Skip to content

Population in Turkey compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,878,556 in 2025 vs 11,513,149 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,225,430 people compared to 11,885,001 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 7.25 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 1.18% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +0.98% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86.2M (23.1% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.9M (137.3% growth).

Turkey vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey UAE
2100 64,394,191 26,706,595
2099 65,045,868 26,465,166
2098 65,690,351 26,225,773
2097 66,342,622 25,988,828
2096 66,990,674 25,753,753
2095 67,642,188 25,520,511
2094 68,296,562 25,288,801
2093 68,963,773 25,058,430
2092 69,625,957 24,829,182
2091 70,290,255 24,600,702
2090 70,960,483 24,372,725
2089 71,623,547 24,144,467
2088 72,281,102 23,916,513
2087 72,928,397 23,688,452
2086 73,576,610 23,460,422
2085 74,223,570 23,232,061
2084 74,853,312 23,002,795
2083 75,483,067 22,772,229
2082 76,111,533 22,540,771
2081 76,726,689 22,308,390
2080 77,339,541 22,075,331
2079 77,938,889 21,841,417
2078 78,532,577 21,606,907
2077 79,120,573 21,371,631
2076 79,705,459 21,136,110
2075 80,277,544 20,900,601
2074 80,848,141 20,665,468
2073 81,396,237 20,430,105
2072 81,938,080 20,196,342
2071 82,465,112 19,963,477
2070 82,981,973 19,732,649
2069 83,480,362 19,503,294
2068 83,963,140 19,276,535
2067 84,428,242 19,052,348
2066 84,886,666 18,831,237
2065 85,336,225 18,612,821
2064 85,771,285 18,397,315
2063 86,187,013 18,185,402
2062 86,587,114 17,977,010
2061 86,962,577 17,772,656
2060 87,319,314 17,571,910
2059 87,663,392 17,373,047
2058 87,973,789 17,176,551
2057 88,264,809 16,982,730
2056 88,534,755 16,791,613
2055 88,764,080 16,602,585
2054 88,972,362 16,414,963
2053 89,151,673 16,230,105
2052 89,310,785 16,047,360
2051 89,437,110 15,866,073
2050 89,541,520 15,685,433
2049 89,614,107 15,505,176
2048 89,651,068 15,326,671
2047 89,659,415 15,149,859
2046 89,634,354 14,977,516
2045 89,608,012 14,808,230
2044 89,557,421 14,639,661
2043 89,493,042 14,472,097
2042 89,404,193 14,305,483
2041 89,303,546 14,139,883
2040 89,187,952 13,975,444
2039 89,051,669 13,812,227
2038 88,901,719 13,650,128
2037 88,727,471 13,489,998
2036 88,537,927 13,331,723
2035 88,343,153 13,175,838
2034 88,139,515 13,022,467
2033 87,918,397 12,872,359
2032 87,687,495 12,725,892
2031 87,437,150 12,583,470
2030 87,166,904 12,445,626
2029 86,903,490 12,304,314
2028 86,627,469 12,153,292
2027 86,350,539 11,982,666
2026 86,093,293 11,781,850
2025 85,878,556 11,513,149
2024 85,518,661 10,986,400
2023 85,325,965 10,483,751
2022 84,979,913 10,074,977
2021 84,147,318 9,575,152
2020 83,384,680 9,401,038
2019 82,579,440 9,445,785
2018 81,407,204 9,346,701
2017 80,312,698 9,223,225
2016 79,277,962 8,935,095
2015 78,218,479 8,505,237
2014 77,181,884 8,059,440
2013 76,147,624 7,693,031
2012 75,175,827 7,391,448
2011 74,223,629 7,104,538
2010 73,142,150 6,869,838
2009 72,039,206 6,707,058
2008 71,051,678 6,302,664
2007 70,158,112 5,624,635
2006 70,045,349 5,009,100
2005 69,329,557 4,664,790
2004 68,592,617 4,428,967
2003 67,831,730 4,192,457
2002 67,048,795 3,956,826
2001 66,245,128 3,723,590
2000 65,425,961 3,493,575
1999 64,591,923 3,266,009
1998 63,734,383 3,040,421
1997 62,852,966 2,817,410
1996 61,951,134 2,597,564
1995 61,024,503 2,434,662
1994 60,033,836 2,328,188
1993 58,999,167 2,222,093
1992 57,990,118 2,114,730
1991 57,009,887 2,006,626
1990 56,015,628 1,898,220
1989 54,976,723 1,789,851
