Turkey's population exceeded the 83 million mark, with the beginning of 2020, and the population of any country has many considerations, the most important of which are related to the economic sector, as well as investment opportunities in this country, the services provided by the Turkish government and other obligations and responsibilities associated with the population in Turkey. Full statistical details about the population census in Turkey are in the next paragraphs of this article. An enjoyable and useful reading, we wish you

 

The population of Turkey 2020 

The population of Turkey at the beginning of the year 2020 was about 83,154,997 people, with an annual increase of more than one million people, and a rate of about 1.4%. 

According to the statistics of the General Directorate of Souls in Turkey, the number of males in Turkey, according to the same statistic, reached 41.721,136 people (50.17% of the population in Turkey), while the number of females reached 41,433.861 (49.83% of the total population of Turkey). 

 

In this aspect, it is indicated that the National Statistical Institute of Turkey undertakes the task of censusing the population of Turkey on an annual basis and it submits its report on the last day of each year, according to very accurate statistical mechanisms, since 2007, while before that date, Turkey used the census method once every five years.

 

The most prominent features of the population in Turkey

According to the census statistics in Turkey, the following advantages can be noted:

  • The percentage of young people in Turkey is very large

  • The proportions of males and females in Turkey are very similar

  • In the previous period, the rates of urbanization (moving from the countryside to the city) increased.

  • Migration rates increased from small towns to large cities

  • Istanbul is the largest population center in Turkey, comprising approximately 18% of the population of Turkey

  • The rate of population increase in Turkey is high compared to the rates of population increases in European countries

 

Population increase in Turkey

The population in Turkey increased during the past year by 1.4%, with an increased rate of more than 1,115 thousand people in one year, meaning that the daily increase rate amounted to 3,153 people per day. 

In comparison to the population ten years ago, the population increase during this period amounted to about 14.6%, that is, an increase of more than 10 million and 500 thousand years. 

The population increase is calculated by counting the number of newborns in Turkey and the number of deaths and the difference between them is the rate of population increase, and the following is a table showing the numbers of Turkey's population during the past ten years:

 

Year

Population of Turkey 

Number of males 

Number of females 

2019

83.154.997

41.721.136

41.433.861

2018

82.003.882

41.139.980

40.863.902

2017

80.810.525

40.535.135

40.275.390

2016

79.814.871

40.043.650

39.771.221

2015

78.741.053

39.511.191

39.229.862

2014

77.695.904

38.984.302

38.711.602

2013

76.667.864

38.473.360

38.194.504

2012

75.627.384

37.956.168

37.671.216

2011

74.724.269

37.532.954

37.191.315

2010

73.722.988

37.043.182

36.679.806

2009

72.561.312

36.462.470

36.098.842

 

The population of Turkey for the year 2020, which is presented on some statistical websites, is still not final, and if the population in Turkey maintains this percentage of annual increase, expectations indicate that the population of Turkey at the end of 2020 will reach about 84 million 400 thousand people.

 

Age groups of the population in Turkey

Turkey is a young country, and the number of young people in it has reached more than 31%, which is the total of young people in the age group between 20 to 40 years, meaning that one-third of Turkey's population is young, and this is a very high percentage. 

 

The editorial team at Fanar Realty has arranged for you the following statistical table, which divides the population of Turkey into age groups, based on official data on the age groups of the Turkish population in 2019:

 

Age group

Number

Percentage 

4 years and under 

6.345.136

% 7,63

5-9 years 

6.461.039

% 7,77

10-14 years 

6.406.170

% 7,70

15-19 years 

6.331.594

% 7,61

20-24 years 

6.624.078

% 7,97

25-29 years

6.367.311

% 7,66

30-34 years

6.363.017

% 7,65

35-39 years

6.584.843

% 7,92

40-44 years 

5.967.384

% 7,18

45-49 years

5.533.559

% 6,65

50-54 years   

4.675.373

% 5,62

55-59 years 

4.389.997

% 5,28

60-64 years

3.554.769

% 4,27

65-69 years

2.722.672

% 3,27

70-74 years

2.016.913

% 2,43

75-79 years

1.308.299

% 1,57

80-84 years

817.730

% 0,98

85-89 years  

497.410

% 0,60

90 years and over 

187.703

% 0,23

 

The population of the Turkish states

To continue our conversation about the population of Turkey, in this paragraph we will talk about the population in each of the Turkish states, and we will make some important observations related to the population statistics in these states for the year 2019:

