Van, 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 Van, Turkey metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Van in 2020 is 511,000, a 3.44% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Van in 2019 was 494,000, a 3.56% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Van in 2018 was 477,000, a 3.47% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Van in 2017 was 461,000, a 3.83% 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 |
| Van - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 511,000 | 3.44% |
| 2019 | 494,000 | 3.56% |
| 2018 | 477,000 | 3.47% |
| 2017 | 461,000 | 3.83% |
| 2016 | 444,000 | 3.50% |
| 2015 | 429,000 | 3.62% |
| 2014 | 414,000 | 3.76% |
| 2013 | 399,000 | 3.64% |
| 2012 | 385,000 | 3.22% |
| 2011 | 373,000 | 2.47% |
| 2010 | 364,000 | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 355,000 | 2.60% |
| 2008 | 346,000 | 2.67% |
| 2007 | 337,000 | 2.43% |
| 2006 | 329,000 | 2.49% |
| 2005 | 321,000 | 2.88% |
| 2004 | 312,000 | 2.30% |
| 2003 | 305,000 | 2.69% |
| 2002 | 297,000 | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 290,000 | 3.94% |
| 2000 | 279,000 | 6.08% |
| 1999 | 263,000 | 6.48% |
| 1998 | 247,000 | 6.01% |
| 1997 | 233,000 | 6.39% |
| 1996 | 219,000 | 5.80% |
| 1995 | 207,000 | 6.70% |
| 1994 | 194,000 | 6.01% |
| 1993 | 183,000 | 6.40% |
| 1992 | 172,000 | 6.17% |
| 1991 | 162,000 | 6.58% |
| 1990 | 152,000 | 7.04% |
| 1989 | 142,000 | 6.77% |
| 1988 | 133,000 | 7.26% |
| 1987 | 124,000 | 6.90% |
| 1986 | 116,000 | 6.42% |
| 1985 | 109,000 | 2.83% |
| 1984 | 106,000 | 3.92% |
| 1983 | 102,000 | 3.03% |
| 1982 | 99,000 | 4.21% |
| 1981 | 95,000 | 4.40% |
| 1980 | 91,000 | 8.33% |
| 1979 | 84,000 | 7.69% |
| 1978 | 78,000 | 8.33% |
| 1977 | 72,000 | 7.46% |
| 1976 | 67,000 | 8.06% |
| 1975 | 62,000 | 6.90% |
| 1974 | 58,000 | 7.41% |
| 1973 | 54,000 | 8.00% |
| 1972 | 50,000 | 6.38% |
| 1971 | 47,000 | 6.82% |
| 1970 | 44,000 | 7.32% |
| 1969 | 41,000 | 7.89% |
| 1968 | 38,000 | 8.57% |
| 1967 | 35,000 | 6.06% |
| 1966 | 33,000 | 6.45% |
| 1965 | 31,000 | 6.90% |
| 1964 | 29,000 | 3.57% |
| 1963 | 28,000 | 7.69% |
| 1962 | 26,000 | 4.00% |
| 1961 | 25,000 | 8.70% |
| 1960 | 23,000 | 4.55% |
| 1959 | 22,000 | 4.76% |
| 1958 | 21,000 | 5.00% |
| 1957 | 20,000 | 5.26% |
| 1956 | 19,000 | 5.56% |
| 1955 | 18,000 | 5.88% |
| 1954 | 17,000 | 6.25% |
| 1953 | 16,000 | 6.67% |
| 1952 | 15,000 | 7.14% |
| 1951 | 14,000 | 7.69% |
| 1950 | 13,000 | 0.00% |
