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Urban population % of total

People living in urban areas as a share of total population.

Trend

Latest values

Period Area Value Unit
2025 Iraq 69.94 % of total population
2025 Jordan 93.21 % of total population
2025 Türkiye 89.49 % of total population
2025 Syrian Arab Republic 72.08 % of total population
2025 Lebanon 90.96 % of total population
2024 Syrian Arab Republic 72.08 % of total population
2024 Jordan 92.95 % of total population
2024 Lebanon 90.70 % of total population
2024 Türkiye 89.34 % of total population
2024 Iraq 69.89 % of total population
2023 Syrian Arab Republic 72.17 % of total population
2023 Türkiye 89.02 % of total population
2023 Jordan 92.68 % of total population
2023 Iraq 69.87 % of total population
2023 Lebanon 90.45 % of total population
2022 Lebanon 90.21 % of total population
2022 Iraq 69.87 % of total population
2022 Türkiye 89.04 % of total population
2022 Jordan 92.40 % of total population
2022 Syrian Arab Republic 72.61 % of total population
2021 Syrian Arab Republic 73.01 % of total population
2021 Jordan 92.12 % of total population
2021 Iraq 69.87 % of total population
2021 Lebanon 89.97 % of total population
2021 Türkiye 89.18 % of total population
2020 Türkiye 88.93 % of total population
2020 Iraq 69.87 % of total population
2020 Lebanon 89.73 % of total population
2020 Syrian Arab Republic 73.41 % of total population
2020 Jordan 91.82 % of total population
2019 Lebanon 89.50 % of total population
2019 Syrian Arab Republic 73.82 % of total population
2019 Jordan 91.52 % of total population
2019 Türkiye 88.66 % of total population
2019 Iraq 69.87 % of total population
2018 Iraq 69.88 % of total population
2018 Lebanon 89.27 % of total population
2018 Türkiye 88.17 % of total population
2018 Syrian Arab Republic 74.06 % of total population
2018 Jordan 91.20 % of total population
2017 Türkiye 88.03 % of total population
2017 Lebanon 89.05 % of total population
2017 Iraq 69.89 % of total population
2017 Jordan 90.88 % of total population
2017 Syrian Arab Republic 74.54 % of total population
2016 Türkiye 88.10 % of total population
2016 Jordan 90.56 % of total population
2016 Iraq 69.91 % of total population
2016 Lebanon 88.84 % of total population
2016 Syrian Arab Republic 75.15 % of total population
2015 Lebanon 88.62 % of total population
2015 Türkiye 87.22 % of total population
2015 Iraq 69.92 % of total population
2015 Jordan 89.89 % of total population
2015 Syrian Arab Republic 75.75 % of total population
2014 Lebanon 88.42 % of total population
2014 Jordan 88.04 % of total population
2014 Türkiye 83.60 % of total population
2014 Syrian Arab Republic 76.00 % of total population
2014 Iraq 69.67 % of total population
2013 Iraq 69.44 % of total population
2013 Lebanon 88.22 % of total population
2013 Jordan 86.46 % of total population
2013 Türkiye 78.52 % of total population
2013 Syrian Arab Republic 73.06 % of total population
2012 Türkiye 73.78 % of total population
2012 Iraq 69.22 % of total population
2012 Syrian Arab Republic 65.09 % of total population
2012 Jordan 84.96 % of total population
2012 Lebanon 88.02 % of total population
2011 Türkiye 71.00 % of total population
2011 Jordan 83.55 % of total population
2011 Syrian Arab Republic 58.48 % of total population
2011 Lebanon 87.83 % of total population
2011 Iraq 69.13 % of total population
2010 Lebanon 87.64 % of total population
2010 Iraq 69.06 % of total population
2010 Syrian Arab Republic 55.70 % of total population
2010 Türkiye 69.35 % of total population
2010 Jordan 82.26 % of total population
2009 Jordan 81.11 % of total population
2009 Syrian Arab Republic 55.03 % of total population
2009 Iraq 68.97 % of total population
2009 Lebanon 87.46 % of total population
2009 Türkiye 67.84 % of total population
2008 Syrian Arab Republic 54.59 % of total population
2008 Türkiye 66.51 % of total population
2008 Lebanon 87.28 % of total population
2008 Iraq 68.86 % of total population
2008 Jordan 80.13 % of total population
2007 Iraq 68.72 % of total population
2007 Lebanon 87.10 % of total population
2007 Jordan 79.34 % of total population
2007 Syrian Arab Republic 54.29 % of total population
2007 Türkiye 65.34 % of total population
2006 Türkiye 64.29 % of total population
2006 Syrian Arab Republic 54.06 % of total population
2006 Lebanon 86.93 % of total population
2006 Jordan 78.76 % of total population
2006 Iraq 68.56 % of total population
2005 Jordan 78.41 % of total population
2005 Türkiye 63.33 % of total population
2005 Lebanon 86.77 % of total population
