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

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The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,878,556 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,225,430 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 25.5 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.08% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +0.98% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86.2M (23.1% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Turkey vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Uruguay
2100 64,394,191 2,256,662
2099 65,045,868 2,279,820
2098 65,690,351 2,303,272
2097 66,342,622 2,326,907
2096 66,990,674 2,350,717
2095 67,642,188 2,374,752
2094 68,296,562 2,398,877
2093 68,963,773 2,423,185
2092 69,625,957 2,447,561
2091 70,290,255 2,472,040
2090 70,960,483 2,496,427
2089 71,623,547 2,520,765
2088 72,281,102 2,544,964
2087 72,928,397 2,569,010
2086 73,576,610 2,592,884
2085 74,223,570 2,616,538
2084 74,853,312 2,639,909
2083 75,483,067 2,663,057
2082 76,111,533 2,685,928
2081 76,726,689 2,708,500
2080 77,339,541 2,730,788
2079 77,938,889 2,752,736
2078 78,532,577 2,774,335
2077 79,120,573 2,795,612
2076 79,705,459 2,816,580
2075 80,277,544 2,837,210
2074 80,848,141 2,857,609
2073 81,396,237 2,877,622
2072 81,938,080 2,897,443
2071 82,465,112 2,916,996
2070 82,981,973 2,936,376
2069 83,480,362 2,955,513
2068 83,963,140 2,974,342
2067 84,428,242 2,992,883
2066 84,886,666 3,011,205
2065 85,336,225 3,029,336
2064 85,771,285 3,047,237
2063 86,187,013 3,064,958
2062 86,587,114 3,082,535
2061 86,962,577 3,099,898
2060 87,319,314 3,117,041
2059 87,663,392 3,133,843
2058 87,973,789 3,150,140
2057 88,264,809 3,165,945
2056 88,534,755 3,181,263
2055 88,764,080 3,195,961
2054 88,972,362 3,209,999
2053 89,151,673 3,223,284
2052 89,310,785 3,235,861
2051 89,437,110 3,247,775
2050 89,541,520 3,258,995
2049 89,614,107 3,269,562
2048 89,651,068 3,279,496
2047 89,659,415 3,288,855
2046 89,634,354 3,297,581
2045 89,608,012 3,305,802
2044 89,557,421 3,313,441
2043 89,493,042 3,320,450
2042 89,404,193 3,326,840
2041 89,303,546 3,332,768
2040 89,187,952 3,338,161
2039 89,051,669 3,343,179
2038 88,901,719 3,347,674
2037 88,727,471 3,351,794
2036 88,537,927 3,355,554
2035 88,343,153 3,359,009
2034 88,139,515 3,362,159
2033 87,918,397 3,365,133
2032 87,687,495 3,367,940
2031 87,437,150 3,370,610
2030 87,166,904 3,373,156
2029 86,903,490 3,375,688
2028 86,627,469 3,378,080
2027 86,350,539 3,380,387
2026 86,093,293 3,382,672
2025 85,878,556 3,384,688
2024 85,518,661 3,386,588
2023 85,325,965 3,388,081
2022 84,979,913 3,390,913
2021 84,147,318 3,396,695
2020 83,384,680 3,398,968
2019 82,579,440 3,397,206
2018 81,407,204 3,394,534
2017 80,312,698 3,388,438
2016 79,277,962 3,379,283
2015 78,218,479 3,368,017
2014 77,181,884 3,356,334
2013 76,147,624 3,345,337
2012 75,175,827 3,335,401
2011 74,223,629 3,326,825
2010 73,142,150 3,318,580
2009 72,039,206 3,310,091
2008 71,051,678 3,302,177
2007 70,158,112 3,295,153
2006 70,045,349 3,289,506
2005 69,329,557 3,285,771
2004 68,592,617 3,283,148
2003 67,831,730 3,281,186
2002 67,048,795 3,278,867
2001 66,245,128 3,274,251
2000 65,425,961 3,266,206
1999 64,591,923 3,254,015
1998 63,734,383 3,239,280
1997 62,852,966 3,223,345
1996 61,951,134 3,206,324
1995 61,024,503 3,189,440
1994 60,033,836 3,172,834
1993 58,999,167 3,156,345
1992 57,990,118 3,139,702
1991 57,009,887 3,122,354
1990 56,015,628 3,104,403
1989 54,976,723 3,086,255
1988 53,909,626 3,067,961
1987 52,843,670 3,049,896
1986 51,777,772 3,032,845
1985 50,687,115 3,017,037
