Sivas — province population
Sivas has a recorded base population of 634,924 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
Sivas UN urban centre: 368,209 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 634,924. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 264,022; 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 Sivas
17 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 17 of 17 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 625,231; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 634,924; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sivas | 348,623 | 54.91% | Not independently verified |
| Yıldızeli | 40,540 | 6.39% | Not independently verified |
| Şarkışla | 38,094 | 6.00% | Not independently verified |
| Gemerek | 26,157 | 4.12% | Not independently verified |
| Suşehri | 26,053 | 4.10% | Not independently verified |
| Zara | 23,873 | 3.76% | Not independently verified |
| Kangal | 23,089 | 3.64% | Not independently verified |
| Gürün | 19,954 | 3.14% | Not independently verified |
| Divriği | 16,128 | 2.54% | Not independently verified |
| Koyulhisar | 14,274 | 2.25% | Not independently verified |
| Altınyayla | 9,736 | 1.53% | Not independently verified |
| Ulaş | 9,584 | 1.51% | Not independently verified |
| Hafik | 9,438 | 1.49% | Not independently verified |
| İmranlı | 7,975 | 1.26% | Not independently verified |
| Akıncılar | 5,300 | 0.83% | Not independently verified |
| Gölova | 3,532 | 0.56% | Not independently verified |
| Doğanşar | 2,881 | 0.45% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Aksu (10,500)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: province. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 634,924 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Sivas |
|---|---|---|
| Batman | 634,491 | −0.1% |
| Adıyaman | 611,037 | −3.8% |
| Tokat | 596,454 | −6.1% |
| Elazığ | 591,497 | −6.8% |
| Zonguldak | 588,510 | −7.3% |
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 634,924, 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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