Samsun — province population
Samsun has a recorded base population of 1,368,488 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
Samsun UN urban centre: 594,089 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 1,368,488. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 394,050; 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 Samsun
17 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 17 of 17 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,268,301; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 1,368,488; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| İlkadım | 312,248 | 22.82% | Not independently verified |
| Atakum | 149,226 | 10.90% | Not independently verified |
| Bafra | 143,109 | 10.46% | Not independently verified |
| Çarşamba | 136,184 | 9.95% | Not independently verified |
| Vezirköprü | 101,715 | 7.43% | Not independently verified |
| Canik | 93,721 | 6.85% | Not independently verified |
| Terme | 73,615 | 5.38% | Not independently verified |
| Tekkeköy | 56,318 | 4.12% | Not independently verified |
| Havza | 42,791 | 3.13% | Not independently verified |
| Alaçam | 28,162 | 2.06% | Not independently verified |
| Ondokuzmayıs | 24,454 | 1.79% | Not independently verified |
| Ayvacık | 22,444 | 1.64% | Not independently verified |
| Kavak | 20,604 | 1.51% | Not independently verified |
| Salıpazarı | 19,623 | 1.43% | Not independently verified |
| Asarcık | 17,783 | 1.30% | Not independently verified |
| Ladik | 17,230 | 1.26% | Not independently verified |
| Yakakent | 9,074 | 0.66% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: province. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,368,488 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Samsun |
|---|---|---|
| Kayseri | 1,452,458 | +6.1% |
| Manisa | 1,468,279 | +7.3% |
| Balıkesir | 1,257,590 | −8.1% |
| Antakya | 1,562,185 | +14.2% |
| Kahramanmaraş | 1,177,436 | −14.0% |
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 1,368,488, 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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