🇹🇷 Türkiye Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Türkiye is 87,926,082, ranking #18 in the world (1.06% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.30% per year. The biggest city is Istanbul with 15,701,602 inhabitants.

Live estimate

87,930,819

Growth rate

0.30%

Density

114

people / km² (296 / mi²)

Median age

33.9

Fertility rate

1.62

births per woman

Life expectancy

78.4

years

Türkiye population 1950–2100

Population of Türkiye, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Türkiye is projected to reach 91,258,061, and 65,338,458 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2047 at 91,427,267, then decline.

Türkiye population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	87,926,082	0.30%	114.2	33.9
2025	87,685,426	0.25%	113.9	33.5
2024	87,473,805	0.23%	113.7	33.0
2023	87,270,502	0.23%	113.4	32.5
2022	87,058,473	0.26%	113.1	32.1
2021	86,686,253	0.60%	112.6	31.7
2020	86,091,692	0.77%	111.9	31.2
2019	85,357,672	0.94%	110.9	30.8
2018	84,415,969	1.28%	109.7	30.5
2017	83,083,662	1.91%	108.0	30.2
2016	81,652,088	1.57%	106.1	29.9
2015	80,014,226	2.49%	104.0	29.6
2014	78,036,154	2.51%	101.4	29.4
2013	76,403,031	1.71%	99.3	29.1
2012	75,197,198	1.47%	97.7	28.8
2011	74,215,203	1.16%	96.4	28.5
2010	73,346,769	1.20%	95.3	28.1
2009	72,464,848	1.22%	94.2	27.7
2008	71,562,338	1.29%	93.0	27.2
2007	70,750,586	0.99%	91.9	26.8
2006	70,045,349	1.01%	91.0	26.4
2005	69,329,557	1.04%	90.1	26.0
2004	68,592,617	1.09%	89.1	25.5
2003	67,831,730	1.14%	88.1	25.1
2002	67,048,795	1.18%	87.1	24.8
2001	66,245,128	1.23%	86.1	24.4
2000	65,425,961	1.26%	85.0	24.0
1999	64,591,922	1.31%	83.9	23.7
1998	63,734,383	1.37%	82.8	23.3
1997	62,852,966	1.42%	81.7	22.9
1996	61,951,134	1.47%	80.5	22.6
1995	61,024,503	1.54%	79.3	22.2
1994	60,033,836	1.73%	78.0	21.9
1993	58,999,167	1.74%	76.7	21.6
1992	57,990,118	1.71%	75.4	21.3
1991	57,009,887	1.70%	74.1	21.1
1990	56,015,628	1.82%	72.8	20.8
1989	54,976,723	1.93%	71.4	20.5
1988	53,909,626	1.99%	70.0	20.3
1987	52,843,670	2.00%	68.7	20.0
1986	51,777,772	2.07%	67.3	19.8
1985	50,687,115	2.19%	65.9	19.6
1984	49,574,069	2.26%	64.4	19.4
1983	48,447,410	2.34%	63.0	19.2
1982	47,322,096	2.36%	61.5	19.0
1981	46,321,190	1.91%	60.2	18.9
1980	45,408,815	2.07%	59.0	18.8
1979	44,510,430	1.93%	57.8	18.6
1978	43,645,306	2.00%	56.7	18.5
1977	42,773,298	2.04%	55.6	18.3
1976	41,899,984	2.09%	54.4	18.2
1975	41,053,126	2.00%	53.3	18.1
1974	40,210,234	2.16%	52.2	17.9
1973	39,329,533	2.27%	51.1	17.8
1972	38,430,221	2.35%	49.9	17.7
1971	37,518,611	2.45%	48.8	17.6
1970	36,638,465	2.30%	47.6	17.5
1969	35,787,774	2.40%	46.5	17.5
1968	34,921,684	2.50%	45.4	17.5
1967	34,050,421	2.56%	44.2	17.6
1966	33,177,672	2.64%	43.1	17.7
1965	32,345,220	2.44%	42.0	17.8
1964	31,543,072	2.58%	41.0	17.8
1963	30,726,841	2.66%	39.9	17.9
1962	29,916,147	2.69%	38.9	18.1
1961	29,119,238	2.72%	37.8	18.3
1960	28,329,898	2.78%	36.8	18.4
1959	27,526,341	2.98%	35.8	18.4
1958	26,704,962	3.08%	34.7	18.5
1957	25,880,914	3.19%	33.6	18.6
1956	25,057,602	3.28%	32.6	18.8
1955	24,310,511	2.77%	31.6	18.8
1954	23,636,109	2.86%	30.7	18.8
1953	22,958,548	2.96%	29.8	18.7
1952	22,290,092	2.96%	29.0	18.7
1951	21,643,880	2.93%	28.1	18.6
1950	21,021,140	2.91%	27.3	18.6

