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Population in Turkey

Turkey: Population was 87.27 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
87.27 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 238 countries
All-time high
87.27 million people
in 2023
All-time low
5.30 million people
in 1100
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Turkey, 1000–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 87.27 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Turkey peaked at 87.27 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.30 million people, in 1100.

That places Turkey 18th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 7.25 million people 7.25 million people 7.25 million people 1
1100s 5.30 million people 5.30 million people 5.30 million people 1
1200s 6.25 million people 6.25 million people 6.25 million people 1
1300s 7.20 million people 7.20 million people 7.20 million people 1
1400s 5.80 million people 5.80 million people 5.80 million people 1
1500s 6.25 million people 6.25 million people 6.25 million people 1
1600s 8.00 million people 8.00 million people 8.00 million people 1
1700s 8.50 million people 8.50 million people 8.50 million people 1
1710s 8.60 million people 8.60 million people 8.60 million people 1
1720s 8.72 million people 8.72 million people 8.72 million people 1
1730s 8.85 million people 8.85 million people 8.85 million people 1
1740s 8.98 million people 8.98 million people 8.98 million people 1
1750s 9.11 million people 9.11 million people 9.11 million people 1
1760s 9.24 million people 9.24 million people 9.24 million people 1
1770s 9.37 million people 9.37 million people 9.37 million people 1
1780s 9.51 million people 9.51 million people 9.51 million people 1
1790s 9.65 million people 9.65 million people 9.65 million people 1
1800s 9.83 million people 9.76 million people 9.90 million people 10
1810s 9.99 million people 9.91 million people 10.08 million people 10
1820s 10.22 million people 10.11 million people 10.36 million people 10
1830s 10.55 million people 10.40 million people 10.70 million people 10
1840s 10.88 million people 10.73 million people 11.04 million people 10
1850s 11.22 million people 11.07 million people 11.37 million people 10
1860s 11.56 million people 11.40 million people 11.71 million people 10
1870s 12.06 million people 11.76 million people 12.37 million people 10
1880s 12.77 million people 12.44 million people 13.11 million people 10
1890s 13.54 million people 13.19 million people 13.89 million people 10
1900s 14.34 million people 13.97 million people 14.68 million people 10
1910s 14.28 million people 13.83 million people 14.68 million people 10
1920s 14.16 million people 13.80 million people 14.64 million people 10
1930s 15.97 million people 14.81 million people 17.26 million people 10
1940s 18.99 million people 17.56 million people 20.52 million people 10
1950s 24.10 million people 21.02 million people 27.53 million people 10
1960s 31.99 million people 28.33 million people 35.79 million people 10
1970s 40.60 million people 36.64 million people 44.51 million people 10
1980s 50.13 million people 45.41 million people 54.98 million people 10
1990s 60.42 million people 56.02 million people 64.59 million people 10
2000s 68.93 million people 65.43 million people 72.46 million people 10
2010s 79.17 million people 73.35 million people 85.36 million people 10
2020s 86.78 million people 86.09 million people 87.27 million people 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 105.79 million people compare
  2. 16 Vietnam 100.35 million people compare
  3. 17 Iran 90.61 million people compare
  4. 19 Germany 84.55 million people compare
  5. 20 Thailand 71.70 million people compare
  6. 21 United Kingdom 68.68 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Turkey?
Population in Turkey was 87.27 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 87.27 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 5.30 million people in 1100.
How does Turkey rank for population?
Turkey ranks 18th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); 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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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.