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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,518,661 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,002,379 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 2.27 times bigger than Uzbekistan's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Turkey vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Uzbekistan
2100 64,274,243 74,950,276
2099 64,924,706 74,687,562
2098 65,567,989 74,412,253
2097 66,219,045 74,120,787
2096 66,865,890 73,822,520
2095 67,516,190 73,512,493
2094 68,169,346 73,187,441
2093 68,835,313 72,852,823
2092 69,496,264 72,509,869
2091 70,159,325 72,158,109
2090 70,828,304 71,795,130
2089 71,490,133 71,419,019
2088 72,146,464 71,037,131
2087 72,792,552 70,645,917
2086 73,439,558 70,250,312
2085 74,085,313 69,845,645
2084 74,713,882 69,430,096
2083 75,342,464 69,009,654
2082 75,969,760 68,591,369
2081 76,583,769 68,161,432
2080 77,195,480 67,729,509
2079 77,793,711 67,293,106
2078 78,386,293 66,849,622
2077 78,973,194 66,394,934
2076 79,556,991 65,946,007
2075 80,128,010 65,494,544
2074 80,697,544 65,041,409
2073 81,244,619 64,584,034
2072 81,785,452 64,126,554
2071 82,311,503 63,662,468
2070 82,827,402 63,197,548
2069 83,324,862 62,728,854
2068 83,806,741 62,256,069
2067 84,270,976 61,779,846
2066 84,728,547 61,296,688
2065 85,177,268 60,808,437
2064 85,611,517 60,310,657
2063 86,026,471 59,805,006
2062 86,425,827 59,290,829
2061 86,800,591 58,769,606
2060 87,156,663 58,237,257
2059 87,500,101 57,693,970
2058 87,809,920 57,141,935
2057 88,100,397 56,580,336
2056 88,369,840 56,012,936
2055 88,598,739 55,434,251
2054 88,806,632 54,845,302
2053 88,985,609 54,247,246
2052 89,144,425 53,641,903
2051 89,270,515 53,028,742
2050 89,374,730 52,411,754
2049 89,447,182 51,787,458
2048 89,484,074 51,159,295
2047 89,492,406 50,526,830
2046 89,467,391 49,892,416
2045 89,441,098 49,257,909
2044 89,390,601 48,629,333
2043 89,326,342 48,007,917
2042 89,237,658 47,394,130
2041 89,137,199 46,789,557
2040 89,021,820 46,197,382
2039 88,885,792 45,613,886
2038 88,736,121 45,033,877
2037 88,562,197 44,458,257
2036 88,373,007 43,884,266
2035 88,178,595 43,308,578
2034 87,975,336 42,729,398
2033 87,754,631 42,143,548
2032 87,524,158 41,549,754
2031 87,274,280 40,948,133
2030 87,004,538 40,333,867
2029 86,741,614 39,708,371
2028 86,466,107 39,074,978
2027 86,189,693 38,426,208
2026 85,932,926 37,758,494
2025 85,718,588 37,071,527
2024 85,518,661 36,361,859
2023 85,325,965 35,652,307
2022 84,979,913 34,938,955
2021 84,147,318 34,243,696
2020 83,384,680 33,586,372
2019 82,579,440 32,964,701
2018 81,407,204 32,373,490
2017 80,312,698 31,819,178
2016 79,277,962 31,284,568
2015 78,218,479 30,749,346
2014 77,181,884 30,222,994
2013 76,147,624 29,724,065
2012 75,175,827 29,261,903
2011 74,223,629 28,823,196
2010 73,142,150 28,385,506
2009 72,039,206 27,939,328
2008 71,051,678 27,494,774
2007 70,158,112 27,076,008
2006 70,045,349 26,699,043
2005 69,329,557 26,356,975
2004 68,592,617 26,029,350
2003 67,831,730 25,711,259
2002 67,048,795 25,399,980
2001 66,245,128 25,090,283
2000 65,425,961 24,787,054
1999 64,591,923 24,476,008
1998 63,734,383 24,134,929
1997 62,852,966 23,758,960
1996 61,951,134 23,351,981
1995 61,024,503 22,917,589
1994 60,033,836 22,463,291
1993 58,999,167 21,987,955
1992 57,990,118 21,485,090
1991 57,009,887 20,962,910
1990 56,015,628 20,464,956
1989 54,976,723 19,977,183
1988 53,909,626 19,460,630
1987 52,843,670 18,930,070
1986 51,777,772 18,395,621
1985 50,687,115 17,875,339
1984 49,574,069 17,378,846
1983 48,447,410 16,908,400
1982 47,322,096 16,462,736
1981 46,321,190 16,035,032
1980 45,408,815 15,619,936
