The current population of Turkey is 86,002,379 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 85,518,661 in 2024.
- Turkey accounts for 1.04% of the world's population.
- Turkey is projected to reach 89.5M people in 2047.
- For the last 20 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of 1.14% per year.
- Turkey is ranked 18/197 by population and was ranked 18th in 2006.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth in 20 years).
Turkey population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 64,274,243 | -1% |
| 2099 | 64,924,706 | -0.98% |
| 2098 | 65,567,989 | -0.98% |
| 2097 | 66,219,045 | -0.97% |
| 2096 | 66,865,890 | -0.96% |
| 2095 | 67,516,190 | -0.96% |
| 2094 | 68,169,346 | -0.97% |
| 2093 | 68,835,313 | -0.95% |
| 2092 | 69,496,264 | -0.95% |
| 2091 | 70,159,325 | -0.94% |
| 2090 | 70,828,304 | -0.93% |
| 2089 | 71,490,133 | -0.91% |
| 2088 | 72,146,464 | -0.89% |
| 2087 | 72,792,552 | -0.88% |
| 2086 | 73,439,558 | -0.87% |
| 2085 | 74,085,313 | -0.84% |
| 2084 | 74,713,882 | -0.83% |
| 2083 | 75,342,464 | -0.83% |
| 2082 | 75,969,760 | -0.8% |
| 2081 | 76,583,769 | -0.79% |
| 2080 | 77,195,480 | -0.77% |
| 2079 | 77,793,711 | -0.76% |
| 2078 | 78,386,293 | -0.74% |
| 2077 | 78,973,194 | -0.73% |
| 2076 | 79,556,991 | -0.71% |
| 2075 | 80,128,010 | -0.71% |
| 2074 | 80,697,544 | -0.67% |
| 2073 | 81,244,619 | -0.66% |
| 2072 | 81,785,452 | -0.64% |
| 2071 | 82,311,503 | -0.62% |
| 2070 | 82,827,402 | -0.6% |
| 2069 | 83,324,862 | -0.57% |
| 2068 | 83,806,741 | -0.55% |
| 2067 | 84,270,976 | -0.54% |
| 2066 | 84,728,547 | -0.53% |
| 2065 | 85,177,268 | -0.51% |
| 2064 | 85,611,517 | -0.48% |
| 2063 | 86,026,471 | -0.46% |
| 2062 | 86,425,827 | -0.43% |
| 2061 | 86,800,591 | -0.41% |
| 2060 | 87,156,663 | -0.39% |
| 2059 | 87,500,101 | -0.35% |
| 2058 | 87,809,920 | -0.33% |
| 2057 | 88,100,397 | -0.3% |
| 2056 | 88,369,840 | -0.26% |
| 2055 | 88,598,739 | -0.23% |
| 2054 | 88,806,632 | -0.2% |
| 2053 | 88,985,609 | -0.18% |
| 2052 | 89,144,425 | -0.14% |
| 2051 | 89,270,515 | -0.12% |
| 2050 | 89,374,730 | -0.08% |
| 2049 | 89,447,182 | -0.04% |
| 2048 | 89,484,074 | -0.009% |
| 2047 | 89,492,406 | 0.03% |
| 2046 | 89,467,391 | 0.03% |
| 2045 | 89,441,098 | 0.06% |
| 2044 | 89,390,601 | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 89,326,342 | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 89,237,658 | 0.11% |
| 2041 | 89,137,199 | 0.13% |
| 2040 | 89,021,820 | 0.15% |
| 2039 | 88,885,792 | 0.17% |
| 2038 | 88,736,121 | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 88,562,197 | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 88,373,007 | 0.22% |
| 2035 | 88,178,595 | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 87,975,336 | 0.25% |
| 2033 | 87,754,631 | 0.26% |
| 2032 | 87,524,158 | 0.29% |
