Population in Turkey

Turkey: Population was 65.34 million people in 2100. ▼ Falling

Latest (2100)
65.34 million people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.43 million people
in 2047
All-time low
65.34 million people
in 2100
Years of data
77
2024–2100

Population in Turkey, 2024–2100

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Source: UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 65.34 million people for population in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Turkey peaked at 91.43 million people in 2047 and was at its lowest, 65.34 million people, in 2100.

That places Turkey 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.

Population in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Population in Turkey, 2024 to 2100.
Year people Change
2024 87.47 million people —
2025 87.69 million people +0.2%
2026 87.93 million people +0.3%
2027 88.20 million people +0.3%
2028 88.48 million people +0.3%
2029 88.76 million people +0.3%
2030 89.03 million people +0.3%
2031 89.29 million people +0.3%
2032 89.54 million people +0.3%
2033 89.77 million people +0.3%
2034 89.99 million people +0.2%
2035 90.19 million people +0.2%
2036 90.38 million people +0.2%
2037 90.57 million people +0.2%
2038 90.74 million people +0.2%
2039 90.88 million people +0.2%
2040 91.01 million people +0.1%
2041 91.12 million people +0.1%
2042 91.22 million people +0.1%
2043 91.29 million people +0.1%
2044 91.35 million people +0.1%
2045 91.39 million people +0.0%
2046 91.42 million people +0.0%
2047 91.43 million people +0.0%
2048 91.40 million people -0.0%
2049 91.35 million people -0.1%
2050 91.26 million people -0.1%
2051 91.14 million people -0.1%
2052 90.99 million people -0.2%
2053 90.82 million people -0.2%
2054 90.62 million people -0.2%
2055 90.40 million people -0.2%
2056 90.15 million people -0.3%
2057 89.86 million people -0.3%
2058 89.55 million people -0.3%
2059 89.22 million people -0.4%
2060 88.86 million people -0.4%
2061 88.49 million people -0.4%
2062 88.09 million people -0.4%
2063 87.68 million people -0.5%
2064 87.24 million people -0.5%
2065 86.79 million people -0.5%
2066 86.33 million people -0.5%
2067 85.86 million people -0.5%
2068 85.38 million people -0.6%
2069 84.88 million people -0.6%
2070 84.36 million people -0.6%
2071 83.83 million people -0.6%
2072 83.28 million people -0.7%
2073 82.73 million people -0.7%
2074 82.16 million people -0.7%
2075 81.57 million people -0.7%
2076 80.98 million people -0.7%
2077 80.38 million people -0.7%
2078 79.78 million people -0.7%
2079 79.17 million people -0.8%
2080 78.56 million people -0.8%
2081 77.93 million people -0.8%
2082 77.30 million people -0.8%
2083 76.65 million people -0.8%
2084 76.01 million people -0.8%
2085 75.36 million people -0.9%
2086 74.70 million people -0.9%
2087 74.04 million people -0.9%
2088 73.37 million people -0.9%
2089 72.70 million people -0.9%
2090 72.02 million people -0.9%
2091 71.34 million people -0.9%
2092 70.66 million people -0.9%
2093 69.99 million people -1.0%
2094 69.31 million people -1.0%
2095 68.65 million people -1.0%
2096 67.98 million people -1.0%
2097 67.32 million people -1.0%
2098 66.66 million people -1.0%
2099 66.00 million people -1.0%
2100 65.34 million people -1.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 65.34 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.55 million people, 11.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 65.34 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.94 million people, 13.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2020s 88.09 million people 87.47 million people 88.76 million people 6
2030s 90.04 million people 89.03 million people 90.88 million people 10
2040s 91.30 million people 91.01 million people 91.43 million people 10
2050s 90.40 million people 89.22 million people 91.26 million people 10
2060s 86.96 million people 84.88 million people 88.86 million people 10
2070s 81.82 million people 79.17 million people 84.36 million people 10
2080s 75.66 million people 72.70 million people 78.56 million people 10
2090s 68.99 million people 66.00 million people 72.02 million people 10
2100s 65.34 million people 65.34 million people 65.34 million people 1

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 38 France 68.48 million people compare
  2. 39 Ghana 67.55 million people compare
  3. 40 Somalia 67.36 million people compare
  4. 42 Algeria 64.49 million people compare
  5. 43 Zambia 64.47 million people compare
  6. 44 Malawi 59.14 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Turkey?
Population in Turkey was 65.34 million people in 2100, according to UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 91.43 million people in 2047.
What is the lowest population recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 65.34 million people in 2100.
How does Turkey rank for population?
Turkey ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is population rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
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