Population growth rate in Turkey
Turkey: Population growth rate was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate in Turkey stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Turkey peaked at 3.3% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 166th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.9% | — |
| 1951 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 3.3% | +18.7% |
| 1957 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 1959 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 2.8% | -6.5% |
| 1961 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +47.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -37.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -57.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -57.7% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | +47.0% | 1.7% | 2.5% |
| 2016 | -37.1% | 2.5% | 1.6% |
| 2008 | +29.4% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| 2012 | +27.2% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| 2018 | -32.8% | 1.9% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 163 Saint Lucia 0.3% compare
- 164 Belgium 0.3% compare
- 165 French Polynesia 0.2% compare
- 167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% compare
- 168 Jersey 0.2% compare
- 169 France 0.2% compare
More population data for Turkey
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.26 million people (2100)
- Population density 84.9 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Turkey?
- Population growth rate in Turkey was 0.2% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1956.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for population growth rate?
- Turkey ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.