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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,518,661 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,002,379 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 1.19 times bigger than Turkey's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 2.27% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Turkey vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Vietnam
2100 64,274,243 92,239,801
2099 64,924,706 92,735,968
2098 65,567,989 93,227,318
2097 66,219,045 93,703,343
2096 66,865,890 94,178,675
2095 67,516,190 94,640,859
2094 68,169,346 95,098,747
2093 68,835,313 95,558,233
2092 69,496,264 96,015,030
2091 70,159,325 96,474,248
2090 70,828,304 96,938,026
2089 71,490,133 97,399,661
2088 72,146,464 97,858,300
2087 72,792,552 98,324,127
2086 73,439,558 98,788,452
2085 74,085,313 99,249,444
2084 74,713,882 99,710,990
2083 75,342,464 100,178,339
2082 75,969,760 100,650,389
2081 76,583,769 101,120,279
2080 77,195,480 101,584,408
2079 77,793,711 102,046,677
2078 78,386,293 102,496,244
2077 78,973,194 102,944,347
2076 79,556,991 103,374,514
2075 80,128,010 103,799,405
2074 80,697,544 104,214,107
2073 81,244,619 104,623,307
2072 81,785,452 105,022,092
2071 82,311,503 105,401,255
2070 82,827,402 105,773,681
2069 83,324,862 106,126,787
2068 83,806,741 106,471,025
2067 84,270,976 106,811,324
2066 84,728,547 107,143,716
2065 85,177,268 107,459,475
2064 85,611,517 107,761,108
2063 86,026,471 108,055,355
2062 86,425,827 108,339,650
2061 86,800,591 108,607,597
2060 87,156,663 108,859,065
2059 87,500,101 109,104,391
2058 87,809,920 109,337,395
2057 88,100,397 109,546,926
2056 88,369,840 109,732,352
2055 88,598,739 109,903,830
2054 88,806,632 110,052,946
2053 88,985,609 110,173,868
2052 89,144,425 110,270,266
2051 89,270,515 110,338,539
2050 89,374,730 110,361,987
2049 89,447,182 110,356,819
2048 89,484,074 110,313,849
2047 89,492,406 110,228,852
2046 89,467,391 110,108,051
2045 89,441,098 109,943,449
2044 89,390,601 109,748,671
2043 89,326,342 109,514,717
2042 89,237,658 109,242,604
2041 89,137,199 108,936,706
2040 89,021,820 108,611,523
2039 88,885,792 108,254,640
2038 88,736,121 107,877,983
2037 88,562,197 107,480,286
2036 88,373,007 107,075,099
2035 88,178,595 106,647,378
2034 87,975,336 106,206,100
2033 87,754,631 105,762,219
2032 87,524,158 105,299,476
2031 87,274,280 104,826,346
2030 87,004,538 104,330,461
2029 86,741,614 103,835,790
2028 86,466,107 103,316,499
2027 86,189,693 102,775,814
2026 85,932,926 102,213,157
2025 85,718,588 101,614,413
2024 85,518,661 100,987,686
2023 85,325,965 100,352,192
2022 84,979,913 99,680,655
2021 84,147,318 98,935,098
2020 83,384,680 98,079,191
2019 82,579,440 97,173,776
2018 81,407,204 96,237,319
2017 80,312,698 95,176,977
2016 79,277,962 94,000,117
2015 78,218,479 92,823,254
2014 77,181,884 91,679,578
2013 76,147,624 90,573,104
2012 75,175,827 89,510,356
2011 74,223,629 88,468,314
2010 73,142,150 87,455,152
2009 72,039,206 86,460,018
2008 71,051,678 85,175,788
2007 70,158,112 83,633,375
2006 70,045,349 82,167,897
2005 69,329,557 81,088,313
2004 68,592,617 80,338,971
2003 67,831,730 79,563,777
2002 67,048,795 78,772,224
2001 66,245,128 77,969,361
2000 65,425,961 77,154,011
1999 64,591,923 76,287,452
1998 63,734,383 75,299,660
1997 62,852,966 74,226,889
1996 61,951,134 73,156,447
1995 61,024,503 72,049,940
1994 60,033,836 70,854,391
