The population of Turkey is expected to grow by 1,172,000 in 2018 and reach 82,962,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 305,000 people yearly. On average there are 1,287,244 births and 480,247 deaths in Turkey per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.99 percent per year. The population density of Turkey has changed from 57.1 in 1980 to 103.3 in 2016.
| Current population | 82,921,918 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 32.8 years |
| Life expectancy | 76.2 years | |
| Population density | 106.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 81,917,000 | 1,172,000 (1.4%) | 305,000 | 32.8 | 2.02 | 106 | 61,293,000 (74.8%) |
| 2017 | 80,745,000 | 1,232,574 (1.5%) | 305,000 | 32.5 | 2.04 | 105 | 60,044,000 (74.4%) |
| 2016 | 79,512,426 | 1,240,954 (1.6%) | 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 2017 the population of Turkey was 80,745,000 and the average age increased from 23.8 in 1960 to 32.5. Urban population has increased from 40,942,287 (64.7%) in 2000 to 61,293,000 (74.8%) in the current year. The population density of Turkey has changed from 57.1 in 1980 to 103.3 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83,836,000 | 874,000 (1.0%) | -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%) |
Total Turkey population should reach 83,836,000 by 2020 and should increase to 95,627,000 people by year 2050. 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 population growth rate is 1.45% (1,232,574 residents, including 463,573 deaths). The demographics of Turkey constitutes of 41,545,000 women and 40,371,000 men, which means there are 972 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 32.9% of population (26,917,926) is 19 or younger, 58.8% of population (48,126,238) is between age 20 and 64 and 8.4% of population (6,848,261) is over 65.