Elazig's 2021 population is now estimated at 418,689. In 1950, the population of Elazig was 44,712. Elazig has grown by 10,301 since 2015, which represents a 2.52% 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 Elazig, which typically includes Elazig's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | 503,734 | 0.94% | 4,679 |
| 2034 | 499,055 | 0.97% | 4,817 |
| 2033 | 494,238 | 1.00% | 4,895 |
| 2032 | 489,343 | 1.01% | 4,916 |
| 2031 | 484,427 | 1.03% | 4,948 |
| 2030 | 479,479 | 1.06% | 5,030 |
| 2029 | 474,449 | 1.10% | 5,176 |
| 2028 | 469,273 | 1.16% | 5,389 |
| 2027 | 463,884 | 1.25% | 5,732 |
| 2026 | 458,152 | 1.38% | 6,246 |
| 2025 | 451,906 | 1.56% | 6,945 |
| 2024 | 444,961 | 1.79% | 7,822 |
| 2023 | 437,139 | 2.05% | 8,785 |
| 2022 | 428,354 | 2.31% | 9,665 |
| 2021 | 418,689 | 2.52% | 10,301 |
| 2020 | 408,388 | 2.67% | 10,632 |
| 2019 | 397,756 | 2.76% | 10,680 |
| 2018 | 387,076 | 2.79% | 10,520 |
| 2017 | 376,556 | 2.79% | 10,220 |
| 2016 | 366,336 | 2.80% | 9,969 |
| 2015 | 356,367 | 1.89% | 6,603 |
| 2014 | 349,764 | 0.99% | 3,445 |
| 2013 | 346,319 | 0.99% | 3,406 |
| 2012 | 342,913 | 1.62% | 5,451 |
| 2011 | 337,462 | 2.23% | 7,371 |
| 2010 | 330,091 | 2.23% | 7,211 |
| 2009 | 322,880 | 2.23% | 7,043 |
| 2008 | 315,837 | 2.24% | 6,909 |
| 2007 | 308,928 | 2.23% | 6,748 |
| 2006 | 302,180 | 2.23% | 6,601 |
| 2005 | 295,579 | 2.23% | 6,448 |
| 2004 | 289,131 | 2.24% | 6,324 |
| 2003 | 282,807 | 2.23% | 6,178 |
| 2002 | 276,629 | 2.23% | 6,042 |
| 2001 | 270,587 | 2.21% | 5,842 |
| 2000 | 264,745 | 2.16% | 5,599 |
| 1999 | 259,146 | 2.16% | 5,472 |
| 1998 | 253,674 | 2.46% | 6,094 |
| 1997 | 247,580 | 2.89% | 6,944 |
| 1996 | 240,636 | 2.89% | 6,767 |
| 1995 | 233,869 | 2.89% | 6,568 |
| 1994 | 227,301 | 2.89% | 6,384 |
| 1993 | 220,917 | 2.89% | 6,196 |
| 1992 | 214,721 | 2.89% | 6,038 |
| 1991 | 208,683 | 2.72% | 5,524 |
| 1990 | 203,159 | 2.33% | 4,634 |
| 1989 | 198,525 | 2.33% | 4,522 |
| 1988 | 194,003 | 2.34% | 4,432 |
| 1987 | 189,571 | 2.33% | 4,324 |
| 1986 | 185,247 | 2.79% | 5,020 |
| 1985 | 180,227 | 3.82% | 6,632 |
| 1984 | 173,595 | 3.83% | 6,406 |
| 1983 | 167,189 | 3.83% | 6,160 |
| 1982 | 161,029 | 3.83% | 5,934 |
| 1981 | 155,095 | 3.54% | 5,303 |
| 1980 | 149,792 | 2.84% | 4,136 |
| 1979 | 145,656 | 2.84% | 4,017 |
| 1978 | 141,639 | 2.84% | 3,905 |
| 1977 | 137,734 | 2.83% | 3,793 |
| 1976 | 133,941 | 3.19% | 4,142 |
| 1975 | 129,799 | 3.94% | 4,915 |
| 1974 | 124,884 | 3.94% | 4,729 |
| 1973 | 120,155 | 3.93% | 4,544 |
| 1972 | 115,611 | 3.94% | 4,383 |
| 1971 | 111,228 | 3.13% | 3,379 |
| 1970 | 107,849 | 1.43% | 1,521 |
| 1969 | 106,328 | 1.43% | 1,498 |
| 1968 | 104,830 | 1.43% | 1,480 |
| 1967 | 103,350 | 1.43% | 1,458 |
| 1966 | 101,892 | 1.43% | 1,437 |
| 1965 | 100,455 | 1.43% | 1,415 |
| 1964 | 99,040 | 1.43% | 1,398 |
| 1963 | 97,642 | 1.43% | 1,377 |
| 1962 | 96,265 | 1.43% | 1,358 |
| 1961 | 94,907 | 3.33% | 3,060 |
| 1960 | 91,847 | 7.68% | 6,548 |
| 1959 | 85,299 | 7.67% | 6,074 |
| 1958 | 79,225 | 7.67% | 5,641 |
| 1957 | 73,584 | 7.66% | 5,233 |
| 1956 | 68,351 | 7.56% | 4,803 |
| 1955 | 63,548 | 7.28% | 4,315 |
| 1954 | 59,233 | 7.28% | 4,021 |
| 1953 | 55,212 | 7.27% | 3,744 |
| 1952 | 51,468 | 7.29% | 3,499 |
| 1951 | 47,969 | 7.28% | 3,257 |
| 1950 | 44,712 | 0.00% |
| Name | Population | Growth 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 15,415,197 | 1.48% |
| Ankara | 5,215,747 | 1.92% |
| Izmir | 3,024,020 | 1.04% |
| Bursa | 2,021,116 | 1.75% |
| Adana | 1,792,565 | 1.23% |
| Gaziantep | 1,739,687 | 2.09% |
| Konya | 1,356,280 | 2.12% |
| Antalya | 1,287,439 | 2.68% |
| Diyarbakir | 1,059,686 | 1.94% |
| Mersin | 1,034,693 | 1.84% |
| Kayseri | 986,987 | 1.38% |
| Eskisehir | 801,612 | 2.29% |
| Gebze | 769,633 | 3.35% |
| Samsun | 660,863 | 2.84% |
| Denizli | 660,643 | 2.46% |
| Sanliurfa | 596,713 | 1.05% |
| Kahramanmaras | 559,574 | 2.36% |
| Sakarya | 553,438 | 2.59% |
| Van | 527,682 | 3.19% |
| Malatya | 503,988 | 1.61% |