Turkey Population 2024 (Live)

86,127,389

Turkey’s current population growth rate is 1.09%, which has been decreasing gradually every year. Turkey’s current population of 84.34 million is expected to peak at 97.96 million in 2059 and then decrease in the years following. By the end of the century, the population is expected to decline back to 86.61 million.

Turkey’s fertility rate is 1.99 births per woman, below the population replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. The birth rate is 15.3 births per 1,000 people, which has decreased over the years. The decline in Turkey’s fertility rate can lead to a large aging population in the years to come. On the other hand, an upsurge in the population can lead to rising unemployment and marginalization.

Turkey Population Growth

In 2010, the population was estimated to be 72.75 million, and now it is over 76 million. These statistical analyses show that without any fall or breakage the country’s population kept growing from the 19th century until now.

Turkey Population Projections

The rate of growth in Turkey is projected to decrease as we progress further into the 21st century. While the population will continue to grow, it will do so slowly. The forecasted population for 2020 is 83,835,750 and it isn't expected to hit 90 million until around 2035.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
783,562
The current population of Turkey is 86,127,389 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 86,260,417.

Turkey Growth Rate

Turkey Population 2024 (Live)

Turkey Population Clock

Turkey Population (as of 3/11/2024)86,127,389
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)86,260,417
Births per Day3,274
Deaths per Day1,245
Migrations per Day-831
Net Change per Day1,198
Population Change Since Jan. 185,058

Components of Population Change

One birth every 26 seconds
One death every 1.15 minutes
One emigrant every 1.73 minutes
Net gain of one person every 1.2 minutes

Turkey Population Clock

City
2024 Population
Istanbul14,804,116
Ankara3,517,182
Izmir2,500,603
Bursa1,412,701
Adana1,248,988
Gaziantep1,065,975
Konya875,530
Cankaya792,189
Antalya758,188
Bagcilar724,270

The most populated cities in Turkey include Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. Each city holds a respective population of 14,808,116; 3,517,182; and 2,500,603. Istanbul is the worlds 8th largest city proper, and has been inhabited since around 3000 BCE. Ankara is the capital of Turkey.

Turkey Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202486,260,4170.66%11218102
202385,816,1990.72%11218104
202084,135,4280.78%10918102
201983,481,6840.81%10818102
201882,809,3040.88%10819102
201782,089,8261.32%10719102
201579,646,1781.7%10318104
201073,195,3451.27%9518106
200568,704,7151.39%8918108
200064,113,5471.57%8318110
199559,305,4901.77%7718114
199054,324,1422.01%7121116
198549,175,6732.21%6421115
198044,089,0692.13%5720115
197539,673,5902.22%5220116
197035,540,9902.53%4620113
196531,374,5362.66%4120115
196027,510,9802.92%3621115
195523,821,3532.57%3121118

Turkey Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202486,260,4170.66%11218102
202586,696,4760.6%11318102
203088,879,6980.5%11518103
203591,121,3850.5%11819105
204093,057,5000.42%12119105
204594,679,2550.35%12319105
205095,829,2580.24%12519107
205596,299,4420.1%12519109
206096,017,412-0.06%12521111
206595,161,738-0.18%12422112
207093,907,769-0.27%12224112
207592,405,235-0.32%12024116
208090,733,584-0.36%11825117
208588,905,018-0.41%11625117
209086,909,805-0.45%11325119
209584,774,966-0.5%11026120

Turkey Population by Year (Projections)

Turkey Population Pyramid 2024

Turkey Median Age

29.2

Total

28.7

Male

29.7

Female

Turkey Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Turkey.

Census Years

Year
Date
20212021
201130 November 2011
200022 October 2000
199730 October 1997
199021 October 1990
198520 October 1985

Turkey Population Pyramid

Turkey is officially known as the Republic of Turkey. It is a transcontinental country that includes Anatolia in western Asia and East Thrace in southern Europe. It is bordered by eight countries. Along its northwest border lies Bulgaria, towards its west is Greece, and to its northeast is Georgia. Three countries border the eastern side of Turkey, namely Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, Iran and Armenia. On the southeast border lie Syria and Iraq, and finally the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea share its southern border.

The population continues to increase at a steady rate with almost 3600 births every day, while the death rate compared to this is significantly low at 1224 deaths per day. This implies a net steady increase in Turkey’s population – and it has increased by more than 150 percent over the years.

Turkey Demographics

The population is mainly comprised of the Turkish people, who make up 75% of the total population, while Kurdish make up 18%. Other ethnic groups make up the remaining 7% of the total population. The languages spoken by the majority are Turkish and Kurdish, while minority groups speak other languages.

The main religion, followed by 99.8% of the population, is Islam, while other religions are followed by the minute .02% of the population.

The literacy rate of the population is fairly high - about 95.6% overall as of 2018. The male literacy rate is almost 98%, while the female literacy rate is almost 92%. Almost 70% of the total population live in urban areas. The rate of urbanization is 1.7% per year. The total fertility rate is around 2.13 children born/woman.

The population is fairly young with almost 27% ranging from 0 to 14 years of age, while 67% are 15 to 64 years old. Only around 6% are above 64 years of age. The median age of the population is at 30.9 years of age, with a total life expectancy of 75 years of age in 2018.

Turkey Religion, Economy and Politics

Life expectancy in Turkey has also grown from an average of 48.27 years in 1960 to 73.94 years in 2011. After the year 1970, life expectancy statistics show a steeper slope in its rate increase.

There are a number of indicators that help statisticians evaluate the quality of life in any given country, and Turkey gives some interesting numbers. While there are some troublesome trends include rising unemployment and inflation, the World Happiness report shows a ranking of 74 worldwide with a rating of 5.4 in overall happiness. Some additional factors to consider in this rating might include the lack of HIV in the area, as well as 100% of the population having access to improved drinking water and a low percentage of the population struggling with access to improved sanitation facilities (only 5.1% struggle with this aspect). Physician density is at 1.75 per 1,000 residents and hospital bed density comes in at 2.7 per 1,000 individuals.

Turkey Population History

In 1960, Turkey had a total population of 28.16 million people, and this number continues to gradually increase. In 1970, its population reached 35.46 million, and in 1980, it increased even more to become 44.11 million. In 1990, it rose to 54.13 million and then increased to 63.63 million by the year 2000.

Turkey Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
783,562
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF '23)
$1,154.60
GDP (UN '22)
$907.12 Bn

Turkey - General Info

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