Population, female in Turkey

Turkey: Population, female was 43.03 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
43.03 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 215 countries
All-time high
43.03 million
in 2025
All-time low
13.90 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Turkey, 1960–2025

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, female in Turkey is 43.03 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Turkey peaked at 43.03 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.90 million, in 1960.

Turkey ranks 18th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.75 million 13.90 million 17.65 million 10
1970s 19.90 million 18.07 million 21.89 million 10
1980s 24.77 million 22.37 million 27.22 million 10
1990s 29.99 million 27.75 million 32.12 million 10
2000s 34.26 million 32.55 million 35.90 million 10
2010s 38.78 million 36.43 million 41.24 million 10
2020s 42.48 million 41.67 million 43.03 million 6

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 56.85 million compare
  2. 16 Vietnam 51.84 million compare
  3. 17 Iran 45.47 million compare
  4. 19 Germany 42.26 million compare
  5. 20 Thailand 36.78 million compare
  6. 21 Tanzania 35.57 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Turkey?
Population, female in Turkey was 43.03 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 43.03 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 13.90 million in 1960.
How does Turkey rank for population, female?
Turkey ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.