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	88,198,449	0.32%	114.6	34.4
2028	88,480,389	0.32%	115.0	34.9
2029	88,755,438	0.30%	115.3	35.3
2030	89,027,542	0.31%	115.7	35.8
2031	89,292,981	0.29%	116.0	36.3
2032	89,538,361	0.26%	116.3	36.7
2033	89,768,838	0.25%	116.6	37.2
2034	89,985,413	0.23%	116.9	37.7
2035	90,188,557	0.22%	117.2	38.1
2036	90,384,514	0.21%	117.4	38.6
2037	90,570,005	0.20%	117.7	39.1
2038	90,735,308	0.17%	117.9	39.5
2039	90,881,253	0.15%	118.1	40.0
2040	91,009,681	0.13%	118.3	40.5
2041	91,119,938	0.11%	118.4	40.9
2042	91,216,558	0.10%	118.5	41.4
2043	91,294,687	0.07%	118.6	41.8
2044	91,353,308	0.06%	118.7	42.2
2045	91,392,535	0.03%	118.8	42.6
2046	91,418,744	0.03%	118.8	43.0
2047	91,427,267	-0.01%	118.8	43.3
2048	91,404,165	-0.04%	118.8	43.7
2049	91,348,308	-0.08%	118.7	44.0
2050	91,258,061	-0.12%	118.6	44.3
2051	91,140,413	-0.14%	118.4	44.6
2052	90,994,874	-0.18%	118.2	44.9
2053	90,822,318	-0.20%	118.0	45.2
2054	90,624,691	-0.23%	117.8	45.5
2055	90,401,563	-0.26%	117.5	45.8
2056	90,146,993	-0.30%	117.1	46.2
2057	89,860,966	-0.33%	116.8	46.5
2058	89,554,315	-0.35%	116.4	46.9
2059	89,220,610	-0.39%	115.9	47.2
2060	88,863,276	-0.41%	115.5	47.6
2061	88,489,940	-0.43%	115.0	47.9
2062	88,094,493	-0.46%	114.5	48.3
2063	87,678,516	-0.48%	113.9	48.6
2064	87,244,714	-0.51%	113.4	49.0
2065	86,793,663	-0.53%	112.8	49.3
2066	86,330,698	-0.54%	112.2	49.7
2067	85,859,809	-0.55%	111.6	50.0
2068	85,376,502	-0.58%	110.9	50.3
2069	84,876,222	-0.60%	110.3	50.6
2070	84,358,564	-0.63%	109.6	50.9
2071	83,826,300	-0.64%	108.9	51.1
2072	83,281,300	-0.66%	108.2	51.4
2073	82,725,560	-0.68%	107.5	51.6
2074	82,155,158	-0.71%	106.7	51.8
2075	81,572,524	-0.71%	106.0	51.9
2076	80,982,605	-0.74%	105.2	52.0
2077	80,384,573	-0.75%	104.4	52.2
2078	79,782,053	-0.76%	103.7	52.3
2079	79,173,745	-0.77%	102.9	52.4
2080	78,555,666	-0.80%	102.1	52.5
2081	77,929,526	-0.81%	101.3	52.6
2082	77,295,425	-0.83%	100.4	52.7
2083	76,653,880	-0.84%	99.6	52.8
2084	76,011,685	-0.84%	98.8	52.9
2085	75,360,716	-0.88%	97.9	53.0
2086	74,700,330	-0.89%	97.1	53.1
2087	74,039,774	-0.89%	96.2	53.2
2088	73,374,454	-0.91%	95.3	53.3
2089	72,701,094	-0.93%	94.5	53.4
2090	72,021,272	-0.95%	93.6	53.5
2091	71,340,820	-0.95%	92.7	53.6
2092	70,664,470	-0.96%	91.8	53.7
2093	69,986,635	-0.97%	90.9	53.8
2094	69,312,782	-0.96%	90.1	53.9
2095	68,646,932	-0.97%	89.2	54.0
2096	67,984,307	-0.97%	88.3	54.2
2097	67,321,295	-0.99%	87.5	54.3
2098	66,660,102	-0.99%	86.6	54.4
2099	65,999,213	-1.01%	85.8	54.5
2100	65,338,458	-1.00%	84.9	54.6

