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

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The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,878,556 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,225,430 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.98 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 +0.98% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86.2M (23.1% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Turkey vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Yemen
2100 64,394,191 111,481,288
2099 65,045,868 111,166,365
2098 65,690,351 110,823,878
2097 66,342,622 110,463,393
2096 66,990,674 110,075,677
2095 67,642,188 109,669,492
2094 68,296,562 109,238,445
2093 68,963,773 108,785,158
2092 69,625,957 108,301,955
2091 70,290,255 107,796,487
2090 70,960,483 107,270,820
2089 71,623,547 106,721,736
2088 72,281,102 106,150,572
2087 72,928,397 105,558,607
2086 73,576,610 104,947,326
2085 74,223,570 104,309,237
2084 74,853,312 103,657,284
2083 75,483,067 102,986,631
2082 76,111,533 102,302,622
2081 76,726,689 101,596,159
2080 77,339,541 100,875,201
2079 77,938,889 100,134,051
2078 78,532,577 99,378,110
2077 79,120,573 98,609,975
2076 79,705,459 97,818,664
2075 80,277,544 97,013,320
2074 80,848,141 96,187,203
2073 81,396,237 95,346,716
2072 81,938,080 94,485,874
2071 82,465,112 93,603,848
2070 82,981,973 92,709,049
2069 83,480,362 91,795,290
2068 83,963,140 90,865,447
2067 84,428,242 89,921,194
2066 84,886,666 88,958,695
2065 85,336,225 87,982,501
2064 85,771,285 86,994,159
2063 86,187,013 85,982,061
2062 86,587,114 84,947,120
2061 86,962,577 83,896,256
2060 87,319,314 82,829,722
2059 87,663,392 81,744,993
2058 87,973,789 80,641,636
2057 88,264,809 79,527,942
2056 88,534,755 78,400,761
2055 88,764,080 77,261,521
2054 88,972,362 76,109,237
2053 89,151,673 74,951,358
2052 89,310,785 73,780,088
2051 89,437,110 72,598,574
2050 89,541,520 71,404,664
2049 89,614,107 70,211,386
2048 89,651,068 69,012,729
2047 89,659,415 67,813,135
2046 89,634,354 66,608,054
2045 89,608,012 65,404,355
2044 89,557,421 64,201,447
2043 89,493,042 63,002,861
2042 89,404,193 61,810,280
2041 89,303,546 60,624,401
2040 89,187,952 59,448,342
2039 89,051,669 58,277,392
2038 88,901,719 57,109,914
2037 88,727,471 55,948,438
2036 88,537,927 54,784,372
2035 88,343,153 53,617,795
2034 88,139,515 52,452,522
2033 87,918,397 51,284,323
2032 87,687,495 50,117,732
2031 87,437,150 48,947,870
2030 87,166,904 47,764,521
2029 86,903,490 46,573,906
2028 86,627,469 45,382,831
2027 86,350,539 44,183,742
2026 86,093,293 42,980,680
2025 85,878,556 41,773,878
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% 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 3.85% to 89,541,520 people with a rank change from 18th to 19th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M people compared to the peak of 111M 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 0.42% 2.93%
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 (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 Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Turkey Yemen
Current population
86225430
43598646
Population rank 18/197 37/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.52%
One net population change
1.46 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
33.5 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
1.08 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +986 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +359,895 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +0.42% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 15/197
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 453,249 -275,952 1,202,276 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 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 (1960–2025, 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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