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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,518,661 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,002,379 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.62 times bigger than Uganda's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Turkey vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Uganda
2100 64,274,243 122,497,526
2099 64,924,706 122,436,109
2098 65,567,989 122,364,302
2097 66,219,045 122,266,255
2096 66,865,890 122,146,810
2095 67,516,190 121,976,411
2094 68,169,346 121,799,752
2093 68,835,313 121,584,860
2092 69,496,264 121,336,796
2091 70,159,325 121,070,447
2090 70,828,304 120,767,412
2089 71,490,133 120,427,771
2088 72,146,464 120,064,594
2087 72,792,552 119,668,549
2086 73,439,558 119,256,686
2085 74,085,313 118,815,763
2084 74,713,882 118,339,179
2083 75,342,464 117,821,938
2082 75,969,760 117,274,958
2081 76,583,769 116,707,394
2080 77,195,480 116,096,095
2079 77,793,711 115,474,153
2078 78,386,293 114,805,376
2077 78,973,194 114,118,687
2076 79,556,991 113,390,189
2075 80,128,010 112,637,851
2074 80,697,544 111,863,410
2073 81,244,619 111,070,771
2072 81,785,452 110,240,940
2071 82,311,503 109,392,890
2070 82,827,402 108,505,633
2069 83,324,862 107,607,659
2068 83,806,741 106,677,578
2067 84,270,976 105,722,829
2066 84,728,547 104,739,111
2065 85,177,268 103,737,893
2064 85,611,517 102,701,560
2063 86,026,471 101,646,533
2062 86,425,827 100,561,859
2061 86,800,591 99,450,764
2060 87,156,663 98,334,788
2059 87,500,101 97,187,498
2058 87,809,920 96,014,439
2057 88,100,397 94,821,765
2056 88,369,840 93,613,209
2055 88,598,739 92,385,049
2054 88,806,632 91,132,827
2053 88,985,609 89,857,705
2052 89,144,425 88,568,311
2051 89,270,515 87,270,603
2050 89,374,730 85,957,376
2049 89,447,182 84,632,277
2048 89,484,074 83,284,965
2047 89,492,406 81,928,165
2046 89,467,391 80,569,225
2045 89,441,098 79,208,662
2044 89,390,601 77,834,944
2043 89,326,342 76,453,982
2042 89,237,658 75,075,287
2041 89,137,199 73,701,695
2040 89,021,820 72,333,375
2039 88,885,792 70,963,211
2038 88,736,121 69,580,447
2037 88,562,197 68,186,136
2036 88,373,007 66,804,746
2035 88,178,595 65,411,934
2034 87,975,336 64,023,352
2033 87,754,631 62,634,483
2032 87,524,158 61,235,174
2031 87,274,280 59,825,075
2030 87,004,538 58,415,479
2029 86,741,614 57,006,283
2028 86,466,107 55,596,520
2027 86,189,693 54,191,271
2026 85,932,926 52,792,624
2025 85,718,588 51,400,003
2024 85,518,661 50,015,092
2023 85,325,965 48,656,601
2022 84,979,913 47,312,719
2021 84,147,318 45,910,930
2020 83,384,680 44,457,152
2019 82,579,440 42,999,637
2018 81,407,204 41,565,831
2017 80,312,698 40,177,388
2016 79,277,962 38,799,152
2015 78,218,479 37,531,446
2014 77,181,884 36,395,539
2013 76,147,624 35,337,042
2012 75,175,827 34,337,438
2011 74,223,629 33,354,543
2010 73,142,150 32,390,802
2009 72,039,206 31,451,151
2008 71,051,678 30,539,553
2007 70,158,112 29,653,430
2006 70,045,349 28,794,003
2005 69,329,557 27,963,289
2004 68,592,617 27,154,515
2003 67,831,730 26,352,124
2002 67,048,795 25,532,870
2001 66,245,128 24,745,676
2000 65,425,961 24,000,150
1999 64,591,923 23,257,281
1998 63,734,383 22,515,806
1997 62,852,966 21,856,046
1996 61,951,134 21,231,550
1995 61,024,503 20,665,667
1994 60,033,836 20,108,801
1993 58,999,167 19,445,161
1992 57,990,118 18,785,032
1991 57,009,887 18,155,901
1990 56,015,628 17,569,897
1989 54,976,723 17,010,698
1988 53,909,626 16,470,483
1987 52,843,670 15,954,170
1986 51,777,772 15,467,579
1985 50,687,115 15,023,681
1984 49,574,069 14,607,677
1983 48,447,410 14,221,881
1982 47,322,096 13,873,631
1981 46,321,190 13,556,452
1980 45,408,815 13,275,741
1979 44,510,429 13,002,163
1978 43,645,306 12,692,113
1977 42,773,298 12,359,669
1976 41,899,984 12,037,294
1975 41,053,126 11,725,240
1974 40,210,234 11,424,846
