The population of Turkey is expected to grow by 413,000 in 2026 and reach 86,980,000 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 190,000 people yearly. The population density of Turkey has changed from 57.1 in 1980 to 111.4 in 2024.
| Current population | 86,586,438 people at present (Monday 9th of February 2026) | |
| Median Age | 35.2 years |
| Population density | 112.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86,538,000 | 413,000 (0.5%) | -190,000 | 35.2 | 112 | 67,508,000 (78.0%) | |
| 2025 | 86,125,000 | 373,000 (0.4%) | -190,000 | 34.9 | 1.91 | 112 | 66,884,000 (77.7%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -275,000 | 34.6 | 111 | 66,282,000 (77.3%) | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -275,000 | 34.3 | 111 | 65,690,000 (76.9%) | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -275,000 | 34.0 | 111 | 65,061,000 (76.5%) | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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 2025 the population of Turkey was 86,125,000 and the average age increased from 23.8 in 1960 to 34.9. Urban population has increased from 40,942,287 (64.7%) in 2000 to 67,508,000 (78.0%) in the current year. The population density of Turkey has changed from 57.1 in 1980 to 111.4 in 2024.
| 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 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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 43,946,000 women and 42,592,000 men, which means there are 969 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 29.4% of population (25,450,826) is 19 or younger, 59.9% of population (51,827,608) is between age 20 and 64 and 10.7% of population (9,259,566) is over 65.