Population of Turkey (2022)

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Address Based Population Registration System Results, 2021

As of 31 December 2021, the population of Turkey is 84.680.273 people.

The population residing in Turkey increased by 1.065.911 people compared to the previous year and reached 84 million 680 thousand 273 people. While the male population was 42.428.101 people, the female population was 42.252.172 people.

In other words, 50.1% of the total population was men and 49.9% were women.

According to the results of the Address Based Population Registration System, the foreign population residing in Turkey increased by 458.626 people compared to the previous year and reached 1.792.036 people. 49.7% of this population was men and 50.3% were women.

Turkey Population Growth Rate (2021) 

Population growth rate was 12.7 per thousand.

While the annual population growth rate was 5.5 per thousand in 2020, it became 12.7 per thousand in 2021.

Population and annual population growth rate, 2007-2021

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What is the Population of Istanbul

The population of Istanbul was 15.840.900 people.

The population of Istanbul increased by 378.448 people compared to the previous year and became 15 million 840 thousand 900 people.

Istanbul, where 18.71% of Turkey's population resides, was followed by Ankara with 5.747.325 people, İzmir with 4.425.789 people, Bursa with 3.147.818 people and Antalya with 2.619.832 people.

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Median Age of the Population in Turkey

The median age is the age of the person in the middle when the ages of the people who make up the population, from the newborn baby to the oldest, are ordered from youngest to oldest. The median age is also one of the important indicators used in the interpretation of the age structure of the population.

In 2021, the median age of Turkey's population rose to 33.1.
 
The median age in Turkey, which was 32.7 in 2020, rose to 33.1 in 2021. When analyzed by gender, the median age increased from 32.1 to 32.4 in men and from 33.4 to 33.8 in women.