States & provinces of Türkiye by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Istanbul	15,907,951	18.1%
2	Ankara	5,782,285	6.6%
3	Izmir	4,493,242	5.1%
4	Bursa	3,194,720	3.6%
5	Antalya	2,688,004	3.1%
6	Konya	2,296,347	2.6%
7	Adana	2,274,106	2.6%
8	Sanliurfa	2,170,110	2.5%
9	Gaziantep	2,154,051	2.4%
10	Kocaeli	2,079,072	2.4%
11	Mersin	1,954,279	2.2%
12	Diyarbakir	1,804,880	2.1%
13	Hatay	1,562,185	1.8%
14	Manisa	1,468,279	1.7%
15	Kayseri	1,452,458	1.7%
16	Samsun	1,368,488	1.6%
17	Balikesir	1,257,590	1.4%
18	K. Maras	1,177,436	1.3%
19	Aydin	1,148,241	1.3%
20	Tekirdag	1,142,451	1.3%
21	Van	1,128,749	1.3%
22	Sakarya	1,080,080	1.2%
23	Denizli	1,056,332	1.2%
24	Mugla	1,048,185	1.2%
25	Eskisehir	906,617	1.0%
26	Mardin	870,374	1.0%
27	Trabzon	818,023	0.9%
28	Malatya	812,580	0.9%
29	Ordu	763,190	0.9%
30	Erzurum	749,754	0.9%
31	Afyonkarahisar	747,555	0.9%
32	Sivas	634,924	0.7%
33	Batman	634,491	0.7%
34	Adiyaman	611,037	0.7%
35	Tokat	596,454	0.7%
36	Elazig	591,497	0.7%
37	Zinguldak	588,510	0.7%
38	Kütahya	580,701	0.7%
39	Çanakkale	573,976	0.7%
40	Osmaniye	559,405	0.6%
41	Sirnak	557,605	0.6%
42	Çorum	524,130	0.6%
43	Agri	510,626	0.6%
44	Giresun	450,862	0.5%
45	Isparta	446,409	0.5%
46	Aksaray	433,055	0.5%
47	Yozgat	418,442	0.5%
48	Edirne	414,714	0.5%
49	Mus	399,202	0.5%
50	Kastamonu	381,991	0.4%
51	Kirklareli	379,031	0.4%
52	Usak	375,454	0.4%
53	Nigde	365,419	0.4%
54	Bitlis	353,988	0.4%
55	Düzce	351,509	0.4%
56	Rize	344,016	0.4%
57	Amasya	338,267	0.4%
58	Siirt	331,311	0.4%
59	Bolu	320,824	0.4%
60	Nevsehir	310,011	0.4%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Türkiye

#	City	Region	Population
1	Istanbul	Istanbul	15,701,602
2	Ankara capital	Ankara	3,517,182
3	Bursa	Bursa Province	3,101,833
4	İzmir	İzmir Province	2,938,292
5	Gaziantep	Gaziantep	2,222,415
6	Diyarbakır	Diyarbakır Province	1,833,684
7	Adana	Adana	1,816,750
8	Kayseri	Kayseri	1,452,458
9	Konya	Konya	1,433,861
10	Antalya	Antalya	1,335,002
11	Esenyurt	Istanbul	983,571
12	Eskişehir	Eskişehir	921,630
13	Çankaya	Ankara	792,189
14	Küçükçekmece	Istanbul	792,030
15	Erzurum	Erzurum	767,848

FAQ

What is the population of Türkiye in 2026?

The population of Türkiye is 87,926,082 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Türkiye?

Istanbul is the biggest city in Türkiye with 15,701,602 inhabitants; the capital is Ankara.

Is the population of Türkiye growing or shrinking?

The population of Türkiye is growing at 0.30% per year, and is projected to peak in 2047 at 91,427,267.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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