Turkey Demographics

Population of Turkey (2024)

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Turkey Population
87,473,805
Yearly Change
+ 0.23%
Global Share
1.07%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Turkey is 33.0 years (2024).

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)
1.6
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Turkey

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
77.4 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
80.3 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
74.6 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

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

Infant Mortality
9.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
11.3
(per 1,000 live births)

Turkey Urban Population

Currently, 76.4 % of the population of Turkey is urban (66,795,292 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Turkey is 114 people per Km2 (294 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 Bursa 3,101,833
4 Izmir 2,500,603
5 Gaziantep 1,808,948
6 Diyarbakir 1,791,373
7 Adana 1,779,463
8 Konya 1,390,051
9 Antalya 1,344,000
10 Kayseri 1,204,641
11 Eskisehir 898,369
12 Malatya 806,156
13 Cankaya 792,189
14 Erzurum 767,848
15 Bagcilar 749,024
16 Bahcelievler 576,799
17 Umraniye 573,265
18 Mersin 537,842
19 Van 525,016
20 UEskuedar 524,452
21 Esenler 520,235
22 Karabaglar 458,000
23 Batman 452,157
24 Muratpasa 450,000
25 Sanliurfa 449,549
26 Elazig 443,363
27 Sultangazi 436,935
28 Maltepe 427,040
29 Samsun 394,050
30 Kahramanmaras 384,953

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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.