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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkey was 85,518,661 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkey's population is 86,002,379 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 4.95 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • Turkey is ranked the 18th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 1.04% for Turkey vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkey has had an average growth rate of +1.06% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkey has increased from 70M people to 86M (22.8% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Turkey vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkey Zimbabwe
2100 64,274,243 37,483,053
2099 64,924,706 37,412,398
2098 65,567,989 37,328,255
2097 66,219,045 37,235,542
2096 66,865,890 37,142,915
2095 67,516,190 37,032,129
2094 68,169,346 36,912,747
2093 68,835,313 36,810,893
2092 69,496,264 36,688,511
2091 70,159,325 36,567,262
2090 70,828,304 36,425,606
2089 71,490,133 36,280,973
2088 72,146,464 36,141,446
2087 72,792,552 35,977,638
2086 73,439,558 35,808,135
2085 74,085,313 35,637,092
2084 74,713,882 35,456,207
2083 75,342,464 35,268,035
2082 75,969,760 35,078,904
2081 76,583,769 34,873,129
2080 77,195,480 34,658,962
2079 77,793,711 34,439,720
2078 78,386,293 34,217,295
2077 78,973,194 33,982,909
2076 79,556,991 33,739,228
2075 80,128,010 33,495,867
2074 80,697,544 33,244,838
2073 81,244,619 32,978,488
2072 81,785,452 32,706,059
2071 82,311,503 32,445,747
2070 82,827,402 32,181,119
2069 83,324,862 31,906,793
2068 83,806,741 31,631,000
2067 84,270,976 31,345,338
2066 84,728,547 31,062,884
2065 85,177,268 30,766,830
2064 85,611,517 30,479,939
2063 86,026,471 30,176,104
2062 86,425,827 29,867,679
2061 86,800,591 29,557,068
2060 87,156,663 29,252,423
2059 87,500,101 28,945,088
2058 87,809,920 28,631,679
2057 88,100,397 28,307,305
2056 88,369,840 27,990,713
2055 88,598,739 27,658,887
2054 88,806,632 27,331,920
2053 88,985,609 26,986,935
2052 89,144,425 26,643,553
2051 89,270,515 26,287,592
2050 89,374,730 25,934,893
2049 89,447,182 25,585,239
2048 89,484,074 25,228,082
2047 89,492,406 24,874,649
2046 89,467,391 24,513,443
2045 89,441,098 24,147,637
2044 89,390,601 23,783,088
2043 89,326,342 23,401,965
2042 89,237,658 23,035,288
2041 89,137,199 22,647,950
2040 89,021,820 22,273,520
2039 88,885,792 21,902,980
2038 88,736,121 21,530,130
2037 88,562,197 21,159,664
2036 88,373,007 20,791,034
2035 88,178,595 20,413,656
2034 87,975,336 20,048,019
2033 87,754,631 19,676,339
2032 87,524,158 19,311,985
2031 87,274,280 18,959,300
2030 87,004,538 18,613,738
2029 86,741,614 18,270,049
2028 86,466,107 17,933,466
2027 86,189,693 17,600,984
2026 85,932,926 17,273,208
2025 85,718,588 16,949,303
2024 85,518,661 16,634,373
2023 85,325,965 16,340,822
2022 84,979,913 16,069,056
2021 84,147,318 15,797,210
2020 83,384,680 15,526,888
2019 82,579,440 15,271,368
2018 81,407,204 15,034,452
2017 80,312,698 14,812,482
2016 79,277,962 14,600,294
2015 78,218,479 14,399,013
2014 77,181,884 14,207,359
2013 76,147,624 14,013,808
2012 75,175,827 13,817,887
2011 74,223,629 13,595,424
2010 73,142,150 13,356,548
2009 72,039,206 13,142,790
2008 71,051,678 12,959,149
2007 70,158,112 12,804,058
2006 70,045,349 12,636,445
2005 69,329,557 12,483,432
2004 68,592,617 12,365,896
2003 67,831,730 12,232,323
2002 67,048,795 12,087,653
2001 66,245,128 11,971,901
2000 65,425,961 11,892,055
1999 64,591,923 11,783,458
1998 63,734,383 11,594,297
1997 62,852,966 11,369,827
1996 61,951,134 11,158,360
1995 61,024,503 10,974,599
1994 60,033,836 10,873,148
1993 58,999,167 10,860,288
1992 57,990,118 10,702,700
