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Turkey - Urbanization and Housing Density 89.49

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

89.49 (2025)

Global rank

##32 of 217 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1960

3.82×

Ranking Race — Urbanization and Housing Density

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919601970198019902000201020202025#137#322019 overtook Andorra2021 overtook Venezuela
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Turkey climbed from #137 to #32 (overtook Andorra). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Turkey ↓

Key Events — Turkey

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Banking crisis curated

Lira collapses; deep reform programme follows.

2018
Lira crisis curated

Currency depreciation and inflation spiral.

2019
Overtook Andorra in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Venezuela in global rank auto
2021
Inflation surge curated

Unconventional rate policy drives inflation above 50%.

Urbanization and Housing Density, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202523.4345.4567.4789.49
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