1973 39,329,533 11,144,236
1972 38,430,221 10,885,796
1971 37,518,611 10,618,206
1970 36,638,465 10,321,603
1969 35,787,774 10,014,858
1968 34,921,684 9,708,632
1967 34,050,421 9,408,924
1966 33,177,672 9,122,864
1965 32,345,220 8,849,203
1964 31,543,072 8,586,363
1963 30,726,841 8,333,663
1962 29,916,147 8,092,231
1961 29,119,238 7,862,217
1960 28,329,898 7,640,973

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkey increased by 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Turkey's population will grow by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people with a rank change from 18th to 19th. The population of Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey Uganda
2100 -1% 0.05%
2099 -0.98% 0.06%
2098 -0.98% 0.08%
2097 -0.97% 0.1%
2096 -0.96% 0.14%
2095 -0.96% 0.15%
2094 -0.97% 0.18%
2093 -0.95% 0.2%
2092 -0.95% 0.22%
2091 -0.94% 0.25%
2090 -0.93% 0.28%
2089 -0.91% 0.3%
2088 -0.89% 0.33%
2087 -0.88% 0.35%
2086 -0.87% 0.37%
2085 -0.84% 0.4%
2084 -0.83% 0.44%
2083 -0.83% 0.47%
2082 -0.8% 0.49%
2081 -0.79% 0.53%
2080 -0.77% 0.54%
2079 -0.76% 0.58%
2078 -0.74% 0.6%
2077 -0.73% 0.64%
2076 -0.71% 0.67%
2075 -0.71% 0.69%
2074 -0.67% 0.71%
2073 -0.66% 0.75%
2072 -0.64% 0.78%
2071 -0.62% 0.82%
2070 -0.6% 0.83%
2069 -0.57% 0.87%
2068 -0.55% 0.9%
2067 -0.54% 0.94%
2066 -0.53% 0.97%
2065 -0.51% 1.01%
2064 -0.48% 1.04%
2063 -0.46% 1.08%
2062 -0.43% 1.12%
2061 -0.41% 1.13%
2060 -0.39% 1.18%
2059 -0.35% 1.22%
2058 -0.33% 1.26%
2057 -0.3% 1.29%
2056 -0.26% 1.33%
2055 -0.23% 1.37%
2054 -0.2% 1.42%
2053 -0.18% 1.46%
2052 -0.14% 1.49%
2051 -0.12% 1.53%
2050 -0.08% 1.57%
2049 -0.04% 1.62%
2048 -0.009% 1.66%
2047 0.03% 1.69%
2046 0.03% 1.72%
2045 0.06% 1.76%
2044 0.07% 1.81%
2043 0.1% 1.84%
2042 0.11% 1.86%
2041 0.13% 1.89%
2040 0.15% 1.93%
2039 0.17% 1.99%
2038 0.2% 2.04%
2037 0.21% 2.07%
2036 0.22% 2.13%
2035 0.23% 2.17%
2034 0.25% 2.22%
2033 0.26% 2.29%
2032 0.29% 2.36%
2031 0.31% 2.41%
2030 0.3% 2.47%
2029 0.32% 2.54%
2028 0.32% 2.59%
2027 0.3% 2.65%
2026 0.25% 2.71%
2025 0.23% 2.77%
2024 0.23% 2.79%
2023 0.41% 2.84%
2022 0.99% 3.05%
2021 0.91% 3.27%
2020 0.98% 3.39%
2019 1.44% 3.45%
2018 1.36% 3.46%
2017 1.31% 3.55%
2016 1.35% 3.38%
2015 1.34% 3.12%
2014 1.36% 3%
2013 1.29% 2.91%
2012 1.28% 2.95%
2011 1.48% 2.98%
2010 1.53% 2.99%
2009 1.39% 2.98%
2008 1.27% 2.99%
2007 0.16% 2.98%
2006 1.03% 2.97%
2005 1.07% 2.98%
2004 1.12% 3.04%
2003 1.17% 3.21%
2002 1.21% 3.18%
2001 1.25% 3.11%
2000 1.29% 3.19%
1999 1.35% 3.29%
1998 1.4% 3.02%
1997 1.46% 2.94%
1996 1.52% 2.74%
1995 1.65% 2.77%
1994 1.75% 3.41%
1993 1.74% 3.51%
1992 1.72% 3.47%
1991 1.77% 3.34%
1990 1.89% 3.29%
1989 1.98% 3.28%
1988 2.02% 3.24%
1987 2.06% 3.15%
1986 2.15% 2.95%
1985 2.25% 2.85%
1984 2.33% 2.71%
1983 2.38% 2.51%
1982 2.16% 2.34%
1981 2.01% 2.11%
1980 2.02% 2.1%
1979 1.98% 2.44%
1978 2.04% 2.69%
1977 2.08% 2.68%
1976 2.06% 2.66%
1975 2.1% 2.63%
1974 2.24% 2.52%
1973 2.34% 2.37%
1972 2.43% 2.52%
1971 2.4% 2.87%
1970 2.38% 3.06%
1969 2.48% 3.15%
1968 2.56% 3.19%
1967 2.63% 3.14%
1966 2.57% 3.09%
1965 2.54% 3.06%
1964 2.66% 3.03%
1963 2.71% 2.98%
1962 2.74% 2.93%
1961 2.79% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Turkey grew by 0.23%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Turkey Uganda
Current population
86002379
53170946
Population rank 18/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.64%
One net population change
2.73 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
33 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
59.6 seconds
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +528 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +192,696 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.23% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 22/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -258,205 -119,059
