Turkey Population

Population now

87,263,733

World: 18th
Asia: 10th

Male:	43,011,384	(49.29 %)
Female:	44,252,348	(50.71 %)

Births in 2026:	1,576,545
Deaths in 2026:	647,331

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	76.44 years
Female:	81.86 years
Total:	79.22 years
Median Age:	32.66 years

Birth Rate:	14.15
Death Rate:	5.81
Growth Rate:	1.44 %
Fertility Rate:	1.95

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2026)
Urbanization

Turkey Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	27M	14M	14M	0.99	1.24%	45.39	20.28	6.37	45.37	42.48	48.43	18.41	31.52%	35.19
1961	28M	14M	14M	0.99	1.27%	44.72	19.66	6.30	46.09	43.24	49.11	18.34	32.06%	36.06
1962	29M	14M	14M	0.99	1.31%	44.04	19.04	6.24	46.83	44.03	49.79	18.24	32.60%	36.94
1963	30M	15M	15M	0.99	1.36%	43.38	18.42	6.17	47.57	44.82	50.47	18.15	33.14%	37.83
1964	30M	15M	15M	0.99	1.40%	42.73	17.83	6.09	48.31	45.60	51.15	18.09	33.68%	38.75
1965	31M	15M	16M	0.99	1.44%	42.13	17.27	6.01	49.04	46.36	51.82	18.07	34.23%	39.68
1966	32M	16M	16M	0.99	1.49%	41.60	16.74	5.93	49.73	47.09	52.48	17.98	34.95%	40.63
1967	32M	16M	16M	0.99	1.53%	41.13	16.26	5.86	50.41	47.77	53.13	17.94	35.76%	41.61
1968	33M	17M	17M	0.99	1.57%	40.71	15.81	5.78	51.05	48.41	53.78	17.94	36.58%	42.60
1969	34M	17M	17M	0.99	1.62%	40.34	15.39	5.70	51.68	49.01	54.43	17.98	37.40%	43.63
1970	35M	17M	18M	0.99	1.67%	39.99	14.99	5.62	52.29	49.58	55.08	18.04	38.23%	44.68
1971	36M	18M	18M	0.99	1.71%	39.63	14.62	5.53	52.89	50.13	55.74	18.11	38.95%	45.76
1972	37M	18M	18M	0.99	1.75%	39.23	14.25	5.43	53.49	50.68	56.41	18.21	39.60%	46.87
1973	37M	19M	19M	0.99	1.80%	38.78	13.87	5.32	54.11	51.24	57.10	18.33	40.26%	48.01
1974	38M	19M	19M	0.99	1.83%	38.25	13.50	5.19	54.74	51.82	57.79	18.44	40.92%	49.16
1975	39M	20M	20M	0.99	1.87%	37.67	13.11	5.06	55.39	52.41	58.51	18.56	41.59%	50.32
1976	40M	20M	20M	0.99	1.91%	37.05	12.72	4.92	56.05	53.02	59.23	18.63	42.09%	51.49
1977	41M	20M	21M	0.99	1.95%	36.42	12.33	4.79	56.71	53.63	59.97	18.71	42.51%	52.66
1978	42M	21M	21M	0.99	2.00%	35.80	11.95	4.65	57.37	54.23	60.70	18.81	42.93%	53.86
1979	43M	21M	22M	0.99	2.04%	35.17	11.57	4.53	58.02	54.82	61.44	18.91	43.36%	55.08
1980	44M	22M	22M	0.98	2.08%	34.52	11.20	4.41	58.67	55.40	62.15	19.04	43.78%	56.34
1981	45M	22M	23M	0.98	2.12%	33.82	10.85	4.28	59.30	55.97	62.85	19.20	45.19%	57.63
1982	46M	23M	23M	0.98	2.15%	33.05	10.50	4.16	59.92	56.55	63.52	19.37	47.00%	58.96
1983	47M	23M	24M	0.98	2.17%	32.20	10.15	4.02	60.52	57.12	64.16	19.56	48.81%	60.31
1984	48M	24M	24M	0.98	2.18%	31.27	9.83	3.88	61.11	57.69	64.77	19.76	50.63%	61.64
1985	49M	24M	25M	0.98	2.19%	30.30	9.51	3.74	61.68	58.25	65.35	19.98	52.45%	62.95
1986	50M	25M	25M	0.98	2.18%	29.30	9.22	3.60	62.23	58.79	65.91	20.15	53.93%	64.22
1987	51M	25M	26M	0.98	2.17%	28.34	8.95	3.46	62.76	59.31	66.44	20.35	55.26%	65.47
1988	52M	26M	26M	0.98	2.16%	27.42	8.69	3.33	63.27	59.80	66.97	20.58	56.59%	66.69
1989	53M	26M	27M	0.98	2.14%	26.59	8.46	3.21	63.76	60.26	67.49	20.82	57.90%	67.89
