Turkey Population (LIVE)

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Turkey Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Turkey is 87,851,369 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Turkey 2026 population is estimated at 87,926,082 people at mid-year.
  • Turkey population is equivalent to 1.06% 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 (296 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 769,630 Km² (297,156 sq. miles).
  • 77.48% of the population is urban (68,123,315 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Turkey is 33.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Turkey (2026 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
2026 87,926,082 0.27% 240,656 −217,896 33.9 1.62 114 77.5% 68,123,315 1.06% 8,300,678,395 18
2025 87,685,426 0.24% 211,621 −258,205 33.5 1.62 114 76.9% 67,446,349 1.07% 8,231,613,070 18
2024 87,473,805 0.23% 203,304 −275,952 33 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 0.56% 483,391 −301,544 32.1 1.63 113 75.2% 65,482,895 1.09% 8,021,407,192 18
2020 86,091,692 1.47% 1,215,493 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% 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 2.2 90 66.4% 46,065,593 1.05% 6,586,970,132 18
2000 65,425,961 1.4% 880,292 −195,996 24 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 2.83 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% 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 2.3% 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 19
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).

Turkey Population Forecast

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
2030 89,027,542 0.3% 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 1.61 119 87.6% 80,097,582 0.97% 9,439,639,668 19
2050 91,258,061 −0.03% −26,895 −74,065 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 (2026)

Life Expectancy
78.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
8.0

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
9.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main 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
31 Osmaniye 286,108
32 Aydin 268,204
33 Isparta 245,912
34 Adıyaman 243,388
35 Çorum 234,339
36 Tarsus 226,951
37 İnegöl 214,129
38 Zonguldak 210,560
39 Gölcük 207,386
40 Kütahya 201,723
41 Uşak 199,930
42 Karabük 197,470
43 Düzce 188,805
44 Siverek 185,837
45 Yalova 176,366
46 Ordu 168,589
47 Karadeniz Ereğli 165,142
48 Afyonkarahisar 164,416
49 Erzurum 163,449
50 Silopi 162,440
51 Siirt 160,106
52 Saray Osmangazi 159,597
53 Aksaray 154,035
54 Tekirdağ 153,480
55 Mustafa Kemal 151,630
56 Kazanlı Mah. 150,764
57 Ağrı 149,313
58 Manavgat 147,518
59 Turgutlu 145,932
60 Bolu 140,050
61 Tokat 139,791
62 Giresun 138,977
63 Edirne 138,371
64 Erciş 137,946
65 Keskin 134,928
66 Nizip 134,521
67 Rize 133,822
68 Viranşehir 132,767
69 Yumurtalık 132,630
70 Çanakkale 132,415
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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 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. 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 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). 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 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). 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.