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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,518,661 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,002,379 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.99 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.56% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Turkey vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Yemen
2100 64,274,243 111,531,602
2099 64,924,706 111,216,538
2098 65,567,989 110,873,896
2097 66,219,045 110,513,248
2096 66,865,890 110,125,357
2095 67,516,190 109,718,989
2094 68,169,346 109,287,747
2093 68,835,313 108,834,256
2092 69,496,264 108,350,834
2091 70,159,325 107,845,139
2090 70,828,304 107,319,234
2089 71,490,133 106,769,903
2088 72,146,464 106,198,480
2087 72,792,552 105,606,248
2086 73,439,558 104,994,691
2085 74,085,313 104,356,315
2084 74,713,882 103,704,067
2083 75,342,464 103,033,111
2082 75,969,760 102,348,794
2081 76,583,769 101,642,012
2080 77,195,480 100,920,728
2079 77,793,711 100,179,245
2078 78,386,293 99,422,962
2077 78,973,194 98,654,481
2076 79,556,991 97,862,812
2075 80,128,010 97,057,105
2074 80,697,544 96,230,615
2073 81,244,619 95,389,748
2072 81,785,452 94,528,518
2071 82,311,503 93,646,094
2070 82,827,402 92,750,891
2069 83,324,862 91,836,719
2068 83,806,741 90,906,457
2067 84,270,976 89,961,778
2066 84,728,547 88,998,844
2065 85,177,268 88,022,210
2064 85,611,517 87,033,422
2063 86,026,471 86,020,867
2062 86,425,827 84,985,459
2061 86,800,591 83,934,120
2060 87,156,663 82,867,105
2059 87,500,101 81,781,887
2058 87,809,920 80,678,032
2057 88,100,397 79,563,835
2056 88,369,840 78,436,146
2055 88,598,739 77,296,391
2054 88,806,632 76,143,587
2053 88,985,609 74,985,186
2052 89,144,425 73,813,387
2051 89,270,515 72,631,340
2050 89,374,730 71,436,891
2049 89,447,182 70,243,074
2048 89,484,074 69,043,876
2047 89,492,406 67,843,741
2046 89,467,391 66,638,116
2045 89,441,098 65,433,874
2044 89,390,601 64,230,423
2043 89,326,342 63,031,296
2042 89,237,658 61,838,177
2041 89,137,199 60,651,763
2040 89,021,820 59,475,172
2039 88,885,792 58,303,694
2038 88,736,121 57,135,690
2037 88,562,197 55,973,689
2036 88,373,007 54,809,098
2035 88,178,595 53,641,994
2034 87,975,336 52,476,195
2033 87,754,631 51,307,469
2032 87,524,158 50,140,351
2031 87,274,280 48,969,961
2030 87,004,538 47,786,079
2029 86,741,614 46,594,926
2028 86,466,107 45,403,313
2027 86,189,693 44,203,683
2026 85,932,926 43,000,078
2025 85,718,588 41,792,731
2024 85,518,661 40,583,164
2023 85,325,965 39,390,799
2022 84,979,913 38,222,876
2021 84,147,318 37,140,230
2020 83,384,680 36,134,863
2019 82,579,440 35,111,408
2018 81,407,204 34,085,182
2017 80,312,698 33,090,921
2016 79,277,962 32,109,010
2015 78,218,479 31,159,379
2014 77,181,884 30,226,309
2013 76,147,624 29,312,952
2012 75,175,827 28,433,647
2011 74,223,629 27,582,897
2010 73,142,150 26,754,387
2009 72,039,206 25,927,724
2008 71,051,678 25,111,941
2007 70,158,112 24,318,082
2006 70,045,349 23,543,083
2005 69,329,557 22,790,085
2004 68,592,617 22,095,167
2003 67,831,730 21,456,379
2002 67,048,795 20,835,086
2001 66,245,128 20,226,147
2000 65,425,961 19,624,141
1999 64,591,923 19,029,420
1998 63,734,383 18,446,013
1997 62,852,966 17,873,936
1996 61,951,134 17,313,177
1995 61,024,503 16,740,058
1994 60,033,836 16,149,147
1993 58,999,167 15,563,914
1992 57,990,118 14,989,494
1991 57,009,887 14,430,201
1990 56,015,628 13,887,862
1989 54,976,723 13,364,174
1988 53,909,626 12,859,708
1987 52,843,670 12,369,912
1986 51,777,772 11,901,040
1985 50,687,115 11,453,825
1984 49,574,069 11,025,597
1983 48,447,410 10,621,499
1982 47,322,096 10,241,006
1981 46,321,190 9,882,362
