Mersin's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,084,817. In 1950, the population of Mersin was 54,370. Mersin has grown by 15,415 in the last year, which represents a 1.44% 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 Mersin, which typically includes Mersin's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,220,085 |
| 2034 | 1,208,754 |
| 2033 | 1,197,094 |
| 2032 | 1,185,257 |
| 2031 | 1,173,395 |
| 2030 | 1,161,515 |
| 2029 | 1,149,545 |
| 2028 | 1,137,413 |
| 2027 | 1,125,075 |
| 2026 | 1,112,365 |
| 2025 | 1,099,039 |
| 2024 | 1,084,817 |
| 2023 | 1,069,402 |
| 2022 | 1,052,637 |
| 2021 | 1,034,693 |
| 2020 | 1,016,019 |
| 2019 | 997,131 |
| 2018 | 978,420 |
| 2017 | 960,068 |
| 2016 | 942,085 |
| 2015 | 924,390 |
| 2014 | 906,092 |
| 2013 | 887,224 |
| 2012 | 868,773 |
| 2011 | 841,806 |
| 2010 | 807,257 |
| 2009 | 774,126 |
| 2008 | 742,398 |
| 2007 | 711,887 |
| 2006 | 682,671 |
| 2005 | 654,653 |
| 2004 | 627,821 |
| 2003 | 602,020 |
| 2002 | 577,312 |
| 2001 | 553,619 |
| 2000 | 533,831 |
| 1999 | 521,025 |
| 1998 | 508,543 |
| 1997 | 496,385 |
| 1996 | 484,567 |
| 1995 | 472,999 |
| 1994 | 461,722 |
| 1993 | 450,715 |
| 1992 | 439,984 |
| 1991 | 429,480 |
| 1990 | 414,775 |
| 1989 | 390,997 |
| 1988 | 368,612 |
| 1987 | 347,452 |
| 1986 | 327,533 |
| 1985 | 307,769 |
| 1984 | 287,111 |
| 1983 | 267,789 |
| 1982 | 249,791 |
| 1981 | 233,002 |
| 1980 | 216,988 |
| 1979 | 201,144 |
| 1978 | 186,477 |
| 1977 | 172,879 |
| 1976 | 160,289 |
| 1975 | 149,466 |
| 1974 | 141,144 |
| 1973 | 133,286 |
| 1972 | 125,875 |
| 1971 | 118,857 |
| 1970 | 113,965 |
| 1969 | 112,913 |
| 1968 | 111,871 |
| 1967 | 110,836 |
| 1966 | 109,812 |
| 1965 | 108,797 |
| 1964 | 107,794 |
| 1963 | 106,797 |
| 1962 | 105,810 |
| 1961 | 104,832 |
| 1960 | 102,158 |
| 1959 | 95,960 |
| 1958 | 90,147 |
| 1957 | 84,685 |
| 1956 | 79,561 |
| 1955 | 74,710 |
| 1954 | 70,109 |
| 1953 | 65,792 |
| 1952 | 61,745 |
| 1951 | 57,938 |
| 1950 | 54,370 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 54,370 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 57,938 | 6.56% | 3,568 |
| 1952 | 61,745 | 6.57% | 3,807 |
| 1953 | 65,792 | 6.55% | 4,047 |
| 1954 | 70,109 | 6.56% | 4,317 |
| 1955 | 74,710 | 6.56% | 4,601 |
| 1956 | 79,561 | 6.49% | 4,851 |
| 1957 | 84,685 | 6.44% | 5,124 |
| 1958 | 90,147 | 6.45% | 5,462 |
| 1959 | 95,960 | 6.45% | 5,813 |
| 1960 | 102,158 | 6.46% | 6,198 |
| 1961 | 104,832 | 2.62% | 2,674 |
| 1962 | 105,810 | 0.93% | 978 |
| 1963 | 106,797 | 0.93% | 987 |
| 1964 | 107,794 | 0.93% | 997 |
| 1965 | 108,797 | 0.93% | 1,003 |
