The population of Turkey is expected to grow by 373,000 in 2025 and reach 86,538,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 190,000 people yearly. On average there are 1,214,449 births and 524,501 deaths in Turkey per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.80 percent per year. The population density of Turkey has changed from 57.1 in 1980 to 111.0 in 2023.
| Current population | 86,257,386 people at present (Sunday 27th of April 2025) | |
| Median Age | 34.9 years |
| Life expectancy | 77.8 years | |
| Population density | 111.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86,125,000 | 373,000 (0.4%) | -190,000 | 34.9 | 1.91 | 112 | 66,884,000 (77.7%) |
| 2024 | 85,752,000 | 348,000 (0.4%) | -275,000 | 34.6 | 111 | 66,282,000 (77.3%) | |
| 2023 | 85,404,000 | 385,000 (0.5%) | -275,000 | 34.3 | 111 | 65,690,000 (76.9%) | |
| 2022 | 85,019,000 | 504,000 (0.6%) | -275,000 | 34.0 | 111 | 65,061,000 (76.5%) | |
| 2021 | 84,515,000 | 679,000 (0.8%) | -275,000 | 33.7 | 110 | 64,334,000 (76.1%) | |
| 2020 | 83,836,000 | 874,000 (1.0%) | -275,000 | 33.4 | 1.98 | 109 | 63,466,000 (75.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 305,000 | 33.1 | 2.00 | 108 | 62,446,000 (75.3%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 305,000 | 32.8 | 2.02 | 106 | 61,293,000 (74.8%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 305,000 | 32.5 | 2.04 | 105 | 60,044,000 (74.4%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 305,000 | 32.2 | 2.05 | 103 | 58,749,346 (73.9%) |
| 2015 | 78,271,472 | 1,240,844 (1.6%) | 305,000 | 32.0 | 2.07 | 102 | 57,448,912 (73.4%) |
| 2010 | 72,326,914 | 987,729 (1.4%) | 325,434 | 30.9 | 2.16 | 94 | 51,145,977 (70.7%) |
| 2005 | 67,903,406 | 895,551 (1.3%) | -10,000 | 29.6 | 2.27 | 88 | 46,026,966 (67.8%) |
| 2000 | 63,240,121 | 952,795 (1.5%) | -7,999 | 28.4 | 2.50 | 82 | 40,942,287 (64.7%) |
| 1995 | 58,486,381 | 922,249 (1.6%) | -20,000 | 27.3 | 2.76 | 76 | 36,333,494 (62.1%) |
| 1990 | 53,921,699 | 929,270 (1.7%) | -24,000 | 26.2 | 3.11 | 70 | 31,923,263 (59.2%) |
| 1985 | 49,133,883 | 1,019,778 (2.1%) | -20,000 | 25.4 | 3.74 | 64 | 25,769,739 (52.4%) |
| 1980 | 43,975,921 | 981,930 (2.2%) | -13,999 | 24.8 | 4.41 | 57 | 19,252,658 (43.8%) |
| 1975 | 39,277,211 | 906,970 (2.3%) | -51,999 | 24.5 | 5.06 | 51 | 16,333,821 (41.6%) |
| 1970 | 34,876,267 | 820,906 (2.4%) | -48,000 | 24.1 | 5.62 | 45 | 13,334,592 (38.2%) |
| 1965 | 30,972,965 | 728,733 (2.4%) | -36,000 | 23.9 | 6.01 | 40 | 10,601,117 (34.2%) |
| 1960 | 27,472,331 | 674,562 (2.4%) | -30,000 | 23.8 | 6.37 | 36 | 8,657,905 (31.5%) |
In 2024 the population of Turkey was 85,752,000 and the average age increased from 23.8 in 1960 to 34.6. Urban population has increased from 40,942,287 (64.7%) in 2000 to 66,884,000 (77.7%) in the current year. The population density of Turkey has changed from 57.1 in 1980 to 111.0 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -275,000 | 33.4 | 1.98 | 109 | 63,466,000 (75.7%) |
| 2025 | 86,125,000 | 373,000 (0.4%) | -190,000 | 34.9 | 1.91 | 112 | 66,884,000 (77.7%) |
| 2030 | 88,417,000 | 487,000 (0.6%) | -64,999 | 36.4 | 1.85 | 115 | 70,104,000 (79.3%) |
| 2035 | 90,915,000 | 481,000 (0.5%) | -60,000 | 37.8 | 1.81 | 118 | 73,287,000 (80.6%) |
| 2040 | 92,981,000 | 374,000 (0.4%) | -60,000 | 39.3 | 1.78 | 121 | 75,960,000 (81.7%) |
| 2045 | 94,561,000 | 275,000 (0.3%) | -60,000 | 40.6 | 1.76 | 123 | 78,223,000 (82.7%) |
| 2050 | 95,627,000 | 172,000 (0.2%) | -60,000 | 41.9 | 1.75 | 124 | 80,043,000 (83.7%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 82.8 (80.7 years for male and 85.1 years for females). Population density will go up to 124.3 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Turkey constitutes of 43,722,000 women and 42,403,000 men, which means there are 970 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 29.8% of population (25,639,413) is 19 or younger, 59.9% of population (51,554,425) is between age 20 and 64 and 10.4% of population (8,913,938) is over 65.