Türkiye Population
Türkiye (also known as Turkey) had an estimated population of 85,878,556 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 18th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 1.05% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.42% a year.
Türkiye at a glance
How Türkiye's population is changing
Türkiye's population is growing: +0.42% a year, which works out to about +360,651 people per year, or +987 a day. Births (11.0 per 1,000) and deaths (5.7 per 1,000) alone would give +0.53% a year; net migration removes about 258,205 people a year (−0.30%). Roughly one in every 96 people on Earth lives in Türkiye.
Population of Türkiye since 1960
In 1960, Türkiye had 28,329,898 people. By 2025 that was 85,878,556 — 3.0× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 29%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28,329,898 | — |
| 1970 | 36,638,465 | +29.3% |
| 1980 | 45,408,815 | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 56,015,628 | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 65,425,961 | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 73,142,150 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 83,384,680 | +14.0% |
| 2025 | 85,878,556 | +3.0% |
Türkiye from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Türkiye at about 9,761,393 people in 1800; the UN estimates 87,685,427 in 2025 (9× 1800) and projects 65,338,458 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2047 at 91,427,270 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 9,761,393 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 11,072,856 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 13,972,684 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 21,021,142 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 65,425,957 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 87,685,427 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 91,258,068 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 81,572,521 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 65,338,458 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Türkiye
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 85,878,556. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istanbul | 15,907,951 | province | 18.52% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 2 | Ankara | 5,782,285 | province | 6.73% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 3 | İzmir | 4,493,242 | province | 5.23% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 4 | Bursa | 3,194,720 | province | 3.72% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 5 | Antalya | 2,688,004 | province | 3.13% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 6 | Konya | 2,296,347 | province | 2.67% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 7 | Adana | 2,274,106 | province | 2.65% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 8 | Şanlıurfa | 2,170,110 | province | 2.53% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 9 | Gaziantep | 2,154,051 | province | 2.51% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 10 | İzmit | 2,079,072 | province | 2.42% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
How Türkiye compares
Türkiye has almost the same population as Germany (83,491,249).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Türkiye | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 |  Vietnam | 101,598,527 | +18% | compare → |
| #17 |  Iran | 92,417,681 | +8% | compare → |
| #19 |  Germany | 83,491,249 | −3% | compare → |
| #20 |  Thailand | 71,619,863 | −17% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (7)
- Iran 92,417,681 · about the same population · compare
Iraq 47,020,774 · 1.8× smaller · compare
Syria 25,620,427 · 3.4× smaller · compare
Greece 10,413,962 · 8.2× smaller · compare
Bulgaria 6,433,302 · 13.3× smaller · compare
Georgia 3,935,766 · 21.8× smaller · compare
Armenia 3,086,700 · 27.8× smaller · compare
Türkiye's 7 neighbours together hold 188,928,612 people — 2.2× Türkiye's population. The most populous is Iran (92,417,681).
In its region
Türkiye is the 2nd most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 9.2% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
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Cities
Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bursa, Antalya, Konya, Adana, Şanlıurfa — all Türkiye's cities on the map.
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About these numbers
Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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A growing population can coexist with low fertility
The bundled World Bank population series rises from 85,518,661 in 2024 to 85,878,556 in 2025. A fertility estimate of 1.48 children per woman refers to 2024, not a forecast of next year's population.
Growth also depends on the existing age structure, deaths and migration. The birth/death rates and migration observations on this page have different reference years, so they cannot be assembled into a precise single-year balance without aligned data.
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