According to data obtained from the Address-Based Population Registration System, as of the beginning of 2024, Turkey's population is 85,372,377. This figure was 13.6 million when the first official population census was conducted in 1927. The figure in 2023 was 92,824 more than the figure in 2022, and the population growth rate was 0.11%. According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km2 in Turkey.
While 68.3% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 21.4% are in the 0–14 age group. Approximately 10.2% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over. The median age of Turkey's population is 34. Istanbul is Turkey's most developed and most populous city. It also holds the title of the most populous city in Europe.
List of provinces The population data below is taken from the Turkish Statistical Institute and is based on the 2023 address-based population registration system data.
No.ProvinceRegionPopulationYearRankingchangeChange1IstanbulMarmara15,655,9242023 -252,0272AnkaraCentral Anatolia5,803,4822023 21,1973IzmirAegean4,479,5252023 17,4694BursaMarmara3,214,5712023 19,8515AntalyaMediterranean2,696,2492023 8,2456KonyaCentral Anatolia2,320,2412023 23,8947AdanaMediterranean2,270,2982023 -3,8088ŞanlıurfaSoutheastern Anatolia2,213,9642023 43,8549GaziantepSoutheastern Anatolia2,164,1342023 10,08310KocaeliMarmara2,102,9072023 23,83511MersinMediterranean1,938,3892023 21,95712DiyarbakırSoutheastern Anatolia1,818,1332023 13,25313HatayMediterranean1,544,6402023 -141,40314ManisaAegean1,475,7162023 7,43715KayseriCentral Anatolia1,445,6832023 4,16016SamsunBlack Sea1,377,5462023 9,05817BalıkesirMarmara1,273,5192023 15,92918TekirdağMarmara1,167,0592023 2 24,60819AydınAegean1,161,7022023 13,46120VanEastern Anatolia1,127,6122023 1 -1,13721KahramanmaraşMediterranean1,116,6182023 3 -60,81822SakaryaMarmara1,098,1152023 18,03523MuğlaAegean1,066,7362023 1 18,55124DenizliAegean1,059,0822023 1 2,75025EskişehirCentral Anatolia915,4182023 8,80126MardinSoutheastern Anatolia888,8742023 18,50027TrabzonBlack Sea824,3522023 6,32928OrduBlack Sea775,8002023 1 12,61029AfyonkarahisarAegean751,3442023 2 3,78930ErzurumEastern Anatolia749,9932023 23931MalatyaEastern Anatolia742,7252023 3 -69,85532SivasCentral Anatolia650,4012023 133BatmanSoutheastern Anatolia647,2052023 134TokatBlack Sea606,9342023 135AdıyamanSoutheastern Anatolia604,9782023 336ElazığEastern Anatolia604,4112023 37ZonguldakBlack Sea591,4922023 38KütahyaAegean575,6742023 39ŞırnakSoutheastern Anatolia570,7452023 240ÇanakkaleMarmara 570,499202341OsmaniyeMediterranean557,6662023 242ÇorumBlack Sea528,351202343AğrıEastern Anatolia511,238202344GiresunBlack Sea461,712202345IspartaMediterranean449,777202346AksarayCentral Anatolia438,504202347YozgatCentral Anatolia420,699202348EdirneMarmara419,913202349DüzceBlack Sea409,865202350MuşEastern Anatolia 399,879202351KastamonuBlack Sea388,990202352KırklareliMarmara377,1562023 153NiğdeCentral Anatolia377,0802023 153UşakAegean377,0012023 255BitlisEastern Anatolia359,7472023 56RizeBlack Sea350,5062023 57SiirtSoutheastern Anatolia347,4122023 158AmasyaBlack Sea339,5292023 159BoluBlack Sea324,7892023 60NevşehirCentral Anatolia315,9942023 61YalovaMarmara304,7802023 62HakkâriEastern Anatolia287,6252023 263KırıkkaleCentral Anatolia285,7442023 64BingölEastern Anatolia285,6552023 265KarsEastern Anatolia278,3352023 66BurdurMediterranean277,4522023 67KaramanCentral Anatolia263,9602023 68KarabükBlack Sea255,2422023 69KırşehirCentral Anatolia247,1792023 70ErzincanEastern Anatolia243,3992023 71SinopBlack Sea229,7162023 172BilecikMarmara228,0582023 173IğdırEastern Anatolia209,7382023 74BartınBlack Sea207,2382023 75ÇankırıCentral Anatolia205,5012023 76ArtvinBlack Sea172,3562023 77KilisSoutheastern Anatolia155,1792023 78GümüşhaneBlack Sea148,5392023 79ArdahanEastern Anatolia92,8192023 80TunceliEastern Anatolia89,3172023 81BayburtBlack Sea86,0472023
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