Muğla — province population
Muğla has a recorded base population of 1,048,185 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
Muğla UN urban centre: 72,927 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 1,048,185. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 92,328; the UN value is smaller (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 Muğla
13 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 13 of 13 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 940,808; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 1,048,185; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fethiye | 177,702 | 16.95% | Not independently verified |
| Bodrum | 140,716 | 13.42% | Not independently verified |
| Milas | 129,128 | 12.32% | Not independently verified |
| Menteşe | 124,825 | 11.91% | Not independently verified |
| Marmaris | 97,818 | 9.33% | Not independently verified |
| Seydikemer | 59,660 | 5.69% | Not independently verified |
| Yatağan | 45,283 | 4.32% | Not independently verified |
| Ortaca | 44,227 | 4.22% | Not independently verified |
| Dalaman | 35,362 | 3.37% | Not independently verified |
| Köyceğiz | 33,777 | 3.22% | Not independently verified |
| Ula | 23,418 | 2.23% | Not independently verified |
| Datça | 17,983 | 1.72% | Not independently verified |
| Kavaklıdere | 10,909 | 1.04% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Turgutreis (16,490), Sarigerme (16,000), Yalıkavak (11,227), İçmeler (9,604), Düğrek (5,973)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: province. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,048,185 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Muğla |
|---|---|---|
| Denizli | 1,056,332 | +0.8% |
| Adapazarı | 1,080,080 | +3.0% |
| Van | 1,128,749 | +7.7% |
| Tekirdağ | 1,142,451 | +9.0% |
| Aydın | 1,148,241 | +9.5% |
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 1,048,185, 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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