Population, total in Turkey
Turkey: Population, total was 85.88 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 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
| 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
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 76.86 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.5% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 39.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 64.47 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 28.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 7.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 5.7% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 1.7% (2025)
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 215 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.