Net migration rank 188/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - -119,059
2024 - -275,952 - -117,924
2023 426,630 -318,070 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 535,373 -301,544 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 521,713 20,283 1,423,377 43,464
2020 608,708 37,934 1,397,288 43,464
2019 751,472 -15,690 1,367,044 107,210
2018 830,353 187,570 1,332,600 60,724
2017 875,408 659,846 1,290,658 92,879
2016 895,841 352,063 1,249,565 123,379
2015 930,799 1,063,140 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 957,055 1,033,384 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 921,386 438,618 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 917,145 258,623 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 875,839 68,849 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 892,334 55,532 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 900,491 24,276 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 868,749 47,915 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 876,626 -186,402 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 897,351 -190,194 999,958 -156,232
2005 898,650 -174,177 969,096 -151,386
2004 896,025 -146,574 938,623 -138,770
2003 893,683 -121,383 901,374 -96,429
2002 922,927 -129,444 868,756 -35,149
2001 980,560 -166,759 836,751 -95,956
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 803,069 -52,824
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 775,166 -39,695
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 741,175 6,277
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 727,523 -155,461
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 699,707 -22,795
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 697,218 -242,378
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 675,092 -16,198
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 650,032 18,349
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 627,139 24,723
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 602,740 3,643
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 587,291 -21,688
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 565,367 -12,576
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 547,759 -20,113
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 527,397 -22,415
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 487,693 -19,485
1985 1,098,846 8,960 462,534 -42,942
1984 1,096,529 21,787 421,241 -8,818
1983 1,095,106 39,871 404,940 -45,776
1982 1,091,863 23,728 390,820 -53,497
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 380,028 -83,010
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 370,287 -105,900
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 381,626 -98,863
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 371,930 -34,606
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 365,216 -37,671
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 359,458 -42,259
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 354,278 -47,359
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 345,773 -51,910
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 340,780 -73,439
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 335,935 -86,409
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 328,294 -42,642
1970 991,950 -150,924 333,202 -25,646
1969 970,958 -110,578 320,486 -14,548
1968 950,778 -78,973 309,725 -3,214
1967 936,727 -65,993 296,692 -3,773
1966 925,790 -50,999 282,225 -3,021
1965 904,016 -113,911 271,830 -3,716
1964 884,152 -69,978 260,733 -3,169
1963 862,626 -44,317 250,885 -3,058
1962 837,473 -34,353 241,513 -6,470
1961 816,911 -26,187 232,894 -7,893
1960 773,009 14,948 225,080 -7,586

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). In Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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