Türkiye
Population in Türkiye
Population in Türkiye: 21 million people in 1950 and 87.3 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 87.3 million people
- Since 1950
- +66.3 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 18 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 65.3 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
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What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 65.3 million people in 2100, between 25.6 million people and 125 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 9.76 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 87.3 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 87.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 86.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 86.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 85.4 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 84.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 83.1 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 81.7 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 80 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 78 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 76.4 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 75.2 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 74.2 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 73.4 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 72.5 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 71.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 70.8 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 70.1 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 69.3 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 68.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 67.8 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 67.1 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 66.3 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 65.4 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 64.6 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 63.7 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 62.9 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 62 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 61 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 60 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 59 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 58 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 57 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 56 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 55 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 53.9 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 52.8 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 51.8 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 50.7 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 49.6 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 48.5 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 47.3 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 46.3 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 45.4 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 44.5 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 43.7 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 42.8 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 41.9 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 41.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 40.2 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 39.3 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 38.4 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 37.5 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 36.6 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 35.8 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 34.9 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 34.1 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 33.2 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 32.4 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 31.5 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 30.7 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 29.9 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 29.1 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 28.3 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 27.5 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 26.7 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 25.9 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 25.1 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 24.3 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 23.6 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 23 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 22.3 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 21.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 21 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 20.5 million | – |
| 1948 | 20.1 million | – |
| 1947 | 19.8 million | – |
| 1946 | 19.5 million | – |
| 1945 | 19.1 million | – |
| 1944 | 18.8 million | – |
| 1943 | 18.5 million | – |
| 1942 | 18.2 million | – |
| 1941 | 17.9 million | – |
| 1940 | 17.6 million | – |
| 1939 | 17.3 million | – |
| 1938 | 17 million | – |
| 1937 | 16.7 million | – |
| 1936 | 16.4 million | – |
| 1935 | 16.1 million | – |
| 1934 | 15.8 million | – |
| 1933 | 15.5 million | – |
| 1932 | 15.3 million | – |
| 1931 | 15 million | – |
| 1930 | 14.8 million | – |
| 1929 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1928 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1927 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1926 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1925 | 14.2 million | – |
| 1924 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1923 | 14 million | – |
| 1922 | 13.9 million | – |
| 1921 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1920 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1919 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1918 | 13.9 million | – |
| 1917 | 14 million | – |
| 1916 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1915 | 14.2 million | – |
| 1914 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1913 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1912 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1911 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1910 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1909 | 14.7 million | – |
| 1908 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1907 | 14.6 million | – |
| 1906 | 14.5 million | – |
| 1905 | 14.4 million | – |
| 1904 | 14.3 million | – |
| 1903 | 14.2 million | – |
| 1902 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1901 | 14.1 million | – |
| 1900 | 14 million | – |
| 1899 | 13.9 million | – |
| 1898 | 13.8 million | – |
| 1897 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1896 | 13.7 million | – |
| 1895 | 13.6 million | – |
| 1894 | 13.5 million | – |
| 1893 | 13.4 million | – |
| 1892 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1891 | 13.3 million | – |
| 1890 | 13.2 million | – |
| 1889 | 13.1 million | – |
| 1888 | 13 million | – |
| 1887 | 13 million | – |
| 1886 | 12.9 million | – |
| 1885 | 12.8 million | – |
| 1884 | 12.7 million | – |
| 1883 | 12.7 million | – |
| 1882 | 12.6 million | – |
| 1881 | 12.5 million | – |
| 1880 | 12.4 million | – |
| 1879 | 12.4 million | – |
| 1878 | 12.3 million | – |
| 1877 | 12.2 million | – |
| 1876 | 12.2 million | – |
| 1875 | 12.1 million | – |
| 1874 | 12 million | – |
| 1873 | 12 million | – |
| 1872 | 11.9 million | – |
| 1871 | 11.8 million | – |
| 1870 | 11.8 million | – |
| 1869 | 11.7 million | – |
| 1868 | 11.7 million | – |
| 1867 | 11.6 million | – |
| 1866 | 11.6 million | – |
| 1865 | 11.6 million | – |
| 1864 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1863 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1862 | 11.5 million | – |
| 1861 | 11.4 million | – |
| 1860 | 11.4 million | – |
| 1859 | 11.4 million | – |
| 1858 | 11.3 million | – |
| 1857 | 11.3 million | – |
| 1856 | 11.3 million | – |
| 1855 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1854 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1853 | 11.2 million | – |