1980 45,408,815 9,543,358
1979 44,510,429 9,224,194
1978 43,645,306 8,926,586
1977 42,773,298 8,648,222
1976 41,899,984 8,384,113
1975 41,053,126 8,133,598
1974 40,210,234 7,896,783
1973 39,329,533 7,672,796
1972 38,430,221 7,460,068
1971 37,518,611 7,257,462
1970 36,638,465 7,065,279
1969 35,787,774 6,875,859
1968 34,921,684 6,690,524
1967 34,050,421 6,516,444
1966 33,177,672 6,351,494
1965 32,345,220 6,195,593
1964 31,543,072 6,048,006
1963 30,726,841 5,911,135
1962 29,916,147 5,782,221
1961 29,119,238 5,655,232
1960 28,329,898 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkey increased by 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey Yemen
2100 -1% 0.28%
2099 -0.98% 0.31%
2098 -0.98% 0.33%
2097 -0.97% 0.35%
2096 -0.96% 0.37%
2095 -0.96% 0.39%
2094 -0.97% 0.42%
2093 -0.95% 0.45%
2092 -0.95% 0.47%
2091 -0.94% 0.49%
2090 -0.93% 0.51%
2089 -0.91% 0.54%
2088 -0.89% 0.56%
2087 -0.88% 0.58%
2086 -0.87% 0.61%
2085 -0.84% 0.63%
2084 -0.83% 0.65%
2083 -0.83% 0.67%
2082 -0.8% 0.7%
2081 -0.79% 0.71%
2080 -0.77% 0.74%
2079 -0.76% 0.76%
2078 -0.74% 0.78%
2077 -0.73% 0.81%
2076 -0.71% 0.83%
2075 -0.71% 0.86%
2074 -0.67% 0.88%
2073 -0.66% 0.91%
2072 -0.64% 0.94%
2071 -0.62% 0.97%
2070 -0.6% 1%
2069 -0.57% 1.02%
2068 -0.55% 1.05%
2067 -0.54% 1.08%
2066 -0.53% 1.11%
2065 -0.51% 1.14%
2064 -0.48% 1.18%
2063 -0.46% 1.22%
2062 -0.43% 1.25%
2061 -0.41% 1.29%
2060 -0.39% 1.33%
2059 -0.35% 1.37%
2058 -0.33% 1.4%
2057 -0.3% 1.44%
2056 -0.26% 1.47%
2055 -0.23% 1.51%
2054 -0.2% 1.54%
2053 -0.18% 1.59%
2052 -0.14% 1.63%
2051 -0.12% 1.67%
2050 -0.08% 1.7%
2049 -0.04% 1.74%
2048 -0.009% 1.77%
2047 0.03% 1.81%
2046 0.03% 1.84%
2045 0.06% 1.87%
2044 0.07% 1.9%
2043 0.1% 1.93%
2042 0.11% 1.96%
2041 0.13% 1.98%
2040 0.15% 2.01%
2039 0.17% 2.04%
2038 0.2% 2.08%
2037 0.21% 2.12%
2036 0.22% 2.18%
2035 0.23% 2.22%
2034 0.25% 2.28%
2033 0.26% 2.33%
2032 0.29% 2.39%
2031 0.31% 2.48%
2030 0.3% 2.56%
2029 0.32% 2.62%
2028 0.32% 2.71%
2027 0.3% 2.8%
2026 0.25% 2.89%
2025 0.23% 2.98%
2024 0.23% 3.03%
2023 0.41% 3.06%
2022 0.99% 2.92%
2021 0.91% 2.78%
2020 0.98% 2.91%
2019 1.44% 3.01%
2018 1.36% 3%
2017 1.31% 3.06%
2016 1.35% 3.05%
2015 1.34% 3.09%
2014 1.36% 3.12%
2013 1.29% 3.09%
2012 1.28% 3.08%
2011 1.48% 3.1%
2010 1.53% 3.19%
2009 1.39% 3.25%
2008 1.27% 3.26%
2007 0.16% 3.29%
2006 1.03% 3.3%
2005 1.07% 3.15%
2004 1.12% 2.98%
2003 1.17% 2.98%
2002 1.21% 3.01%
2001 1.25% 3.07%
2000 1.29% 3.13%
1999 1.35% 3.16%
1998 1.4% 3.2%
1997 1.46% 3.24%
1996 1.52% 3.42%
1995 1.65% 3.66%
1994 1.75% 3.76%
1993 1.74% 3.83%
1992 1.72% 3.88%
1991 1.77% 3.91%
1990 1.89% 3.92%
1989 1.98% 3.92%
1988 2.02% 3.96%
1987 2.06% 3.94%
1986 2.15% 3.9%
1985 2.25% 3.88%
1984 2.33% 3.8%
1983 2.38% 3.72%
1982 2.16% 3.63%
1981 2.01% 3.55%
1980 2.02% 3.46%
1979 1.98% 3.33%
1978 2.04% 3.22%
1977 2.08% 3.15%
1976 2.06% 3.08%
1975 2.1% 3%
1974 2.24% 2.92%
1973 2.34% 2.85%
1972 2.43% 2.79%
1971 2.4% 2.72%
1970 2.38% 2.75%
1969 2.48% 2.77%
1968 2.56% 2.67%
1967 2.63% 2.6%
1966 2.57% 2.52%
1965 2.54% 2.44%
1964 2.66% 2.32%
1963 2.71% 2.23%
1962 2.74% 2.25%
1961 2.79% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Turkey Yemen
Current population
86002379
43325643
Population rank 18/197 37/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.52%
One net population change
2.73 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
33 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
59.6 seconds
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +528 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +192,696 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.23% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 13/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -258,205 -16,291
