Bursa, Turkey Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Bursa, Turkey metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Bursa in 2025 is 2,143,000, a 1.28% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Bursa in 2024 was 2,116,000, a 1.44% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Bursa in 2023 was 2,086,000, a 1.51% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Bursa in 2022 was 2,055,000, a 1.68% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Turkey
City Name Population
Istanbul 16,237,000
Ankara 5,550,000
Izmir 3,152,000
Bursa 2,143,000
Adana 1,877,000
Gaziantep 1,859,000
Konya 1,450,000
Antalya 1,395,000
Diyarbakir 1,128,000
Mersin 1,099,000
Kayseri 1,037,000
Eskisehir 861,000
Gebze 847,000
Samsun 719,000
Denizli 712,000
Sanliurfa 622,000
Kahramanmaras 602,000
Sakarya 598,000
Van 578,000
Malatya 532,000
Batman 480,000
Erzurum 468,000
Elazig 452,000
Manisa 419,000
Sivas 402,000
Izmit 376,000
Balikesir 354,000
Bursa - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 2,143,000 1.28%
2024 2,116,000 1.44%
2023 2,086,000 1.51%
2022 2,055,000 1.68%
2021 2,021,000 1.76%
2020 1,986,000 1.79%
2019 1,951,000 1.83%
2018 1,916,000 1.75%
2017 1,883,000 1.84%
2016 1,849,000 1.82%
2015 1,816,000 1.79%
2014 1,784,000 1.83%
2013 1,752,000 1.86%
2012 1,720,000 2.50%
2011 1,678,000 3.26%
2010 1,625,000 3.24%
2009 1,574,000 3.21%
2008 1,525,000 3.25%
2007 1,477,000 3.21%
2006 1,431,000 3.17%
2005 1,387,000 3.28%
2004 1,343,000 3.23%
2003 1,301,000 3.17%
2002 1,261,000 3.28%
2001 1,221,000 3.47%
2000 1,180,000 3.96%
1999 1,135,000 4.03%
1998 1,091,000 3.81%
1997 1,051,000 3.44%
1996 1,016,000 3.57%
1995 981,000 3.48%
1994 948,000 3.49%
1993 916,000 3.50%
1992 885,000 3.51%
1991 855,000 4.40%
1990 819,000 6.36%
1989 770,000 6.35%
1988 724,000 6.47%
1987 680,000 6.42%
1986 639,000 5.79%
1985 604,000 4.68%
1984 577,000 4.53%
1983 552,000 4.74%
1982 527,000 4.56%
1981 504,000 5.44%
1980 478,000 7.17%
1979 446,000 7.21%
1978 416,000 6.94%
1977 389,000 7.16%
1976 363,000 5.22%
1975 345,000 1.17%
1974 341,000 1.19%
1973 337,000 1.20%
1972 333,000 1.22%
1971 329,000 1.23%
1970 325,000 1.25%
1969 321,000 1.26%
1968 317,000 1.28%
1967 313,000 1.29%
1966 309,000 2.66%
1965 301,000 6.74%
1964 282,000 6.42%
1963 265,000 6.85%
1962 248,000 6.44%
1961 233,000 5.43%
1960 221,000 3.76%
1959 213,000 3.90%
1958 205,000 3.54%
1957 198,000 3.66%
1956 191,000 3.80%
1955 184,000 4.55%
1954 176,000 4.14%
1953 169,000 4.32%
1952 162,000 4.52%
1951 155,000 4.73%
1950 148,000 0.00%