How many people live in Turkey right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
88,012,258
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 18 of 237
- Share of world population
- 1.06%
- Median age
- 33.9 years
- Children per woman
- 1.62
- Life expectancy
- 78.4 years
- People per km²
- 114
According to UN estimates, about 88.0 million people live in Turkey right now. It ranks 18th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Iran and Germany, and it is home to one in every 95 people on the planet.
Every day, about 2,900 people are born there and about 1,500 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 218,000 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 720 people a day (0.30% a year).
In 1950, about 21.0 million people lived there. Today there are 4.2 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2047, at about 91.4 million, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 91.3 million people (4% more than today), and by 2100 about 65.3 million.
Half of its people are younger than 34 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.62 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 78 years (worldwide, 74). There are 114 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Turkey in 2026?
- Turkey has about 88.0 million people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 87,926,082.
- How many people are born each day in Turkey?
- About 2,900 a day (1.0 million a year). About 1,500 people die each day (565,000 a year).
- Is the population of Turkey growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.30% a year, or about 262,000 people.
- What will the population of Turkey be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 91.3 million, with a peak around 2047 at about 91.4 million.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 117,604,625
- Vietnam 102,351,304
- Iran 93,380,236
- Germany 83,580,367
- Tanzania 73,204,125
- Thailand 71,536,973
More countries in Asia
- India 1,480,585,655
- China 1,411,888,756
- Indonesia 288,550,189
- Pakistan 260,627,798
- Bangladesh 178,484,329
- Japan 122,207,049
- Philippines 118,018,854
- Vietnam 102,351,304
- Iran 93,380,236
- Thailand 71,536,973
- Myanmar 55,285,236
- South Korea 51,574,547
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.