Bursa's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,115,513. In 1950, the population of Bursa was 148,446. Bursa has grown by 29,189 in the last year, which represents a 1.4% 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 Bursa, which typically includes Bursa's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,377,390 |
| 2034 | 2,355,311 |
| 2033 | 2,332,593 |
| 2032 | 2,309,533 |
| 2031 | 2,286,430 |
| 2030 | 2,263,306 |
| 2029 | 2,240,033 |
| 2028 | 2,216,491 |
| 2027 | 2,192,619 |
| 2026 | 2,168,134 |
| 2025 | 2,142,599 |
| 2024 | 2,115,513 |
| 2023 | 2,086,324 |
| 2022 | 2,054,748 |
| 2021 | 2,021,116 |
| 2020 | 1,986,268 |
| 2019 | 1,951,161 |
| 2018 | 1,916,489 |
| 2017 | 1,882,528 |
| 2016 | 1,849,214 |
| 2015 | 1,816,400 |
| 2014 | 1,783,894 |
| 2013 | 1,751,660 |
| 2012 | 1,720,052 |
| 2011 | 1,677,521 |
| 2010 | 1,625,092 |
| 2009 | 1,574,302 |
| 2008 | 1,525,165 |
| 2007 | 1,477,433 |
| 2006 | 1,431,258 |
| 2005 | 1,386,525 |
| 2004 | 1,343,250 |
| 2003 | 1,301,211 |
| 2002 | 1,260,543 |
| 2001 | 1,221,146 |
| 2000 | 1,180,313 |
| 1999 | 1,134,873 |
| 1998 | 1,091,242 |
| 1997 | 1,051,346 |
| 1996 | 1,015,743 |
| 1995 | 981,252 |
| 1994 | 947,978 |
| 1993 | 915,832 |
| 1992 | 884,818 |
| 1991 | 854,773 |
| 1990 | 818,889 |
| 1989 | 769,785 |
| 1988 | 723,687 |
| 1987 | 680,233 |
| 1986 | 639,443 |
| 1985 | 604,108 |
| 1984 | 577,320 |
| 1983 | 551,651 |
| 1982 | 527,156 |
| 1981 | 503,749 |
| 1980 | 478,217 |
| 1979 | 446,257 |
| 1978 | 416,472 |
| 1977 | 388,675 |
| 1976 | 362,768 |
| 1975 | 344,767 |
| 1974 | 340,633 |
| 1973 | 336,549 |
| 1972 | 332,519 |
| 1971 | 328,527 |
| 1970 | 324,588 |
| 1969 | 320,696 |
| 1968 | 316,856 |
| 1967 | 313,052 |
| 1966 | 309,298 |
| 1965 | 300,655 |
| 1964 | 282,115 |
| 1963 | 264,673 |
| 1962 | 248,330 |
| 1961 | 232,997 |
| 1960 | 220,564 |
| 1959 | 212,873 |
| 1958 | 205,460 |
| 1957 | 198,305 |
| 1956 | 191,409 |
| 1955 | 184,285 |
| 1954 | 176,484 |
| 1953 | 169,013 |
| 1952 | 161,869 |
| 1951 | 155,008 |
| 1950 | 148,446 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 148,446 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 155,008 | 4.42% | 6,562 |
| 1952 | 161,869 | 4.43% | 6,861 |
| 1953 | 169,013 | 4.41% | 7,144 |
| 1954 | 176,484 | 4.42% | 7,471 |
| 1955 | 184,285 | 4.42% | 7,801 |
| 1956 | 191,409 | 3.87% | 7,124 |
| 1957 | 198,305 | 3.6% | 6,896 |
| 1958 | 205,460 | 3.61% | 7,155 |
| 1959 | 212,873 | 3.61% | 7,413 |
| 1960 | 220,564 | 3.61% | 7,691 |
| 1961 | 232,997 | 5.64% | 12,433 |
| 1962 | 248,330 | 6.58% | 15,333 |
| 1963 | 264,673 | 6.58% | 16,343 |
| 1964 | 282,115 | 6.59% | 17,442 |
| 1965 | 300,655 | 6.57% | 18,540 |
| 1966 | 309,298 | 2.87% | 8,643 |
| 1967 | 313,052 | 1.21% | 3,754 |
| 1968 | 316,856 | 1.22% | 3,804 |
| 1969 | 320,696 | 1.21% | 3,840 |
| 1970 | 324,588 | 1.21% | 3,892 |
| 1971 | 328,527 | 1.21% | 3,939 |
| 1972 | 332,519 | 1.22% | 3,992 |
| 1973 | 336,549 | 1.21% | 4,030 |