1984 49,574,069 3,002,488
1983 48,447,410 2,988,778
1982 47,322,096 2,975,492
1981 46,321,190 2,963,246
1980 45,408,815 2,951,953
1979 44,510,429 2,939,903
1978 43,645,306 2,925,715
1977 42,773,298 2,909,461
1976 41,899,984 2,891,392
1975 41,053,126 2,872,320
1974 40,210,234 2,853,944
1973 39,329,533 2,837,133
1972 38,430,221 2,821,644
1971 37,518,611 2,806,462
1970 36,638,465 2,790,807
1969 35,787,774 2,773,974
1968 34,921,684 2,754,606
1967 34,050,421 2,732,277
1966 33,177,672 2,707,646
1965 32,345,220 2,681,169
1964 31,543,072 2,653,180
1963 30,726,841 2,623,766
1962 29,916,147 2,593,298
1961 29,119,238 2,562,044
1960 28,329,898 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey Uruguay
2100 -1% -1.02%
2099 -0.98% -1.02%
2098 -0.98% -1.02%
2097 -0.97% -1.01%
2096 -0.96% -1.01%
2095 -0.96% -1.01%
2094 -0.97% -1%
2093 -0.95% -1%
2092 -0.95% -0.99%
2091 -0.94% -0.98%
2090 -0.93% -0.97%
2089 -0.91% -0.95%
2088 -0.89% -0.94%
2087 -0.88% -0.92%
2086 -0.87% -0.9%
2085 -0.84% -0.89%
2084 -0.83% -0.87%
2083 -0.83% -0.85%
2082 -0.8% -0.83%
2081 -0.79% -0.82%
2080 -0.77% -0.8%
2079 -0.76% -0.78%
2078 -0.74% -0.76%
2077 -0.73% -0.74%
2076 -0.71% -0.73%
2075 -0.71% -0.71%
2074 -0.67% -0.7%
2073 -0.66% -0.68%
2072 -0.64% -0.67%
2071 -0.62% -0.66%
2070 -0.6% -0.65%
2069 -0.57% -0.63%
2068 -0.55% -0.62%
2067 -0.54% -0.61%
2066 -0.53% -0.6%
2065 -0.51% -0.59%
2064 -0.48% -0.58%
2063 -0.46% -0.57%
2062 -0.43% -0.56%
2061 -0.41% -0.55%
2060 -0.39% -0.54%
2059 -0.35% -0.52%
2058 -0.33% -0.5%
2057 -0.3% -0.48%
2056 -0.26% -0.46%
2055 -0.23% -0.44%
2054 -0.2% -0.41%
2053 -0.18% -0.39%
2052 -0.14% -0.37%
2051 -0.12% -0.34%
2050 -0.08% -0.32%
2049 -0.04% -0.3%
2048 -0.009% -0.28%
2047 0.03% -0.26%
2046 0.03% -0.25%
2045 0.06% -0.23%
2044 0.07% -0.21%
2043 0.1% -0.19%
2042 0.11% -0.18%
2041 0.13% -0.16%
2040 0.15% -0.15%
2039 0.17% -0.13%
2038 0.2% -0.12%
2037 0.21% -0.11%
2036 0.22% -0.1%
2035 0.23% -0.09%
2034 0.25% -0.09%
2033 0.26% -0.08%
2032 0.29% -0.08%
2031 0.31% -0.08%
2030 0.3% -0.08%
2029 0.32% -0.07%
2028 0.32% -0.07%
2027 0.3% -0.07%
2026 0.25% -0.06%
2025 0.42% -0.06%
2024 0.23% -0.04%
2023 0.41% -0.08%
2022 0.99% -0.17%
2021 0.91% -0.07%
2020 0.98% 0.05%
2019 1.44% 0.08%
2018 1.36% 0.18%
2017 1.31% 0.27%
2016 1.35% 0.33%
2015 1.34% 0.35%
2014 1.36% 0.33%
2013 1.29% 0.3%
2012 1.28% 0.26%
2011 1.48% 0.25%
2010 1.53% 0.26%
2009 1.39% 0.24%
2008 1.27% 0.21%
2007 0.16% 0.17%
2006 1.03% 0.11%
2005 1.07% 0.08%
2004 1.12% 0.06%
2003 1.17% 0.07%
2002 1.21% 0.14%
2001 1.25% 0.25%
2000 1.29% 0.37%
1999 1.35% 0.45%
1998 1.4% 0.49%
1997 1.46% 0.53%
1996 1.52% 0.53%
1995 1.65% 0.52%
1994 1.75% 0.52%
1993 1.74% 0.53%
1992 1.72% 0.56%
1991 1.77% 0.58%
1990 1.89% 0.59%
1989 1.98% 0.6%
1988 2.02% 0.59%
1987 2.06% 0.56%
1986 2.15% 0.52%
1985 2.25% 0.48%
1984 2.33% 0.46%
1983 2.38% 0.45%
1982 2.16% 0.41%
1981 2.01% 0.38%
1980 2.02% 0.41%
1979 1.98% 0.48%
1978 2.04% 0.56%
1977 2.08% 0.62%
1976 2.06% 0.66%
1975 2.1% 0.64%
1974 2.24% 0.59%
1973 2.34% 0.55%
1972 2.43% 0.54%
1971 2.4% 0.56%
1970 2.38% 0.61%
1969 2.48% 0.7%
1968 2.56% 0.82%
1967 2.63% 0.91%
1966 2.57% 0.99%
1965 2.54% 1.05%
1964 2.66% 1.12%
1963 2.71% 1.17%
1962 2.74% 1.22%
1961 2.79% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Turkey Uruguay
Current population
86225430
3382672
Population rank 18/197 133/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.04%
One net population change
1.46 minutes
4.62 hours
One birth every
33.5 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
1.08 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +986 -5
