Turkey Population (LIVE)

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Turkey Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Turkey is 87,579,199 as of Monday, December 30, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Turkey 2024 population is estimated at 87,473,805 people at mid year.
  • Turkey population is equivalent to 1.07% of the total world population.
  • Turkey ranks number 18 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Turkey is 114 per Km2 (294 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 769,630 Km2 (297,156 sq. miles).
  • 76.4 % of the population is urban (66,795,292 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Turkey is 33.0 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Turkey (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationTurkey
Global Rank
2024 87,473,805 0.23 % 203,304 -275,952 33.0 1.62 114 76.4 % 66,795,292 1.07 % 8,161,972,572 18
2023 87,270,501 0.24 % 212,028 -318,070 32.5 1.63 113 75.8 % 66,156,581 1.08 % 8,091,734,930 18
2022 87,058,473 0.43 % 372,220 -301,544 32.1 1.63 113 75.2 % 65,482,895 1.09 % 8,021,407,192 18
2020 86,091,692 0.86 % 734,020 37,934 31.2 1.77 112 74.1 % 63,803,445 1.09 % 7,887,001,292 18
2015 80,014,226 1.76 % 1,333,491 1,063,140 29.6 2.16 104 72.0 % 57,616,730 1.07 % 7,470,491,872 19
2010 73,346,769 1.13 % 803,442 55,532 28.1 2.08 95 69.8 % 51,225,748 1.04 % 7,021,732,148 18
2005 69,329,557 1.17 % 780,719 -174,177 26.0 2.20 90 66.4 % 46,065,593 1.05 % 6,586,970,132 18
2000 65,425,961 1.40 % 880,292-195,996 24.0 2.49 85 62.6 % 40,942,328 1.06 % 6,171,702,993 18
1995 61,024,503 1.73 % 1,001,775 -149,737 22.2 2.84 79 59.5 % 36,333,494 1.06 % 5,758,878,982 17
1990 56,015,628 2.02 % 1,065,703 -27,193 20.8 3.11 73 57.0 % 31,923,032 1.05 % 5,327,803,110 20
1985 50,687,115 2.22 % 1,055,660 8,960 19.6 3.78 66 50.8 % 25,769,960 1.04 % 4,868,943,465 20
1980 45,408,815 2.04 % 871,138 -151,969 18.8 4.45 59 42.4 % 19,252,765 1.02 % 4,447,606,236 20
1975 41,053,126 2.30 % 882,932 -193,829 18.1 5.09 53 39.8 % 16,333,819 1.01 % 4,070,735,277 19
1970 36,638,465 2.52 % 858,649 -150,924 17.5 5.78 48 36.4 % 13,334,557 0.99 % 3,694,683,794 19
1965 32,345,220 2.69 % 803,064 -113,911 17.8 6.22 42 32.8 % 10,601,023 0.97 % 3,334,533,703 20
1960 28,329,898 3.11 % 803,877 14,948 18.4 6.38 37 30.6 % 8,657,857 0.94 % 3,015,470,894 20
1955 24,310,511 2.95 % 657,874 6,845 18.8 6.46 32 28.5 % 6,929,929 0.89 % 2,740,213,792 20
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Turkey Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationTurkey
Global Rank
2025 87,685,426 0.37 % 318,747 -258,205 33.5 1.62 114 76.9 % 67,446,349 1.07 % 8,231,613,070 18
2030 89,027,542 0.30 % 268,423 -129,583 35.8 1.61 116 79.7 % 70,951,437 1.04 % 8,569,124,911 18
2035 90,188,557 0.26 % 232,203 -100,585 38.1 1.61 117 82.6 % 74,480,809 1.02 % 8,885,210,181 19
2040 91,009,681 0.18 % 164,225 -84,628 40.5 1.61 118 85.2 % 77,516,798 0.99 % 9,177,190,203 19
2045 91,392,535 0.08 % 76,571 -77,842 42.6 1.62 119 87.6 % 80,097,582 0.97 % 9,439,639,668 19
2050 91,258,061 -0.03 % -26,895   44.3 1.62 119 90.1 % 82,192,061 0.94 % 9,664,378,587 19
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Turkey Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Turkey
Life Expectancy
77.42 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
9.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
11.3
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Turkey

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# 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
31 Usak 369,433
32 Atasehir 361,615
33 Tarsus 346,715
34 Sisli 314,684
35 Denizli 313,238
36 Batikent 300,000
37 Zeytinburnu 288,743
38 Adapazari 286,787
39 Sultanbeyli 286,622
40 Gebze 281,436
41 Merkezefendi 280,341
42 Corum 269,595
43 Adiyaman 267,131
44 Sivas 264,022
45 Afyonkarahisar 251,799
46 Aksaray 247,147
47 Trabzon 244,083
48 Manisa 243,971
49 Sancaktepe 241,000
50 Balikesir 238,151
51 Ordu 229,214
52 Esenyurt 211,330
53 Antakya 210,000
54 Osmaniye 202,837
55 Corlu 202,578
56 Arnavutkoey 198,165
57 Izmit 196,571
58 Duezce 194,097
59 Basaksehir 193,750
60 Kirikkale 186,960
61 Kutahya 185,008
62 Bolu 184,682
63 Edirne 180,002
64 Karaman 175,390
65 Siverek 175,341
66 Isparta 172,334
67 Bueyuekcekmece 163,140
68 Aydin 163,022
69 Iskenderun 159,965
70 Viransehir 154,163

See also

Notes

The Turkey Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Turkey delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Turkey (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Turkey in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.