1988 53,909,626 1,681,788
1987 52,843,670 1,574,244
1986 51,777,772 1,467,383
1985 50,687,115 1,377,911
1984 49,574,069 1,305,996
1983 48,447,410 1,235,305
1982 47,322,096 1,166,370
1981 46,321,190 1,099,855
1980 45,408,815 1,015,700
1979 44,510,429 912,010
1978 43,645,306 809,274
1977 42,773,298 710,209
1976 41,899,984 615,866
1975 41,053,126 542,856
1974 40,210,234 489,087
1973 39,329,533 436,399
1972 38,430,221 385,014
1971 37,518,611 335,027
1970 36,638,465 286,536
1969 35,787,774 239,660
1968 34,921,684 199,416
1967 34,050,421 179,700
1966 33,177,672 173,976
1965 32,345,220 167,103
1964 31,543,072 159,692
1963 30,726,841 152,211
1962 29,916,147 144,946
1961 29,119,238 137,989
1960 28,329,898 131,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/turkey/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkey increased by 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,949,906 people (a 33% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32% to 15,685,433 people and rank change from 84th to 82nd.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M people compared to the peak of 26.7M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey UAE
2100 -1% 0.91%
2099 -0.98% 0.91%
2098 -0.98% 0.91%
2097 -0.97% 0.91%
2096 -0.96% 0.91%
2095 -0.96% 0.92%
2094 -0.97% 0.92%
2093 -0.95% 0.92%
2092 -0.95% 0.93%
2091 -0.94% 0.94%
2090 -0.93% 0.95%
2089 -0.91% 0.95%
2088 -0.89% 0.96%
2087 -0.88% 0.97%
2086 -0.87% 0.98%
2085 -0.84% 1%
2084 -0.83% 1.01%
2083 -0.83% 1.03%
2082 -0.8% 1.04%
2081 -0.79% 1.06%
2080 -0.77% 1.07%
2079 -0.76% 1.09%
2078 -0.74% 1.1%
2077 -0.73% 1.11%
2076 -0.71% 1.13%
2075 -0.71% 1.14%
2074 -0.67% 1.15%
2073 -0.66% 1.16%
2072 -0.64% 1.17%
2071 -0.62% 1.17%
2070 -0.6% 1.18%
2069 -0.57% 1.18%
2068 -0.55% 1.18%
2067 -0.54% 1.17%
2066 -0.53% 1.17%
2065 -0.51% 1.17%
2064 -0.48% 1.17%
2063 -0.46% 1.16%
2062 -0.43% 1.15%
2061 -0.41% 1.14%
2060 -0.39% 1.14%
2059 -0.35% 1.14%
2058 -0.33% 1.14%
2057 -0.3% 1.14%
2056 -0.26% 1.14%
2055 -0.23% 1.14%
2054 -0.2% 1.14%
2053 -0.18% 1.14%
2052 -0.14% 1.14%
2051 -0.12% 1.15%
2050 -0.08% 1.16%
2049 -0.04% 1.16%
2048 -0.009% 1.17%
2047 0.03% 1.15%
2046 0.03% 1.14%
2045 0.06% 1.15%
2044 0.07% 1.16%
2043 0.1% 1.16%
2042 0.11% 1.17%
2041 0.13% 1.18%
2040 0.15% 1.18%
2039 0.17% 1.19%
2038 0.2% 1.19%
2037 0.21% 1.19%
2036 0.22% 1.18%
2035 0.23% 1.18%
2034 0.25% 1.17%
2033 0.26% 1.15%
2032 0.29% 1.13%
2031 0.31% 1.11%
2030 0.3% 1.15%
2029 0.32% 1.24%
2028 0.32% 1.42%
2027 0.3% 1.7%
2026 0.25% 2.33%
2025 0.42% 4.79%
2024 0.23% 4.79%
2023 0.41% 4.06%
2022 0.99% 5.22%
2021 0.91% 1.85%
2020 0.98% -0.47%
2019 1.44% 1.06%
2018 1.36% 1.34%
2017 1.31% 3.22%
2016 1.35% 5.05%
2015 1.34% 5.53%
2014 1.36% 4.76%
2013 1.29% 4.08%
2012 1.28% 4.04%
2011 1.48% 3.42%
2010 1.53% 2.43%
2009 1.39% 6.42%
2008 1.27% 12.1%
2007 0.16% 12.3%
2006 1.03% 7.38%
2005 1.07% 5.32%
2004 1.12% 5.64%
2003 1.17% 5.96%
2002 1.21% 6.26%
2001 1.25% 6.58%
2000 1.29% 6.97%
1999 1.35% 7.42%
1998 1.4% 7.92%
1997 1.46% 8.46%
1996 1.52% 6.69%
1995 1.65% 4.57%
1994 1.75% 4.77%
1993 1.74% 5.08%
1992 1.72% 5.39%
1991 1.77% 5.71%
1990 1.89% 6.05%
1989 1.98% 6.43%
1988 2.02% 6.83%
1987 2.06% 7.28%
1986 2.15% 6.49%
1985 2.25% 5.51%
1984 2.33% 5.72%
1983 2.38% 5.91%
1982 2.16% 6.05%
1981 2.01% 8.29%
1980 2.02% 11.4%
1979 1.98% 12.7%
1978 2.04% 13.9%
1977 2.08% 15.3%
1976 2.06% 13.4%
1975 2.1% 11%
1974 2.24% 12.1%
1973 2.34% 13.3%
1972 2.43% 14.9%
1971 2.4% 16.9%
1970 2.38% 19.6%
1969 2.48% 20.2%
1968 2.56% 11%
1967 2.63% 3.29%
1966 2.57% 4.11%
1965 2.54% 4.64%
1964 2.66% 4.91%
1963 2.71% 5.01%
1962 2.74% 5.04%
1961 2.79% 5.07%

