Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Türkiye
Türkiye: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 85.88 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
85.88 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 61 countries
All-time high
85.88 million
in 2025
All-time low
27.44 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Türkiye, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Türkiye is 85.88 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Türkiye peaked at 85.88 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.44 million, in 1960.
That places Türkiye 3rd out of 61 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.44 million | — |
| 1961 | 28.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 28.80 million | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 29.55 million | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 30.35 million | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 31.13 million | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 31.89 million | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 32.68 million | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 33.53 million | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 34.42 million | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 35.29 million | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 36.14 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 37.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 38.00 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 39.01 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 39.91 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 40.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 41.55 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 42.48 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 43.49 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 44.52 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 45.55 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 46.65 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 47.81 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 49.03 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 50.18 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 51.24 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 52.37 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 53.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 54.84 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 56.10 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 57.27 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 58.40 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 59.52 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 60.64 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 61.77 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 62.91 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 64.06 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 65.21 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 66.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 65.81 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 65.17 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 66.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 66.79 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 67.60 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 68.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 69.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 70.16 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 71.05 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 72.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.14 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.22 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 75.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 76.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 78.22 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.58 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.15 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 84.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 85.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.52 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 85.88 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.79 million | 27.44 million | 34.42 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.36 million | 35.29 million | 43.49 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.58 million | 44.52 million | 54.84 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.22 million | 56.10 million | 66.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.24 million | 65.17 million | 72.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.77 million | 73.14 million | 82.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.87 million | 83.38 million | 85.88 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 1 Russian Federation 142.96 million compare
- 1 Russia 142.96 million compare
- 4 Germany 83.52 million compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.47 million compare
- 5 United Kingdom 69.47 million compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4992 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 95,829 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4992 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 17,709 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 937,559 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.6 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 937,559 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Türkiye?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in Türkiye was 85.88 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 85.88 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.44 million in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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