 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.21 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.21 (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 Türkiye?
- Rural population, per capita in Türkiye was 0.1051 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7657 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1051 units per person in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for rural population, per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 186th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.