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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,518,661 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,002,379 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 4 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 5.19% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Turkey vs United States: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey United States
2100 64,274,243 415,429,771
2099 64,924,706 414,829,167
2098 65,567,989 414,231,720
2097 66,219,045 413,576,381
2096 66,865,890 412,927,393
2095 67,516,190 412,225,379
2094 68,169,346 411,498,749
2093 68,835,313 410,785,729
2092 69,496,264 410,051,921
2091 70,159,325 409,320,183
2090 70,828,304 408,613,732
2089 71,490,133 407,885,645
2088 72,146,464 407,129,733
2087 72,792,552 406,421,298
2086 73,439,558 405,715,343
2085 74,085,313 405,059,379
2084 74,713,882 404,343,130
2083 75,342,464 403,612,785
2082 75,969,760 402,871,293
2081 76,583,769 402,054,554
2080 77,195,480 401,319,194
2079 77,793,711 400,554,914
2078 78,386,293 399,737,968
2077 78,973,194 398,906,565
2076 79,556,991 398,035,750
2075 80,128,010 397,109,170
2074 80,697,544 396,226,412
2073 81,244,619 395,307,725
2072 81,785,452 394,393,561
2071 82,311,503 393,415,363
2070 82,827,402 392,469,727
2069 83,324,862 391,479,981
2068 83,806,741 390,517,695
2067 84,270,976 389,543,856
2066 84,728,547 388,597,719
2065 85,177,268 387,685,327
2064 85,611,517 386,805,026
2063 86,026,471 385,911,917
2062 86,425,827 385,032,627
2061 86,800,591 384,170,837
2060 87,156,663 383,361,269
2059 87,500,101 382,542,030
2058 87,809,920 381,704,804
2057 88,100,397 380,907,023
2056 88,369,840 380,159,777
2055 88,598,739 379,430,756
2054 88,806,632 378,682,851
2053 88,985,609 377,878,421
2052 89,144,425 377,073,303
2051 89,270,515 376,229,840
2050 89,374,730 375,373,155
2049 89,447,182 374,493,150
2048 89,484,074 373,590,762
2047 89,492,406 372,626,259
2046 89,467,391 371,644,809
2045 89,441,098 370,602,914
2044 89,390,601 369,518,897
2043 89,326,342 368,375,680
2042 89,237,658 367,158,772
2041 89,137,199 365,937,822
2040 89,021,820 364,671,837
2039 88,885,792 363,367,337
2038 88,736,121 361,997,023
2037 88,562,197 360,606,236
2036 88,373,007 359,193,245
2035 88,178,595 357,750,686
2034 87,975,336 356,266,726
2033 87,754,631 354,775,032
2032 87,524,158 353,259,037
2031 87,274,280 351,721,511
2030 87,004,538 350,155,042
2029 86,741,614 348,564,667
2028 86,466,107 346,906,294
2027 86,189,693 345,257,605
2026 85,932,926 343,565,426
2025 85,718,588 341,784,857
2024 85,518,661 340,110,988
2023 85,325,965 334,914,895
2022 84,979,913 333,271,411
2021 84,147,318 331,893,745
2020 83,384,680 331,526,933
2019 82,579,440 328,329,953
2018 81,407,204 326,838,199
2017 80,312,698 325,122,128
2016 79,277,962 323,071,755
2015 78,218,479 320,738,994
2014 77,181,884 318,386,329
2013 76,147,624 316,059,947
2012 75,175,827 313,877,662
2011 74,223,629 311,583,481
2010 73,142,150 309,327,143
2009 72,039,206 306,771,529
2008 71,051,678 304,093,966
2007 70,158,112 301,231,207
2006 70,045,349 298,379,912
2005 69,329,557 295,516,599
2004 68,592,617 292,805,298
2003 67,831,730 290,107,933
2002 67,048,795 287,625,193
2001 66,245,128 284,968,955
2000 65,425,961 282,162,411
1999 64,591,923 279,294,713
1998 63,734,383 276,115,288
1997 62,852,966 272,911,760
1996 61,951,134 269,667,391
1995 61,024,503 266,557,091
1994 60,033,836 263,435,673
1993 58,999,167 260,255,352
1992 57,990,118 256,894,189
1991 57,009,887 253,492,503
1990 56,015,628 250,131,894
1989 54,976,723 246,819,222
1988 53,909,626 244,499,004
1987 52,843,670 242,288,936
