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Population in Taiwan compared to Turkey: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 3.71 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.32% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Taiwan vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Turkey
2100 10,150,338 64,394,191
2099 10,273,881 65,045,868
2098 10,399,680 65,690,351
2097 10,527,804 66,342,622
2096 10,657,536 66,990,674
2095 10,789,978 67,642,188
2094 10,925,075 68,296,562
2093 11,062,491 68,963,773
2092 11,202,670 69,625,957
2091 11,346,131 70,290,255
2090 11,494,369 70,960,483
2089 11,644,743 71,623,547
2088 11,799,177 72,281,102
2087 11,956,109 72,928,397
2086 12,116,149 73,576,610
2085 12,281,248 74,223,570
2084 12,451,872 74,853,312
2083 12,625,681 75,483,067
2082 12,803,442 76,111,533
2081 12,986,931 76,726,689
2080 13,174,137 77,339,541
2079 13,366,920 77,938,889
2078 13,564,788 78,532,577
2077 13,765,770 79,120,573
2076 13,969,802 79,705,459
2075 14,178,904 80,277,544
2074 14,391,331 80,848,141
2073 14,606,033 81,396,237
2072 14,824,987 81,938,080
2071 15,045,310 82,465,112
2070 15,266,143 82,981,973
2069 15,488,280 83,480,362
2068 15,714,125 83,963,140
2067 15,940,945 84,428,242
2066 16,167,553 84,886,666
2065 16,396,032 85,336,225
2064 16,625,600 85,771,285
2063 16,854,355 86,187,013
2062 17,084,600 86,587,114
2061 17,314,450 86,962,577
2060 17,541,998 87,319,314
2059 17,767,014 87,663,392
2058 17,988,239 87,973,789
2057 18,208,151 88,264,809
2056 18,423,453 88,534,755
2055 18,639,554 88,764,080
2054 18,853,384 88,972,362
2053 19,063,428 89,151,673
2052 19,270,076 89,310,785
2051 19,474,323 89,437,110
2050 19,677,203 89,541,520
2049 19,878,438 89,614,107
2048 20,073,645 89,651,068
2047 20,267,326 89,659,415
2046 20,454,154 89,634,354
2045 20,640,565 89,608,012
2044 20,819,477 89,557,421
2043 20,995,111 89,493,042
2042 21,166,213 89,404,193
2041 21,331,710 89,303,546
2040 21,491,361 89,187,952
2039 21,645,911 89,051,669
2038 21,794,529 88,901,719
2037 21,939,617 88,727,471
2036 22,077,701 88,537,927
2035 22,211,115 88,343,153
2034 22,340,809 88,139,515
2033 22,463,465 87,918,397
2032 22,582,449 87,687,495
2031 22,698,460 87,437,150
2030 22,809,605 87,166,904
2029 22,916,803 86,903,490
2028 23,022,058 86,627,469
2027 23,127,410 86,350,539
2026 23,229,461 86,093,293
2025 23,331,886 85,878,556
2024 23,410,331 85,518,661
2023 23,342,541 85,325,965
2022 23,319,977 84,979,913
2021 23,468,275 84,147,318
2020 23,582,179 83,384,680
2019 23,596,027 82,579,440
2018 23,580,080 81,407,204
2017 23,555,522 80,312,698
2016 23,515,945 79,277,962
2015 23,462,914 78,218,479
2014 23,403,635 77,181,884
2013 23,344,670 76,147,624
2012 23,270,367 75,175,827
2011 23,193,518 74,223,629
2010 23,140,948 73,142,150
2009 23,078,402 72,039,206
2008 22,997,696 71,051,678
2007 22,917,444 70,158,112
2006 22,823,455 70,045,349
2005 22,729,753 69,329,557
2004 22,646,836 68,592,617
2003 22,562,663 67,831,730
2002 22,463,172 67,048,795
2001 22,341,120 66,245,128
2000 22,184,530 65,425,961
1999 22,010,489 64,591,923
1998 21,835,703 63,734,383
1997 21,634,124 62,852,966
1996 21,441,432 61,951,134
1995 21,267,653 61,024,503
1994 21,086,645 60,033,836
1993 20,899,019 58,999,167
1992 20,704,227 57,990,118
1991 20,503,568 57,009,887
1990 20,278,946 56,015,628
1989 20,055,492 54,976,723
1988 19,839,704 53,909,626
1987 19,617,046 52,843,670
1986 19,411,454 51,777,772
1985 19,191,510 50,687,115
1984 18,929,866 49,574,069
1983 18,653,146 48,447,410