| 2031 | 87,274,280 | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 87,004,538 | 0.3% |
| 2029 | 86,741,614 | 0.32% |
| 2028 | 86,466,107 | 0.32% |
| 2027 | 86,189,693 | 0.3% |
| 2026 | 85,932,926 | 0.25% |
| 2025 | 85,718,588 | 0.23% |
| 2024 | 85,518,661 | 0.23% |
| 2023 | 85,325,965 | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 84,979,913 | 0.99% |
| 2021 | 84,147,318 | 0.91% |
| 2020 | 83,384,680 | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 82,579,440 | 1.44% |
| 2018 | 81,407,204 | 1.36% |
| 2017 | 80,312,698 | 1.31% |
| 2016 | 79,277,962 | 1.35% |
| 2015 | 78,218,479 | 1.34% |
| 2014 | 77,181,884 | 1.36% |
| 2013 | 76,147,624 | 1.29% |
| 2012 | 75,175,827 | 1.28% |
| 2011 | 74,223,629 | 1.48% |
| 2010 | 73,142,150 | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 72,039,206 | 1.39% |
| 2008 | 71,051,678 | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 70,158,112 | 0.16% |
| 2006 | 70,045,349 | 1.03% |
| 2005 | 69,329,557 | 1.07% |
| 2004 | 68,592,617 | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 67,831,730 | 1.17% |
| 2002 | 67,048,795 | 1.21% |
| 2001 | 66,245,128 | 1.25% |
| 2000 | 65,425,961 | 1.29% |
| 1999 | 64,591,923 | 1.35% |
| 1998 | 63,734,383 | 1.4% |
| 1997 | 62,852,966 | 1.46% |
| 1996 | 61,951,134 | 1.52% |
| 1995 | 61,024,503 | 1.65% |
| 1994 | 60,033,836 | 1.75% |
| 1993 | 58,999,167 | 1.74% |
| 1992 | 57,990,118 | 1.72% |
| 1991 | 57,009,887 | 1.77% |
| 1990 | 56,015,628 | 1.89% |
| 1989 | 54,976,723 | 1.98% |
| 1988 | 53,909,626 | 2.02% |
| 1987 | 52,843,670 | 2.06% |
| 1986 | 51,777,772 | 2.15% |
| 1985 | 50,687,115 | 2.25% |
| 1984 | 49,574,069 | 2.33% |
| 1983 | 48,447,410 | 2.38% |
| 1982 | 47,322,096 | 2.16% |
| 1981 | 46,321,190 | 2.01% |
| 1980 | 45,408,815 | 2.02% |
| 1979 | 44,510,429 | 1.98% |
| 1978 | 43,645,306 | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 42,773,298 | 2.08% |
| 1976 | 41,899,984 | 2.06% |
| 1975 | 41,053,126 | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 40,210,234 | 2.24% |
| 1973 | 39,329,533 | 2.34% |
| 1972 | 38,430,221 | 2.43% |
| 1971 | 37,518,611 | 2.4% |
| 1970 | 36,638,465 | 2.38% |
| 1969 | 35,787,774 | 2.48% |
| 1968 | 34,921,684 | 2.56% |
| 1967 | 34,050,421 | 2.63% |
| 1966 | 33,177,672 | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 32,345,220 | 2.54% |
| 1964 | 31,543,072 | 2.66% |
| 1963 | 30,726,841 | 2.71% |
| 1962 | 29,916,147 | 2.74% |
| 1961 | 29,119,238 | 2.79% |
| 1960 | 28,329,898 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Turkey has a population of 86M as of 2026, compared to 79.3M in 2016, 70M in 2006, and 62M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.85% per year. Turkey is ranked 108th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Turkey will have 89,467,391 people (4.03% growth) with a rank change from 18th to 19th.
