Provinces of Turkey by population

According to data obtained from the ''Address-Based Population Registration System'', as of the beginning of 2024, [[Turkey]]'s population is 85,372,377.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=TÜİK Kurumsal |url=https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Adrese-Dayali-Nufus-Kayit-Sistemi-Sonuclari-2023-49684&dil=1 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=data.tuik.gov.tr}}</ref> This figure was 13.6 million when the first official [[Census|population census]] was conducted in 1927.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mdIcywAACAAJ |title=28 teşrinievvel 1927 umumî nüfus tahriri: Vilayet, kaza, şehir ve koyler itibariyle Turkiye nüfusu |date=1928 |publisher=Türk ocakları merkez heyeti matbaası |language=en}}</ref> The figure in 2023 was 92,824 more than the figure in 2022, and the population growth rate was 0.11%.<ref name=":0" /> According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km<sup>2</sup> in Turkey.<ref name=":0" />

While 68.3% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 21.4% are in the 0–14 age group.<ref name=":0" /> Approximately 10.2% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over.<ref name=":0" /> The [[median age]] of Turkey's population is 34.<ref name=":0" /> [[Istanbul]] is Turkey's most developed and most populous city. It also holds the title of the most populous city in [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Robert |last=Bator |page=51 |title=Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Istanbul}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1=Tarek |first2=Carsten |last1=Rashed |last2=Jürgens |page=295 |title=Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas}}</ref>