1982 18,354,855 47,322,096
1981 18,029,982 46,321,190
1980 17,704,538 45,408,815
1979 17,372,779 44,510,429
1978 17,042,272 43,645,306
1977 16,730,895 42,773,298
1976 16,401,413 41,899,984
1975 16,075,128 41,053,126
1974 15,784,817 40,210,234
1973 15,505,121 39,329,533
1972 15,220,495 38,430,221
1971 14,913,564 37,518,611
1970 14,582,944 36,638,465
1969 14,068,984 35,787,774
1968 13,548,537 34,921,684
1967 13,210,344 34,050,421
1966 12,874,153 33,177,672
1965 12,511,863 32,345,220
1964 12,137,143 31,543,072
1963 11,762,101 30,726,841
1962 11,392,513 29,916,147
1961 11,030,385 29,119,238
1960 10,667,705 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Taiwan increased by 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Taiwan's population will shrink by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people with a rank change from 60th to 76th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Turkey
2100 -1.2% -1%
2099 -1.21% -0.98%
2098 -1.22% -0.98%
2097 -1.22% -0.97%
2096 -1.23% -0.96%
2095 -1.24% -0.96%
2094 -1.24% -0.97%
2093 -1.25% -0.95%
2092 -1.26% -0.95%
2091 -1.29% -0.94%
2090 -1.29% -0.93%
2089 -1.31% -0.91%
2088 -1.31% -0.89%
2087 -1.32% -0.88%
2086 -1.34% -0.87%
2085 -1.37% -0.84%
2084 -1.38% -0.83%
2083 -1.39% -0.83%
2082 -1.41% -0.8%
2081 -1.42% -0.79%
2080 -1.44% -0.77%
2079 -1.46% -0.76%
2078 -1.46% -0.74%
2077 -1.46% -0.73%
2076 -1.47% -0.71%
2075 -1.48% -0.71%
2074 -1.47% -0.67%
2073 -1.48% -0.66%
2072 -1.46% -0.64%
2071 -1.45% -0.62%
2070 -1.43% -0.6%
2069 -1.44% -0.57%
2068 -1.42% -0.55%
2067 -1.4% -0.54%
2066 -1.39% -0.53%
2065 -1.38% -0.51%
2064 -1.36% -0.48%
2063 -1.35% -0.46%
2062 -1.33% -0.43%
2061 -1.3% -0.41%
2060 -1.27% -0.39%
2059 -1.23% -0.35%
2058 -1.21% -0.33%
2057 -1.17% -0.3%
2056 -1.16% -0.26%
2055 -1.13% -0.23%
2054 -1.1% -0.2%
2053 -1.07% -0.18%
2052 -1.05% -0.14%
2051 -1.03% -0.12%
2050 -1.01% -0.08%
2049 -0.97% -0.04%
2048 -0.96% -0.009%
2047 -0.91% 0.03%
2046 -0.9% 0.03%
2045 -0.86% 0.06%
2044 -0.84% 0.07%
2043 -0.81% 0.1%
2042 -0.78% 0.11%
2041 -0.74% 0.13%
2040 -0.71% 0.15%
2039 -0.68% 0.17%
2038 -0.66% 0.2%
2037 -0.63% 0.21%
2036 -0.6% 0.22%
2035 -0.58% 0.23%
2034 -0.55% 0.25%
2033 -0.53% 0.26%
2032 -0.51% 0.29%
2031 -0.49% 0.31%
2030 -0.47% 0.3%
2029 -0.46% 0.32%
2028 -0.46% 0.32%
2027 -0.44% 0.3%
2026 -0.44% 0.25%
2025 -0.34% 0.42%
2024 0.29% 0.23%
2023 0.1% 0.41%
2022 -0.63% 0.99%
2021 -0.48% 0.91%
2020 -0.06% 0.98%
2019 0.07% 1.44%
2018 0.1% 1.36%
2017 0.17% 1.31%
2016 0.23% 1.35%
2015 0.25% 1.34%
2014 0.25% 1.36%
2013 0.32% 1.29%
2012 0.33% 1.28%
2011 0.23% 1.48%
2010 0.27% 1.53%
2009 0.35% 1.39%
2008 0.35% 1.27%
2007 0.41% 0.16%
2006 0.41% 1.03%
2005 0.37% 1.07%
2004 0.37% 1.12%
2003 0.44% 1.17%
2002 0.55% 1.21%
2001 0.71% 1.25%
2000 0.79% 1.29%
1999 0.8% 1.35%
1998 0.93% 1.4%
1997 0.9% 1.46%
1996 0.82% 1.52%
1995 0.86% 1.65%
1994 0.9% 1.75%
1993 0.94% 1.74%
1992 0.98% 1.72%
1991 1.11% 1.77%
1990 1.11% 1.89%
1989 1.09% 1.98%
1988 1.14% 2.02%
1987 1.06% 2.06%
1986 1.15% 2.15%
1985 1.38% 2.25%
1984 1.48% 2.33%
1983 1.63% 2.38%
1982 1.8% 2.16%
1981 1.84% 2.01%
1980 1.91% 2.02%
1979 1.94% 1.98%
1978 1.86% 2.04%
1977 2.01% 2.08%
1976 2.03% 2.06%
1975 1.84% 2.1%
1974 1.8% 2.24%
1973 1.87% 2.34%
1972 2.06% 2.43%
1971 2.27% 2.4%
1970 3.65% 2.38%
1969 3.84% 2.48%
1968 2.56% 2.56%
1967 2.61% 2.63%
1966 2.9% 2.57%
1965 3.09% 2.54%
1964 3.19% 2.66%
1963 3.24% 2.71%
1962 3.28% 2.74%
1961 3.4% 2.79%
1960 3.69% -

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Taiwan declined by 0.34%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Turkey
