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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,518,661 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,002,379 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 2.14 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Turkey vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Ukraine
2100 64,274,243 15,493,960
2099 64,924,706 15,751,557
2098 65,567,989 16,012,938
2097 66,219,045 16,278,602
2096 66,865,890 16,547,938
2095 67,516,190 16,820,897
2094 68,169,346 17,098,910
2093 68,835,313 17,381,822
2092 69,496,264 17,669,049
2091 70,159,325 17,960,681
2090 70,828,304 18,257,867
2089 71,490,133 18,559,027
2088 72,146,464 18,865,031
2087 72,792,552 19,176,483
2086 73,439,558 19,492,606
2085 74,085,313 19,812,584
2084 74,713,882 20,138,855
2083 75,342,464 20,468,747
2082 75,969,760 20,803,241
2081 76,583,769 21,140,953
2080 77,195,480 21,482,498
2079 77,793,711 21,827,152
2078 78,386,293 22,175,099
2077 78,973,194 22,525,846
2076 79,556,991 22,879,896
2075 80,128,010 23,236,521
2074 80,697,544 23,596,095
2073 81,244,619 23,957,807
2072 81,785,452 24,319,928
2071 82,311,503 24,685,370
2070 82,827,402 25,053,352
2069 83,324,862 25,423,272
2068 83,806,741 25,794,560
2067 84,270,976 26,168,072
2066 84,728,547 26,543,206
2065 85,177,268 26,920,121
2064 85,611,517 27,298,592
2063 86,026,471 27,677,528
2062 86,425,827 28,056,960
2061 86,800,591 28,437,884
2060 87,156,663 28,818,343
2059 87,500,101 29,198,891
2058 87,809,920 29,580,044
2057 88,100,397 29,958,884
2056 88,369,840 30,335,136
2055 88,598,739 30,710,041
2054 88,806,632 31,080,334
2053 88,985,609 31,447,868
2052 89,144,425 31,811,171
2051 89,270,515 32,170,929
2050 89,374,730 32,525,262
2049 89,447,182 32,875,483
2048 89,484,074 33,217,836
2047 89,492,406 33,556,749
2046 89,467,391 33,892,646
2045 89,441,098 34,221,999
2044 89,390,601 34,547,153
2043 89,326,342 34,869,270
2042 89,237,658 35,189,550
2041 89,137,199 35,507,946
2040 89,021,820 35,823,225
2039 88,885,792 36,141,658
2038 88,736,121 36,457,134
2037 88,562,197 36,772,578
2036 88,373,007 37,084,252
2035 88,178,595 37,396,243
2034 87,975,336 37,706,533
2033 87,754,631 38,015,585
2032 87,524,158 38,322,554
2031 87,274,280 38,630,259
2030 87,004,538 38,935,791
2029 86,741,614 39,238,099
2028 86,466,107 39,537,815
2027 86,189,693 39,830,895
2026 85,932,926 40,125,599
2025 85,718,588 38,707,520
2024 85,518,661 37,860,221
2023 85,325,965 37,732,836
2022 84,979,913 41,048,766
2021 84,147,318 44,298,640
2020 83,384,680 44,680,014
2019 82,579,440 44,957,458
2018 81,407,204 45,208,907
2017 80,312,698 45,436,041
2016 79,277,962 45,616,832
2015 78,218,479 45,784,896
2014 77,181,884 45,972,380
2013 76,147,624 46,126,770
2012 75,175,827 46,210,056
2011 74,223,629 46,307,853
2010 73,142,150 46,456,003
2009 72,039,206 46,623,731
2008 71,051,678 46,819,175
2007 70,158,112 47,062,798
2006 70,045,349 47,278,694
2005 69,329,557 47,585,556
2004 68,592,617 47,979,507
2003 67,831,730 48,315,136
2002 67,048,795 48,677,281
2001 66,245,128 49,106,855
2000 65,425,961 49,556,660
1999 64,591,923 49,976,446
1998 63,734,383 50,379,731
1997 62,852,966 50,786,885
1996 61,951,134 51,226,109
1995 61,024,503 51,665,539
1994 60,033,836 52,075,998
1993 58,999,167 52,350,126
1992 57,990,118 52,323,671
1991 57,009,887 52,170,961
1990 56,015,628 52,054,092
1989 54,976,723 51,917,817
1988 53,909,626 51,724,853
1987 52,843,670 51,515,732
1986 51,777,772 51,318,745
1985 50,687,115 51,108,770
1984 49,574,069 50,887,599
1983 48,447,410 50,637,029
1982 47,322,096 50,402,724
1981 46,321,190 50,189,281
1980 45,408,815 49,955,152
