Izmir, Turkey Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Izmir, Turkey metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Izmir in 2024 is 3,120,000, a 1.04% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Izmir in 2023 was 3,088,000, a 1.05% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Izmir in 2022 was 3,056,000, a 1.06% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Izmir in 2021 was 3,024,000, a 1.04% 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
Izmir - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 3,120,000 1.04%
2023 3,088,000 1.05%
2022 3,056,000 1.06%
2021 3,024,000 1.04%
2020 2,993,000 0.98%
2019 2,964,000 0.92%
2018 2,937,000 0.89%
2017 2,911,000 0.90%
2016 2,885,000 0.87%
2015 2,860,000 0.81%
2014 2,837,000 0.75%
2013 2,816,000 0.79%
2012 2,794,000 1.38%
2011 2,756,000 1.96%
2010 2,703,000 2.00%
2009 2,650,000 2.00%
2008 2,598,000 2.00%
2007 2,547,000 2.00%
2006 2,497,000 1.96%
2005 2,449,000 2.00%
2004 2,401,000 2.00%
2003 2,354,000 1.99%
2002 2,308,000 1.99%
2001 2,263,000 2.12%
2000 2,216,000 2.45%
1999 2,163,000 2.46%
1998 2,111,000 2.43%
1997 2,061,000 2.38%
1996 2,013,000 2.39%
1995 1,966,000 2.40%
1994 1,920,000 2.40%
1993 1,875,000 2.40%
1992 1,831,000 2.40%
1991 1,788,000 2.70%
1990 1,741,000 3.38%
1989 1,684,000 3.38%
1988 1,629,000 3.36%
1987 1,576,000 3.34%
1986 1,525,000 3.60%
1985 1,472,000 3.95%
1984 1,416,000 3.96%
1983 1,362,000 3.89%
1982 1,311,000 3.97%
1981 1,261,000 3.70%
1980 1,216,000 3.05%
1979 1,180,000 3.06%
1978 1,145,000 2.97%
1977 1,112,000 3.06%
1976 1,079,000 3.15%
1975 1,046,000 3.16%
1974 1,014,000 3.26%
1973 982,000 3.26%
1972 951,000 3.26%
1971 921,000 5.14%
1970 876,000 9.36%
1969 801,000 9.43%
1968 732,000 9.25%
1967 670,000 9.48%
1966 612,000 9.48%
1965 559,000 9.82%
1964 509,000 9.70%
1963 464,000 9.95%
1962 422,000 9.61%
1961 385,000 8.15%
1960 356,000 3.79%
1959 343,000 3.94%
1958 330,000 4.10%
1957 317,000 3.93%
1956 305,000 4.45%
1955 292,000 5.42%
1954 277,000 5.73%
1953 262,000 5.22%
1952 249,000 5.51%
1951 236,000 5.36%
1950 224,000 0.00%