Population in İstanbul 22 indicators covering population for İstanbul. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 15.70 million Number 2025 up 9.2% 6th Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 15.70 million Number 2025 up 9.2% 7th Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 85.85 Thousand heads (animals) 2025 — 321st Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 154,550 Number 2024 down 35.7% 5th Population density by NUTS 3 region 3,022 Persons per square kilometre 2024 up 10.0% 74th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 15.70 million Number 2025 up 9.2% 7th Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 154,550 Number 2024 down 35.7% 5th Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.2 Number 2024 down 35.8% 341st Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 12,058 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 4th Population in private households by educational attainment level and N 14.7% 2025 down 64.6% 212th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional le -37,624 2024 down 210.3% 1965th Population in private households by educational attainment level, citi 43.6% 2025 down 27.9% 48th Population in private households by educational attainment level, coun 43.6% 2025 down 27.9% 48th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 5,117 Thousand households 2025 up 22.7% 11th Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 15.70 million Number 2025 up 9.2% 6th Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at prima 63.9% 2024 up 50.7% 341st Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 154,550 Number 2024 down 35.7% 5th Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at prima 49.4% 2024 up 60.9% 302nd Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of th 0.8 Rate 2022 up 60.0% 180th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 437.64 Rate 2023 up 16.9% 390th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residenc 1,115 Rate 2023 down 4.2% 97th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 ye 476.07 Rate 2023 up 22.7% 387th