| 1974 | 340,633 | 1.21% | 4,084 |
| 1975 | 344,767 | 1.21% | 4,134 |
| 1976 | 362,768 | 5.22% | 18,001 |
| 1977 | 388,675 | 7.14% | 25,907 |
| 1978 | 416,472 | 7.15% | 27,797 |
| 1979 | 446,257 | 7.15% | 29,785 |
| 1980 | 478,217 | 7.16% | 31,960 |
| 1981 | 503,749 | 5.34% | 25,532 |
| 1982 | 527,156 | 4.65% | 23,407 |
| 1983 | 551,651 | 4.65% | 24,495 |
| 1984 | 577,320 | 4.65% | 25,669 |
| 1985 | 604,108 | 4.64% | 26,788 |
| 1986 | 639,443 | 5.85% | 35,335 |
| 1987 | 680,233 | 6.38% | 40,790 |
| 1988 | 723,687 | 6.39% | 43,454 |
| 1989 | 769,785 | 6.37% | 46,098 |
| 1990 | 818,889 | 6.38% | 49,104 |
| 1991 | 854,773 | 4.38% | 35,884 |
| 1992 | 884,818 | 3.51% | 30,045 |
| 1993 | 915,832 | 3.51% | 31,014 |
| 1994 | 947,978 | 3.51% | 32,146 |
| 1995 | 981,252 | 3.51% | 33,274 |
| 1996 | 1,015,743 | 3.51% | 34,491 |
| 1997 | 1,051,346 | 3.51% | 35,603 |
| 1998 | 1,091,242 | 3.79% | 39,896 |
| 1999 | 1,134,873 | 4% | 43,631 |
| 2000 | 1,180,313 | 4% | 45,440 |
| 2001 | 1,221,146 | 3.46% | 40,833 |
| 2002 | 1,260,543 | 3.23% | 39,397 |
| 2003 | 1,301,211 | 3.23% | 40,668 |
| 2004 | 1,343,250 | 3.23% | 42,039 |
| 2005 | 1,386,525 | 3.22% | 43,275 |
| 2006 | 1,431,258 | 3.23% | 44,733 |
| 2007 | 1,477,433 | 3.23% | 46,175 |
| 2008 | 1,525,165 | 3.23% | 47,732 |
| 2009 | 1,574,302 | 3.22% | 49,137 |
| 2010 | 1,625,092 | 3.23% | 50,790 |
| 2011 | 1,677,521 | 3.23% | 52,429 |
| 2012 | 1,720,052 | 2.54% | 42,531 |
| 2013 | 1,751,660 | 1.84% | 31,608 |
| 2014 | 1,783,894 | 1.84% | 32,234 |
| 2015 | 1,816,400 | 1.82% | 32,506 |
| 2016 | 1,849,214 | 1.81% | 32,814 |
| 2017 | 1,882,528 | 1.8% | 33,314 |
| 2018 | 1,916,489 | 1.8% | 33,961 |
| 2019 | 1,951,161 | 1.81% | 34,672 |
| 2020 | 1,986,268 | 1.8% | 35,107 |
| 2021 | 2,021,116 | 1.75% | 34,848 |
| 2022 | 2,054,748 | 1.66% | 33,632 |
| 2023 | 2,086,324 | 1.54% | 31,576 |
| 2024 | 2,115,513 | 1.4% | 29,189 |
| 2025 | 2,142,599 | 1.28% | 27,086 |
| 2026 | 2,168,134 | 1.19% | 25,535 |
| 2027 | 2,192,619 | 1.13% | 24,485 |
| 2028 | 2,216,491 | 1.09% | 23,872 |
| 2029 | 2,240,033 | 1.06% | 23,542 |
| 2030 | 2,263,306 | 1.04% | 23,273 |
| 2031 | 2,286,430 | 1.02% | 23,124 |
| 2032 | 2,309,533 | 1.01% | 23,103 |
| 2033 | 2,332,593 | 1% | 23,060 |
| 2034 | 2,355,311 | 0.97% | 22,718 |
| 2035 | 2,377,390 | 0.94% | 22,079 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 16,047,350 | 1.26% |
| Ankara | 5,477,087 | 1.48% |
| Izmir | 3,120,340 | 1.03% |
| Bursa | 2,115,513 | 1.4% |
| Adana | 1,856,638 | 1.13% |
| Gaziantep | 1,833,006 | 1.57% |
| Konya | 1,429,935 | 1.58% |
| Antalya | 1,372,400 | 1.87% |
| Diyarbakir | 1,113,333 | 1.49% |
| Mersin | 1,084,817 | 1.44% |
| Kayseri | 1,025,507 | 1.21% |
| Eskisehir | 848,002 | 1.67% |
| Gebze | 831,360 | 2.21% |
| Samsun | 706,784 | 1.95% |
| Denizli | 701,231 | 1.76% |
| Sanliurfa | 615,847 | 1.04% |
| Kahramanmaras | 592,746 | 1.71% |
| Sakarya | 588,994 | 1.83% |
| Van | 568,155 | 2.12% |
| Malatya | 526,012 | 1.33% |