1979 44,510,429 15,215,587
1978 43,645,306 14,816,349
1977 42,773,298 14,408,822
1976 41,899,984 13,998,620
1975 41,053,126 13,598,521
1974 40,210,234 13,209,011
1973 39,329,533 12,831,047
1972 38,430,221 12,465,106
1971 37,518,611 12,111,511
1970 36,638,465 11,762,638
1969 35,787,774 11,403,150
1968 34,921,684 11,032,155
1967 34,050,421 10,659,180
1966 33,177,672 10,289,294
1965 32,345,220 9,921,681
1964 31,543,072 9,557,611
1963 30,726,841 9,202,246
1962 29,916,147 8,854,368
1961 29,119,238 8,517,711
1960 28,329,898 8,209,109

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

GeoRank.org/population/turkey/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkey increased by 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey Uzbekistan
2100 -1% 0.35%
2099 -0.98% 0.37%
2098 -0.98% 0.39%
2097 -0.97% 0.4%
2096 -0.96% 0.42%
2095 -0.96% 0.44%
2094 -0.97% 0.46%
2093 -0.95% 0.47%
2092 -0.95% 0.49%
2091 -0.94% 0.51%
2090 -0.93% 0.53%
2089 -0.91% 0.54%
2088 -0.89% 0.55%
2087 -0.88% 0.56%
2086 -0.87% 0.58%
2085 -0.84% 0.6%
2084 -0.83% 0.61%
2083 -0.83% 0.61%
2082 -0.8% 0.63%
2081 -0.79% 0.64%
2080 -0.77% 0.65%
2079 -0.76% 0.66%
2078 -0.74% 0.68%
2077 -0.73% 0.68%
2076 -0.71% 0.69%
2075 -0.71% 0.7%
2074 -0.67% 0.71%
2073 -0.66% 0.71%
2072 -0.64% 0.73%
2071 -0.62% 0.74%
2070 -0.6% 0.75%
2069 -0.57% 0.76%
2068 -0.55% 0.77%
2067 -0.54% 0.79%
2066 -0.53% 0.8%
2065 -0.51% 0.83%
2064 -0.48% 0.85%
2063 -0.46% 0.87%
2062 -0.43% 0.89%
2061 -0.41% 0.91%
2060 -0.39% 0.94%
2059 -0.35% 0.97%
2058 -0.33% 0.99%
2057 -0.3% 1.01%
2056 -0.26% 1.04%
2055 -0.23% 1.07%
2054 -0.2% 1.1%
2053 -0.18% 1.13%
2052 -0.14% 1.16%
2051 -0.12% 1.18%
2050 -0.08% 1.21%
2049 -0.04% 1.23%
2048 -0.009% 1.25%
2047 0.03% 1.27%
2046 0.03% 1.29%
2045 0.06% 1.29%
2044 0.07% 1.29%
2043 0.1% 1.3%
2042 0.11% 1.29%
2041 0.13% 1.28%
2040 0.15% 1.28%
2039 0.17% 1.29%
2038 0.2% 1.29%
2037 0.21% 1.31%
2036 0.22% 1.33%
2035 0.23% 1.36%
2034 0.25% 1.39%
2033 0.26% 1.43%
2032 0.29% 1.47%
2031 0.31% 1.52%
2030 0.3% 1.58%
2029 0.32% 1.62%
2028 0.32% 1.69%
2027 0.3% 1.77%
2026 0.25% 1.85%
2025 0.23% 1.95%
2024 0.23% 1.99%
2023 0.41% 2.04%
2022 0.99% 2.03%
2021 0.91% 1.96%
2020 0.98% 1.89%
2019 1.44% 1.83%
2018 1.36% 1.74%
2017 1.31% 1.71%
2016 1.35% 1.74%
2015 1.34% 1.74%
2014 1.36% 1.68%
2013 1.29% 1.58%
2012 1.28% 1.52%
2011 1.48% 1.54%
2010 1.53% 1.6%
2009 1.39% 1.62%
2008 1.27% 1.55%
2007 0.16% 1.41%
2006 1.03% 1.3%
2005 1.07% 1.26%
2004 1.12% 1.24%
2003 1.17% 1.23%
2002 1.21% 1.23%
2001 1.25% 1.22%
2000 1.29% 1.27%
1999 1.35% 1.41%
1998 1.4% 1.58%
1997 1.46% 1.74%
1996 1.52% 1.9%
1995 1.65% 2.02%
1994 1.75% 2.16%
1993 1.74% 2.34%
1992 1.72% 2.49%
1991 1.77% 2.43%
1990 1.89% 2.44%
1989 1.98% 2.65%
1988 2.02% 2.8%
1987 2.06% 2.91%
1986 2.15% 2.91%
1985 2.25% 2.86%
1984 2.33% 2.78%
1983 2.38% 2.71%
1982 2.16% 2.67%
1981 2.01% 2.66%
1980 2.02% 2.66%
1979 1.98% 2.69%
1978 2.04% 2.83%
1977 2.08% 2.93%
1976 2.06% 2.94%
1975 2.1% 2.95%
1974 2.24% 2.95%
1973 2.34% 2.94%
1972 2.43% 2.92%
1971 2.4% 2.97%
1970 2.38% 3.15%
1969 2.48% 3.36%
1968 2.56% 3.5%
1967 2.63% 3.59%
1966 2.57% 3.71%
1965 2.54% 3.81%
1964 2.66% 3.86%
1963 2.71% 3.93%
1962 2.74% 3.95%
1961 2.79% 3.76%

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

GeoRank.org/population/turkey/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Turkey grew by 0.23%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Turkey Uzbekistan
Current population
86002379
37939105
Population rank 18/197 42/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.46%
One net population change
2.73 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
33 seconds
33.4 seconds
One death every
59.6 seconds