1986 51,777,772 240,132,831
1985 50,687,115 237,923,734
1984 49,574,069 235,824,908
1983 48,447,410 233,792,014
1982 47,322,096 231,664,432
1981 46,321,190 229,465,744
1980 45,408,815 226,542,250
1979 44,510,429 225,055,487
1978 43,645,306 222,584,545
1977 42,773,298 220,239,425
1976 41,899,984 218,035,164
1975 41,053,126 215,973,199
1974 40,210,234 213,853,928
1973 39,329,533 211,908,788
1972 38,430,221 209,896,021
1971 37,518,611 207,660,677
1970 36,638,465 205,052,174
1969 35,787,774 202,676,946
1968 34,921,684 200,706,052
1967 34,050,421 198,712,056
1966 33,177,672 196,560,338
1965 32,345,220 194,302,963
1964 31,543,072 191,888,791
1963 30,726,841 189,241,798
1962 29,916,147 186,537,737
1961 29,119,238 183,691,481
1960 28,329,898 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey United States
2100 -1% 0.14%
2099 -0.98% 0.14%
2098 -0.98% 0.16%
2097 -0.97% 0.16%
2096 -0.96% 0.17%
2095 -0.96% 0.18%
2094 -0.97% 0.17%
2093 -0.95% 0.18%
2092 -0.95% 0.18%
2091 -0.94% 0.17%
2090 -0.93% 0.18%
2089 -0.91% 0.19%
2088 -0.89% 0.17%
2087 -0.88% 0.17%
2086 -0.87% 0.16%
2085 -0.84% 0.18%
2084 -0.83% 0.18%
2083 -0.83% 0.18%
2082 -0.8% 0.2%
2081 -0.79% 0.18%
2080 -0.77% 0.19%
2079 -0.76% 0.2%
2078 -0.74% 0.21%
2077 -0.73% 0.22%
2076 -0.71% 0.23%
2075 -0.71% 0.22%
2074 -0.67% 0.23%
2073 -0.66% 0.23%
2072 -0.64% 0.25%
2071 -0.62% 0.24%
2070 -0.6% 0.25%
2069 -0.57% 0.25%
2068 -0.55% 0.25%
2067 -0.54% 0.24%
2066 -0.53% 0.24%
2065 -0.51% 0.23%
2064 -0.48% 0.23%
2063 -0.46% 0.23%
2062 -0.43% 0.22%
2061 -0.41% 0.21%
2060 -0.39% 0.21%
2059 -0.35% 0.22%
2058 -0.33% 0.21%
2057 -0.3% 0.2%
2056 -0.26% 0.19%
2055 -0.23% 0.2%
2054 -0.2% 0.21%
2053 -0.18% 0.21%
2052 -0.14% 0.22%
2051 -0.12% 0.23%
2050 -0.08% 0.23%
2049 -0.04% 0.24%
2048 -0.009% 0.26%
2047 0.03% 0.26%
2046 0.03% 0.28%
2045 0.06% 0.29%
2044 0.07% 0.31%
2043 0.1% 0.33%
2042 0.11% 0.33%
2041 0.13% 0.35%
2040 0.15% 0.36%
2039 0.17% 0.38%
2038 0.2% 0.39%
2037 0.21% 0.39%
2036 0.22% 0.4%
2035 0.23% 0.42%
2034 0.25% 0.42%
2033 0.26% 0.43%
2032 0.29% 0.44%
2031 0.31% 0.45%
2030 0.3% 0.46%
2029 0.32% 0.48%
2028 0.32% 0.48%
2027 0.3% 0.49%
2026 0.25% 0.52%
2025 0.23% 0.49%
2024 0.23% 1.55%
2023 0.41% 0.49%
2022 0.99% 0.42%
2021 0.91% 0.11%
2020 0.98% 0.97%
2019 1.44% 0.46%
2018 1.36% 0.53%
2017 1.31% 0.63%
2016 1.35% 0.73%
2015 1.34% 0.74%
2014 1.36% 0.74%
2013 1.29% 0.7%
2012 1.28% 0.74%
2011 1.48% 0.73%
2010 1.53% 0.83%
2009 1.39% 0.88%
2008 1.27% 0.95%
2007 0.16% 0.96%
2006 1.03% 0.97%
2005 1.07% 0.93%
2004 1.12% 0.93%
2003 1.17% 0.86%
2002 1.21% 0.93%
2001 1.25% 0.99%
2000 1.29% 1.03%
1999 1.35% 1.15%
1998 1.4% 1.17%
1997 1.46% 1.2%
1996 1.52% 1.17%
1995 1.65% 1.18%
1994 1.75% 1.22%
1993 1.74% 1.31%
1992 1.72% 1.34%
1991 1.77% 1.34%
1990 1.89% 1.34%
1989 1.98% 0.95%
1988 2.02% 0.91%
1987 2.06% 0.9%
1986 2.15% 0.93%
1985 2.25% 0.89%
1984 2.33% 0.87%
1983 2.38% 0.92%
1982 2.16% 0.96%
1981 2.01% 1.29%
1980 2.02% 0.66%
1979 1.98% 1.11%
1978 2.04% 1.06%
1977 2.08% 1.01%
1976 2.06% 0.95%
1975 2.1% 0.99%
1974 2.24% 0.92%
1973 2.34% 0.96%
1972 2.43% 1.08%
1971 2.4% 1.27%
1970 2.38% 1.17%
1969 2.48% 0.98%
1968 2.56% 1%
1967 2.63% 1.09%
1966 2.57% 1.16%
1965 2.54% 1.26%
1964 2.66% 1.4%
1963 2.71% 1.45%
1962 2.74% 1.55%
1961 2.79% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Turkey grew by 0.23%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Turkey United States
Current population
86002379
344023146
Population rank 18/197 3/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 4.15%
One net population change
2.73 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
33 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