2005 Syrian Arab Republic 53.82 % of total population
2005 Iraq 68.39 % of total population
2004 Lebanon 86.60 % of total population
2004 Jordan 78.32 % of total population
2004 Iraq 68.22 % of total population
2004 Syrian Arab Republic 53.50 % of total population
2004 Türkiye 62.44 % of total population
2003 Jordan 78.31 % of total population
2003 Iraq 68.05 % of total population
2003 Lebanon 86.45 % of total population
2003 Syrian Arab Republic 53.10 % of total population
2003 Türkiye 61.58 % of total population
2002 Jordan 78.30 % of total population
2002 Lebanon 86.29 % of total population
2002 Iraq 67.89 % of total population
2002 Syrian Arab Republic 52.70 % of total population
2002 Türkiye 60.74 % of total population
2001 Türkiye 59.87 % of total population
2001 Jordan 78.29 % of total population
2001 Syrian Arab Republic 52.29 % of total population
2001 Lebanon 86.15 % of total population
2001 Iraq 67.75 % of total population
2000 Türkiye 58.97 % of total population
2000 Lebanon 86.00 % of total population
2000 Jordan 78.28 % of total population
2000 Iraq 67.63 % of total population
2000 Syrian Arab Republic 51.88 % of total population
1999 Lebanon 85.90 % of total population
1999 Iraq 67.54 % of total population
1999 Syrian Arab Republic 51.48 % of total population
1999 Türkiye 58.10 % of total population
1999 Jordan 78.28 % of total population
1998 Jordan 78.28 % of total population
1998 Lebanon 85.77 % of total population
1998 Türkiye 57.29 % of total population
1998 Iraq 67.49 % of total population
1998 Syrian Arab Republic 51.09 % of total population
1997 Iraq 67.49 % of total population
1997 Syrian Arab Republic 50.71 % of total population
1997 Lebanon 85.60 % of total population
1997 Türkiye 56.53 % of total population
1997 Jordan 78.27 % of total population
1996 Iraq 67.61 % of total population
1996 Syrian Arab Republic 50.37 % of total population
1996 Jordan 78.26 % of total population
1996 Türkiye 55.79 % of total population
1996 Lebanon 85.38 % of total population
1995 Lebanon 85.13 % of total population
1995 Iraq 67.85 % of total population
1995 Jordan 78.25 % of total population
1995 Syrian Arab Republic 50.05 % of total population
1995 Türkiye 55.07 % of total population
1994 Lebanon 84.85 % of total population
1994 Jordan 78.19 % of total population
1994 Türkiye 54.33 % of total population
1994 Iraq 68.17 % of total population
1994 Syrian Arab Republic 49.76 % of total population
1993 Iraq 68.56 % of total population
1993 Syrian Arab Republic 49.50 % of total population
1993 Lebanon 84.52 % of total population
1993 Türkiye 53.58 % of total population
1993 Jordan 77.86 % of total population
1992 Türkiye 52.79 % of total population
1992 Lebanon 84.17 % of total population
1992 Syrian Arab Republic 49.27 % of total population
1992 Jordan 77.21 % of total population
1992 Iraq 68.97 % of total population
1991 Lebanon 83.77 % of total population
1991 Syrian Arab Republic 49.05 % of total population
1991 Türkiye 51.95 % of total population
1991 Jordan 76.29 % of total population
1991 Iraq 69.36 % of total population
1990 Jordan 75.15 % of total population
1990 Syrian Arab Republic 48.84 % of total population
1990 Lebanon 83.35 % of total population
1990 Türkiye 51.03 % of total population
1990 Iraq 69.72 % of total population
1989 Syrian Arab Republic 48.65 % of total population
1989 Lebanon 82.89 % of total population
1989 Türkiye 50.03 % of total population
1989 Iraq 70.00 % of total population
1989 Jordan 73.82 % of total population
1988 Türkiye 48.96 % of total population
1988 Iraq 70.17 % of total population
1988 Lebanon 82.40 % of total population
1988 Syrian Arab Republic 48.46 % of total population
1988 Jordan 72.33 % of total population
1987 Jordan 70.74 % of total population
1987 Türkiye 47.84 % of total population
1987 Lebanon 81.82 % of total population
1987 Iraq 70.20 % of total population
1987 Syrian Arab Republic 48.28 % of total population
1986 Türkiye 46.71 % of total population
1986 Iraq 70.02 % of total population
1986 Syrian Arab Republic 48.09 % of total population
1986 Jordan 69.08 % of total population
1986 Lebanon 81.10 % of total population

Older values are not shown. The table contains the 200 most recent rows.

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Syria Data Observatory, “Urban population % of total”. Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators. Original source: World Bank. Version: 20260721172712-906436523b19. Last source check: 2026-08-23. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/world-bank-sp-urb-totl-in-zs.

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