| 1852 | 11.1 million | – |
| 1851 | 11.1 million | – |
| 1850 | 11.1 million | – |
| 1849 | 11 million | – |
| 1848 | 11 million | – |
| 1847 | 11 million | – |
| 1846 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1845 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1844 | 10.9 million | – |
| 1843 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1842 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1841 | 10.8 million | – |
| 1840 | 10.7 million | – |
| 1839 | 10.7 million | – |
| 1838 | 10.7 million | – |
| 1837 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1836 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1835 | 10.6 million | – |
| 1834 | 10.5 million | – |
| 1833 | 10.5 million | – |
| 1832 | 10.5 million | – |
| 1831 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1830 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1829 | 10.4 million | – |
| 1828 | 10.3 million | – |
| 1827 | 10.3 million | – |
| 1826 | 10.3 million | – |
| 1825 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1824 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1823 | 10.2 million | – |
| 1822 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1821 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1820 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1819 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1818 | 10.1 million | – |
| 1817 | 10 million | – |
| 1816 | 10 million | – |
| 1815 | 10 million | – |
| 1814 | 9.98 million | – |
| 1813 | 9.96 million | – |
| 1812 | 9.94 million | – |
| 1811 | 9.93 million | – |
| 1810 | 9.91 million | – |
| 1809 | 9.9 million | – |
| 1808 | 9.88 million | – |
| 1807 | 9.87 million | – |
| 1806 | 9.85 million | – |
| 1805 | 9.84 million | – |
| 1804 | 9.82 million | – |
| 1803 | 9.81 million | – |
| 1802 | 9.79 million | – |
| 1801 | 9.78 million | – |
| 1800 | 9.76 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.5 million87.3 million–87.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 87.7 million87 million–88.3 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 87.9 million86.8 million–89 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 88.2 million86.6 million–89.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 88.5 million86.3 million–90.6 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 88.8 million86 million–91.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 89 million85.7 million–92.3 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 89.3 million85.4 million–93.2 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 89.5 million85 million–94.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 89.8 million84.6 million–95 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 90 million84.1 million–96 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 90.2 million83.6 million–97 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 90.4 million83.1 million–97.9 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 90.6 million82.8 million–98.7 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 90.7 million82.4 million–99.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 90.9 million82 million–100 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 91 million81.5 million–101 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 91.1 million80.8 million–102 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 91.2 million80.2 million–103 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 91.3 million79.5 million–104 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 91.4 million78.7 million–104 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 91.4 million78 million–105 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 91.4 million77.2 million–106 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 91.4 million76.4 million–106 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 91.4 million75.7 million–107 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 91.4 million75 million–108 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 91.3 million74.1 million–108 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 91.1 million73.4 million–109 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 91 million72.7 million–109 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 90.8 million71.9 million–110 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 90.6 million70.7 million–110 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 90.4 million69.7 million–111 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 90.2 million68.8 million–111 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 89.9 million67.9 million–112 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 89.6 million67.1 million–112 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 89.2 million66 million–113 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 88.9 million64.9 million–114 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 88.5 million63.8 million–114 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 88.1 million62.8 million–115 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 87.7 million61.8 million–115 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 87.2 million61 million–115 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 86.8 million60.2 million–115 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 86.3 million59.3 million–116 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 85.9 million58.4 million–116 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 85.4 million57.1 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 84.9 million56 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 84.4 million54.9 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 83.8 million53.6 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 83.3 million52.4 million–118 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 82.7 million51.3 million–119 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 82.2 million50.2 million–119 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 81.6 million49 million–119 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 81 million47.5 million–119 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 80.4 million46.3 million–119 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 79.8 million45.3 million–120 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 79.2 million44.5 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 78.6 million43.5 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 77.9 million42.4 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 77.3 million41.3 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 76.7 million40.1 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 76 million39.1 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 75.4 million38.2 million–121 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 74.7 million37.2 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 74 million36.1 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 73.4 million35 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 72.7 million34.1 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 72 million33.3 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 71.3 million32.6 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 70.7 million31.8 million–123 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 70 million30.8 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 69.3 million30 million–124 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 68.7 million29.2 million–125 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 68 million28.3 million–125 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 67.3 million27.5 million–125 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 66.7 million26.8 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 66 million26.2 million–126 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 65.3 million25.6 million–125 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per person$342 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel512,000 people in 2020
- National power1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports539 million TIV in 2025