Population of Turkiye
Current Population
85,518,661
10yr Growth Rate
+10.8%
Rank
#18 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Turkey Population Analysis
Turkey's population of 85.5 million in 2024 positions it as the 18th most populous country globally, with a 10.8% growth rate over the past decade translating to approximately 8.9 million new residents since 2014. The 1961 decade marked peak growth—substantially higher than the current 10.8% figure—indicating a significant demographic deceleration over the past six decades as fertility rates have declined and development has progressed. This slowdown reflects Turkey's transition from high-growth emerging market status to a more demographically stable middle-income country, consistent with typical development patterns seen across upper-middle-income nations.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85,518,661 | +0.23% |
| 2023 | 85,325,965 | +0.41% |
| 2022 | 84,979,913 | +0.99% |
| 2021 | 84,147,318 | +0.91% |
| 2020 | 83,384,680 | +0.98% |
| 2019 | 82,579,440 | +1.44% |
| 2018 | 81,407,204 | +1.36% |
| 2017 | 80,312,698 | +1.31% |
| 2016 | 79,277,962 | +1.35% |
| 2015 | 78,218,479 | +1.34% |
| 2014 | 77,181,884 | +1.36% |
| 2013 | 76,147,624 | +1.29% |
| 2012 | 75,175,827 | +1.28% |
| 2011 | 74,223,629 | +1.48% |
| 2010 | 73,142,150 | +1.53% |
| 2009 | 72,039,206 | +1.39% |
| 2008 | 71,051,678 | +1.27% |
| 2007 | 70,158,112 | +0.16% |
| 2006 | 70,045,349 | +1.03% |
| 2005 | 69,329,557 | +1.07% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68,592,617 | +1.12% |
| 2003 | 67,831,730 | +1.17% |
| 2002 | 67,048,795 | +1.21% |
| 2001 | 66,245,128 | +1.25% |
| 2000 | 65,425,961 | +1.29% |
| 1999 | 64,591,923 | +1.35% |
| 1998 | 63,734,383 | +1.40% |
| 1997 | 62,852,966 | +1.46% |
| 1996 | 61,951,134 | +1.52% |
| 1995 | 61,024,503 | +1.65% |
| 1994 | 60,033,836 | +1.75% |
| 1993 | 58,999,167 | +1.74% |
| 1992 | 57,990,118 | +1.72% |
| 1991 | 57,009,887 | +1.77% |
| 1990 | 56,015,628 | +1.89% |
| 1989 | 54,976,723 | +1.98% |
| 1988 | 53,909,626 | +2.02% |
| 1987 | 52,843,670 | +2.06% |
| 1986 | 51,777,772 | +2.15% |
| 1985 | 50,687,115 | +2.25% |
| 1984 | 49,574,069 | +2.33% |
| 1983 | 48,447,410 | +2.38% |
| 1982 | 47,322,096 | +2.16% |
| 1981 | 46,321,190 | +2.01% |
| 1980 | 45,408,815 | +2.02% |
| 1979 | 44,510,429 | +1.98% |
| 1978 | 43,645,306 | +2.04% |
| 1977 | 42,773,298 | +2.08% |
| 1976 | 41,899,984 | +2.06% |
| 1975 | 41,053,126 | +2.10% |
| 1974 | 40,210,234 | +2.24% |
| 1973 | 39,329,533 | +2.34% |
| 1972 | 38,430,221 | +2.43% |
| 1971 | 37,518,611 | +2.40% |
| 1970 | 36,638,465 | +2.38% |
| 1969 | 35,787,774 | +2.48% |
| 1968 | 34,921,684 | +2.56% |
| 1967 | 34,050,421 | +2.63% |
| 1966 | 33,177,672 | +2.57% |
| 1965 | 32,345,220 | +2.54% |
| 1964 | 31,543,072 | +2.66% |
| 1963 | 30,726,841 | +2.71% |
| 1962 | 29,916,147 | +2.74% |
| 1961 | 29,119,238 | +2.79% |
| 1960 | 28,329,898 | — |