Population, total in Turkey
Turkey: Population, total was 85.88 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
85.88 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
18th
of 218 countries
All-time high
85.88 million
in 2025
All-time low
28.33 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, total in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Turkey recorded 85.88 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Turkey peaked at 85.88 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.33 million, in 1960.
Turkey ranks 18th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, total in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.33 million | — |
| 1961 | 29.12 million | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 29.92 million | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 30.73 million | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 31.54 million | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 32.35 million | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 33.18 million | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 34.05 million | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 34.92 million | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 35.79 million | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 36.64 million | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 37.52 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 38.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 39.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 40.21 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 41.05 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 41.90 million | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 42.77 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 43.65 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 44.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 45.41 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 46.32 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 47.32 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 48.45 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 49.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 50.69 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 51.78 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 52.84 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 53.91 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 54.98 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 56.02 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 57.01 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 57.99 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 59.00 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.03 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 61.02 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 61.95 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 62.85 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 63.73 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 64.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 65.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 66.25 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 67.05 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 67.83 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 68.59 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 69.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 70.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.05 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 72.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73.14 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.22 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 75.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 76.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 78.22 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.58 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.15 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 84.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 85.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.52 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 85.88 million | +0.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 85.88 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.55 million, 13.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 85.88 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.01 million, 14.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.99 million | 28.33 million | 35.79 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.60 million | 36.64 million | 44.51 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.13 million | 45.41 million | 54.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.42 million | 56.02 million | 64.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.78 million | 65.43 million | 72.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.77 million | 73.14 million | 82.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.87 million | 83.38 million | 85.88 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More climate change data for Turkey
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 25,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 57.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 911.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,063 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 45.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Turkey?
- Population, total in Turkey was 85.88 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 85.88 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.33 million in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for population, total?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.