Turkey
Population 2026
87,926,083
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.27%
- Density
- 114 per km²
- Land area
- 769,630 km²
- Capital
- Ankara
- Currency
- Lira (TRY)
- Official languages
- TR-TR, KU, DIQ, AZ
- Urban population
- 89.5%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 1,045,6812026
- Deaths
- 565,4552026
- Birth rate
- 11.0per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.48
- Life expectancy
- 77.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 33.9
- Net migration
- -258,205
Age distribution
- 0–1421.0%
- 15–6468.4%
- 65+10.6%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $1.6T
- GDP per capita
- $18.6K
- GDP growth
- +3.6%
- Inflation
- 34.9%
- Unemployment
- 8.5%
- Exports
- $397B
- Imports
- $401B
- Tourism receipts
- 6.6%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture5.2%
- Industry24.0%
- Manufacturing16.8%
- Services59.4%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture14.2%
- Industry27.3%
- Services58.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IstanbulIstanbul | 15,701,6022026 |
| 2 | AnkaraAnkara | 3,517,1822026 |
| 3 | BursaBursa Province | 3,101,8332026 |
| 4 | İzmirİzmir Province | 2,938,2922026 |
| 5 | GaziantepGaziantep | 2,222,4152026 |
| 6 | DiyarbakırDiyarbakır Province | 1,833,6842026 |
| 7 | AdanaAdana | 1,816,7502026 |
| 8 | KayseriKayseri | 1,452,4582026 |
| 9 | KonyaKonya | 1,433,8612026 |
| 10 | AntalyaAntalya | 1,335,0022026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87,926,083 | 1.0M | 565K |
| 2020 | 86,091,691 | 1.2M | 566K |
| 2010 | 73,346,766 | 1.3M | 438K |
| 2000 | 65,425,957 | 1.4M | 381K |
| 1990 | 56,015,627 | 1.4M | 381K |
| 1980 | 45,408,818 | 1.5M | 438K |
| 1970 | 36,638,458 | 1.5M | 494K |
| 1960 | 28,329,895 | 1.3M | 502K |
| 1950 | 21,021,142 | 982K | 422K |