Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left in Türkiye

Türkiye: Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left was 2.78 million Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.78 million Persons
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
1st
of 1 countries
All-time high
3.06 million Persons
in 2018
All-time low
2.24 million Persons
in 2009
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left in Türkiye, 2008–2021

01.0M2.0M3.0M2008201420212008: 2.3M Persons2009: 2.2M Persons2010: 2.4M Persons2011: 2.4M Persons2012: 2.3M Persons2013: 2.5M Persons2014: 2.7M Persons2015: 2.7M Persons2016: 2.6M Persons2017: 2.7M Persons2018: 3.1M Persons2019: 2.8M Persons2020: 2.3M Persons2021: 2.8M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2021, population mobility within the country - regions — persons who left in Türkiye stood at 2.78 million Persons.

The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population mobility within the country - regions — persons who left in Türkiye peaked at 3.06 million Persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million Persons, in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left the region to reside in another region of the same country in Türkiye, 2008 to 2021.
Year Persons Change
2008 2.27 million Persons
2009 2.24 million Persons -1.6%
2010 2.36 million Persons +5.5%
2011 2.42 million Persons +2.5%
2012 2.32 million Persons -4.2%
2013 2.53 million Persons +9.3%
2014 2.68 million Persons +5.8%
2015 2.72 million Persons +1.5%
2016 2.62 million Persons -3.7%
2017 2.68 million Persons +2.5%
2018 3.06 million Persons +13.9%
2019 2.81 million Persons -8.2%
2020 2.26 million Persons -19.5%
2021 2.78 million Persons +23.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.26 million Persons 2.24 million Persons 2.27 million Persons 2
2010s 2.62 million Persons 2.32 million Persons 3.06 million Persons 10
2020s 2.52 million Persons 2.26 million Persons 2.78 million Persons 2

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Russian Federation 2.33 million Persons compare
  2. 2 Japan 2.15 million Persons compare
  3. 3 Mexico 1.40 million Persons compare
  4. 4 Germany 1.10 million Persons

See the full ranking of 20 places →

More population data for Türkiye

All data for Türkiye →

Frequently asked questions

What is population mobility within the country - regions — persons who left in Türkiye?
Population mobility within the country - regions — persons who left in Türkiye was 2.78 million Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population mobility within the country - regions — persons who left recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 3.06 million Persons in 2018.
What is the lowest population mobility within the country - regions — persons who left recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million Persons in 2009.
How does Türkiye rank for population mobility within the country - regions — persons who left?
Türkiye ranks 1st out of 1 countries with data for 2021.
Is population mobility within the country - regions — persons who left rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left the region to reside in another region of the same country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left in Türkiye. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-mobility-within-the-country-regions-persons-who-left-the-region-to-reside-in/turkiye-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-mobility-within-the-country-regions-persons-who-left-the-region-to-reside-in/turkiye-2/">Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left in Türkiye</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population mobility within the country - Regions — Persons who left the region to reside in another region of the same country
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
20 places, 450 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on mobility of population within the same country, – from or to – large regions (TL2) and small regions (TL3). Data source Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Use of data on small regions When demographic data are analysed along with economic data using the TL3 level, it is advisable to aggregate data at the metropolitan region level when several TL3 regions are associated to the same metropolitan region. Metropolitan regions combine TL3 regions when 50% or more of the regional population live in a functionnal urban areas above 250 000 inhabitants. This approach corrects the distortions created by commuting, see the list of OECD metropolitan regions (xlsx) and the EU methodology (link). Territorial typologies Small TL3 regions are categorized based on shared characteristics into regional typologies. See the demographic indicators aggregated by territorial typology at country level on the access to City typology (link) and by urban-rural typology (link). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.