The statistic shows the total population of Turkey from 2019 to 2023, with projections up until 2029. In 2023, the total population of Turkey amounted to about 86.27 million people.

Population of Turkey

Although total population increased on a yearly basis from 2004 to 2014, population growth has slowly decreased annually as of 2011, despite remaining positive. However, in 2012, population growth increased, compared to the previous year for the first time in over a decade. The country’s fertility rate, on the other hand, continued to drop annually since 2002. Life expectancy was also rather low, however this value appears to be irrelative to how developed a country actually is, especially when considering the life expectancy of many other advanced countries.

From an economic standpoint, Turkey has been noticeably improving, especially in comparison to 2008. One improved aspect can be found in the country’s employment rate. In 2009, unemployment reached a decade high but dropped dramatically yearly until 2012. However since 2012, the unemployment rate has started to increase again, with this trend continuing into 2014. Turkey’s inflation rate, on the other hand, reached a decade low in 2014 compared to 2013, despite continuous fluctuations since 2008. The country’s GDP has also reached a decade high in 2014, more than doubling its value since 2004, despite a significant plunge in 2009. When analyzing year-over -year trends, GDP has continued to positively grow since 2009, however has slowed down since 2012.

In 1800, the region of present-day Turkey had a population of approximately 9.8 million. Turkey’s population would grow steadily throughout the 1800s, growing to 14 million by the turn of the century. During this time, Turkey was the center of the Ottoman Empire, which also covered much of the Balkans, Arabia, and the African coast from Libya to Somalia. In the early 20th century, the Ottoman Empire's dissolution period began, characterized by political instability and a series of military defeats and coups. The empire was one of the defeated Central Powers of the First World War, in which it suffered approximately three million total fatalities. It is estimated that the majority of these deaths did not come directly from the war, but as a result of the government-orchestrated mass expulsion and genocide of non-Turks from within the Turkish borders, specifically Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks and Kurds; many ethnic Turks were simultaneously expelled from neighboring countries, namely Greece, which makes these events less-visible when examining annual data, although Turkey's total population did drop by one million between 1914 and 1924.

The Republic of Turkey Following the end of the Turkish War of Independence in 1923, and the establishment of the republic of Turkey, the population would begin to recover, tripling from just around 21 million in 1950 to over 63 million by the turn of the century. The new republic, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, introduced sweeping, progressive reforms that modernized the country, particularly its healthcare and education systems. Turkey remained neutral throughout the Second World War, and became a member of NATO during the Cold War. The second half of the 1900s was marked with intermittent periods of political instability, and a number of military conflicts (namely, in Cyprus and Kurdistan). In spite of this, Turkey has generally been considered a developed country for most of this time, although its life expectancy and infant mortality rates have often been more in line with developing nations.

Modern Turkey In the past decade, Turkey's population growth has continued its rapid growth; while birth rates have declined, the mass migration of refugees to the country fleeing the Syrian Civil War has seen the population growth ramain high. This influx of refugees was seen as a stepping stone in Turkey's accession to the European Union, with whom it has been negotiating a potential membership since 2005. Accession to the EU would provide huge economic benefits to Turkey, however, political developments in recent years (particularly the 2016 coup) have seen these negotiations stall, as the EU has accused the Turkish government of committing widespread human rights violations, such as torture, political imprisonment and censorship of free speech. In 2020, Turkey's population is estimated to be over 84 million people, and is expected to exceed 100 million in the next two decades.

Access to electricity (% of population) in Turkey was reported at 100 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Access to electricity (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

In 2024, Russia had the largest population among European countries at 144.8 million people. The next largest countries in terms of their population size were Turkey at 87.5 million, Germany at 84.5 million, the United Kingdom at 69.1 million, and France at 66.5 million. Europe is also home to some of the world’s smallest countries, such as the microstates of Liechtenstein and San Marino, with populations of 39,870 and 33,581 respectively. Europe’s largest economies Germany was Europe’s largest economy in 2023, with a Gross Domestic Product of around 4.2 trillion Euros, while the UK and France are the second and third largest economies, at 3.2 trillion and 2.8 trillion euros respectively. Prior to the mid-2000s, Europe’s fourth-largest economy, Italy, had an economy that was of a similar sized to France and the UK, before diverging growth patterns saw the UK and France become far larger economies than Italy. Moscow and Istanbul the megacities of Europe Two cities on the eastern borders of Europe were Europe’s largest in 2023. The Turkish city of Istanbul, with a population of 15.8 million, and the Russian capital, Moscow, with a population of 12.7 million. Istanbul is arguably the world’s most famous transcontinental city with territory in both Europe and Asia and has been an important center for commerce and culture for over two thousand years. Paris was the third largest European city with a population of 11 million, with London being the fourth largest at 9.6 million.

Employment Rate in Turkey decreased to 49.60 percent in November from 49.80 percent in October of 2024. This dataset provides - Turkey Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The penetration rate of smartphones in Turkey is expected to reach 70.79 percent by 2022, according to Statista’s Digital Market Outlook. That would mark the first time that the Turkish smartphone penetration rate exceeds 70 percent.

