The population of Turkey is expected to grow by 348,000 in 2024 and reach 86,125,000 in 2025. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 275,000 people yearly. The population density of Turkey has changed from 57.1 in 1980 to 110.5 in 2022.
| Current population | 85,869,521 people at present (Wednesday 24th of April 2024) | |
| Median Age | 34.6 years |
| Population density | 111.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2023 the population of Turkey was 85,404,000 and the average age increased from 23.8 in 1960 to 34.3. Urban population has increased from 40,942,287 (64.7%) in 2000 to 66,282,000 (77.3%) in the current year. The population density of Turkey has changed from 57.1 in 1980 to 110.5 in 2022.
| 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 43,515,000 women and 42,237,000 men, which means there are 971 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 30.2% of population (25,871,378) is 19 or younger, 59.8% of population (51,271,121) is between age 20 and 64 and 10.0% of population (8,600,926) is over 65.