Provinces of Turkey by population
List of 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.[1] This figure was 13.6 million when the first official population census was conducted in 1927.[2] The figure in 2023 was 92,824 more than the figure in 2022, and the population growth rate was 0.11%.[1] According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km2 in Turkey.[1]
While 68.3% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 21.4% are in the 0–14 age group.[1] Approximately 10.2% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over.[1] The median age of Turkey's population is 34.[1] Istanbul is Turkey's most developed and most populous city. It also holds the title of the most populous city in Europe.[3][4]
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.[5]
No.
|
Province
|
Region
|
Population
|
Year
|
Ranking change 2022–2023
|
Change
|
1
|
Istanbul
|
Marmara
|
15,655,924
|
2023
|
|
252,027
|
2
|
Ankara
|
Central Anatolia
|
5,803,482
|
2023
|
|
21,197
|
3
|
Izmir
|
Aegean
|
4,479,525
|
2023
|
|
17,469
|
4
|
Bursa
|
Marmara
|
3,214,571
|
2023
|
|
19,851
|
5
|
Antalya
|
Mediterranean
|
2,696,249
|
2023
|
|
8,245
|
6
|
Konya
|
Central Anatolia
|
2,320,241
|
2023
|
|
23,894
|
7
|
Adana
|
Mediterranean
|
2,270,298
|
2023
|
|
3,808
|
8
|
Şanlıurfa
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
2,213,964
|
2023
|
|
43,854
|
9
|
Gaziantep
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
2,164,134
|
2023
|
|
10,083
|
10
|
Kocaeli
|
Marmara
|
2,102,907
|
2023
|
|
23,835
|
11
|
Mersin
|
Mediterranean
|
1,938,389
|
2023
|
|
21,957
|
12
|
Diyarbakır
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
1,818,133
|
2024
|
|
13,253
|
13
|
Hatay
|
Mediterranean
|
1,544,640
|
2023
|
|
141,403
|
14
|
Manisa
|
Aegean
|
1,475,716
|
2023
|
|
7,437
|
15
|
Kayseri
|
Central Anatolia
|
1,445,683
|
2023
|
|
4,160
|
16
|
Samsun
|
Black Sea
|
1,377,546
|
2023
|
|
9,058
|
17
|
Balıkesir
|
Marmara
|
1,273,519
|
2023
|
|
15,929
|
18
|
Tekirdağ
|
Marmara
|
1,167,059
|
2023
|
2
|
24,608
|
19
|
Aydın
|
Aegean
|
1,161,702
|
2023
|
|
13,461
|
20
|
Van
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
1,127,612
|
2023
|
1
|
1,137
|
21
|
Kahramanmaraş
|
Mediterranean
|
1,116,618
|
2023
|
3
|
60,818
|
22
|
Sakarya
|
Marmara
|
1,098,115
|
2023
|
|
18,035
|
23
|
Muğla
|
Aegean
|
1,066,736
|
2023
|
1
|
18,551
|
24
|
Denizli
|
Aegean
|
1,059,082
|
2023
|
1
|
2,750
|
25
|
Eskişehir
|
Central Anatolia
|
915,418
|
2023
|
|
8,801
|
26
|
Mardin
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
888,874
|
2023
|
|
18,500
|
27
|
Trabzon
|
Black Sea
|
824,352
|
2023
|
|
6,329
|
28
|
Ordu
|
Black Sea
|
775,800
|
2023
|
1
|
12,610
|
29
|
Afyonkarahisar
|
Aegean
|
751,344
|
2023
|
2
|
3,789
|
30
|
Erzurum
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
749,993
|
2023
|
|
239
|
31
|
Malatya
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
742,725
|
2023
|
3
|
69,855
|
32
|
Sivas
|
Central Anatolia
|
650,401
|
2023
|
1
|
33
|
Batman
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
647,205
|
2023
|
1
|
34
|
Tokat
|
Black Sea
|
606,934
|
2023
|
1
|
35
|
Adıyaman
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
604,978
|
2023
|
3
|
36
|
Elazığ
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
604,411
|
2023
|
|
37
|
Zonguldak
|
Black Sea
|
591,492
|
2023
|
|
38
|
Kütahya
|
Aegean
|
575,674
|
2023
|
|
39
|
Şırnak
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
570,745
|
2023
|
2
|
40
|
Çanakkale
|
Marmara
|
570,499
|
2023
|
|
41
|
Osmaniye
|
Mediterranean
|
557,666
|
2023
|
2
|
42
|
Çorum
|
Black Sea
|
528,351
|
2023
|
|
43
|
Ağrı
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
511,238
|
2023
|
|
44
|
Giresun
|
Black Sea
|
461,712
|
2023
|
|
45
|
Isparta
|
Mediterranean
|
449,777
|
2023
|
|
46
|
Aksaray
|
Central Anatolia
|
438,504
|
2023
|
|
47
|
Yozgat
|
Central Anatolia
|
420,699
|
2023
|
|
48
|
Edirne
|
Marmara
|
419,913
|
2023
|
|
49
|
Düzce
|
Black Sea
|
409,865
|
2023
|
|
50
|
Muş
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
399,879
|
2023
|
|
51
|
Kastamonu
|
Black Sea
|
388,990
|
2023
|
|
52
|
Kırklareli
|
Marmara
|
377,156
|
2023
|
1
|
53
|
Niğde
|
Central Anatolia
|
377,080
|
2023
|
1
|
53
|
Uşak
|
Aegean
|
377,001
|
2023
|
2
|
55
|
Bitlis
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
359,747
|
2023
|
|
56
|
Rize
|
Black Sea
|
350,506
|
2023
|
|
57
|
Siirt
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
347,412
|
2023
|
1
|
58
|
Amasya
|
Black Sea
|
339,529
|
2023
|
1
|
59
|
Bolu
|
Black Sea
|
324,789
|
2023
|
|
60
|
Nevşehir
|
Central Anatolia
|
315,994
|
2023
|
|
61
|
Yalova
|
Marmara
|
304,780
|
2023
|
|
62
|
Hakkâri
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
287,625
|
2023
|
2
|
63
|
Kırıkkale
|
Central Anatolia
|
285,744
|
2023
|
|
64
|
Bingöl
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
285,655
|
2023
|
2
|
65
|
Kars
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
278,335
|
2023
|
|
66
|
Burdur
|
Mediterranean
|
277,452
|
2023
|
|
67
|
Karaman
|
Central Anatolia
|
263,960
|
2023
|
|
68
|
Karabük
|
Black Sea
|
255,242
|
2023
|
|
69
|
Kırşehir
|
Central Anatolia
|
247,179
|
2023
|
|
70
|
Erzincan
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
243,399
|
2023
|
|
71
|
Sinop
|
Black Sea
|
229,716
|
2023
|
1
|
72
|
Bilecik
|
Marmara
|
228,058
|
2023
|
1
|
73
|
Iğdır
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
209,738
|
2023
|
|
74
|
Bartın
|
Black Sea
|
207,238
|
2023
|
|
75
|
Çankırı
|
Central Anatolia
|
205,501
|
2023
|
|
76
|
Artvin
|
Black Sea
|
172,356
|
2023
|
|
77
|
Kilis
|
Southeastern Anatolia
|
155,179
|
2023
|
|
78
|
Gümüşhane
|
Black Sea
|
148,539
|
2023
|
|
79
|
Ardahan
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
92,819
|
2023
|
|
80
|
Tunceli
|
Eastern Anatolia
|
89,317
|
2023
|
|
81
|
Bayburt
|
Black Sea
|
86,047
|
2023
|
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