State

The population of the state

Number of males 

Number of females 

İstanbul

15.519.267

7.790.256

7.729.011

Ankara

5.639.076

2.793.850

2.845.226

İzmir

4.367.251

2.174.319

2.192.932

Bursa

3.056.120

1.530.956

1.525.164

Antalya

2.511.700

1.265.171

1.246.529

Adana

2.237.940

1.117.032

1.120.908

Konya

2.232.374

1.108.968

1.123.406

Şanlıurfa

2.073.614

1.045.964

1.027.650

Gaziantep

2.069.364

1.044.799

1.024.565

Kocaeli

1.953.035

988.098

964.937

Mersin

1.840.425

919.594

920.831

Diyarbakır

1.756.353

886.190

870.163

Hatay

1.628.894

817.998

810.896

Manisa

1.440.611

725.238

715.373

Kayseri

1.407.409

705.545

701.864

Samsun

1.348.542

669.055

679.487

Balıkesir

1.228.620

613.474

615.146

Kahramanmaraş

1.154.102

586.616

567.486

Van

1.136.757

578.044

558.713

Aydın

1.110.972

552.626

558.346

Tekirdağ

1.055.412

542.646

512.766

Denizli

1.037.208

517.716

519.492

Sakarya

1.029.650

516.000

513.650

Muğla

983.142

500.602

482.540

Eskişehir

887.475

443.635

443.840

Mardin

838.778

420.923

417.855

Trabzon

808.974

400.723

408.251

Malatya

800.165

398.249

401.916

Erzurum

762.062

379.893

382.169

Ordu

754.198

376.933

377.265

Afyonkarahisar

729.483

362.447

367.036

Sivas

638.956

319.624

319.332

Adıyaman

626.465

316.112

310.353

Tokat

612.747

304.938

307.809

Batman

608.659

306.261

302.398

Zonguldak

596.053

295.832

300.221

Elazığ

591.098

293.415

297.683

Kütahya

579.257

285.020

294.237

Çanakkale

542.157

272.097

270.060

Osmaniye

538.759

272.242

266.517

Ağrı

536.199

277.887

258.312

Çorum

530.864

263.354

267.510

Şırnak

529.615

277.728

251.887

Giresun

448.400

223.422

224.978

Isparta

444.914

221.316

223.598

Yozgat

421.200

210.127

211.073

Aksaray

416.367

207.390

208.977

Edirne

413.903

210.304

203.599

Muş

408.809

208.534

200.275

Düzce

392.166

196.494

195.672

Kastamonu

379.405

189.247

190.158

Uşak

370.509

184.529

185.980

Niğde

362.861

182.177

180.684

Kırklareli

361.836

185.070

176.766

Bitlis

348.115

179.823

168.292

Rize

343.212

171.571

171.641

Amasya

337.800

170.407

167.393

Siirt

330.280

169.211

161.069

Bolu

316.126

156.777

159.349

Nevşehir

303.010

150.047

152.963

Kars

285.410

146.668

138.742

Kırıkkale

283.017

141.865

141.152

Hakkari

280.991

151.143

129.848

Bingöl

279.812

141.818

137.994

Yalova

270.976

135.909

135.067

Burdur

270.796

136.377

134.419

Karaman

253.279

126.648

126.631

Karabük

248.458

124.291

124.167

Kırşehir

242.938

120.557

122.381

Erzincan

234.747

119.906

114.841

Bilecik

219.427

112.027

107.400

Sinop

218.243

108.927

109.316

Iğdı

199.442

102.417

97.025

Bartın

198.249

97.908

100.341

Çankırı

195.789

98.683

97.106

Artvin

170.875

85.975

84.900

Gümüşhane

164.521

83.196

81.325

Kilis

142.490

72.520

69.970

Ardahan

97.319

50.697

46.622

Bayburt

84.843

43.006

41.837

Tunceli

84.660

46.082

38.578

 

We note from the previous statistic:

  • The population of Istanbul is equivalent to 66% of the total population of Turkey and is almost three times the population of Ankara, and six times the population of Antalya.

  • Smallest population in Tunceli State

  • The previous statistic reflects the extent of migration from small cities to large and vital cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, and others.

 

The relationship of the population of Turkey to the real estate market

Some may wonder why we wrote in Fanar Realty on the issue of the population in Turkey, even though we are a site specialized in real estate information, and in fact, the population is real estate information as well. How? 

One of the most important factors of movement in the real estate market in any country in the world is the population factor for several considerations Which:

  • The greater the population in an area, the greater the demand for buying and renting real estate in it, and thus the greater the chances of success for real estate investment, and we are talking about the presence of 3125 daily increase in the population, which certainly reflects the presence of increasing desires to buy or rent real estate to accommodate the increase.

  • The most important metrics for calculating real estate prices depend on the balance of demand and supply for real estate. The demand for real estate is definitely increasing in areas with a large annual increase in population.

  • Also, measuring the movement of population migration and the cities they prefer to live in will make it easier for the real estate investor to choose the best area for his real estate investments.

  • The more Turkey's population increases naturally, the greater the government's efforts to naturalize capital and owners of major real estate investments to benefit from them in raising the country's economic level, securing job opportunities for Turkish youth, and increasing the country's overall output.


 

Statistical data source: Türkiye Nüfusu 

Editing and writing: Fanar Realty Editorial Team