59.6 seconds
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +528 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +192,696 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.23% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 134/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -258,205 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 188/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - 1,230,663
2024 - -275,952 - 1,286,132
2023 426,630 -318,070 502,372 1,322,668
2022 535,373 -301,544 399,926 1,319,009
2021 521,713 20,283 199,137 674,787
2020 608,708 37,934 208,862 329,769
2019 751,472 -15,690 887,476 1,774,500
2018 830,353 187,570 955,022 1,764,961
2017 875,408 659,846 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 895,841 352,063 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 930,799 1,063,140 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 957,055 1,033,384 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 921,386 438,618 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 917,145 258,623 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 875,839 68,849 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 892,334 55,532 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 900,491 24,276 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 868,749 47,915 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 876,626 -186,402 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 897,351 -190,194 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 898,650 -174,177 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 896,025 -146,574 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 893,683 -121,383 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 922,927 -129,444 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 980,560 -166,759 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 1,875,826 400,998
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 1,735,943 460,778
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 1,720,252 480,815
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 1,656,917 493,082
1985 1,098,846 8,960 1,689,258 598,777
1984 1,096,529 21,787 1,627,192 622,793
1983 1,095,106 39,871 1,636,544 662,840
1982 1,091,863 23,728 1,714,317 600,149
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 1,652,153 583,070
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 1,608,450 595,916
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 1,597,894 503,559
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 1,402,283 556,521
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 1,431,556 577,060
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 1,264,604 635,590
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 1,252,644 655,078
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 1,218,968 706,978
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 1,165,499 783,163
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 1,301,355 833,543
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 1,640,519 833,549
1970 991,950 -150,924 1,824,965 744,902
1969 970,958 -110,578 1,702,487 523,740
1968 950,778 -78,973 1,565,507 594,514
1967 936,727 -65,993 1,669,181 585,410
1966 925,790 -50,999 1,749,387 637,692
1965 904,016 -113,911 1,943,030 644,902
1964 884,152 -69,978 2,245,099 618,635
1963 862,626 -44,317 2,289,826 639,495
1962 837,473 -34,353 2,406,337 625,617
1961 816,911 -26,187 2,571,681 580,333
1960 773,009 14,948 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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