1979 44,510,429 49,721,381
1978 43,645,306 49,521,243
1977 42,773,298 49,336,481
1976 41,899,984 49,120,842
1975 41,053,126 48,865,229
1974 40,210,234 48,576,570
1973 39,329,533 48,277,121
1972 38,430,221 47,946,893
1971 37,518,611 47,573,287
1970 36,638,465 47,261,306
1969 35,787,774 46,976,256
1968 34,921,684 46,614,325
1967 34,050,421 46,215,988
1966 33,177,672 45,802,519
1965 32,345,220 45,386,892
1964 31,543,072 44,951,156
1963 30,726,841 44,462,372
1962 29,916,147 43,943,674
1961 29,119,238 43,399,766
1960 28,329,898 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey Ukraine
2100 -1% -1.64%
2099 -0.98% -1.63%
2098 -0.98% -1.63%
2097 -0.97% -1.63%
2096 -0.96% -1.62%
2095 -0.96% -1.63%
2094 -0.97% -1.63%
2093 -0.95% -1.63%
2092 -0.95% -1.62%
2091 -0.94% -1.63%
2090 -0.93% -1.62%
2089 -0.91% -1.62%
2088 -0.89% -1.62%
2087 -0.88% -1.62%
2086 -0.87% -1.62%
2085 -0.84% -1.62%
2084 -0.83% -1.61%
2083 -0.83% -1.61%
2082 -0.8% -1.6%
2081 -0.79% -1.59%
2080 -0.77% -1.58%
2079 -0.76% -1.57%
2078 -0.74% -1.56%
2077 -0.73% -1.55%
2076 -0.71% -1.53%
2075 -0.71% -1.52%
2074 -0.67% -1.51%
2073 -0.66% -1.49%
2072 -0.64% -1.48%
2071 -0.62% -1.47%
2070 -0.6% -1.46%
2069 -0.57% -1.44%
2068 -0.55% -1.43%
2067 -0.54% -1.41%
2066 -0.53% -1.4%
2065 -0.51% -1.39%
2064 -0.48% -1.37%
2063 -0.46% -1.35%
2062 -0.43% -1.34%
2061 -0.41% -1.32%
2060 -0.39% -1.3%
2059 -0.35% -1.29%
2058 -0.33% -1.26%
2057 -0.3% -1.24%
2056 -0.26% -1.22%
2055 -0.23% -1.19%
2054 -0.2% -1.17%
2053 -0.18% -1.14%
2052 -0.14% -1.12%
2051 -0.12% -1.09%
2050 -0.08% -1.07%
2049 -0.04% -1.03%
2048 -0.009% -1.01%
2047 0.03% -0.99%
2046 0.03% -0.96%
2045 0.06% -0.94%
2044 0.07% -0.92%
2043 0.1% -0.91%
2042 0.11% -0.9%
2041 0.13% -0.88%
2040 0.15% -0.88%
2039 0.17% -0.87%
2038 0.2% -0.86%
2037 0.21% -0.84%
2036 0.22% -0.83%
2035 0.23% -0.82%
2034 0.25% -0.81%
2033 0.26% -0.8%
2032 0.29% -0.8%
2031 0.31% -0.78%
2030 0.3% -0.77%
2029 0.32% -0.76%
2028 0.32% -0.74%
2027 0.3% -0.73%
2026 0.25% 3.66%
2025 0.23% 2.24%
2024 0.23% 0.34%
2023 0.41% -8.08%
2022 0.99% -7.34%
2021 0.91% -0.85%
2020 0.98% -0.62%
2019 1.44% -0.56%
2018 1.36% -0.5%
2017 1.31% -0.4%
2016 1.35% -0.37%
2015 1.34% -0.41%
2014 1.36% -0.33%
2013 1.29% -0.18%
2012 1.28% -0.21%
2011 1.48% -0.32%
2010 1.53% -0.36%
2009 1.39% -0.42%
2008 1.27% -0.52%
2007 0.16% -0.46%
2006 1.03% -0.64%
2005 1.07% -0.82%
2004 1.12% -0.69%
2003 1.17% -0.74%
2002 1.21% -0.87%
2001 1.25% -0.91%
2000 1.29% -0.84%
1999 1.35% -0.8%
1998 1.4% -0.8%
1997 1.46% -0.86%
1996 1.52% -0.85%
1995 1.65% -0.79%
1994 1.75% -0.52%
1993 1.74% 0.05%
1992 1.72% 0.29%
1991 1.77% 0.22%
1990 1.89% 0.26%
1989 1.98% 0.37%
1988 2.02% 0.41%
1987 2.06% 0.38%
1986 2.15% 0.41%
1985 2.25% 0.43%
1984 2.33% 0.49%
1983 2.38% 0.46%
1982 2.16% 0.43%
1981 2.01% 0.47%
1980 2.02% 0.47%
1979 1.98% 0.4%
1978 2.04% 0.37%
1977 2.08% 0.44%
1976 2.06% 0.52%
1975 2.1% 0.59%
1974 2.24% 0.62%
1973 2.34% 0.69%
1972 2.43% 0.79%
1971 2.4% 0.66%
1970 2.38% 0.61%
1969 2.48% 0.78%
1968 2.56% 0.86%
1967 2.63% 0.9%
1966 2.57% 0.92%
1965 2.54% 0.97%
1964 2.66% 1.1%
1963 2.71% 1.18%
1962 2.74% 1.25%
1961 2.79% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Turkey Ukraine
Current population
86002379
40125599
Population rank 18/197 40/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.48%
One net population change
2.73 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
33 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
59.6 seconds
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +528 +349