1990	54M	27M	27M	0.98	2.14%	25.87	8.25	3.11	64.26	60.72	68.03	21.08	59.20%	69.08
1991	55M	27M	28M	0.98	2.14%	25.25	8.05	3.02	64.76	61.17	68.58	21.34	59.98%	70.26
1992	56M	28M	28M	0.97	2.15%	24.73	7.86	2.94	65.28	61.63	69.16	21.61	60.52%	71.42
1993	57M	28M	29M	0.97	2.17%	24.28	7.67	2.87	65.82	62.11	69.75	21.89	61.06%	72.58
1994	58M	28M	29M	0.97	2.20%	23.90	7.48	2.81	66.38	62.63	70.36	22.17	61.59%	73.75
1995	58M	29M	30M	0.97	2.23%	23.55	7.30	2.76	66.96	63.18	70.98	22.46	62.12%	74.93
1996	59M	29M	30M	0.97	2.26%	23.22	7.12	2.71	67.57	63.78	71.59	22.74	62.65%	76.13
1997	60M	30M	31M	0.97	2.30%	22.87	6.94	2.66	68.19	64.41	72.18	23.02	63.18%	77.34
1998	61M	30M	31M	0.97	2.32%	22.51	6.77	2.61	68.81	65.06	72.75	23.30	63.70%	78.57
1999	62M	31M	32M	0.97	2.34%	22.11	6.61	2.56	69.42	65.73	73.28	23.59	64.22%	79.80
2000	63M	31M	32M	0.97	2.35%	21.67	6.47	2.50	70.01	66.39	73.78	23.90	64.74%	81.02
2001	64M	32M	33M	0.97	2.35%	21.22	6.34	2.45	70.56	67.02	74.25	24.19	65.34%	82.24
2002	65M	32M	33M	0.97	2.33%	20.76	6.23	2.40	71.08	67.59	74.70	24.53	65.97%	83.46
2003	66M	33M	34M	0.97	2.31%	20.33	6.14	2.35	71.56	68.11	75.13	24.88	66.60%	84.67
2004	67M	33M	34M	0.97	2.28%	19.91	6.07	2.31	72.00	68.58	75.54	25.23	67.23%	85.85
2005	68M	33M	34M	0.97	2.25%	19.52	6.01	2.27	72.42	69.00	75.95	25.58	67.84%	86.99
2006	69M	34M	35M	0.97	2.21%	19.16	5.96	2.24	72.83	69.41	76.35	25.94	68.45%	88.08
2007	70M	34M	35M	0.97	2.19%	18.82	5.90	2.21	73.24	69.82	76.73	26.29	69.05%	89.14
2008	70M	35M	36M	0.97	2.17%	18.51	5.84	2.19	73.65	70.26	77.11	26.64	69.65%	90.21
2009	71M	35M	36M	0.97	2.15%	18.20	5.77	2.17	74.07	70.72	77.48	26.98	70.24%	91.37
2010	72M	36M	37M	0.97	2.14%	17.92	5.70	2.15	74.51	71.20	77.84	27.32	70.83%	92.66
2011	73M	36M	37M	0.97	2.14%	17.65	5.62	2.14	74.94	71.69	78.19	27.64	71.40%	94.09
2012	75M	37M	38M	0.97	2.14%	17.40	5.55	2.13	75.37	72.18	78.54	27.94	71.97%	95.64
2013	76M	37M	39M	0.97	2.13%	17.17	5.48	2.12	75.78	72.64	78.88	28.25	72.53%	97.27
2014	77M	38M	39M	0.97	2.11%	16.94	5.44	2.11	76.17	73.08	79.21	28.55	73.08%	98.94
2015	79M	39M	40M	0.97	2.10%	16.72	5.40	2.10	76.53	73.47	79.52	28.87	73.61%	100.60
2016	80M	39M	41M	0.97	2.06%	16.49	5.39	2.09	76.86	73.83	79.82	29.18	74.13%	102.27
2017	81M	40M	41M	0.97	2.02%	16.26	5.39	2.08	77.16	74.15	80.09	29.51	74.64%	103.92
2018	82M	41M	42M	0.97	1.96%	16.03	5.41	2.07	77.44	74.45	80.34	29.85	75.14%	105.49
2019	83M	41M	42M	0.97	1.90%	15.78	5.44	2.06	77.69	74.72	80.56	30.20	75.63%	106.88
2020	84M	42M	43M	0.98	1.83%	15.53	5.48	2.04	77.93	74.98	80.77	30.55	76.11%	108.05
2021	85M	42M	43M	0.98	1.83%	15.53	5.48	2.04	77.93	74.98	80.77	30.92	76.57%	108.95
2022	86M	42M	43M	0.97	1.83%	15.53	5.48	2.04	77.93	74.98	80.77	31.27	77.02%	109.61
2023	86M	42M	44M	0.97	1.63%	14.82	5.64	1.99	78.58	75.71	81.32	31.62	77.46%	110.12
2024	86M	43M	44M	0.97	1.56%	14.58	5.70	1.98	78.79	75.96	81.50	31.97	77.89%	110.58
2025	87M	43M	44M	0.97	1.49%	14.34	5.75	1.96	79.01	76.20	81.68	32.32	78.31%	111.08
2026	87M	43M	44M	0.97	1.44%	14.15	5.81	1.95	79.22	76.44	81.86	32.66	78.72%	111.64