Current population
23229461
86225430
Population rank 60/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 1.04%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
3.9 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
2.6 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -215 +986
Annual growth/decline -78,445 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 138/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +47,029 -258,205
Net migration rank 23/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - -258,205
2024 -67,188 47,029 453,249 -275,952
2023 -69,794 225,599 426,630 -318,070
2022 -68,327 -42,430 535,373 -301,544
2021 -30,039 -156,010 521,713 20,283
2020 -7,782 -33,978 608,708 37,934
2019 1,416 12,718 751,472 -15,690
2018 8,725 8,888 830,353 187,570
2017 22,613 8,809 875,408 659,846
2016 35,980 11,707 895,841 352,063
2015 49,741 8,581 930,799 1,063,140
2014 - - 957,055 1,033,384
2013 - - 921,386 438,618
2012 - - 917,145 258,623
2011 43,836 19,077 875,839 68,849
2010 - - 892,334 55,532
2009 - - 900,491 24,276
2008 - - 868,749 47,915
2007 - - 876,626 -186,402
2006 - - 897,351 -190,194
2005 - - 898,650 -174,177
2004 - - 896,025 -146,574
2003 - - 893,683 -121,383
2002 - - 922,927 -129,444
2001 132,707 -3,811 980,560 -166,759
2000 - - 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 - - 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 - - 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 - - 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 - - 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 - - 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 - - 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 - - 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 - - 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 215,698 -12,128 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 - - 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 - - 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 - - 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 - - 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 - - 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 - - 1,098,846 8,960
1984 - - 1,096,529 21,787
1983 - - 1,095,106 39,871
1982 - - 1,091,863 23,728
1981 326,883 4,508 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 - - 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 - - 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 - - 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 - - 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 - - 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 - - 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 - - 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 - - 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 - - 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 - - 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 - - 991,950 -150,924
1969 - - 970,958 -110,578
1968 - - 950,778 -78,973
1967 - - 936,727 -65,993
1966 346,958 18,774 925,790 -50,999
1965 - - 904,016 -113,911
1964 - - 884,152 -69,978
1963 - - 862,626 -44,317
1962 - - 837,473 -34,353
1961 - - 816,911 -26,187
1960 - - 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 57.8% of the population change in Taiwan is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

Biggest cities by population

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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