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

GeoRank.org/population/turkey/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Turkey grew by 0.42%, while the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Turkey UAE
Current population
86225430
11885001
Population rank 18/197 84/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.14%
One net population change
1.46 minutes
1 minute
One birth every
33.5 seconds
4.87 minutes
One death every
1.08 minutes
49.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +986 +1,443
Annual growth/decline +359,895 +526,749
Annual growth/decline rate +0.42% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 1/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -258,205 +158,634
Net migration rank 188/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - 158,634
2024 453,249 -275,952 97,197 278,439
2023 426,630 -318,070 92,698 300,004
2022 535,373 -301,544 81,758 322,773
2021 521,713 20,283 76,802 421,663
2020 608,708 37,934 87,871 92,541
2019 751,472 -15,690 86,296 -125,186
2018 830,353 187,570 86,840 14,611
2017 875,408 659,846 89,382 34,155
2016 895,841 352,063 87,028 195,317
2015 930,799 1,063,140 85,044 342,468
2014 957,055 1,033,384 84,277 360,174
2013 921,386 438,618 82,977 279,269
2012 917,145 258,623 78,682 225,921
2011 875,839 68,849 73,496 215,183
2010 892,334 55,532 69,907 161,842
2009 900,491 24,276 66,521 163,643
2008 868,749 47,915 55,426 523,207
2007 876,626 -186,402 55,048 722,380
2006 897,351 -190,194 54,338 399,306
2005 898,650 -174,177 60,046 174,926
2004 896,025 -146,574 60,344 176,319
2003 893,683 -121,383 59,118 177,237
2002 922,927 -129,444 55,922 178,988
2001 980,560 -166,759 52,789 178,779
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 49,993 178,469
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 46,198 180,469
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 41,176 183,329
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 38,207 183,310
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 37,886 180,296
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 38,685 68,938
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 42,976 62,352
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 41,324 65,545
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 42,119 65,739
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 41,409 66,943
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 41,339 67,118
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 40,148 68,132
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 38,861 68,991
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 37,741 69,493
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 36,829 69,655
1985 1,098,846 8,960 34,855 37,605
1984 1,096,529 21,787 33,250 38,124
1983 1,095,106 39,871 31,480 38,536
1982 1,091,863 23,728 29,585 38,276
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 27,560 37,600
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 25,005 78,148
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 21,987 82,238
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 18,879 82,359
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 15,787 81,111
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 12,876 78,903
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 11,859 42,380
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 10,835 42,474
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 9,822 42,243
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 8,818 41,888
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 7,839 41,425
1970 991,950 -150,924 6,922 40,792
1969 970,958 -110,578 6,138 39,902
1968 950,778 -78,973 5,588 28,866
1967 936,727 -65,993 5,264 -283
1966 925,790 -50,999 4,955 1,516
1965 904,016 -113,911 4,675 2,598
1964 884,152 -69,978 4,410 3,126
1963 862,626 -44,317 4,157 3,264
1962 837,473 -34,353 3,901 3,212
1961 816,911 -26,187 3,657 3,141
1960 773,009 14,948 3,418 3,102

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/turkey/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

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 the United Arab Emirates 31.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 870,916 people) and 68.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,876,785 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Fujairah 119K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/turkey/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.