South Africa vs Türkiye: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita

South Africa
0.3607 units per person
in 2025
Türkiye
0.392 units per person
in 2025
South Africa rank
26th
Türkiye rank
25th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.392 units per person against 0.3607 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0313 units per person.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 0.243 units per person 0.1418 units per person 0.1011 units per person South Africa
1970s 0.2348 units per person 0.1888 units per person 0.046 units per person South Africa
1980s 0.221 units per person 0.2271 units per person 0.0061 units per person Türkiye
1990s 0.2392 units per person 0.2657 units per person 0.0265 units per person Türkiye
2000s 0.2946 units per person 0.3144 units per person 0.0198 units per person Türkiye
2010s 0.3338 units per person 0.367 units per person 0.0332 units per person Türkiye
2020s 0.3558 units per person 0.3834 units per person 0.0276 units per person Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, South Africa or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 0.392 units per person against 0.3607 units per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between South Africa and Türkiye?
0.0313 units per person, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
South Africa ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.