Ankara, Turkey Population 2024

Ankara's 2024 population is now estimated at 5,477,090In 1950, the population of Ankara was 280,588Ankara has grown by 79,990 in the last year, which represents a 1.48% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Ankara, which typically includes Ankara's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Ankara is the capital city of the Republic of Turkey. The city – which was once known as Angora and Ancyra – is the second largest city in Turkey by population, trailing only behind Istanbul. The city’s urban center boasts a population of 4,587,558, while the province itself has a population of over 5.4 million.

Size and Population Density

Ankara covers a total of 9,468 square miles (24,522 square kilometers). The population density is near 531 people per square mile or 205 per square kilometer.

Population Growth in Ankara

What’s interesting about Ankara is that it was first designed as a planned city that would only have a population of around 500,000 residents. This was designated when the city was named as capital in the 1920s. While the population grew at a slow and steady pace throughout the next few decades, massive population growth occurred during the 1950s. This was because people were moving to the city for job opportunities and a higher quality of life. Planned housing was unable to be built fast enough to accommodate the new arrivals, so illegal houses began springing up around the city. Today, many of these have been replaced by public housing and compounds. The city continues to see a high rate of population growth, around 6.7% between the years 2014 and 2015. At this rate, this planned city of a half-million residents will continue to grow until it hits its next significant milestone.

Country
Turkey
Growth Rate
1.48%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20356,164,760
20346,107,500
20336,048,580
20325,988,760
20315,928,800
20305,868,710
20295,808,110
20285,746,570
20275,683,800
20265,618,890
20255,550,490
20245,477,090
20235,397,100
20225,309,690
20215,215,750
20205,117,600
20195,018,000
20184,919,070
20174,821,950
20164,726,860
20154,633,400
20144,544,980
20134,461,240
20124,379,150
20114,280,060
20104,165,600
20094,054,200
20083,945,930
20073,840,260
20063,737,560
20053,637,610
20043,540,460
20033,445,660
20023,353,510
20013,263,830
20003,179,220
19993,102,160
19983,027,080
19972,959,040
19962,899,800
19952,841,590
19942,784,620
19932,728,800
19922,674,170
19912,620,490
19902,561,070
19892,487,880
19882,416,860
19872,347,690
19862,280,590
19852,213,250
19842,143,200
19832,075,170
19822,009,400
19811,945,710
19801,891,410
19791,856,710
19781,822,700
19771,789,300
19761,756,560
19751,708,540
19741,629,790
19731,554,670
19721,483,110
19711,414,650
19701,340,900
19691,253,790
19681,172,440
19671,096,170
19661,024,960
1965953,952
1964879,097
1963809,933
1962746,295
1961687,657
1960635,442
1959590,646
1958549,063
1957510,407
1956474,521
1955438,811
1954401,269
1953366,939
1952335,587
1951306,839
1950280,588

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950280,5880%0
1951306,8399.36%26,251
1952335,5879.37%28,748
1953366,9399.34%31,352
1954401,2699.36%34,330
1955438,8119.36%37,542
1956474,5218.14%35,710
1957510,4077.56%35,886
1958549,0637.57%38,656
1959590,6467.57%41,583
1960635,4427.58%44,796
1961687,6578.22%52,215
1962746,2958.53%58,638
1963809,9338.53%63,638
1964879,0978.54%69,164
1965953,9528.51%74,855
19661,024,9607.44%71,008
19671,096,1706.95%71,210
19681,172,4406.96%76,270
19691,253,7906.94%81,350
19701,340,9006.95%87,110
19711,414,6505.5%73,750
19721,483,1104.84%68,460
19731,554,6704.82%71,560
19741,629,7904.83%75,120
19751,708,5404.83%78,750
19761,756,5602.81%48,020
19771,789,3001.86%32,740
19781,822,7001.87%33,400
19791,856,7101.87%34,010
19801,891,4101.87%34,700
19811,945,7102.87%54,300
19822,009,4003.27%63,690
19832,075,1703.27%65,770
19842,143,2003.28%68,030
19852,213,2503.27%70,050
19862,280,5903.04%67,340
19872,347,6902.94%67,100
19882,416,8602.95%69,170
19892,487,8802.94%71,020
19902,561,0702.94%73,190
19912,620,4902.32%59,420
19922,674,1702.05%53,680
19932,728,8002.04%54,630
19942,784,6202.05%55,820
19952,841,5902.05%56,970
19962,899,8002.05%58,210
19972,959,0402.04%59,240
19983,027,0802.3%68,040
19993,102,1602.48%75,080
20003,179,2202.48%77,060
20013,263,8302.66%84,610
20023,353,5102.75%89,680
20033,445,6602.75%92,150
20043,540,4602.75%94,800
20053,637,6102.74%97,150
20063,737,5602.75%99,950
20073,840,2602.75%102,700
20083,945,9302.75%105,670
20094,054,2002.74%108,270
20104,165,6002.75%111,400
20114,280,0602.75%114,460
20124,379,1502.32%99,090
20134,461,2401.87%82,090
20144,544,9801.88%83,740
20154,633,4001.95%88,420
20164,726,8602.02%93,460
20174,821,9502.01%95,090
20184,919,0702.01%97,120
20195,018,0002.01%98,930
20205,117,6001.98%99,600
20215,215,7501.92%98,150
20225,309,6901.8%93,940
20235,397,1001.65%87,410
20245,477,0901.48%79,990
20255,550,4901.34%73,400
20265,618,8901.23%68,400
20275,683,8001.16%64,910
20285,746,5701.1%62,770
20295,808,1101.07%61,540
20305,868,7101.04%60,600
20315,928,8001.02%60,090
20325,988,7601.01%59,960
20336,048,5801%59,820
20346,107,5000.97%58,920
20356,164,7600.94%57,260

Ankara Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Istanbul16,047,4001.26%
Ankara5,477,0901.48%
Izmir3,120,3401.03%
Bursa2,115,5101.4%
Adana1,856,6401.13%
Gaziantep1,833,0101.57%
Konya1,429,9401.58%
Antalya1,372,4001.87%
Diyarbakir1,113,3301.49%
Mersin1,084,8201.44%
Kayseri1,025,5101.21%
Eskisehir848,0021.67%
Gebze831,3602.21%
Samsun706,7841.95%
Denizli701,2311.76%
Sanliurfa615,8471.04%
Kahramanmaras592,7461.71%
Sakarya588,9941.83%
Van568,1552.12%
Malatya526,0121.33%

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