Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025 in Turkey
Turkey: Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025 was 88.34 million in 2031. ▲ Rising
Population, Persons for countries / Index for country groups in Turkey, 1980–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 88.34 million for population, persons for countries / index for country groups in 2031. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, persons for countries / index for country groups in Turkey peaked at 88.34 million in 2031 and was at its lowest, 44.95 million, in 1980.
Turkey ranks 6th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Population, Persons for countries / Index for country … 9/26/2025 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.95 million | — |
| 1981 | 45.98 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 47.04 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 48.12 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 49.18 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 50.22 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 51.24 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 52.23 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 53.21 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 54.17 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 55.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 56.05 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 56.99 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 57.91 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 58.84 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 59.76 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 60.67 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 61.58 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 62.46 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 63.36 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 64.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 65.17 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 66.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 66.80 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 | 83.39 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 | 85.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 86.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 86.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2028 | 87.05 million | +0.5% |
| 2029 | 87.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 87.80 million | +0.4% |
| 2031 | 88.34 million | +0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 88.34 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.96 million, 4.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 88.34 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.87 million, 30.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.63 million | 44.95 million | 54.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.27 million | 55.12 million | 63.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.08 million | 64.27 million | 72.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.77 million | 73.14 million | 82.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.66 million | 83.39 million | 87.43 million | 10 |
| 2030s | 88.07 million | 87.80 million | 88.34 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More population data for Turkey
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, persons for countries / index for country groups in Turkey?
- Population, persons for countries / index for country groups in Turkey was 88.34 million in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest population, persons for countries / index for country groups recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 88.34 million in 2031.
- What is the lowest population, persons for countries / index for country groups recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.95 million in 1980.
- How does Turkey rank for population, persons for countries / index for country groups?
- Turkey ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is population, persons for countries / index for country groups rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Population, Persons for countries / Index for country groups (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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