Gaziantep, Turkey Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Gaziantep, Turkey metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Gaziantep in 2024 is 1,833,000, a 1.55% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Gaziantep in 2023 was 1,805,000, a 1.8% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Gaziantep in 2022 was 1,773,000, a 1.9% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Gaziantep in 2021 was 1,740,000, a 2.11% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Turkey
City Name Population
Istanbul 16,047,000
Ankara 5,477,000
Izmir 3,120,000
Bursa 2,116,000
Adana 1,857,000
Gaziantep 1,833,000
Konya 1,430,000
Antalya 1,372,000
Diyarbakir 1,113,000
Mersin 1,085,000
Kayseri 1,026,000
Eskisehir 848,000
Gebze 831,000
Samsun 707,000
Denizli 701,000
Sanliurfa 616,000
Kahramanmaras 593,000
Sakarya 589,000
Van 568,000
Malatya 526,000
Batman 473,000
Erzurum 462,000
Elazig 445,000
Manisa 413,000
Sivas 396,000
Izmit 371,000
Balikesir 349,000
Gaziantep - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 1,833,000 1.55%
2023 1,805,000 1.80%
2022 1,773,000 1.90%
2021 1,740,000 2.11%
2020 1,704,000 2.16%
2019 1,668,000 2.21%
2018 1,632,000 2.26%
2017 1,596,000 2.24%
2016 1,561,000 2.23%
2015 1,527,000 2.69%
2014 1,487,000 3.12%
2013 1,442,000 3.15%
2012 1,398,000 3.56%
2011 1,350,000 4.01%
2010 1,298,000 3.92%
2009 1,249,000 4.00%
2008 1,201,000 3.98%
2007 1,155,000 3.96%
2006 1,111,000 3.93%
2005 1,069,000 3.99%
2004 1,028,000 3.94%
2003 989,000 4.00%
2002 951,000 3.93%
2001 915,000 3.98%
2000 880,000 4.02%
1999 846,000 3.93%
1998 814,000 3.96%
1997 783,000 3.98%
1996 753,000 4.01%
1995 724,000 3.87%
1994 697,000 4.03%
1993 670,000 3.88%
1992 645,000 4.03%
1991 620,000 4.20%
1990 595,000 4.75%
1989 568,000 4.80%
1988 542,000 4.63%
1987 518,000 4.86%
1986 494,000 4.66%
1985 472,000 5.12%
1984 449,000 4.91%
1983 428,000 5.16%
1982 407,000 4.90%
1981 388,000 4.86%
1980 370,000 4.52%
1979 354,000 4.42%
1978 339,000 4.63%
1977 324,000 4.52%
1976 310,000 3.68%
1975 299,000 2.75%
1974 291,000 2.46%
1973 284,000 2.53%
1972 277,000 2.21%
1971 271,000 2.65%
1970 264,000 2.33%
1969 258,000 2.79%
1968 251,000 2.45%
1967 245,000 2.51%
1966 239,000 3.02%
1965 232,000 5.45%
1964 220,000 5.26%
1963 209,000 5.03%
1962 199,000 5.29%
1961 189,000 5.00%
1960 180,000 5.26%
1959 171,000 4.91%
1958 163,000 5.16%
1957 155,000 5.44%
1956 147,000 5.00%
1955 140,000 6.06%
1954 132,000 6.45%
1953 124,000 5.98%
1952 117,000 6.36%
1951 110,000 5.77%
1950 104,000 0.00%