Turkey

Middle East · Capital: Ankara

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Population now

88,615,416

As of 2026, the population of Turkey is approximately 88,615,416 (live estimate), growing at 0.61% per year with a birth rate of 12.2 and a death rate of 6.1 per 1,000 people. The population is 49.9% male and 50.1% female, at a density of 114.4 people per km².

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Key indicators

Birth rate: 12.2 /1,000/yr
Death rate: 6.1 /1,000/yr
Literacy: 96.7%
Smoking: 30.7%
Density: 114.4 /km²
Life expectancy: 71.0 yrs

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Demographic profile

Turkey is the 18th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 1.06% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 1 of 18.

Each day brings roughly 2,959 births and 1,479 deaths, adding about 540,558 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.61% annually, the population would double in roughly 115 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.

Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Mardin, holding an estimated 16.0% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 60 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.

Literacy stands near 96.7% and adult smoking prevalence around 30.7%, with life expectancy at about 71.0 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.

Quick answers

What is the population of Turkey in 2026? Approximately 88,615,416 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).

How fast is Turkey growing? About 0.61% per year — roughly 2,959 births and 1,479 deaths every day.

What share of the world lives in Turkey? Around 1.06% — ranked 18 worldwide by population.

Population history & projection

Breakdown by states / regions

Regional figures are modelled estimates: real region names, populations allocated from the national total. Sudan carries curated state data.

State / region	Population	Male %	Birth rate	Death rate	Education %	Smoking %
Mardin	14,211,503	49.0%	11.8	6.5	99.5%	33.2%
Kocaeli	7,884,325	49.4%	10.9	5.4	99.5%	25.6%
Konya	5,585,820	49.9%	12.7	6.0	92.2%	27.1%
Kilis	4,374,103	49.3%	13.5	5.6	99.5%	25.8%
İzmir	3,618,391	49.3%	11.5	6.4	98.7%	24.3%
Aksaray	3,098,927	49.7%	12.7	6.4	99.4%	37.3%
Kırıkkale	2,718,358	51.0%	10.8	6.0	99.5%	29.6%
Malatya	2,426,685	51.1%	12.8	6.1	95.9%	26.2%
Çanakkale	2,195,502	50.6%	11.5	6.6	95.0%	31.3%
Amasya	2,007,428	50.5%	12.4	6.7	93.8%	27.3%
Bolu	1,851,212	48.8%	13.4	6.8	99.5%	37.3%
Aydın	1,719,237	50.1%	11.9	6.5	97.0%	28.4%
Giresun	1,606,157	50.8%	13.6	6.4	92.2%	37.4%
Gaziantep	1,508,103	50.2%	12.0	5.4	99.5%	32.4%
Adıyaman	1,422,205	50.8%	10.9	5.5	99.0%	31.5%
Batman	1,346,288	48.9%	13.3	5.7	99.5%	33.2%
Çorum	1,278,669	49.6%	12.2	6.6	99.5%	29.8%
Erzurum	1,218,031	50.5%	11.9	6.8	96.5%	34.3%
Erzincan	1,163,320	51.1%	11.8	6.3	96.3%	24.7%
Artvin	1,113,690	49.2%	11.0	6.7	99.5%	31.3%
Manisa	1,068,448	49.0%	12.9	5.4	96.0%	27.8%
Antalya	1,027,024	49.3%	12.3	5.9	90.0%	27.1%
Elazığ	988,943	51.1%	11.3	5.5	97.6%	29.5%
Eskişehir	953,806	50.8%	11.0	5.9	94.4%	23.3%
Afyonkarahisar	921,278	49.7%	12.5	5.7	91.0%	27.5%
İstanbul	891,071	49.2%	13.2	6.3	98.1%	24.8%
Ağrı	862,940	49.7%	13.4	6.0	92.9%	26.2%
Denizli	836,672	49.5%	11.7	5.9	98.3%	27.7%
Bingöl	812,085	51.0%	13.0	6.6	98.4%	30.6%
Bilecik	789,018	49.6%	11.2	6.8	99.5%	34.1%
Bayburt	767,330	49.9%	12.4	5.6	99.5%	33.6%
Kayseri	746,900	49.7%	13.3	6.2	99.5%	34.4%
Muğla	727,617	49.6%	11.8	6.2	99.5%	27.4%
Gümüşhane	709,386	49.5%	12.1	6.4	99.5%	31.1%
Ankara	692,121	50.6%	10.8	6.0	92.1%	38.2%
Hakkâri	675,745	48.8%	12.6	5.7	98.2%	34.3%
Hatay	660,189	50.5%	10.8	6.7	96.8%	27.6%
Adana	645,392	49.7%	12.7	6.4	99.5%	34.0%
Kırklareli	631,298	50.6%	10.9	6.8	97.8%	29.0%
Çankırı	617,858	48.8%	13.2	6.7	99.5%	28.6%
Bursa	605,025	50.3%	13.7	6.2	90.9%	28.7%
Karabük	592,758	48.7%	13.5	6.5	94.8%	26.9%
Mersin	581,021	49.2%	12.8	5.4	91.8%	25.1%
Düzce	569,777	49.3%	12.6	5.4	95.0%	28.3%
Kastamonu	558,996	50.2%	12.8	6.0	99.5%	24.7%
Balıkesir	548,650	48.8%	12.5	6.2	97.0%	28.9%
Bartın	538,712	49.2%	11.7	6.4	99.5%	32.4%
Ardahan	529,157	49.1%	11.4	5.5	99.5%	24.4%
Edirne	519,964	49.0%	12.4	5.7	90.6%	34.0%
Karaman	511,111	49.5%	10.9	6.1	92.2%	37.6%
Bitlis	502,580	49.5%	13.1	6.1	92.2%	26.9%
Kars	494,353	50.2%	13.0	6.3	93.2%	28.4%
Burdur	486,413	49.4%	11.3	6.7	91.8%	24.7%
Iğdır	478,746	49.5%	12.3	6.6	99.5%	37.2%
Kütahya	471,337	50.6%	11.1	5.6	95.4%	30.9%
Muş	464,173	48.9%	13.7	6.4	93.3%	37.5%
Kahramanmaraş	457,242	50.7%	12.3	5.5	99.5%	32.6%
Kırşehir	450,532	48.8%	11.1	6.0	99.5%	25.5%
Isparta	444,033	49.2%	13.2	6.7	92.3%	35.5%
Diyarbakır	437,735	50.3%	10.8	5.6	99.5%	24.3%