Smartphone usage in Turkey

As of 2023, there were over 80 million smartphone users in Turkey. This number is expected to rise to around 88 million users in 2028. During the second quarter of 2018, 71 percent of Turkish inhabitants connecting to the internet using a mobile were doing so at 4G speeds, while 19 percent were still connecting using 2G. By 2025, it is anticipated that 13 percent of connections will be made over 5G.

As indicated by the number of users connecting over 2G, phones other than smartphones are still in relatively heavy use. While there were 41.9 million smartphone users in Turkey, as of 2017 there were approximately 77.8 million mobile phone subscriptions. In that same year, there were 11.31 million fixed-line telephone subscriptions.

Samsung tops the Turkish market

Samsung owns more than half of the mobile device market in Turkey, with a 54 percent share of the market. Apple sits in second place, with a 16.42 percent market share.

Key information about Turkey Unemployment Rate

• Turkey Unemployment Rate dropped to 8.40% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 8.50% in Dec 2024.
• Turkey Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2005 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 10.10%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 14.10% in Jul 2020 and a record low of 8.00% in Jul 2012.
• The data is reported by reported by Turkish Statistical Institute.
• In the latest reports, Turkey Population reached 85.66 million people in Dec 2024.

The number of employed persons in Turkey decreased to 32748 Thousand in November of 2024 from 32916 Thousand in October of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Employed Persons - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

La popolazione totale in Turchia è stata stimata a 85,7 milioni di persone nel 2024, secondo le ultime cifre del censimento e le proiezioni di Trading Economics. Valori correnti, dati storici, previsioni, statistiche, grafici e calendario economico - Turchia - Popolazione.

TURKSTAT Projection：ABRS：人口：其中伊斯坦布尔在12-01-2025达16,708.850千人，相较于12-01-2024的16,512.489千人有所增长。TURKSTAT Projection：ABRS：人口：其中伊斯坦布尔数据按年更新，12-01-2013至12-01-2025期间平均值为15,468.919千人，共13份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2025，达16,708.850千人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2013，为14,107.954千人。CEIC提供的TURKSTAT Projection：ABRS：人口：其中伊斯坦布尔数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Turkish Statistical Institute，数据归类于Global Database的土耳其 – 表 TR.G002：人口：预测：Turkish Statistical Institute。

In 2023 Moscow was the largest city in Europe with an estimated urban agglomeration of 12.68 million people. The French capital, Paris was the second largest city in 2023 at 11.2 million, followed by the capitals of the United Kingdom and Spain, with London at 9.6 million and Madrid at 6.75 million people. Istanbul, which would otherwise be the largest city in Europe in 2023, is excluded as it is only partially in Europe, with a sizeable part of its population living in Asia. Europe’s population almost 750 million Since 1950, the population of Europe has increased by approximately 200 million people, increasing from 550 million to 750 million in this seventy-year period. Prior to the turn of the millennium, Europe was the second-most populated continent, before it was overtaken by Africa, which saw its population increase from 228 million in 1950, to 817 million by 2000. Asia has consistently had the largest population of the world’s continents and was estimated to have a population of 4.6 billion. Europe’s largest countries Including its territory in Asia, Russia is by far the largest country in the world, with a territory of around 17 million square kilometers, almost double that of the next largest country, Canada. Within Europe, Russia also has the continents largest population at 145 million, followed by Germany at 83 million and the United Kingdom at almost 68 million. By contrast, Europe is also home to various micro-states such as San Marino, which has a population of just 30 thousand.

In der Türkei haben im Jahr 2023 rund 87,3 Millionen Menschen gelebt. Für das Jahr 2024 wird eine Gesamtbevölkerung der Türkei von rund 87,5 Millionen Einwohner:innen prognostiziert. Der Trend der letzten Jahre wird fortgeführt – die Einwohnerzahl der Türkei erhöht sich jedes Jahr, allerdings sinkt die Zunahme im Vergleich zu den vorherigen Jahren. Die Türkei ist ein offizieller EU-Beitrittskandidat. Istanbul hat mehr Einwohner als Belgien Wäre das Land bereits Mitglied der Europäischen Union, würde es vor Deutschland und Frankreich die größte Bevölkerung der EU aufweisen. In Istanbul, der größten Stadt der Türkei, leben bereits mehr als 15 Millionen Menschen. Nur sieben EU-Staaten weisen als Nation eine höhere Gesamtbevölkerung auf, als die türkische Metropole. Natürliche Bevölkerungsentwicklung oder Migration? Grundsätzlich kann bei der Bevölkerungsentwicklung zwischen dem natürlichen Bevölkerungswachstum und der Zuwachsrate (allgemeines Bevölkerungswachstum) unterschieden werden:natürliches Bevölkerungswachstum

Das natürliche Bevölkerungswachstum ergibt sich aus der Verrechnung von Geburten und Todesfällen.

Zuwachsrate

Bei der Zuwachsrate wird das natürliche Bevölkerungswachstum mit dem Migrationssaldo, also dem Saldo aus Immigration (Einwanderung) und Emigration (Auswanderung) verrechnet.

Zusammenhang

Industrieländer benötigen im Allgemeinen eine Geburtenrate (Fertilitätsrate) von durchschnittlich 2,1 Kindern je Frau, um den Bestand der Population konstant zu halten (Bestandserhaltungsniveau). Für ein positives Bevölkerungswachstum wird dementsprechend eine höhere Geburtenrate oder ein positiver Migrationssaldo benötigt.