Mersin — province population
Mersin has a recorded base population of 1,954,279 for the province definition (Population reference date not supplied in local record). GeoNames administrative-unit record; the moving counter uses World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Mersin UN urban centre: 750,396 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 1,954,279. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 537,842; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Mersin
13 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 13 of 13 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,735,284; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 1,954,279; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarsus | 350,732 | 17.95% | Not independently verified |
| Akdeniz | 279,383 | 14.30% | Not independently verified |
| Toroslar | 277,658 | 14.21% | Not independently verified |
| Yenişehir | 224,895 | 11.51% | Not independently verified |
| Mezitli | 158,482 | 8.11% | Not independently verified |
| Erdemli | 130,226 | 6.66% | Not independently verified |
| Silifke | 114,675 | 5.87% | Not independently verified |
| Anamur | 63,059 | 3.23% | Not independently verified |
| Mut | 62,874 | 3.22% | Not independently verified |
| Bozyazı | 26,595 | 1.36% | Not independently verified |
| Gülnar | 26,451 | 1.35% | Not independently verified |
| Aydıncık | 11,473 | 0.59% | Not independently verified |
| Çamlıyayla | 8,781 | 0.45% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Taşucu (15,184), Pınarbaşı (10,964), Atakent (8,195), Arpaçbahşiş (7,285), Atayurt (6,876), Alifakı (6,551), Çeşmeli (5,925), Kocahasanlı (5,738)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: province. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,954,279 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Mersin |
|---|---|---|
| İzmit | 2,079,072 | +6.4% |
| Diyarbakır | 1,804,880 | −7.6% |
| Gaziantep | 2,154,051 | +10.2% |
| Şanlıurfa | 2,170,110 | +11.0% |
| Adana | 2,274,106 | +16.4% |
About these numbers
Source: GeoNames administrative-unit record. Reference: Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date). Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-07-01 using World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth (+0.42% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,954,279, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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