By the year 2100, Turkey's population is projected to decline by 25.3% from its current level to 64.3M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -258,205 |
| 2024 | - | - | -275,952 |
| 2023 | 108,560 | 426,630 | -318,070 |
| 2022 | 233,829 | 535,373 | -301,544 |
| 2021 | 541,996 | 521,713 | 20,283 |
| 2020 | 646,642 | 608,708 | 37,934 |
| 2019 | 735,782 | 751,472 | -15,690 |
| 2018 | 1,017,923 | 830,353 | 187,570 |
| 2017 | 1,535,254 | 875,408 | 659,846 |
| 2016 | 1,247,904 | 895,841 | 352,063 |
| 2015 | 1,993,939 | 930,799 | 1,063,140 |
| 2014 | 1,990,439 | 957,055 | 1,033,384 |
| 2013 | 1,360,004 | 921,386 | 438,618 |
| 2012 | 1,175,768 | 917,145 | 258,623 |
| 2011 | 944,688 | 875,839 | 68,849 |
| 2010 | 947,866 | 892,334 | 55,532 |
| 2009 | 924,767 | 900,491 | 24,276 |
| 2008 | 916,664 | 868,749 | 47,915 |
| 2007 | 690,224 | 876,626 | -186,402 |
| 2006 | 707,157 | 897,351 | -190,194 |
| 2005 | 724,473 | 898,650 | -174,177 |
| 2004 | 749,451 | 896,025 | -146,574 |
| 2003 | 772,300 | 893,683 | -121,383 |
| 2002 | 793,483 | 922,927 | -129,444 |
| 2001 | 813,801 | 980,560 | -166,759 |
| 2000 | 824,519 | 1,020,515 | -195,996 |
| 1999 | 843,534 | 1,063,312 | -219,778 |
| 1998 | 871,498 | 1,103,242 | -231,744 |
| 1997 | 891,273 | 1,099,738 | -208,465 |
| 1996 | 912,404 | 1,091,827 | -179,423 |
| 1995 | 940,893 | 1,090,630 | -149,737 |
| 1994 | 1,040,446 | 1,078,208 | -37,762 |
| 1993 | 1,028,923 | 1,064,168 | -35,245 |
| 1992 | 989,202 | 1,039,125 | -49,923 |
| 1991 | 971,247 | 1,041,229 | -69,982 |
| 1990 | 1,017,274 | 1,044,467 | -27,193 |
| 1989 | 1,060,517 | 1,094,036 | -33,519 |
| 1988 | 1,073,607 | 1,101,266 | -27,659 |
| 1987 | 1,058,270 | 1,099,042 | -40,772 |
| 1986 | 1,073,526 | 1,102,660 | -29,134 |
| 1985 | 1,107,806 | 1,098,846 | 8,960 |
| 1984 | 1,118,316 | 1,096,529 | 21,787 |
| 1983 | 1,134,977 | 1,095,106 | 39,871 |
| 1982 | 1,115,591 | 1,091,863 | 23,728 |
| 1981 | 886,193 | 1,100,082 | -213,889 |
| 1980 | 938,569 | 1,090,538 | -151,969 |
| 1979 | 858,198 | 1,076,707 | -218,509 |
| 1978 | 872,045 | 1,054,863 | -182,818 |
| 1977 | 871,954 | 1,023,779 | -151,825 |
| 1976 | 874,622 | 1,009,999 | -135,377 |
| 1975 | 819,075 | 1,012,904 | -193,829 |
| 1974 | 866,742 | 1,020,053 | -153,311 |
| 1973 | 894,690 | 1,025,675 | -130,985 |
| 1972 | 903,931 | 1,023,781 | -119,850 |
| 1971 | 919,274 | 1,014,165 | -94,891 |
| 1970 | 841,026 | 991,950 | -150,924 |
| 1969 | 860,380 | 970,958 | -110,578 |
| 1968 | 871,805 | 950,778 | -78,973 |
| 1967 | 870,734 | 936,727 | -65,993 |
| 1966 | 874,791 | 925,790 | -50,999 |
| 1965 | 790,105 | 904,016 | -113,911 |
| 1964 | 814,174 | 884,152 | -69,978 |
| 1963 | 818,309 | 862,626 | -44,317 |
| 1962 | 803,120 | 837,473 | -34,353 |
| 1961 | 790,724 | 816,911 | -26,187 |
| 1960 | 787,957 | 773,009 | 14,948 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 73% of the population change in Turkey is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).
As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 1,420,433 and 1.9% in 2010.
Turkey population clock
Turkey
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
86002379
|
18/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.04% | 18/197 |
| One net population change |
2.73 minutes
|
65/197 |
| One birth every |
33 seconds
|
31/196 |
| One death every |
59.6 seconds
|
23/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +528 | 65/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +192,696 | 65/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.23% | 154/197 |
| One migration net change every |
2.04 minutes
|
188/196 |
| Annual migration change | -258,205 | 188/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 7,083,501 | 11/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 8.1% | 75/195 |
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Turkey population statistics
|
Turkey
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 35.3 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 34 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 289.2 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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