Provinces of Turkey by population


According to data obtained from the Address-Based Population Registration System, as of the beginning of 2024, Turkey's population is 85,372,377. This figure was 13.6 million when the first official population census was conducted in 1927. The figure in 2023 was 92,824 more than the figure in 2022, and the population growth rate was 0.11%. According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km2 in Turkey.
While 68.3% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 21.4% are in the 0–14 age group. Approximately 10.2% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over. The median age of Turkey's population is 34. Istanbul is Turkey's most developed and most populous city. It also holds the title of the most populous city in Europe.

List of provinces

The population data below is taken from the Turkish Statistical Institute and is based on the 2023 address-based population registration system data.
No.ProvinceRegionPopulationYearRanking
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2022–2023		Change
1IstanbulMarmara15,655,9242023 -252,027
2AnkaraCentral Anatolia5,803,4822023 21,197
3IzmirAegean4,479,5252023 17,469
4BursaMarmara3,214,5712023 19,851
5AntalyaMediterranean2,696,2492023 8,245
6KonyaCentral Anatolia2,320,2412023 23,894
7AdanaMediterranean2,270,2982023 -3,808
8ŞanlıurfaSoutheastern Anatolia2,213,9642023 43,854
9GaziantepSoutheastern Anatolia2,164,1342023 10,083
10KocaeliMarmara2,102,9072023 23,835
11MersinMediterranean1,938,3892023 21,957
12DiyarbakırSoutheastern Anatolia1,818,1332023 13,253
13HatayMediterranean1,544,6402023 -141,403
14ManisaAegean1,475,7162023 7,437
15KayseriCentral Anatolia1,445,6832023 4,160
16SamsunBlack Sea1,377,5462023 9,058
17BalıkesirMarmara1,273,5192023 15,929
18TekirdağMarmara1,167,0592023 2 24,608
19AydınAegean1,161,7022023 13,461
20VanEastern Anatolia1,127,6122023 1 -1,137
21KahramanmaraşMediterranean1,116,6182023 3 -60,818
22SakaryaMarmara1,098,1152023 18,035
23MuğlaAegean1,066,7362023 1 18,551
24DenizliAegean1,059,0822023 1 2,750
25EskişehirCentral Anatolia915,4182023 8,801
26MardinSoutheastern Anatolia888,8742023 18,500
27TrabzonBlack Sea824,3522023 6,329
28OrduBlack Sea775,8002023 1 12,610
29AfyonkarahisarAegean751,3442023 2 3,789
30ErzurumEastern Anatolia749,9932023 239
31MalatyaEastern Anatolia742,7252023 3 -69,855
32SivasCentral Anatolia650,4012023 1-
33BatmanSoutheastern Anatolia647,2052023 1-
34TokatBlack Sea606,9342023 1-
35AdıyamanSoutheastern Anatolia604,9782023 3-
36ElazığEastern Anatolia604,4112023-
37ZonguldakBlack Sea591,4922023-
38KütahyaAegean575,6742023-
39ŞırnakSoutheastern Anatolia570,7452023 2-
40ÇanakkaleMarmara570,4992023-
41OsmaniyeMediterranean557,6662023 2-
42ÇorumBlack Sea528,3512023-
43AğrıEastern Anatolia511,2382023-
44GiresunBlack Sea461,7122023-
45IspartaMediterranean449,7772023-
46AksarayCentral Anatolia438,5042023-
47YozgatCentral Anatolia420,6992023-
48EdirneMarmara419,9132023-
49DüzceBlack Sea409,8652023-
50MuşEastern Anatolia399,8792023-
51KastamonuBlack Sea388,9902023-
52KırklareliMarmara377,1562023 1-
53NiğdeCentral Anatolia377,0802023 1-
53UşakAegean377,0012023 2-
55BitlisEastern Anatolia359,7472023-
56RizeBlack Sea350,5062023-
57SiirtSoutheastern Anatolia347,4122023 1-
58AmasyaBlack Sea339,5292023 1-
59BoluBlack Sea324,7892023-
60NevşehirCentral Anatolia315,9942023-
61YalovaMarmara304,7802023-
62HakkâriEastern Anatolia287,6252023 2-
63KırıkkaleCentral Anatolia285,7442023-
64BingölEastern Anatolia285,6552023 2-
65KarsEastern Anatolia278,3352023-
66BurdurMediterranean277,4522023-
67KaramanCentral Anatolia263,9602023-
68KarabükBlack Sea255,2422023-
69KırşehirCentral Anatolia247,1792023-
70ErzincanEastern Anatolia243,3992023-
71SinopBlack Sea229,7162023 1-
72BilecikMarmara228,0582023 1-
73IğdırEastern Anatolia209,7382023-
74BartınBlack Sea207,2382023-
75ÇankırıCentral Anatolia205,5012023-
76ArtvinBlack Sea172,3562023-
77KilisSoutheastern Anatolia155,1792023-
78GümüşhaneBlack Sea148,5392023-
79ArdahanEastern Anatolia92,8192023-
80TunceliEastern Anatolia89,3172023-
81BayburtBlack Sea86,0472023-