Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Turkey Population (LIVE)

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Turkey Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Turkey is 85,931,520 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Turkey 2023 population is estimated at 85,816,199 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 112 per Km² (289 people per mi²).
The total land area is 769,630 Km2 (297,156 sq. miles)
77.1 % of the population is urban (66,156,581 people in 2023)
The median age in Turkey is 31.8 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Turkey (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Turkey Global Rank
2023	85,816,199	0.56 %	474,958	-318,067	31.8	1.86	112	77.1 %	66,156,581	1.07 %	8,045,311,447	18
2022	85,341,241	0.67 %	565,837	-301,586	31.3	1.88	111	76.7 %	65,482,895	1.07 %	7,975,105,156	18
2020	84,135,428	0.78 %	653,744	-80,952	30.6	1.92	109	75.8 %	63,803,445	1.07 %	7,840,952,880	18
2015	79,646,178	1.70 %	1,290,167	341,261	28.8	2.19	103	72.3 %	57,616,730	1.07 %	7,426,597,537	18
2010	73,195,345	1.27 %	898,126	69,638	27.1	2.14	95	70.0 %	51,225,748	1.05 %	6,985,603,105	18
2005	68,704,715	1.39 %	918,234	-23,548	25.3	2.22	89	67.0 %	46,065,593	1.05 %	6,558,176,119	18
2000	64,113,547	1.57 %	961,611	-77,647	23.6	2.51	83	63.9 %	40,942,328	1.04 %	6,148,898,975	18
1995	59,305,490	1.77 %	996,270	-81,045	22.2	2.79	77	61.3 %	36,333,494	1.03 %	5,743,219,454	18
1990	54,324,142	2.01 %	1,029,694	-22,662	20.8	3.13	71	58.8 %	31,923,032	1.02 %	5,316,175,862	21
1985	49,175,673	2.21 %	1,017,321	8,961	19.5	3.76	64	52.4 %	25,769,960	1.01 %	4,861,730,613	21
1980	44,089,069	2.13 %	883,096	-126,640	18.6	4.43	57	43.7 %	19,252,765	0.99 %	4,444,007,706	20
1975	39,673,590	2.22 %	826,520	-193,902	18.1	5.07	52	41.2 %	16,333,819	0.97 %	4,069,437,231	20
1970	35,540,990	2.53 %	833,291	-90,600	17.2	5.63	46	37.5 %	13,334,557	0.96 %	3,695,390,336	20
1965	31,374,536	2.66 %	772,711	-71,560	17.9	6.03	41	33.8 %	10,601,023	0.94 %	3,337,111,983	21
1960	27,510,980	2.92 %	737,925	-15,052	18.4	6.38	36	31.5 %	8,657,857	0.91 %	3,019,233,434	21
1955	23,821,353	2.58 %	568,731	-78,624	18.7	6.46	31	29.1 %	6,929,929	0.87 %	2,746,072,141	21

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Turkey Population Forecast

-59,996

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Turkey Global Rank
2025	86,696,476	0.60 %	512,210	-277,549	32.6	1.85	113	77.8 %	67,446,349	1.06 %	8,191,988,453	18
2030	88,879,698	0.50 %	436,644	-131,282	34.8	1.81	115	79.8 %	70,951,437	1.04 %	8,546,141,327	18
2035	91,121,385	0.50 %	448,337	-59,259	36.8	1.78	118	81.7 %	74,480,809	1.03 %	8,879,397,401	19
2040	93,057,500	0.42 %	387,223	-59,996	38.5	1.76	121	83.3 %	77,516,798	1.01 %	9,188,250,492	19
2045	94,679,255	0.35 %	324,351	-59,996	39.9	1.75	123	84.6 %	80,097,582	1.00 %	9,467,543,575	19
2050	95,829,258	0.24 %	230,001		41.1	1.74	125	85.8 %	82,192,061	0.99 %	9,709,491,761	19

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Turkey Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Turkey

Life Expectancy

78.68 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

7.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

8.8

(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	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
31	Sisli	314,684
32	Denizli	313,238
33	Batikent	300,000
34	Elazig	298,004
35	Zeytinburnu	288,743
36	Adapazari	286,787
37	Sultanbeyli	286,622
38	Gebze	281,436
39	Merkezefendi	280,341
40	Sivas	264,022
41	Tarsus	256,482
42	Trabzon	244,083
43	Manisa	243,971
44	Sancaktepe	241,000
45	Balikesir	238,151
46	Adiyaman	223,744
47	Esenyurt	211,330
48	Kirikkale	211,138
49	Antakya	210,000
50	Osmaniye	202,837
51	Corlu	202,578
52	Arnavutkoey	198,165
53	Izmit	196,571
54	Basaksehir	193,750
55	Kutahya	185,008
56	Corum	183,418
57	Siverek	175,341
58	Isparta	172,334
59	Bueyuekcekmece	163,140
60	Aydin	163,022
61	Iskenderun	159,965
62	Viransehir	154,163
63	Usak	152,862
64	Aksaray	152,201
65	Kiziltepe	150,174
66	Afyonkarahisar	146,136
67	Inegol	133,959
68	Tokat	129,702
69	Edirne	126,470
70	Derince	125,485

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 2022 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.