| 1966 | 109,812 | 0.93% | 1,015 |
| 1967 | 110,836 | 0.93% | 1,024 |
| 1968 | 111,871 | 0.93% | 1,035 |
| 1969 | 112,913 | 0.93% | 1,042 |
| 1970 | 113,965 | 0.93% | 1,052 |
| 1971 | 118,857 | 4.29% | 4,892 |
| 1972 | 125,875 | 5.9% | 7,018 |
| 1973 | 133,286 | 5.89% | 7,411 |
| 1974 | 141,144 | 5.9% | 7,858 |
| 1975 | 149,466 | 5.9% | 8,322 |
| 1976 | 160,289 | 7.24% | 10,823 |
| 1977 | 172,879 | 7.85% | 12,590 |
| 1978 | 186,477 | 7.87% | 13,598 |
| 1979 | 201,144 | 7.87% | 14,667 |
| 1980 | 216,988 | 7.88% | 15,844 |
| 1981 | 233,002 | 7.38% | 16,014 |
| 1982 | 249,791 | 7.21% | 16,789 |
| 1983 | 267,789 | 7.21% | 17,998 |
| 1984 | 287,111 | 7.22% | 19,322 |
| 1985 | 307,769 | 7.2% | 20,658 |
| 1986 | 327,533 | 6.42% | 19,764 |
| 1987 | 347,452 | 6.08% | 19,919 |
| 1988 | 368,612 | 6.09% | 21,160 |
| 1989 | 390,997 | 6.07% | 22,385 |
| 1990 | 414,775 | 6.08% | 23,778 |
| 1991 | 429,480 | 3.55% | 14,705 |
| 1992 | 439,984 | 2.45% | 10,504 |
| 1993 | 450,715 | 2.44% | 10,731 |
| 1994 | 461,722 | 2.44% | 11,007 |
| 1995 | 472,999 | 2.44% | 11,277 |
| 1996 | 484,567 | 2.45% | 11,568 |
| 1997 | 496,385 | 2.44% | 11,818 |
| 1998 | 508,543 | 2.45% | 12,158 |
| 1999 | 521,025 | 2.45% | 12,482 |
| 2000 | 533,831 | 2.46% | 12,806 |
| 2001 | 553,619 | 3.71% | 19,788 |
| 2002 | 577,312 | 4.28% | 23,693 |
| 2003 | 602,020 | 4.28% | 24,708 |
| 2004 | 627,821 | 4.29% | 25,801 |
| 2005 | 654,653 | 4.27% | 26,832 |
| 2006 | 682,671 | 4.28% | 28,018 |
| 2007 | 711,887 | 4.28% | 29,216 |
| 2008 | 742,398 | 4.29% | 30,511 |
| 2009 | 774,126 | 4.27% | 31,728 |
| 2010 | 807,257 | 4.28% | 33,131 |
| 2011 | 841,806 | 4.28% | 34,549 |
| 2012 | 868,773 | 3.2% | 26,967 |
| 2013 | 887,224 | 2.12% | 18,451 |
| 2014 | 906,092 | 2.13% | 18,868 |
| 2015 | 924,390 | 2.02% | 18,298 |
| 2016 | 942,085 | 1.91% | 17,695 |
| 2017 | 960,068 | 1.91% | 17,983 |
| 2018 | 978,420 | 1.91% | 18,352 |
| 2019 | 997,131 | 1.91% | 18,711 |
| 2020 | 1,016,019 | 1.89% | 18,888 |
| 2021 | 1,034,693 | 1.84% | 18,674 |
| 2022 | 1,052,637 | 1.73% | 17,944 |
| 2023 | 1,069,402 | 1.59% | 16,765 |
| 2024 | 1,084,817 | 1.44% | 15,415 |
| 2025 | 1,099,039 | 1.31% | 14,222 |
| 2026 | 1,112,365 | 1.21% | 13,326 |
| 2027 | 1,125,075 | 1.14% | 12,710 |
| 2028 | 1,137,413 | 1.1% | 12,338 |
| 2029 | 1,149,545 | 1.07% | 12,132 |
| 2030 | 1,161,515 | 1.04% | 11,970 |
| 2031 | 1,173,395 | 1.02% | 11,880 |
| 2032 | 1,185,257 | 1.01% | 11,862 |
| 2033 | 1,197,094 | 1% | 11,837 |
| 2034 | 1,208,754 | 0.97% | 11,660 |
| 2035 | 1,220,085 | 0.94% | 11,331 |
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% |