Nigeria vs Türkiye: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Nigeria
41.75 million
in 2025
Türkiye
33.66 million
in 2025
Nigeria rank
8th
Türkiye rank
11th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Nigeria
- Türkiye
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 41.75 million against 33.66 million in Türkiye, a difference of 8.09 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Türkiye ahead.
Nigeria ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 million | 4.57 million | 1.67 million | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 5.15 million | 7.69 million | 2.54 million | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 9.30 million | 11.42 million | 2.12 million | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 14.40 million | 16.08 million | 1.68 million | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 20.58 million | 21.67 million | 1.09 million | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 28.87 million | 28.56 million | 314,880 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 38.11 million | 32.55 million | 5.56 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Nigeria or Türkiye?
- Nigeria, at 41.75 million against 33.66 million in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Nigeria and Türkiye?
- 8.09 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Türkiye rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Nigeria ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.