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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Türkiye

Türkiye: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 13,435 1000 No in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
13,435 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
8th
of 22 countries
All-time high
24,723 1000 No
in 1980
All-time low
13,435 1000 No
in 2050
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Türkiye, 1950–2050

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k195020002050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 13,435 1000 No for population - est. & proj. — rural population in 2050. That is the lowest value across all 101 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Türkiye peaked at 24,723 1000 No in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13,435 1000 No, in 2050.

Türkiye ranks 8th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 101 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Türkiye, year by year

Year 1000 No Change
1950 16,105 1000 No —
1951 16,353 1000 No +1.5%
1952 16,601 1000 No +1.5%
1953 16,850 1000 No +1.5%
1954 17,096 1000 No +1.5%
1955 17,341 1000 No +1.4%
1956 17,622 1000 No +1.6%
1957 17,921 1000 No +1.7%
1958 18,220 1000 No +1.7%
1959 18,518 1000 No +1.6%
1960 18,814 1000 No +1.6%
1961 19,122 1000 No +1.6%
1962 19,434 1000 No +1.6%
1963 19,746 1000 No +1.6%
1964 20,058 1000 No +1.6%
1965 20,372 1000 No +1.6%
1966 20,632 1000 No +1.3%
1967 20,864 1000 No +1.1%
1968 21,092 1000 No +1.1%
1969 21,318 1000 No +1.1%
1970 21,542 1000 No +1.0%
1971 21,809 1000 No +1.2%
1972 22,098 1000 No +1.3%
1973 22,387 1000 No +1.3%
1974 22,669 1000 No +1.3%
1975 22,943 1000 No +1.2%
1976 23,275 1000 No +1.4%
1977 23,634 1000 No +1.5%
1978 23,992 1000 No +1.5%
1979 24,354 1000 No +1.5%
1980 24,723 1000 No +1.5%
1981 24,659 1000 No -0.3%
1982 24,395 1000 No -1.1%
1983 24,096 1000 No -1.2%
1984 23,752 1000 No -1.4%
1985 23,364 1000 No -1.6%
1986 23,094 1000 No -1.2%
1987 22,862 1000 No -1.0%
1988 22,598 1000 No -1.2%
1989 22,310 1000 No -1.3%
1990 21,999 1000 No -1.4%
1991 21,949 1000 No -0.2%
1992 22,011 1000 No +0.3%
1993 22,064 1000 No +0.2%
1994 22,110 1000 No +0.2%
1995 22,153 1000 No +0.2%
1996 22,192 1000 No +0.2%
1997 22,230 1000 No +0.2%
1998 22,261 1000 No +0.1%
1999 22,284 1000 No +0.1%
2000 22,298 1000 No +0.1%
2001 22,249 1000 No -0.2%
2002 22,166 1000 No -0.4%
2003 22,072 1000 No -0.4%
2004 21,962 1000 No -0.5%
2005 21,838 1000 No -0.6%
2006 21,695 1000 No -0.7%
2007 21,538 1000 No -0.7%
2008 21,378 1000 No -0.7%
2009 21,230 1000 No -0.7%
2010 21,101 1000 No -0.6%
2011 20,993 1000 No -0.5%
2012 20,899 1000 No -0.4%
2013 20,818 1000 No -0.4%
2014 20,739 1000 No -0.4%
2015 20,655 1000 No -0.4%
2016 20,567 1000 No -0.4%
2017 20,474 1000 No -0.5%
2018 20,362 1000 No -0.5%
2019 20,218 1000 No -0.7%
2020 20,032 1000 No -0.9%
2021 19,802 1000 No -1.1%
2022 19,536 1000 No -1.3%
2023 19,248 1000 No -1.5%
2024 18,957 1000 No -1.5%
2025 18,678 1000 No -1.5%
2026 18,415 1000 No -1.4%
2027 18,163 1000 No -1.4%
2028 17,923 1000 No -1.3%
2029 17,691 1000 No -1.3%
2030 17,465 1000 No -1.3%
2031 17,247 1000 No -1.2%
2032 17,037 1000 No -1.2%
2033 16,833 1000 No -1.2%
2034 16,633 1000 No -1.2%
2035 16,434 1000 No -1.2%
2036 16,238 1000 No -1.2%
2037 16,044 1000 No -1.2%
2038 15,853 1000 No -1.2%
2039 15,659 1000 No -1.2%
2040 15,464 1000 No -1.2%
2041 15,267 1000 No -1.3%
2042 15,069 1000 No -1.3%
2043 14,868 1000 No -1.3%
2044 14,667 1000 No -1.4%
2045 14,464 1000 No -1.4%
2046 14,260 1000 No -1.4%
2047 14,055 1000 No -1.4%
2048 13,849 1000 No -1.5%
2049 13,642 1000 No -1.5%
2050 13,435 1000 No -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17,263 1000 No 16,105 1000 No 18,518 1000 No 10
1960s 20,145 1000 No 18,814 1000 No 21,318 1000 No 10
1970s 22,870 1000 No 21,542 1000 No 24,354 1000 No 10
1980s 23,585 1000 No 22,310 1000 No 24,723 1000 No 10
1990s 22,125 1000 No 21,949 1000 No 22,284 1000 No 10
2000s 21,842 1000 No 21,230 1000 No 22,298 1000 No 10
2010s 20,683 1000 No 20,218 1000 No 21,101 1000 No 10
2020s 18,845 1000 No 17,691 1000 No 20,032 1000 No 10
2030s 16,544 1000 No 15,659 1000 No 17,465 1000 No 10
2040s 14,560 1000 No 13,642 1000 No 15,464 1000 No 10
2050s 13,435 1000 No 13,435 1000 No 13,435 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 5 Nigeria 123,508 1000 No compare
  2. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 61,539 1000 No compare
  3. 6 Ethiopia 116,333 1000 No compare
  4. 6 Viet Nam 48,918 1000 No compare
  5. 7 USSR 99,726 1000 No compare
  6. 8 Indonesia 87,446 1000 No compare
  7. 9 Bangladesh 84,090 1000 No compare
  8. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13,112 1000 No compare
  9. 10 Egypt 68,113 1000 No compare
  10. 10 Melanesia 11,877 1000 No compare
  11. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 9,546 1000 No compare
  12. 11 Uganda 59,035 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in Türkiye?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Türkiye was 13,435 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 24,723 1000 No in 1980.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 13,435 1000 No in 2050.
How does Türkiye rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Türkiye ranks 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.