| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 11 Dec 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Turkey is projected at 85.04 million, up by 0.83% compared with 84.34 million in 2020. Turkey is ranked 17th in terms of population and 125th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 1.29 million births in Turkey in 2021. That is 3,539 per day, which is ranked 22nd. The crude birth rate is 15.28 per 1000 people. There are 0.47 million deaths in Turkey in 2021. That is 1,281 per day, which is ranked 24th. The crude death rate is 5.53 per 1000 people.
64.71 million people are living in urban areas, which is 76.57% of Turkey population. Turkey is ranked 80th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Turkey in 2021 is 97.51 males per 100 females. There are 41.98 million males and 43.06 million females in Turkey. The percentage of female population is 50.63% compare to 49.37% male population. Turkey has 1.07 million more females than males. Turkey is at 77th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21,408,398 | - |
| 1955 | 24,270,599 | 2.54 |
| 1960 | 27,472,339 | 2.48 |
| 1965 | 30,972,996 | 2.41 |
| 1970 | 34,876,296 | 2.41 |
| 1975 | 39,277,249 | 2.36 |
| 1980 | 43,975,972 | 2.28 |
| 1985 | 49,133,928 | 2.12 |
| 1990 | 53,921,758 | 1.75 |
| 1995 | 58,486,453 | 1.60 |
| 2000 | 63,240,196 | 1.53 |
| 2005 | 67,903,461 | 1.33 |
| 2010 | 72,326,992 | 1.41 |
| 2015 | 78,529,413 | 1.68 |
| 2016 | 79,827,868 | 1.65 |
| 2017 | 81,116,451 | 1.61 |
| 2018 | 82,340,090 | 1.51 |
| 2019 | 83,429,607 | 1.32 |
| 2020 | 84,339,067 | 1.09 |
| 2021 | 85,042,736 | 0.83 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 537,691 | 1,083,882 | 24.83 | 50.01 |
| 1955 | 561,875 | 1,175,839 | 23.07 | 48.32 |
| 1960 | 557,866 | 1,248,230 | 20.28 | 45.39 |
| 1965 | 535,921 | 1,306,876 | 17.27 | 42.13 |
| 1970 | 524,732 | 1,398,925 | 14.99 | 39.99 |
| 1975 | 515,685 | 1,480,394 | 13.11 | 37.67 |
| 1980 | 494,081 | 1,522,914 | 11.20 | 34.52 |
| 1985 | 466,988 | 1,485,607 | 9.51 | 30.30 |
| 1990 | 445,035 | 1,395,075 | 8.25 | 25.86 |
| 1995 | 427,598 | 1,380,596 | 7.30 | 23.55 |
| 2000 | 408,880 | 1,370,333 | 6.47 | 21.67 |
| 2005 | 408,108 | 1,324,219 | 6.01 | 19.52 |
| 2010 | 413,814 | 1,302,629 | 5.70 | 17.92 |
| 2015 | 424,369 | 1,313,258 | 5.40 | 16.72 |
| 2020 | 459,407 | 1,300,918 | 5.48 | 15.53 |
| 2021 | 467,745 | 1,291,578 | 5.53 | 15.28 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 5,303,730 | 16,104,671 | - | 24.774 |
| 1955 | 6,929,929 | 17,340,656 | 5.43 | 28.553 |
| 1960 | 8,657,857 | 18,814,474 | 4.44 | 31.515 |
| 1965 | 10,601,023 | 20,371,942 | 4.07 | 34.227 |
| 1970 | 13,334,557 | 21,541,710 | 4.69 | 38.234 |
| 1975 | 16,333,819 | 22,943,392 | 4.03 | 41.586 |
| 1980 | 19,252,765 | 24,723,156 | 3.29 | 43.780 |
| 1985 | 25,769,960 | 23,363,923 | 5.78 | 52.448 |
| 1990 | 31,923,032 | 21,998,667 | 4.04 | 59.203 |
| 1995 | 36,333,494 | 22,152,887 | 2.48 | 62.123 |
| 2000 | 40,942,328 | 22,297,793 | 2.35 | 64.741 |
| 2005 | 46,065,593 | 21,837,813 | 2.26 | 67.840 |
| 2010 | 51,225,748 | 21,101,166 | 2.23 | 70.825 |
| 2015 | 57,616,730 | 20,654,742 | 2.35 | 73.611 |
| 2020 | 63,803,445 | 20,032,305 | 1.69 | 76.105 |
| 2021 | 64,712,192 | 19,802,431 | 1.42 | 76.569 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 3,308,568 | 3,162,944 | 6,471,512 | 7.61 | 104.604 |
| 05-09 | 3,483,834 | 3,329,538 | 6,813,372 | 8.01 | 104.634 |
| 10-14 | 3,455,078 | 3,304,338 | 6,759,416 | 7.95 | 104.562 |
| 15-19 | 3,471,346 | 3,316,432 | 6,787,778 | 7.98 | 104.671 |
| 20-24 | 3,463,829 | 3,330,469 | 6,794,298 | 7.99 | 104.004 |
| 25-29 | 3,270,267 | 3,178,681 | 6,448,948 | 7.58 | 102.881 |
| 30-34 | 3,210,968 | 3,163,213 | 6,374,181 | 7.50 | 101.510 |
| 35-39 | 3,198,610 | 3,196,199 | 6,394,809 | 7.52 | 100.075 |
| 40-44 | 3,021,040 | 3,067,510 | 6,088,550 | 7.16 | 98.485 |
| 45-49 | 2,717,555 | 2,829,383 | 5,546,938 | 6.52 | 96.048 |
| 50-54 | 2,368,367 | 2,495,067 | 4,863,434 | 5.72 | 94.922 |
| 55-59 | 2,040,651 | 2,206,205 | 4,246,856 | 4.99 | 92.496 |
| 60-64 | 1,641,892 | 1,914,169 | 3,556,061 | 4.18 | 85.776 |
| 65-69 | 1,262,382 | 1,593,742 | 2,856,124 | 3.36 | 79.209 |
| 70-74 | 897,917 | 1,166,136 | 2,064,053 | 2.43 | 76.999 |
| 75-79 | 598,937 | 825,649 | 1,424,586 | 1.68 | 72.541 |
| 80-84 | 365,101 | 537,279 | 902,380 | 1.06 | 67.954 |
| 85-89 | 165,822 | 310,528 | 476,350 | 0.56 | 53.400 |
| 90-94 | 38,396 | 111,091 | 149,487 | 0.18 | 34.563 |
| 95-99 | 3,783 | 18,381 | 22,164 | 0.03 | 20.581 |
| 100+ | 155 | 1,284 | 1,439 | 0.00 | 12.072 |
| Total | 41,984,498 | 43,058,238 | 85,042,736 | 97.506 | |