Sweden vs Turkey: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Sweden
89.1%
in 2025
Turkey
89.5%
in 2025
Sweden rank
43rd
Turkey rank
40th
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 89.5% against 89.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.1% | 20.0% | 48.1% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 76.6% | 25.6% | 51.0% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 82.4% | 34.8% | 47.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 45.0% | 38.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 54.6% | 29.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 63.1% | 21.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 81.6% | 4.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 89.2% | 0.7% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 89.5% against 89.1% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Sweden ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 40th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.