1991 57,009,887 10,404,816
1990 56,015,628 10,137,281
1989 54,976,723 9,864,798
1988 53,909,626 9,583,094
1987 52,843,670 9,284,644
1986 51,777,772 8,982,578
1985 50,687,115 8,686,813
1984 49,574,069 8,391,488
1983 48,447,410 8,098,404
1982 47,322,096 7,796,496
1981 46,321,190 7,498,635
1980 45,408,815 7,041,303
1979 44,510,429 6,647,556
1978 43,645,306 6,543,575
1977 42,773,298 6,449,512
1976 41,899,984 6,287,105
1975 41,053,126 6,098,658
1974 40,210,234 5,908,328
1973 39,329,533 5,720,404
1972 38,430,221 5,542,445
1971 37,518,611 5,374,712
1970 36,638,465 5,215,918
1969 35,787,774 5,058,181
1968 34,921,684 4,900,440
1967 34,050,421 4,748,307
1966 33,177,672 4,601,217
1965 32,345,220 4,458,462
1964 31,543,072 4,320,006
1963 30,726,841 4,185,877
1962 29,916,147 4,055,959
1961 29,119,238 3,930,401
1960 28,329,898 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkey increased by 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkey gained 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Turkey was ranked 18th most populous country in 2006 and is still 18th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Turkey
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkey Zimbabwe
2100 -1% 0.19%
2099 -0.98% 0.23%
2098 -0.98% 0.25%
2097 -0.97% 0.25%
2096 -0.96% 0.3%
2095 -0.96% 0.32%
2094 -0.97% 0.28%
2093 -0.95% 0.33%
2092 -0.95% 0.33%
2091 -0.94% 0.39%
2090 -0.93% 0.4%
2089 -0.91% 0.39%
2088 -0.89% 0.46%
2087 -0.88% 0.47%
2086 -0.87% 0.48%
2085 -0.84% 0.51%
2084 -0.83% 0.53%
2083 -0.83% 0.54%
2082 -0.8% 0.59%
2081 -0.79% 0.62%
2080 -0.77% 0.64%
2079 -0.76% 0.65%
2078 -0.74% 0.69%
2077 -0.73% 0.72%
2076 -0.71% 0.73%
2075 -0.71% 0.76%
2074 -0.67% 0.81%
2073 -0.66% 0.83%
2072 -0.64% 0.8%
2071 -0.62% 0.82%
2070 -0.6% 0.86%
2069 -0.57% 0.87%
2068 -0.55% 0.91%
2067 -0.54% 0.91%
2066 -0.53% 0.96%
2065 -0.51% 0.94%
2064 -0.48% 1.01%
2063 -0.46% 1.03%
2062 -0.43% 1.05%
2061 -0.41% 1.04%
2060 -0.39% 1.06%
2059 -0.35% 1.09%
2058 -0.33% 1.15%
2057 -0.3% 1.13%
2056 -0.26% 1.2%
2055 -0.23% 1.2%
2054 -0.2% 1.28%
2053 -0.18% 1.29%
2052 -0.14% 1.35%
2051 -0.12% 1.36%
2050 -0.08% 1.37%
2049 -0.04% 1.42%
2048 -0.009% 1.42%
2047 0.03% 1.47%
2046 0.03% 1.51%
2045 0.06% 1.53%
2044 0.07% 1.63%
2043 0.1% 1.59%
2042 0.11% 1.71%
2041 0.13% 1.68%
2040 0.15% 1.69%
2039 0.17% 1.73%
2038 0.2% 1.75%
2037 0.21% 1.77%
2036 0.22% 1.85%
2035 0.23% 1.82%
2034 0.25% 1.89%
2033 0.26% 1.89%
2032 0.29% 1.86%
2031 0.31% 1.86%
2030 0.3% 1.88%
2029 0.32% 1.88%
2028 0.32% 1.89%
2027 0.3% 1.9%
2026 0.25% 1.91%
2025 0.23% 1.89%
2024 0.23% 1.8%
2023 0.41% 1.69%
2022 0.99% 1.72%
2021 0.91% 1.74%
2020 0.98% 1.67%
2019 1.44% 1.58%
2018 1.36% 1.5%
2017 1.31% 1.45%
2016 1.35% 1.4%
2015 1.34% 1.35%
2014 1.36% 1.38%
2013 1.29% 1.42%
2012 1.28% 1.64%
2011 1.48% 1.79%
2010 1.53% 1.63%
2009 1.39% 1.42%
2008 1.27% 1.21%
2007 0.16% 1.33%
2006 1.03% 1.23%
2005 1.07% 0.95%
2004 1.12% 1.09%
2003 1.17% 1.2%
2002 1.21% 0.97%
2001 1.25% 0.67%
2000 1.29% 0.92%
1999 1.35% 1.63%
1998 1.4% 1.97%
1997 1.46% 1.9%
1996 1.52% 1.67%
1995 1.65% 0.93%
1994 1.75% 0.12%
1993 1.74% 1.47%
1992 1.72% 2.86%
1991 1.77% 2.64%
1990 1.89% 2.76%
1989 1.98% 2.94%
1988 2.02% 3.21%
1987 2.06% 3.36%
1986 2.15% 3.4%
1985 2.25% 3.52%
1984 2.33% 3.62%
1983 2.38% 3.87%
1982 2.16% 3.97%
1981 2.01% 6.49%
1980 2.02% 5.92%
1979 1.98% 1.59%
1978 2.04% 1.46%
1977 2.08% 2.58%
1976 2.06% 3.09%
1975 2.1% 3.22%
1974 2.24% 3.29%
1973 2.34% 3.21%
1972 2.43% 3.12%
1971 2.4% 3.04%
1970 2.38% 3.12%
1969 2.48% 3.22%
1968 2.56% 3.2%
1967 2.63% 3.2%
1966 2.57% 3.2%
1965 2.54% 3.2%
1964 2.66% 3.2%
1963 2.71% 3.2%
1962 2.74% 3.19%
1961 2.79% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Turkey grew by 0.23%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Turkey Zimbabwe
