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Population of Turkey (2026)

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Turkey Population
87,926,082
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Yearly Change
+0.27%
Global Share
1.06%
Global Rank
18

Median Age

The median age in Turkey is 33.9 years (2026).

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


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.6
(Live Births per Woman, 2026)

Life Expectancy in Turkey

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
78.4
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
81.3
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
75.5
(life expectancy at birth, males)


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


Infant Mortality
8.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
9.5
(per 1,000 live births)


Turkey Urban Population

Currently, 77.5% of the population of Turkey is urban (68,123,315 people in 2026)


Population Density

The 2026 population density in Turkey is 114 people per Km2 (296 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 769,630 Km2 (297,156 sq. miles).

Largest cities by Population in Turkey

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

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025)
1 Istanbul 15,014,763
2 Ankara 3,612,251
3 Izmir 2,650,237
4 Bursa 2,281,622
5 Gaziantep 1,613,357
6 Antalya 1,273,822
7 Sincan 1,149,921
8 Konya 959,484
9 Kayseri 882,238
10 Eskisehir 766,333
11 Mersin 750,396
12 Şanlıurfa 739,807
13 Kocaeli 737,380
14 Diyarbakir 660,826
15 Samsun 594,089
16 Adana 593,872
17 Van 590,314
18 Kahramanmaraş 565,732
19 Denizli 561,327
20 Hatay 530,262
21 Malatya 506,854
22 Batman 456,902
23 Elazığ 411,268
24 Manisa 399,014
25 İskenderun 375,056
26 Sivas 368,209
27 Sakarya 348,302
28 Çerkezköy 338,995
29 Balıkesir 328,080
30 Trabzon 320,468
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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: Nigeria 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:

Population pyramid 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.