Turkey Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	88M	43M	44M	0.97	1.38%	13.96	5.87	1.93	79.44	76.69	82.03	33.00	79.12%	112.24
2028	88M	43M	45M	0.97	1.32%	13.77	5.93	1.92	79.65	76.93	82.21	33.33	79.51%	112.88
2029	89M	44M	45M	0.97	1.27%	13.58	5.99	1.90	79.87	77.18	82.38	33.66	79.88%	113.55
2030	89M	44M	45M	0.97	1.21%	13.39	6.05	1.89	80.08	77.42	82.56	34.01	80.25%	114.22
2031	90M	44M	45M	0.97	1.16%	13.23	6.13	1.88	80.28	77.66	82.72	34.35	80.60%	114.91
2032	90M	44M	46M	0.97	1.10%	13.06	6.21	1.87	80.48	77.90	82.88	34.71	80.95%	115.61
2033	91M	45M	46M	0.97	1.05%	12.90	6.29	1.86	80.69	78.14	83.05	35.06	81.28%	116.32
2034	91M	45M	46M	0.97	1.00%	12.73	6.37	1.85	80.89	78.38	83.21	35.42	81.61%	117.02
2035	92M	45M	47M	0.97	0.95%	12.57	6.45	1.84	81.09	78.62	83.37	35.77	81.92%	117.69
2036	92M	46M	47M	0.97	0.90%	12.43	6.55	1.83	81.28	78.86	83.52	36.11	82.23%	118.32
2037	93M	46M	47M	0.97	0.85%	12.30	6.66	1.82	81.47	79.09	83.68	36.46	82.52%	118.93
2038	93M	46M	47M	0.97	0.80%	12.16	6.76	1.82	81.67	79.33	83.83	36.81	82.81%	119.51
2039	94M	46M	47M	0.97	0.75%	12.03	6.87	1.81	81.86	79.56	83.99	37.16	83.09%	120.06
2040	94M	46M	48M	0.97	0.71%	11.89	6.97	1.80	82.05	79.80	84.14	37.52	83.37%	120.59
2041	95M	47M	48M	0.97	0.66%	11.78	7.09	1.79	82.23	80.02	84.28	37.85	83.64%	121.10
2042	95M	47M	48M	0.98	0.62%	11.67	7.21	1.79	82.41	80.24	84.42	38.18	83.91%	121.57
2043	95M	47M	48M	0.98	0.58%	11.56	7.33	1.78	82.58	80.46	84.57	38.51	84.18%	122.02
2044	96M	47M	48M	0.98	0.54%	11.45	7.45	1.78	82.76	80.68	84.71	38.84	84.44%	122.45
2045	96M	47M	49M	0.98	0.50%	11.34	7.57	1.77	82.94	80.90	84.85	39.17	84.70%	122.85
2046	96M	48M	49M	0.98	0.46%	11.24	7.70	1.77	83.10	81.09	84.98	39.47	84.96%	123.22
2047	96M	48M	49M	0.98	0.42%	11.14	7.83	1.76	83.26	81.28	85.12	39.77	85.21%	123.57
2048	97M	48M	49M	0.98	0.39%	11.05	7.97	1.76	83.42	81.48	85.25	40.07	85.46%	123.89
2049	97M	48M	49M	0.98	0.35%	10.95	8.10	1.75	83.58	81.67	85.39	40.37	85.71%	124.18
2050	97M	48M	49M	0.98	0.32%	10.85	8.23	1.75	83.74	81.86	85.52	40.68	85.95%	124.45

Highest City Populations in Turkey

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Istanbul	15,697,563	14,804,116
2	Ankara	5,336,185	3,517,182
3	Izmir	3,064,914	2,500,603
4	Bursa	2,064,471	1,412,701
5	Adana	1,819,850	1,248,988
6	Gaziantep	1,782,193	1,065,975
7	Konya	1,390,521	875,530
8	Antalya	1,327,914	758,188
9	Diyarbakir	1,084,293	644,763
10	Mersin	1,058,014	537,842
11	Kayseri	1,003,621	592,840
12	Eskisehir	823,736	514,869
13	Gebze	799,407	281,436
14	Samsun	682,736	394,050
15	Denizli	680,178	313,238
16	Sanliurfa	604,671	449,549
17	Kahramanmaras	575,343	376,045
18	Sakarya	570,900	286,787
19	Van	547,178	371,713
20	Malatya	514,229	441,805
21	Batman	459,786	381,990
22	Erzurum	450,229	420,691
23	Elazig	430,507	298,004
24	Manisa	400,229	243,971
25	Sivas	384,229	264,022
26	Izmit	361,671	196,571
27	Balikesir	337,229	238,151

Map of Turkey

All Countries in Asia

India1457M

China1427M

Philippines118M

Turkey87M

Myanmar [Burma]57M

Saudi Arabia38M

United Arab Emirates10M