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.
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.
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.
| Turkey Population (as of 10/30/2024) | 87,541,464 |
| Last UN Estimate (July 1, 2024) | 87,473,800 |
| Births per Day | 2,904 |
| Deaths per Day | 1,589 |
| Migrations per Day | -756 |
| Net Change per Day | 559 |
| Population Change Since Jan. 1 | 169,377 |
Net increase of 1 person every 2.58 minutes
Population estimates based on interpolation of data from World Population Prospects
| One birth every 30 seconds | |
| One death every 54 seconds | |
| One emigrant every 1.9 minutes | |
| Net gain of one person every 2.58 minutes |
City | 2024 Pop. |
|---|---|
| Istanbul | 14,804,116 |
| Ankara | 3,517,182 |
| Izmir | 2,500,603 |
| Bursa | 1,412,701 |
| Adana | 1,248,988 |
| Gaziantep | 1,065,975 |
| Konya | 875,530 |
| Cankaya | 792,189 |
| Antalya | 758,188 |
| Bagcilar | 724,270 |
Year | Population | Change | Density (/km²) | Population Rank | Density Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87,473,800 | 0.49% | 114 | 18 | 103 |
| 2023 | 87,270,500 | 0.67% | 113 | 18 | 103 |
| 2020 | 86,091,700 | 0.86% | 112 | 18 | 101 |
| 2019 | 85,357,700 | 1.12% | 111 | 18 | 100 |
| 2018 | 84,416,000 | 1.6% | 110 | 18 | 100 |
| 2017 | 83,083,700 | 1.75% | 108 | 19 | 101 |
| 2015 | 80,014,200 | 1.75% | 104 | 19 | 103 |
| 2010 | 73,346,800 | 1.13% | 95 | 18 | 105 |
| 2005 | 69,329,600 | 1.17% | 90 | 18 | 107 |
| 2000 | 65,426,000 | 1.4% | 85 | 18 | 109 |
| 1995 | 61,024,500 | 1.73% | 79 | 17 | 112 |
| 1990 | 56,015,600 | 2.02% | 73 | 20 | 115 |
| 1985 | 50,687,100 | 2.22% | 66 | 20 | 114 |
| 1980 | 45,408,800 | 2.04% | 59 | 20 | 114 |
| 1975 | 41,053,100 | 2.3% | 53 | 19 | 115 |
| 1970 | 36,638,500 | 2.52% | 48 | 19 | 113 |
| 1965 | 32,345,200 | 2.69% | 42 | 19 | 114 |
| 1960 | 28,329,900 | 3.11% | 37 | 20 | 115 |
| 1955 | 24,310,500 | 2.95% | 32 | 20 | 118 |
Year | Population | Change | Density (/km²) | Population Rank | Density Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87,473,800 | 0.49% | 114 | 18 | 103 |
| 2025 | 87,685,400 | 0.37% | 114 | 18 | 101 |
| 2030 | 89,027,500 | 0.3% | 116 | 18 | 102 |
| 2035 | 90,188,600 | 0.26% | 117 | 19 | 106 |
| 2040 | 91,009,700 | 0.18% | 118 | 19 | 106 |
| 2045 | 91,392,500 | 0.08% | 119 | 19 | 111 |
| 2050 | 91,258,100 | -0.03% | 119 | 19 | 113 |
| 2055 | 90,401,600 | -0.19% | 117 | 21 | 116 |
| 2060 | 88,863,300 | -0.34% | 115 | 24 | 118 |
| 2065 | 86,793,700 | -0.47% | 113 | 25 | 118 |
| 2070 | 84,358,600 | -0.57% | 110 | 28 | 121 |
| 2075 | 81,572,500 | -0.67% | 106 | 28 | 123 |
| 2080 | 78,555,700 | -0.75% | 102 | 30 | 123 |
| 2085 | 75,360,700 | -0.83% | 98 | 33 | 124 |
| 2090 | 72,021,300 | -0.9% | 94 | 34 | 126 |
| 2095 | 68,646,900 | -0.95% | 89 | 37 | 130 |
29.2
Total
28.7
Male
29.7
Female
There are people over age 18 in Turkey.
Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 |
| 2011 | 30 November 2011 |
| 2000 | 22 October 2000 |
| 1997 | 30 October 1997 |
| 1990 | 21 October 1990 |
| 1985 | 20 October 1985 |
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.
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.
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.
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.