Demographics of Türkiye

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date23 Jun 2025

As of 2025, the population of Türkiye is projected at 87.69 million, compared to 87.47 million in 2024. It is the tenth-most populous country in Asia and ranks 18th in the world. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 0.25 percent, the 159th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 43.75 million males and 43.94 million females in Türkiye. The percentage of the male population is 49.89%, compared to 50.11% of the female population. Türkiye has 189k more females than males. The sex ratio in Türkiye in 2025 will be 99.571 males per 100 females. Türkiye is in the 154th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

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  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Türkiye population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195010,542,75410,478,38621,021,1402.91100.614
195512,329,72211,980,78824,310,5112.77102.912
196014,427,65113,902,24728,329,8982.78103.779
196516,414,20815,931,01332,345,2202.44103.033
197018,563,69618,074,76836,638,4652.30102.705
197521,039,19120,013,93641,053,1262.00105.123
198023,041,46122,367,35545,408,8152.07103.014
198525,635,23425,051,88150,687,1152.19102.329
199028,265,59627,750,03156,015,6281.82101.858
199530,733,42230,291,08161,024,5031.54101.460
200032,880,64632,545,31665,425,9611.26101.030
200534,780,07334,549,48469,329,5571.04100.667
201036,810,89836,535,87173,346,7691.20100.753
201540,105,68439,908,54280,014,2262.49100.494
202043,068,23143,023,46186,091,6920.77100.104
202143,334,33243,351,92186,686,2530.6099.959
202243,491,87443,566,59887,058,4730.2699.828
202343,577,54343,692,95887,270,5010.2399.736
202443,661,51643,812,28987,473,8050.2399.656
202543,748,45443,936,97287,685,4260.2599.571
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195047.29218.5716.468
195549.06218.8076.463
196050.79918.3626.383
196554.10517.7826.220
197056.70217.5455.775
197559.51318.0815.087
198062.73918.7654.453
198565.34419.5993.779
199067.83520.7823.107
199569.73422.2382.835
200071.93124.0172.487
200573.51025.9642.197
201074.96428.0772.080
201576.53929.6212.157
202076.52531.2451.768
202175.72231.6531.708
202277.59132.0721.625
202377.15632.5201.625
202477.42132.9871.621
202577.82433.4631.620
  • Total
  • Crude

Türkiye death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
1950422,486982,48220.09846.738
1955471,9531,137,15619.41446.776
1960502,3771,275,39417.73345.019
1965499,3071,403,32615.43743.386
1970494,2911,486,22313.49140.565
1975474,7791,487,68211.56536.238
1980438,4421,528,9579.65533.671
1985406,0131,504,8378.01029.689
1990381,2971,425,7576.80725.453
1995380,5321,471,1626.23624.108
2000380,9091,401,4495.82221.420
2005404,3361,302,9595.83218.794
2010437,6971,261,1735.96817.195
2015456,9281,389,2105.71117.362
2020566,4841,194,9516.58013.880
2021640,5331,142,9827.38913.185
2022555,7721,079,0236.38412.394
2023551,5981,072,0146.32112.284
2024580,3971,060,6056.63512.125
2025576,1161,053,3036.57012.012
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Türkiye

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19505,303,73016,104,67124.774
19556,929,92917,340,65628.553
19608,657,85718,814,47431.515
196510,601,02320,371,94234.227
197013,334,55721,541,71038.234
197516,333,81922,943,39241.586
198019,252,76524,723,15643.780
198525,769,96023,363,92352.448
199031,923,03221,998,66759.203
199536,333,49422,152,88762.123
200040,942,32822,297,79364.741
200546,065,59321,837,81367.840
201051,225,74821,101,16670.825
201557,616,73020,654,74273.611
202063,803,44520,032,30576.105
202164,712,19219,802,43176.569
202265,482,89519,535,78377.022
202366,156,58119,247,45977.463
202466,795,29218,957,12277.893
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  • Gender ratio

Türkiye population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 2,737,830 2,613,956 5,351,786 6.10 104.739
05-09 3,233,074 3,116,520 6,349,594 7.24 103.740
10-14 3,425,474 3,307,168 6,732,642 7.68 103.577
15-19 3,219,423 3,094,362 6,313,784 7.20 104.042
20-24 3,218,807 3,079,868 6,298,676 7.18 104.511
25-29 3,529,794 3,375,760 6,905,553 7.88 104.563
30-34 3,363,009 3,227,792 6,590,801 7.52 104.189
35-39 3,275,729 3,192,265 6,467,994 7.38 102.615
40-44 3,316,552 3,261,411 6,577,963 7.50 101.691
45-49 3,235,468 3,231,081 6,466,549 7.37 100.136
50-54 2,655,492 2,663,105 5,318,596 6.07 99.714
55-59 2,347,738 2,364,309 4,712,046 5.37 99.299
60-64 2,108,408 2,221,857 4,330,265 4.94 94.894
65-69 1,559,214 1,707,083 3,266,298 3.73 91.338
70-74 1,232,266 1,463,859 2,696,125 3.07 84.179
75-79 709,514 954,865 1,664,379 1.90 74.305
80-84 369,492 585,840 955,332 1.09 63.070
85-89 155,375 316,120 471,495 0.54 49.151
90-94 49,063 125,242 174,304 0.20 39.175
95-99 6,402 31,125 37,528 0.04 20.569
100+ 329 3,386 3,715 0.00 9.716
Total 43,748,453 43,936,974 87,685,425 99.571