1993 58,999,167 69,586,384
1992 57,990,118 68,260,337
1991 57,009,887 66,891,775
1990 56,015,628 65,504,552
1989 54,976,723 64,147,348
1988 53,909,626 62,843,228
1987 52,843,670 61,584,651
1986 51,777,772 60,347,048
1985 50,687,115 59,060,622
1984 49,574,069 57,706,067
1983 48,447,410 56,337,921
1982 47,322,096 55,011,289
1981 46,321,190 53,738,141
1980 45,408,815 52,490,101
1979 44,510,429 51,378,211
1978 43,645,306 50,249,552
1977 42,773,298 48,954,872
1976 41,899,984 47,684,931
1975 41,053,126 46,482,903
1974 40,210,234 45,413,537
1973 39,329,533 44,409,861
1972 38,430,221 43,429,168
1971 37,518,611 42,449,276
1970 36,638,465 41,475,230
1969 35,787,774 40,582,096
1968 34,921,684 39,734,609
1967 34,050,421 38,895,080
1966 33,177,672 38,024,836
1965 32,345,220 37,129,656
1964 31,543,072 36,201,563
1963 30,726,841 35,249,101
1962 29,916,147 34,288,560
1961 29,119,238 33,409,059
1960 28,329,898 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkey increased by 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey Vietnam
2100 -1% -0.54%
2099 -0.98% -0.53%
2098 -0.98% -0.51%
2097 -0.97% -0.5%
2096 -0.96% -0.49%
2095 -0.96% -0.48%
2094 -0.97% -0.48%
2093 -0.95% -0.48%
2092 -0.95% -0.48%
2091 -0.94% -0.48%
2090 -0.93% -0.47%
2089 -0.91% -0.47%
2088 -0.89% -0.47%
2087 -0.88% -0.47%
2086 -0.87% -0.46%
2085 -0.84% -0.46%
2084 -0.83% -0.47%
2083 -0.83% -0.47%
2082 -0.8% -0.46%
2081 -0.79% -0.46%
2080 -0.77% -0.45%
2079 -0.76% -0.44%
2078 -0.74% -0.44%
2077 -0.73% -0.42%
2076 -0.71% -0.41%
2075 -0.71% -0.4%
2074 -0.67% -0.39%
2073 -0.66% -0.38%
2072 -0.64% -0.36%
2071 -0.62% -0.35%
2070 -0.6% -0.33%
2069 -0.57% -0.32%
2068 -0.55% -0.32%
2067 -0.54% -0.31%
2066 -0.53% -0.29%
2065 -0.51% -0.28%
2064 -0.48% -0.27%
2063 -0.46% -0.26%
2062 -0.43% -0.25%
2061 -0.41% -0.23%
2060 -0.39% -0.22%
2059 -0.35% -0.21%
2058 -0.33% -0.19%
2057 -0.3% -0.17%
2056 -0.26% -0.16%
2055 -0.23% -0.14%
2054 -0.2% -0.11%
2053 -0.18% -0.09%
2052 -0.14% -0.06%
2051 -0.12% -0.02%
2050 -0.08% 0.005%
2049 -0.04% 0.04%
2048 -0.009% 0.08%
2047 0.03% 0.11%
2046 0.03% 0.15%
2045 0.06% 0.18%
2044 0.07% 0.21%
2043 0.1% 0.25%
2042 0.11% 0.28%
2041 0.13% 0.3%
2040 0.15% 0.33%
2039 0.17% 0.35%
2038 0.2% 0.37%
2037 0.21% 0.38%
2036 0.22% 0.4%
2035 0.23% 0.42%
2034 0.25% 0.42%
2033 0.26% 0.44%
2032 0.29% 0.45%
2031 0.31% 0.48%
2030 0.3% 0.48%
2029 0.32% 0.5%
2028 0.32% 0.53%
2027 0.3% 0.55%
2026 0.25% 0.59%
2025 0.23% 0.62%
2024 0.23% 0.63%
2023 0.41% 0.67%
2022 0.99% 0.75%
2021 0.91% 0.87%
2020 0.98% 0.93%
2019 1.44% 0.97%
2018 1.36% 1.11%
2017 1.31% 1.25%
2016 1.35% 1.27%
2015 1.34% 1.25%
2014 1.36% 1.22%
2013 1.29% 1.19%
2012 1.28% 1.18%
2011 1.48% 1.16%
2010 1.53% 1.15%
2009 1.39% 1.51%
2008 1.27% 1.84%
2007 0.16% 1.78%
2006 1.03% 1.33%
2005 1.07% 0.93%
2004 1.12% 0.97%
2003 1.17% 1%
2002 1.21% 1.03%
2001 1.25% 1.06%
2000 1.29% 1.14%
1999 1.35% 1.31%
1998 1.4% 1.45%
1997 1.46% 1.46%
1996 1.52% 1.54%
1995 1.65% 1.69%
1994 1.75% 1.82%
1993 1.74% 1.94%
1992 1.72% 2.05%
1991 1.77% 2.12%
1990 1.89% 2.12%
1989 1.98% 2.08%
1988 2.02% 2.04%
1987 2.06% 2.05%
1986 2.15% 2.18%
1985 2.25% 2.35%
1984 2.33% 2.43%
1983 2.38% 2.41%
1982 2.16% 2.37%
1981 2.01% 2.38%
1980 2.02% 2.16%
1979 1.98% 2.25%
1978 2.04% 2.64%
1977 2.08% 2.66%
1976 2.06% 2.59%
1975 2.1% 2.35%
1974 2.24% 2.26%
1973 2.34% 2.26%
1972 2.43% 2.31%
1971 2.4% 2.35%
1970 2.38% 2.2%
1969 2.48% 2.13%
1968 2.56% 2.16%