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +528 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +192,696 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +0.23% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 52/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -258,205 -6,987
Net migration rank 188/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - -6,987
2024 - -275,952 - -7,066
2023 426,630 -318,070 722,280 -6,004
2022 535,373 -301,544 715,410 -5,007
2021 521,713 20,283 689,325 -9,205
2020 608,708 37,934 643,750 -9,208
2019 751,472 -15,690 618,154 -9,341
2018 830,353 187,570 585,119 -11,516
2017 875,408 659,846 548,372 -13,352
2016 895,841 352,063 549,045 -14,839
2015 930,799 1,063,140 552,781 -16,545
2014 957,055 1,033,384 536,881 -20,381
2013 921,386 438,618 501,742 -20,380
2012 917,145 258,623 463,333 -20,381
2011 875,839 68,849 454,858 -20,380
2010 892,334 55,532 461,293 -20,380
2009 900,491 24,276 471,839 -20,378
2008 868,749 47,915 461,665 -24,028
2007 876,626 -186,402 426,880 -27,013
2006 897,351 -190,194 383,265 -29,197
2005 898,650 -174,177 363,462 -33,386
2004 896,025 -146,574 363,994 -38,834
2003 893,683 -121,383 355,098 -44,092
2002 922,927 -129,444 359,231 -47,679
2001 980,560 -166,759 356,483 -48,642
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 365,138 -66,547
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 385,448 -61,955
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 408,532 -49,862
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 441,631 -48,360
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 471,010 -50,314
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 493,966 -45,876
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 502,279 -41,788
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 527,557 -37,377
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 548,793 -33,259
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 557,886 -29,064
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 540,581 -73,478
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 522,323 -13,888
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 525,126 -473
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 537,292 -824
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 533,234 -802
1985 1,098,846 8,960 508,893 -773
1984 1,096,529 21,787 485,617 -752
1983 1,095,106 39,871 454,464 1,568
1982 1,091,863 23,728 431,389 3,897
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 413,897 6,223
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 401,557 8,540
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 387,754 10,864
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 372,068 27,783
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 369,572 45,622
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 363,110 42,094
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 357,382 37,611
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 350,422 33,600
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 341,807 30,094
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 333,230 26,748
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 323,171 24,030
1970 991,950 -150,924 313,216 37,324
1969 970,958 -110,578 302,833 65,596
1968 950,778 -78,973 295,651 77,914
1967 936,727 -65,993 298,350 74,030
1966 925,790 -50,999 297,844 69,537
1965 904,016 -113,911 302,264 65,579
1964 884,152 -69,978 298,790 61,512
1963 862,626 -44,317 293,432 57,002
1962 837,473 -34,353 292,788 52,532
1961 816,911 -26,187 279,841 48,168
1960 773,009 14,948 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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