Urban population in Türkiye in 2025 — 76,856,206 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,057.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76.86M | +450,146 | +0.59% |
| 2024 | 76.41M | +447,312 | +0.59% |
| 2023 | 75.96M | +294,234 | +0.39% |
| 2022 | 75.66M | +625,129 | +0.83% |
| 2021 | 75.04M | +885,129 | +1.19% |
| 2020 | 74.15M | +937,825 | +1.28% |
| 2019 | 73.22M | +1.44M | +2.01% |
| 2018 | 71.77M | +1.07M | +1.52% |
| 2017 | 70.7M | +855,366 | +1.22% |
| 2016 | 69.85M | +1.63M | +2.38% |
| 2015 | 68.22M | +3.69M | +5.72% |
| 2014 | 64.53M | +4.73M | +7.92% |
| 2013 | 59.79M | +4.33M | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 55.46M | +2.76M | +5.24% |
| 2011 | 52.7M | +1.98M | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 50.72M | +1.85M | +3.79% |
| 2009 | 48.87M | +1.61M | +3.41% |
| 2008 | 47.26M | +1.42M | +3.09% |
| 2007 | 45.84M | +810,256 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 45.03M | +1.12M | +2.56% |
| 2005 | 43.91M | +1.08M | +2.52% |
| 2004 | 42.83M | +1.05M | +2.52% |
| 2003 | 41.77M | +1.05M | +2.58% |
| 2002 | 40.72M | +1.06M | +2.68% |
| 2001 | 39.66M | +1.08M | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 38.58M | +1.06M | +2.81% |
| 1999 | 37.53M | +1.01M | +2.77% |
| 1998 | 36.51M | +984,859 | +2.77% |
| 1997 | 35.53M | +965,874 | +2.79% |
| 1996 | 34.56M | +959,524 | +2.86% |
| 1995 | 33.6M | +984,037 | +3.02% |
| 1994 | 32.62M | +1.01M | +3.18% |
| 1993 | 31.61M | +998,685 | +3.26% |
| 1992 | 30.61M | +998,595 | +3.37% |
| 1991 | 29.62M | +1.03M | +3.61% |
| 1990 | 28.59M | +1.08M | +3.93% |
| 1989 | 27.5M | +1.11M | +4.22% |
| 1988 | 26.39M | +1.11M | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 25.28M | +1.1M | +4.53% |
| 1986 | 24.19M | +1.08M | +4.68% |
| 1985 | 23.1M | +1.08M | +4.92% |
| 1984 | 22.02M | +1.08M | +5.16% |
| 1983 | 20.94M | +1.05M | +5.26% |
| 1982 | 19.9M | +943,566 | +4.98% |
| 1981 | 18.95M | +841,155 | +4.64% |
| 1980 | 18.11M | +773,952 | +4.46% |
| 1979 | 17.34M | +717,579 | +4.32% |
| 1978 | 16.62M | +697,234 | +4.38% |
| 1977 | 15.92M | +692,619 | +4.55% |
| 1976 | 15.23M | +693,914 | +4.77% |
| 1975 | 14.54M | +700,453 | +5.06% |
| 1974 | 13.84M | +710,105 | +5.41% |
| 1973 | 13.13M | +703,431 | +5.66% |
| 1972 | 12.42M | +686,054 | +5.85% |
| 1971 | 11.74M | +653,600 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 11.08M | +644,493 | +6.17% |
| 1969 | 10.44M | +641,409 | +6.55% |
| 1968 | 9.8M | +602,308 | +6.55% |
| 1967 | 9.19M | +535,145 | +6.18% |
| 1966 | 8.66M | +436,669 | +5.31% |
| 1965 | 8.22M | +370,045 | +4.71% |
| 1964 | 7.85M | +337,553 | +4.49% |
| 1963 | 7.51M | +309,545 | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 7.2M | +288,556 | +4.17% |
| 1961 | 6.92M | +277,257 | +4.18% |
| 1960 | 6.64M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
