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

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The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,878,556 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,225,430 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 2.26 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 +0.98% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86.2M (23.1% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Turkey vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Uzbekistan
2100 64,394,191 74,913,683
2099 65,045,868 74,651,098
2098 65,690,351 74,375,923
2097 66,342,622 74,084,599
2096 66,990,674 73,786,478
2095 67,642,188 73,476,603
2094 68,296,562 73,151,709
2093 68,963,773 72,817,254
2092 69,625,957 72,474,468
2091 70,290,255 72,122,880
2090 70,960,483 71,760,077
2089 71,623,547 71,384,150
2088 72,281,102 71,002,449
2087 72,928,397 70,611,426
2086 73,576,610 70,216,014
2085 74,223,570 69,811,545
2084 74,853,312 69,396,198
2083 75,483,067 68,975,962
2082 76,111,533 68,557,881
2081 76,726,689 68,128,154
2080 77,339,541 67,696,442
2079 77,938,889 67,260,252
2078 78,532,577 66,816,984
2077 79,120,573 66,362,519
2076 79,705,459 65,913,810
2075 80,277,544 65,462,568
2074 80,848,141 65,009,654
2073 81,396,237 64,552,502
2072 81,938,080 64,095,245
2071 82,465,112 63,631,386
2070 82,981,973 63,166,693
2069 83,480,362 62,698,228
2068 83,963,140 62,225,674
2067 84,428,242 61,749,683
2066 84,886,666 61,266,762
2065 85,336,225 60,778,749
2064 85,771,285 60,281,212
2063 86,187,013 59,775,807
2062 86,587,114 59,261,881
2061 86,962,577 58,740,914
2060 87,319,314 58,208,824
2059 87,663,392 57,665,803
2058 87,973,789 57,114,037
2057 88,264,809 56,552,712
2056 88,534,755 55,985,589
2055 88,764,080 55,407,187
2054 88,972,362 54,818,525
2053 89,151,673 54,220,761
2052 89,310,785 53,615,713
2051 89,437,110 53,002,852
2050 89,541,520 52,386,166
2049 89,614,107 51,762,174
2048 89,651,068 51,134,317
2047 89,659,415 50,502,162
2046 89,634,354 49,868,057
2045 89,608,012 49,233,860
2044 89,557,421 48,605,591
2043 89,493,042 47,984,479
2042 89,404,193 47,370,990
2041 89,303,546 46,766,713
2040 89,187,952 46,174,827
2039 89,051,669 45,591,616
2038 88,901,719 45,011,890
2037 88,727,471 44,436,551
2036 88,537,927 43,862,840
2035 88,343,153 43,287,434
2034 88,139,515 42,708,536
2033 87,918,397 42,122,973
2032 87,687,495 41,529,468
2031 87,437,150 40,928,141
2030 87,166,904 40,314,175
2029 86,903,490 39,688,984
2028 86,627,469 39,055,901
2027 86,350,539 38,407,447
2026 86,093,293 37,740,059
2025 85,878,556 37,053,428
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% 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 3.85% to 89,541,520 people with a rank change from 18th to 19th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M people compared to the peak of 74.9M 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 0.42% 1.9%
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 (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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Turkey Uzbekistan
Current population
86225430
38082870
Population rank 18/197 42/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.46%
One net population change
1.46 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
33.5 seconds
33.9 seconds
One death every
1.08 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +986 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +359,895 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +0.42% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 54/197
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 453,249 -275,952 709,893 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 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 (1960–2025, 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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