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

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The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,878,556 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,225,430 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.61 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 +0.98% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86.2M (23.1% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Turkey vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Uganda
2100 64,394,191 122,461,518
2099 65,045,868 122,400,118
2098 65,690,351 122,328,333
2097 66,342,622 122,230,315
2096 66,990,674 122,110,905
2095 67,642,188 121,940,556
2094 68,296,562 121,763,948
2093 68,963,773 121,549,120
2092 69,625,957 121,301,128
2091 70,290,255 121,034,858
2090 70,960,483 120,731,912
2089 71,623,547 120,392,371
2088 72,281,102 120,029,300
2087 72,928,397 119,633,372
2086 73,576,610 119,221,630
2085 74,223,570 118,780,837
2084 74,853,312 118,304,392
2083 75,483,067 117,787,304
2082 76,111,533 117,240,484
2081 76,726,689 116,673,088
2080 77,339,541 116,061,969
2079 77,938,889 115,440,209
2078 78,532,577 114,771,629
2077 79,120,573 114,085,142
2076 79,705,459 113,356,858
2075 80,277,544 112,604,741
2074 80,848,141 111,830,528
2073 81,396,237 111,038,122
2072 81,938,080 110,208,535
2071 82,465,112 109,360,734
2070 82,981,973 108,473,738
2069 83,480,362 107,576,028
2068 83,963,140 106,646,220
2067 84,428,242 105,691,752
2066 84,886,666 104,708,323
2065 85,336,225 103,707,399
2064 85,771,285 102,671,371
2063 86,187,013 101,616,654
2062 86,587,114 100,532,299
2061 86,962,577 99,421,530
2060 87,319,314 98,305,883
2059 87,663,392 97,158,930
2058 87,973,789 95,986,215
2057 88,264,809 94,793,892
2056 88,534,755 93,585,691
2055 88,764,080 92,357,892
2054 88,972,362 91,106,039
2053 89,151,673 89,831,291
2052 89,310,785 88,542,276
2051 89,437,110 87,244,950
2050 89,541,520 85,932,109
2049 89,614,107 84,607,399
2048 89,651,068 83,260,483
2047 89,659,415 81,904,082
2046 89,634,354 80,545,542
2045 89,608,012 79,185,378
2044 89,557,421 77,812,065
2043 89,493,042 76,431,508
2042 89,404,193 75,053,218
2041 89,303,546 73,680,031
2040 89,187,952 72,312,112
2039 89,051,669 70,942,351
2038 88,901,719 69,559,994
2037 88,727,471 68,166,092
2036 88,537,927 66,785,108
2035 88,343,153 65,392,706
2034 88,139,515 64,004,533
2033 87,918,397 62,616,072
2032 87,687,495 61,217,174
2031 87,437,150 59,807,490
2030 87,166,904 58,398,308
2029 86,903,490 56,989,526
2028 86,627,469 55,580,177
2027 86,350,539 54,175,341
2026 86,093,293 52,777,106
2025 85,878,556 51,384,894
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% 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 3.85% to 89,541,520 people with a rank change from 18th to 19th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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 0.42% 2.74%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Turkey grew by 0.42%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Turkey Uganda
Current population
86225430
53495325
Population rank 18/197 30/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.64%
One net population change
1.46 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
33.5 seconds
18.3 seconds
One death every
1.08 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +986 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +359,895 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +0.42% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 21/197
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 453,249 -275,952 1,483,898 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 82.9% of the population change in Turkey is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people). In Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 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 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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); 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. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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