Turkey Demographics

Population of Turkey (2023)

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Turkey Population
85,816,199
Yearly Change
+ 0.56%
Global Share
1.07%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Turkey is 31.8 years (2023).

Fertility in Turkey

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
1.9
(Live Births per Woman, 2023)

Life Expectancy in Turkey

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
78.7 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
81.7 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
75.6 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Turkey

Infant Mortality
7.5
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
8.8
(per 1,000 live births)

Turkey Urban Population

Currently, 77.1 % of the population of Turkey is urban (66,156,581 people in 2023)

Population Density

The 2023 population density in Turkey is 112 people per Km2 (289 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 769,630 Km2 (297,156 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Turkey

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Istanbul 14,804,116
2 Ankara 3,517,182
3 Izmir 2,500,603
4 Bursa 1,412,701
5 Adana 1,248,988
6 Gaziantep 1,065,975
7 Konya 875,530
8 Cankaya 792,189
9 Antalya 758,188
10 Bagcilar 724,270
11 Diyarbakir 644,763
12 Kayseri 592,840
13 UEskuedar 582,666
14 Bahcelievler 576,799
15 Umraniye 573,265
16 Mersin 537,842
17 Esenler 520,235
18 Eskisehir 514,869
19 Karabaglar 458,000
20 Muratpasa 450,000
21 Sanliurfa 449,549
22 Malatya 441,805
23 Sultangazi 436,935
24 Maltepe 427,040
25 Erzurum 420,691
26 Samsun 394,050
27 Batman 381,990
28 Kahramanmaras 376,045
29 Van 371,713
30 Atasehir 361,615

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Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.