Net migration rank 188/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - -16,291
2024 - -275,952 - -10,482
2023 426,630 -318,070 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 535,373 -301,544 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 521,713 20,283 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 608,708 37,934 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 751,472 -15,690 1,056,432 2,129
2018 830,353 187,570 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 875,408 659,846 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 895,841 352,063 975,697 -6,492
2015 930,799 1,063,140 939,922 -9,883
2014 957,055 1,033,384 920,330 15,764
2013 921,386 438,618 884,929 5,697
2012 917,145 258,623 845,645 22,349
2011 875,839 68,849 806,359 27,184
2010 892,334 55,532 803,246 20,269
2009 900,491 24,276 798,911 30,919
2008 868,749 47,915 779,123 22,621
2007 876,626 -186,402 764,780 21,210
2006 897,351 -190,194 750,082 13,940
2005 898,650 -174,177 726,708 15,283
2004 896,025 -146,574 710,493 -62,641
2003 893,683 -121,383 694,457 -64,737
2002 922,927 -129,444 672,494 -59,648
2001 980,560 -166,759 658,704 -53,698
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 646,694 -47,713
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 633,166 -42,731
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 615,488 -39,096
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 604,443 -36,694
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 588,786 -35,043
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 607,966 -15,485
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 602,363 -13,040
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 595,459 -14,332
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 582,072 -14,372
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 565,837 -14,964
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 549,654 -15,847
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 530,464 -16,876
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 513,296 -17,952
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 493,337 -9,097
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 464,665 -11,151
1985 1,098,846 8,960 455,576 -14,660
1984 1,096,529 21,787 434,674 -19,143
1983 1,095,106 39,871 414,823 -22,152
1982 1,091,863 23,728 392,302 -23,981
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 374,482 -25,499
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 355,767 -26,740
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 336,378 -27,090
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 312,439 -26,524
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 296,115 -25,305
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 281,078 -23,669
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 266,815 -23,192
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 252,737 -22,726
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 240,235 -22,282
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 229,322 -21,826
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 219,095 -21,386
1970 991,950 -150,924 207,613 -20,966
1969 970,958 -110,578 196,305 -4,121
1968 950,778 -78,973 182,518 -4,031
1967 936,727 -65,993 173,637 -3,959
1966 925,790 -50,999 164,091 -3,874
1965 904,016 -113,911 155,398 -3,797
1964 884,152 -69,978 147,299 -3,712
1963 862,626 -44,317 133,781 -3,640
1962 837,473 -34,353 131,262 -3,572
1961 816,911 -26,187 129,787 -3,503
1960 773,009 14,948 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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