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Turkey's population exceeds 86 million
2026-02-09 16:43:10 / BOTA
Turkey's population in 2025 increased by 427,224 inhabitants from the previous year to 86.09 million, according to official data.
Last year, the male population was recorded at 43.06 million or 50.02 percent of the total, while women made up 49.98 percent or 43.03 million, statistical authority TurkStat said on Monday.
The annual population growth rate increased to five per thousand in 2025, from 3.4 per thousand in 2024.
TurkStat said: "The percentage of the population residing in provincial and district centers, which was 93.4 percent in 2024, became 93.6 percent in 2025.
"In addition, the percentage of the population living in cities and villages fell to 6.4 percent from 6.6 percent."
Istanbul, the commercial capital of Turkey, was the largest city by population with 15.75 million inhabitants, adding 52,451 inhabitants compared to the previous year.
It was followed by the capital Ankara with 5.9 million, the Aegean city of Izmir with 4.5 million, the industrial hub Bursa with 3.26 million and the Mediterranean resort of Antalya with 2.77 million.
The average age of the population in Turkey increased to 34.9 in 2025 from 34.4 in 2024.
The total age dependency ratio, which shows the total number of children and elderly per person of working age, fell to 46 percent last year, marking a decline of 0.1 percentage points.
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