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Türkiye
Straddling Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait, Türkiye (Turkey) bridges Eastern and Western civilizations. Istanbul, its largest city, was the capital of both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires and remains a cultural and economic powerhouse. The capital Ankara is the political center. Türkiye has a diversified economy, NATO membership, and extraordinary archaeological sites from Troy to Ephesus to Cappadocia.
Major cities: Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa
2024
87.5M
UN
2050
91.3M
UN
2100
65.3M
UN
~2200
27.0M
GPU
~2500
5.0M
GPU
Population87.5M
Fertility (TFR)1.62
Life expectancy77.4
Median age32.5
Infant mortality9.1 per 1,000
Pop. density111/km²
Urbanization89%
Youth share (0-14)22%
Land area769,630 km²
LanguageTurkish
ReligionMuslim
HDI0.853 (#51)
RegionAsia
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.0M | 6.47 | 47.3 | 46.7 | 20.1 | +52K | 2.7% |
| 1955 | 24.3M | 6.46 | 49.1 | 46.8 | 19.4 | +7K | 2.7% |
| 1960 | 28.3M | 6.38 | 50.8 | 45.0 | 17.7 | +15K | 2.7% |
| 1965 | 32.3M | 6.22 | 54.1 | 43.4 | 15.4 | -114K | 2.8% |
| 1970 | 36.6M | 5.78 | 56.7 | 40.6 | 13.5 | -151K | 2.7% |
| 1975 | 41.1M | 5.09 | 59.5 | 36.2 | 11.6 | -194K | 2.5% |
| 1980 | 45.4M | 4.45 | 62.7 | 33.7 | 9.7 | -152K | 2.4% |
| 1985 | 50.7M | 3.78 | 65.3 | 29.7 | 8.0 | +9K | 2.2% |
| 1990 | 56.0M | 3.11 | 67.8 | 25.5 | 6.8 | -27K | 1.9% |
| 1995 | 61.0M | 2.84 | 69.7 | 24.1 | 6.2 | -150K | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 65.4M | 2.49 | 71.9 | 21.4 | 5.8 | -196K | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 69.3M | 2.20 | 73.5 | 18.8 | 5.8 | -174K | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 73.3M | 2.08 | 75.0 | 17.2 | 6.0 | +56K | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 80.0M | 2.16 | 76.5 | 17.4 | 5.7 | +1,063K | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 86.1M | 1.77 | 76.5 | 13.9 | 6.6 | +38K | 0.7% |
| 2024Now | 87.5M | 1.62 | 77.4 | 12.1 | 6.6 | -276K | 0.5% |
| 2025 | 87.7M | 1.62 | 77.8 | 12.0 | 6.6 | -258K | 0.5% |
| 2030 | 89.0M | 1.61 | 79.1 | 11.3 | 6.8 | -130K | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 90.2M | 1.61 | 80.0 | 10.7 | 7.4 | -101K | 0.3% |
| 2040 | 91.0M | 1.61 | 80.9 | 10.3 | 8.1 | -85K | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 91.4M | 1.62 | 81.7 | 10.0 | 8.9 | -78K | 0.1% |
| 2050 | 91.3M | 1.62 | 82.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | -74K | 0.0% |
| 2055 | 90.4M | 1.61 | 83.2 | 8.4 | 10.5 | -46K | -0.2% |
| 2060 | 88.9M | 1.61 | 83.9 | 7.9 | 11.4 | -51K | -0.4% |
| 2065 | 86.8M | 1.62 | 84.6 | 7.7 | 12.4 | -55K | -0.5% |
| 2070 | 84.4M | 1.61 | 85.2 | 7.7 | 13.3 | -52K | -0.6% |
| 2075 | 81.6M | 1.61 | 85.8 | 7.6 | 14.1 | -57K | -0.6% |
| 2080 | 78.6M | 1.62 | 86.4 | 7.4 | 14.8 | -49K | -0.7% |
| 2085 | 75.4M | 1.62 | 87.0 | 7.1 | 15.3 | -40K | -0.8% |
| 2090 | 72.0M | 1.62 | 87.5 | 6.9 | 15.8 | -39K | -0.9% |
| 2095 | 68.6M | 1.62 | 88.1 | 6.8 | 16.1 | -22K | -0.9% |
| 2100 | 65.3M | 1.61 | 88.6 | 6.8 | 16.4 | -29K | -1.0% |