Turkey vs United Kingdom: Population
Turkey
87.27 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom
68.68 million people
in 2023
Turkey rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
22nd
Population over time
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 87.27 million people against 68.68 million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 18.59 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 16 and United Kingdom in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.25 million people | 1.70 million people | 5.55 million people | Turkey |
| 1100s | 5.30 million people | 2.56 million people | 2.74 million people | Turkey |
| 1200s | 6.25 million people | 4.53 million people | 1.72 million people | Turkey |
| 1300s | 7.20 million people | 6.33 million people | 871,970 people | Turkey |
| 1400s | 5.80 million people | 2.90 million people | 2.90 million people | Turkey |
| 1500s | 6.25 million people | 4.21 million people | 2.04 million people | Turkey |
| 1600s | 8.00 million people | 5.01 million people | 2.99 million people | Turkey |
| 1700s | 8.50 million people | 6.76 million people | 1.74 million people | Turkey |
| 1710s | 8.60 million people | 7.25 million people | 1.35 million people | Turkey |
| 1720s | 8.72 million people | 7.75 million people | 976,010 people | Turkey |
| 1730s | 8.85 million people | 8.25 million people | 598,410 people | Turkey |
| 1740s | 8.98 million people | 8.76 million people | 213,690 people | Turkey |
| 1750s | 9.11 million people | 9.29 million people | 179,420 people | United Kingdom |
| 1760s | 9.24 million people | 9.82 million people | 582,370 people | United Kingdom |
| 1770s | 9.37 million people | 10.37 million people | 996,900 people | United Kingdom |
| 1780s | 9.51 million people | 10.94 million people | 1.42 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 9.65 million people | 11.52 million people | 1.87 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 9.83 million people | 11.29 million people | 1.46 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 9.99 million people | 15.78 million people | 5.79 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 10.22 million people | 22.44 million people | 12.22 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 10.55 million people | 25.28 million people | 14.74 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 10.88 million people | 26.92 million people | 16.04 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 11.22 million people | 27.95 million people | 16.73 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 11.56 million people | 30.00 million people | 18.44 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 12.06 million people | 32.81 million people | 20.75 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 12.77 million people | 35.86 million people | 23.08 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 13.54 million people | 39.07 million people | 25.53 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 14.34 million people | 42.76 million people | 28.42 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 14.28 million people | 45.67 million people | 31.39 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 14.16 million people | 46.29 million people | 32.13 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 15.97 million people | 46.86 million people | 30.89 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 18.99 million people | 48.99 million people | 29.99 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 24.10 million people | 51.10 million people | 27.00 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 31.99 million people | 54.11 million people | 22.11 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 40.60 million people | 56.10 million people | 15.50 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 50.13 million people | 56.61 million people | 6.48 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 60.42 million people | 58.09 million people | 2.33 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 68.93 million people | 60.56 million people | 8.37 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 79.17 million people | 65.12 million people | 14.05 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 86.78 million people | 67.97 million people | 18.81 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Turkey or United Kingdom?
- Turkey, at 87.27 million people against 68.68 million people in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 18.59 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Kingdom?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and United Kingdom rank globally for population?
- Turkey ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.