Current population
86002379
17361868
Population rank 18/197 74/197
Percent of world population 1.04% 0.21%
One net population change
2.73 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
33 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
59.6 seconds
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +528 +804
Annual growth/decline +192,696 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.23% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 60/197
One migration net change every
2.04 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change -258,205 -54,555
Net migration rank 188/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 7,083,501 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 11/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 75/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkey
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkey Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -258,205 - -54,555
2024 - -275,952 - -60,528
2023 426,630 -318,070 372,505 -97,380
2022 535,373 -301,544 371,243 -102,828
2021 521,713 20,283 349,908 -74,623
2020 608,708 37,934 354,790 -89,440
2019 751,472 -15,690 348,798 -103,107
2018 830,353 187,570 345,883 -117,758
2017 875,408 659,846 344,035 -128,241
2016 895,841 352,063 348,772 -140,181
2015 930,799 1,063,140 356,203 -162,220
2014 957,055 1,033,384 366,350 -177,029
2013 921,386 438,618 374,757 -176,972
2012 917,145 258,623 371,135 -177,061
2011 875,839 68,849 359,572 -108,714
2010 892,334 55,532 335,570 -108,671
2009 900,491 24,276 309,316 -108,689
2008 868,749 47,915 280,527 -113,858
2007 876,626 -186,402 261,805 -118,299
2006 897,351 -190,194 248,963 -57,257
2005 898,650 -174,177 248,545 -134,212
2004 896,025 -146,574 248,307 -127,550
2003 893,683 -121,383 243,057 -96,667
2002 922,927 -129,444 244,170 -101,212
2001 980,560 -166,759 227,909 -139,361
2000 1,020,515 -195,996 236,343 -165,181
1999 1,063,312 -219,778 232,393 -86,343
1998 1,103,242 -231,744 225,614 6,645
1997 1,099,738 -208,465 216,288 395
1996 1,091,827 -179,423 205,269 978
1995 1,090,630 -149,737 206,695 -45,428
1994 1,078,208 -37,762 216,343 -174,723
1993 1,064,168 -35,245 228,045 -243,947
1992 1,039,125 -49,923 255,291 75,788
1991 1,041,229 -69,982 260,943 3,749
1990 1,044,467 -27,193 265,444 4,948
1989 1,094,036 -33,519 270,838 3,736
1988 1,101,266 -27,659 277,498 11,327
1987 1,099,042 -40,772 286,766 21,308
1986 1,102,660 -29,134 289,894 6,154
1985 1,098,846 8,960 290,756 4,718
1984 1,096,529 21,787 290,052 5,124
1983 1,095,106 39,871 286,545 4,456
1982 1,091,863 23,728 279,934 32,899
1981 1,100,082 -213,889 271,361 11,523
1980 1,090,538 -151,969 241,179 390,593
1979 1,076,707 -218,509 223,657 -67,937
1978 1,054,863 -182,818 222,979 -170,727
1977 1,023,779 -151,825 225,139 -89,270
1976 1,009,999 -135,377 221,419 -32,495
1975 1,012,904 -193,829 216,947 -28,988
1974 1,020,053 -153,311 208,806 -16,105
1973 1,025,675 -130,985 201,885 -18,733
1972 1,023,781 -119,850 193,725 -20,959
1971 1,014,165 -94,891 185,427 -22,719
1970 991,950 -150,924 178,979 -24,102
1969 970,958 -110,578 172,626 -12,028
1968 950,778 -78,973 166,865 -11,997
1967 936,727 -65,993 161,205 -11,814
1966 925,790 -50,999 156,014 -11,211
1965 904,016 -113,911 151,164 -10,465
1964 884,152 -69,978 145,848 -9,631
1963 862,626 -44,317 140,984 -8,936
1962 837,473 -34,353 136,317 -8,529
1961 816,911 -26,187 131,531 -8,204
1960 773,009 14,948 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 7,083,501 residents or 8.1% of the population were not native-born in Turkey, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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