Annual growth/decline +359,895 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +0.42% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 161/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -258,205 -1,338
Net migration rank 188/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - -1,338
2024 453,249 -275,952 -443 -1,348
2023 426,630 -318,070 298 -1,501
2022 535,373 -301,544 -2,964 -1,501
2021 521,713 20,283 -5,621 -1,482
2020 608,708 37,934 4,048 -1,482
2019 751,472 -15,690 3,873 -2,899
2018 830,353 187,570 7,322 -2,963
2017 875,408 659,846 10,907 -3,091
2016 895,841 352,063 14,008 -3,506
2015 930,799 1,063,140 16,194 -4,157
2014 957,055 1,033,384 16,238 -4,919
2013 921,386 438,618 16,318 -5,647
2012 917,145 258,623 15,520 -6,317
2011 875,839 68,849 14,934 -6,982
2010 892,334 55,532 16,231 -7,696
2009 900,491 24,276 16,947 -8,510
2008 868,749 47,915 16,838 -9,458
2007 876,626 -186,402 17,422 -10,750
2006 897,351 -190,194 17,783 -13,161
2005 898,650 -174,177 18,926 -16,086
2004 896,025 -146,574 18,067 -15,668
2003 893,683 -121,383 18,628 -17,105
2002 922,927 -129,444 20,073 -16,957
2001 980,560 -166,759 20,729 -14,620
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 21,060 -11,076
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 21,844 -7,441
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 22,114 -7,048
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 23,737 -6,938
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 24,635 -7,397
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 24,872 -8,339
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 24,637 -7,955
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 24,212 -7,922
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 24,847 -7,850
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 25,422 -7,714
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 25,699 -7,499
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 25,322 -7,229
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 25,071 -6,582
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 24,469 -6,833
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 24,505 -8,046
1985 1,098,846 8,960 23,988 -8,832
1984 1,096,529 21,787 23,684 -9,730
1983 1,095,106 39,871 24,146 -10,671
1982 1,091,863 23,728 25,224 -12,131
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 24,968 -13,577
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 25,451 -14,252
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 27,456 -14,552
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 30,076 -14,611
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 31,321 -14,280
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 33,199 -14,096
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 33,393 -14,350
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 32,221 -14,512
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 30,213 -14,312
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 28,896 -13,817
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 28,584 -13,288
1970 991,950 -150,924 28,737 -12,727
1969 970,958 -110,578 28,805 -11,149
1968 950,778 -78,973 29,103 -8,028
1967 936,727 -65,993 29,514 -5,938
1966 925,790 -50,999 30,293 -4,599
1965 904,016 -113,911 30,807 -3,542
1964 884,152 -69,978 31,340 -2,623
1963 862,626 -44,317 31,824 -1,707
1962 837,473 -34,353 31,441 -623
1961 816,911 -26,187 30,975 703
1960 773,009 14,948 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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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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