Which has higher population, total, Sub-Saharan Africa or Turkey?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.32 billion against 85.88 million in Turkey as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?

1.24 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Turkey: Population, total

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.32 billion

in 2025

Turkey

85.88 million

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

18th

Turkey rank

18th

Population, total over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Turkey

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.32 billion against 85.88 million in Turkey, a difference of 1.24 billion.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 15.4 times Turkey's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 18th of 49 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	255.48 million	31.99 million	223.49 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	334.02 million	40.60 million	293.42 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	446.72 million	50.13 million	396.59 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	589.74 million	60.42 million	529.32 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	771.38 million	68.78 million	702.60 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.01 billion	77.77 million	935.31 million	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	1.24 billion	84.87 million	1.16 billion	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Sub-Saharan Africa or Turkey?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.32 billion against 85.88 million in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 1.24 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey rank globally for population, total?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 18th of 49 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.