Istanbul, Turkey Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Istanbul, Turkey metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Istanbul in 2020 is 15,190,000, a 1.48% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Istanbul in 2019 was 14,968,000, a 1.47% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Istanbul in 2018 was 14,751,000, a 1.45% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Istanbul in 2017 was 14,540,000, a 1.45% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Turkey | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Istanbul | 15,190,000 |
| Ankara | 5,118,000 |
| Izmir | 2,993,000 |
| Bursa | 1,986,000 |
| Adana | 1,771,000 |
| Gaziantep | 1,704,000 |
| Konya | 1,328,000 |
| Antalya | 1,254,000 |
| Diyarbakir | 1,039,000 |
| Mersin | 1,016,000 |
| Kayseri | 974,000 |
| Eskisehir | 784,000 |
| Gebze | 745,000 |
| Denizli | 645,000 |
| Samsun | 643,000 |
| Sanliurfa | 591,000 |
| Kahramanmaras | 547,000 |
| Sakarya | 539,000 |
| Van | 511,000 |
| Malatya | 496,000 |
| Batman | 437,000 |
| Erzurum | 431,000 |
| Elazig | 408,000 |
| Manisa | 381,000 |
| Sivas | 366,000 |
| Izmit | 347,000 |
| Balikesir | 319,000 |
| Istanbul - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 15,190,000 | 1.48% |
| 2019 | 14,968,000 | 1.47% |
| 2018 | 14,751,000 | 1.45% |
| 2017 | 14,540,000 | 1.45% |
| 2016 | 14,332,000 | 1.45% |
| 2015 | 14,127,000 | 1.62% |
| 2014 | 13,902,000 | 1.79% |
| 2013 | 13,658,000 | 1.78% |
| 2012 | 13,419,000 | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 13,058,000 | 3.76% |
| 2010 | 12,585,000 | 3.76% |
| 2009 | 12,129,000 | 3.75% |
| 2008 | 11,691,000 | 3.76% |
| 2007 | 11,267,000 | 3.76% |
| 2006 | 10,859,000 | 3.76% |
| 2005 | 10,466,000 | 3.76% |
| 2004 | 10,087,000 | 3.75% |
| 2003 | 9,722,000 | 3.76% |
| 2002 | 9,370,000 | 3.77% |
| 2001 | 9,030,000 | 3.27% |
| 2000 | 8,744,000 | 2.23% |
| 1999 | 8,553,000 | 2.22% |
| 1998 | 8,367,000 | 2.60% |
| 1997 | 8,155,000 | 3.14% |
| 1996 | 7,907,000 | 3.16% |
| 1995 | 7,665,000 | 3.14% |
| 1994 | 7,432,000 | 3.15% |
| 1993 | 7,205,000 | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 6,986,000 | 3.14% |
| 1991 | 6,773,000 | 3.37% |
| 1990 | 6,552,000 | 3.88% |
| 1989 | 6,307,000 | 3.90% |
| 1988 | 6,070,000 | 3.88% |
| 1987 | 5,843,000 | 3.89% |
| 1986 | 5,624,000 | 4.01% |
| 1985 | 5,407,000 | 4.22% |
| 1984 | 5,188,000 | 4.24% |
| 1983 | 4,977,000 | 4.25% |
| 1982 | 4,774,000 | 4.24% |
| 1981 | 4,580,000 | 4.16% |
| 1980 | 4,397,000 | 4.00% |
| 1979 | 4,228,000 | 4.01% |
| 1978 | 4,065,000 | 3.99% |
| 1977 | 3,909,000 | 3.99% |
| 1976 | 3,759,000 | 4.42% |
| 1975 | 3,600,000 | 5.26% |
| 1974 | 3,420,000 | 5.26% |
| 1973 | 3,249,000 | 5.28% |
| 1972 | 3,086,000 | 5.29% |
| 1971 | 2,931,000 | 5.74% |
| 1970 | 2,772,000 | 6.74% |
| 1969 | 2,597,000 | 6.70% |
| 1968 | 2,434,000 | 6.75% |
| 1967 | 2,280,000 | 6.69% |
| 1966 | 2,137,000 | 6.80% |
| 1965 | 2,001,000 | 6.83% |
| 1964 | 1,873,000 | 6.85% |
| 1963 | 1,753,000 | 6.89% |
| 1962 | 1,640,000 | 6.84% |
| 1961 | 1,535,000 | 5.64% |
| 1960 | 1,453,000 | 2.90% |
| 1959 | 1,412,000 | 2.99% |
| 1958 | 1,371,000 | 2.93% |
| 1957 | 1,332,000 | 2.94% |
| 1956 | 1,294,000 | 3.60% |
| 1955 | 1,249,000 | 5.22% |
| 1954 | 1,187,000 | 5.23% |
| 1953 | 1,128,000 | 5.22% |
| 1952 | 1,072,000 | 5.30% |
| 1951 | 1,018,000 | 5.27% |
| 1950 | 967,000 | 0.00% |