== List of provinces == The population data below is taken from the [[Turkish Statistical Institute]] and is based on the 2023 address-based population registration system data.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TÜİK Kurumsal |title=Adrese Dayalı Nüfus Kayıt Sistemi Sonuçları, 2023 |url=https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Adrese-Dayali-Nufus-Kayit-Sistemi-Sonuclari-2023-49684 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=data.tuik.gov.tr}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;" !No. ![[Provinces of Turkey|Province]] ![[Regions of Turkey|Region]] ![[Demographics of Turkey|Population]] !Year !Ranking<br/>change<br/>{{small|2022–2023}} !Change |- |1 |[[Istanbul]] |[[Marmara Region|Marmara]] |15,655,924 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{decrease}} -252,027 |- |2 |[[Ankara Province|Ankara]] |[[Central Anatolia Region|Central Anatolia]] |5,803,482 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 21,197 |- |3 |[[İzmir Province|Izmir]] |[[Aegean Region|Aegean]] |4,479,525 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 17,469 |- |4 |[[Bursa Province|Bursa]] |Marmara |3,214,571 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 19,851 |- |5 |[[Antalya Province|Antalya]] |[[Mediterranean Region, Turkey|Mediterranean]] |2,696,249 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 8,245 |- |6 |[[Konya Province|Konya]] |Central Anatolia |2,320,241 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 23,894 |- |7 |[[Adana Province|Adana]] |Mediterranean |2,270,298 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{decrease}} -3,808 |- |8 |[[Şanlıurfa Province|Şanlıurfa]] |[[Southeastern Anatolia Region|Southeastern Anatolia]] |2,213,964 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 43,854 |- |9 |[[Gaziantep Province|Gaziantep]] |Southeastern Anatolia |2,164,134 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 10,083 |- |10 |[[Kocaeli Province|Kocaeli]] |Marmara |2,102,907 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 23,835 |- |11 |[[Mersin Province|Mersin]] |Mediterranean |1,938,389 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 21,957 |- |12 |[[Diyarbakır Province|Diyarbakır]] |Southeastern Anatolia |1,818,133 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 13,253 |- |13 |[[Hatay]] |Mediterranean |1,544,640 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{decrease}} -141,403 |- |14 |[[Manisa Province|Manisa]] |Aegean |1,475,716 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 7,437 |- |15 |[[Kayseri Province|Kayseri]] |Central Anatolia |1,445,683 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 4,160 |- |16 |[[Samsun Province|Samsun]] |[[Black Sea Region|Black Sea]] |1,377,546 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 9,058 |- |17 |[[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir]] |Marmara |1,273,519 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 15,929 |- |18 |[[Tekirdağ Province|Tekirdağ]] |Marmara |1,167,059 |2023 |{{increase}} 2 |{{increase}} 24,608 |- |19 |[[Aydın Province|Aydın]] |Aegean |1,161,702 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 13,461 |- |20 |[[Van Province|Van]] |[[Eastern Anatolia Region|Eastern Anatolia]] |1,127,612 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |{{decrease}} -1,137 |- |21 |[[Kahramanmaraş Province|Kahramanmaraş]] |Mediterranean |1,116,618 |2023 |{{decrease}} 3 |{{decrease}} -60,818 |- |22 |[[Sakarya Province|Sakarya]] |Marmara |1,098,115 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 18,035 |- |23 |[[Muğla Province|Muğla]] |Aegean |1,066,736 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |{{increase}} 18,551 |- |24 |[[Denizli Province|Denizli]] |Aegean |1,059,082 |2023 |{{decrease}} 1 |{{increase}} 2,750 |- |25 |[[Eskişehir Province|Eskişehir]] |Central Anatolia |915,418 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 8,801 |- |26 |[[Mardin Province|Mardin]] |Southeastern Anatolia |888,874 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 18,500 |- |27 |[[Trabzon Province|Trabzon]] |Black Sea |824,352 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 6,329 |- |28 |[[Ordu Province|Ordu]] |Black Sea |775,800 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |{{increase}} 12,610 |- |29 |[[Afyonkarahisar Province|Afyonkarahisar]] |Aegean |751,344 |2023 |{{increase}} 2 |{{increase}} 3,789 |- |30 |[[Erzurum Province|Erzurum]] |Eastern Anatolia |749,993 |2023 |{{steady}} |{{increase}} 239 |- |31 |[[Malatya Province|Malatya]] |Eastern Anatolia |742,725 |2023 |{{decrease}} 3 |{{decrease}} -69,855 |- |32 |[[Sivas Province|Sivas]] |Central Anatolia |650,401 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |- |33 |[[Batman Province|Batman]] |Southeastern Anatolia |647,205 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |- |34 |[[Tokat Province|Tokat]] |Black Sea |606,934 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |- |35 |[[Adıyaman Province|Adıyaman]] |Southeastern Anatolia |604,978 |2023 |{{decrease}} 3 |- |36 |[[Elazığ Province|Elazığ]] |Eastern Anatolia |604,411 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |37 |[[Zonguldak Province|Zonguldak]] |Black Sea |591,492 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |38 |[[Kütahya Province|Kütahya]] |Aegean |575,674 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |39 |[[Şırnak Province|Şırnak]] |Southeastern Anatolia |570,745 |2023 |{{increase}} 2 |- |40 |[[Çanakkale Province|Çanakkale]] |Marmara |570,499 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |41 |[[Osmaniye Province|Osmaniye]] |Mediterranean |557,666 |2023 |{{decrease}} 2 |- |42 |[[Çorum Province|Çorum]] |Black Sea |528,351 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |43 |[[Ağrı Province|Ağrı]] |Eastern Anatolia |511,238 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |44 |[[Giresun Province|Giresun]] |Black Sea |461,712 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |45 |[[Isparta Province|Isparta]] |Mediterranean |449,777 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |46 |[[Aksaray Province|Aksaray]] |Central Anatolia |438,504 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |47 |[[Yozgat Province|Yozgat]] |Central Anatolia |420,699 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |48 |[[Edirne Province|Edirne]] |Marmara |419,913 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |49 |[[Düzce Province|Düzce]] |Black Sea |409,865 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |50 |[[Muş Province|Muş]] |Eastern Anatolia |399,879 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |51 |[[Kastamonu Province|Kastamonu]] |Black Sea |388,990 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |52 |[[Kırklareli Province|Kırklareli]] |Marmara |377,156 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |- |53 |[[Niğde Province|Niğde]] |Central Anatolia |377,080 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |- |53 |[[Uşak Province|Uşak]] |Aegean |377,001 |2023 |{{decrease}} 2 |- |55 |[[Bitlis Province|Bitlis]] |Eastern Anatolia |359,747 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |56 |[[Rize Province|Rize]] |Black Sea |350,506 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |57 |[[Siirt Province|Siirt]] |Southeastern Anatolia |347,412 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |- |58 |[[Amasya Province|Amasya]] |Black Sea |339,529 |2023 |{{decrease}} 1 |- |59 |[[Bolu Province|Bolu]] |Black Sea |324,789 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |60 |[[Nevşehir Province|Nevşehir]] |Central Anatolia |315,994 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |61 |[[Yalova Province|Yalova]] |Marmara |304,780 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |62 |[[Hakkâri Province|Hakkâri]] |Eastern Anatolia |287,625 |2023 |{{increase}} 2 |- |63 |[[Kırıkkale Province|Kırıkkale]] |Central Anatolia |285,744 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |64 |[[Bingöl Province|Bingöl]] |Eastern Anatolia |285,655 |2023 |{{decrease}} 2 |- |65 |[[Kars Province|Kars]] |Eastern Anatolia |278,335 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |66 |[[Burdur Province|Burdur]] |Mediterranean |277,452 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |67 |[[Karaman Province|Karaman]] |Central Anatolia |263,960 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |68 |[[Karabük Province|Karabük]] |Black Sea |255,242 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |69 |[[Kırşehir Province|Kırşehir]] |Central Anatolia |247,179 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |70 |[[Erzincan Province|Erzincan]] |Eastern Anatolia |243,399 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |71 |[[Sinop Province|Sinop]] |Black Sea |229,716 |2023 |{{increase}} 1 |- |72 |[[Bilecik Province|Bilecik]] |Marmara |228,058 |2023 |{{decrease}} 1 |- |73 |[[Iğdır Province|Iğdır]] |Eastern Anatolia |209,738 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |74 |[[Bartın Province|Bartın]] |Black Sea |207,238 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |75 |[[Çankırı Province|Çankırı]] |Central Anatolia |205,501 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |76 |[[Artvin Province|Artvin]] |Black Sea |172,356 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |77 |[[Kilis Province|Kilis]] |Southeastern Anatolia |155,179 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |78 |[[Gümüşhane Province|Gümüşhane]] |Black Sea |148,539 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |79 |[[Ardahan Province|Ardahan]] |Eastern Anatolia |92,819 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |80 |[[Tunceli Province|Tunceli]] |Eastern Anatolia |89,317 |2023 |{{steady}} |- |81 |[[Bayburt Province|Bayburt]] |Black Sea |86,047 |2023 |{{steady}} |}

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