Annual growth/decline +192,696 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.23% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 147/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -258,205 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 188/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - 1,702,358
2024 - -275,952 - 1,146,012
2023 426,630 -318,070 -283,185 -299,961
2022 535,373 -301,544 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 521,713 20,283 -449,941 -1,129
2020 608,708 37,934 -307,533 -4,167
2019 751,472 -15,690 -236,296 -6,908
2018 830,353 187,570 -227,491 -32,220
2017 875,408 659,846 -158,390 -36,155
2016 895,841 352,063 -135,710 -31,340
2015 930,799 1,063,140 -147,107 -21,992
2014 957,055 1,033,384 -140,216 -65,678
2013 921,386 438,618 -129,662 26,781
2012 917,145 258,623 -130,451 66,768
2011 875,839 68,849 -158,372 26,457
2010 892,334 55,532 -180,388 16,030
2009 900,491 24,276 -197,918 26,796
2008 868,749 47,915 -229,086 9,312
2007 876,626 -186,402 -282,659 15,237
2006 897,351 -190,194 -300,787 136,442
2005 898,650 -174,177 -337,857 -111,493
2004 896,025 -146,574 -344,157 5,644
2003 893,683 -121,383 -351,299 18,540
2002 922,927 -129,444 -364,544 -26,991
2001 980,560 -166,759 -374,734 -92,847
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 -364,143 -67,865
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 -348,286 -59,247
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 -318,299 -80,684
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 -306,549 -108,735
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 -305,154 -158,008
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 -281,629 -134,053
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 -238,820 -166,380
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 -169,405 26,357
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 -95,857 291,788
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 -16,486 125,962
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 48,463 75,760
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 106,431 36,978
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 162,002 75,637
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 198,850 -18,275
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 225,751 -12,369
1985 1,098,846 8,960 201,011 5,546
1984 1,096,529 21,787 222,430 13,340
1983 1,095,106 39,871 241,741 23,608
1982 1,091,863 23,728 194,101 9,096
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 182,839 40,807
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 197,223 47,406
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 197,294 25,635
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 206,554 -29,180
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 216,932 -24,745
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 247,323 -8,219
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 256,787 15,336
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 273,486 31,725
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 274,938 18,777
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 309,785 56,928
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 305,849 74,604
1970 991,950 -150,924 291,839 -48,335
1969 970,958 -110,578 274,858 51,763
1968 950,778 -78,973 295,162 102,096
1967 936,727 -65,993 313,899 85,527
1966 925,790 -50,999 337,794 89,737
1965 904,016 -113,911 334,365 69,354
1964 884,152 -69,978 391,120 76,650
1963 862,626 -44,317 449,648 60,178
1962 837,473 -34,353 481,887 45,712
1961 816,911 -26,187 508,602 51,625
1960 773,009 14,948 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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