1967 2.63% 2.29%
1966 2.57% 2.41%
1965 2.54% 2.56%
1964 2.66% 2.7%
1963 2.71% 2.8%
1962 2.74% 2.63%
1961 2.79% 2.7%

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

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In 2024, the population of Turkey grew by 0.23%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Turkey Vietnam
Current population
86002379
102365351
Population rank 18/197 16/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 1.24%
One net population change
2.73 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
33 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
59.6 seconds
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +528 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +192,696 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.23% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 123/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -258,205 -48,171
Net migration rank 188/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - -48,171
2024 - -275,952 - -59,645
2023 426,630 -318,070 727,955 -81,789
2022 535,373 -301,544 775,914 -78,977
2021 521,713 20,283 799,593 -5,418
2020 608,708 37,934 924,004 -6,457
2019 751,472 -15,690 895,262 -2,051
2018 830,353 187,570 882,977 96,650
2017 875,408 659,846 1,001,833 139,245
2016 895,841 352,063 1,045,094 167,652
2015 930,799 1,063,140 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 957,055 1,033,384 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 921,386 438,618 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 917,145 258,623 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 875,839 68,849 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 892,334 55,532 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 900,491 24,276 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 868,749 47,915 1,008,141 571,113
2007 876,626 -186,402 981,689 523,784
2006 897,351 -190,194 943,041 482,399
2005 898,650 -174,177 942,084 -208,337
2004 896,025 -146,574 985,438 -220,458
2003 893,683 -121,383 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 922,927 -129,444 991,427 -193,766
2001 980,560 -166,759 985,610 -177,586
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 966,894 -144,298
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 925,519 -15,010
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 959,016 106,091
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 1,028,116 52,382
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 1,098,846 8,960 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 1,096,529 21,787 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 1,095,106 39,871 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 1,091,863 23,728 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 1,259,315 49,655
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 921,524 -1,920
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 963,259 76,961
1970 991,950 -150,924 905,902 1,997
1969 970,958 -110,578 878,359 0
1968 950,778 -78,973 815,116 1,489
1967 936,727 -65,993 862,071 394
1966 925,790 -50,999 876,283 1,769
1965 904,016 -113,911 913,761 -1,438
1964 884,152 -69,978 950,219 -6,328
1963 862,626 -44,317 961,067 0
1962 837,473 -34,353 960,046 0
1961 816,911 -26,187 798,978 0
1960 773,009 14,948 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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