# Provinces of Turkey by population

According to data obtained from the Address-Based Population Registration System, as of the beginning of 2024, Turkey's population is 85,372,377. This figure was 13.6 million when the first official population census was conducted in 1927. The figure in 2023 was 92,824 more than the figure in 2022, and the population growth rate was 0.11%. According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km$^2$ in Turkey.
While 68.3% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 21.4% are in the 0–14 age group. Approximately 10.2% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over. The median age of Turkey's population is 34. Istanbul is Turkey's most developed and most populous city. It also holds the title of the most populous city in Europe.

## List of provinces

The population data below is taken from the Turkish Statistical Institute and is based on the 2023 address-based population registration system data.
| No. | Province | Region | Population | Year | Ranking change 2022–2023 | Change |
| 1 | Istanbul | Marmara | 15,655,924 | 2023 | | -252,027 |
| 2 | Ankara | Central Anatolia | 5,803,482 | 2023 | | 21,197 |
| 3 | Izmir | Aegean | 4,479,525 | 2023 | | 17,469 |
| 4 | Bursa | Marmara | 3,214,571 | 2023 | | 19,851 |
| 5 | Antalya | Mediterranean | 2,696,249 | 2023 | | 8,245 |
| 6 | Konya | Central Anatolia | 2,320,241 | 2023 | | 23,894 |
| 7 | Adana | Mediterranean | 2,270,298 | 2023 | | -3,808 |
| 8 | Şanlıurfa | Southeastern Anatolia | 2,213,964 | 2023 | | 43,854 |
| 9 | Gaziantep | Southeastern Anatolia | 2,164,134 | 2023 | | 10,083 |
| 10 | Kocaeli | Marmara | 2,102,907 | 2023 | | 23,835 |
| 11 | Mersin | Mediterranean | 1,938,389 | 2023 | | 21,957 |
| 12 | Diyarbakır | Southeastern Anatolia | 1,818,133 | 2023 | | 13,253 |
| 13 | Hatay | Mediterranean | 1,544,640 | 2023 | | -141,403 |
| 14 | Manisa | Aegean | 1,475,716 | 2023 | | 7,437 |
| 15 | Kayseri | Central Anatolia | 1,445,683 | 2023 | | 4,160 |
| 16 | Samsun | Black Sea | 1,377,546 | 2023 | | 9,058 |
| 17 | Balıkesir | Marmara | 1,273,519 | 2023 | | 15,929 |
| 18 | Tekirdağ | Marmara | 1,167,059 | 2023 | 2 | 24,608 |
| 19 | Aydın | Aegean | 1,161,702 | 2023 | | 13,461 |
| 20 | Van | Eastern Anatolia | 1,127,612 | 2023 | 1 | -1,137 |
| 21 | Kahramanmaraş | Mediterranean | 1,116,618 | 2023 | 3 | -60,818 |
| 22 | Sakarya | Marmara | 1,098,115 | 2023 | | 18,035 |
| 23 | Muğla | Aegean | 1,066,736 | 2023 | 1 | 18,551 |
| 24 | Denizli | Aegean | 1,059,082 | 2023 | 1 | 2,750 |
| 25 | Eskişehir | Central Anatolia | 915,418 | 2023 | | 8,801 |
| 26 | Mardin | Southeastern Anatolia | 888,874 | 2023 | | 18,500 |
| 27 | Trabzon | Black Sea | 824,352 | 2023 | | 6,329 |
| 28 | Ordu | Black Sea | 775,800 | 2023 | 1 | 12,610 |
| 29 | Afyonkarahisar | Aegean | 751,344 | 2023 | 2 | 3,789 |
| 30 | Erzurum | Eastern Anatolia | 749,993 | 2023 | | 239 |
| 31 | Malatya | Eastern Anatolia | 742,725 | 2023 | 3 | -69,855 |
| 32 | Sivas | Central Anatolia | 650,401 | 2023 | 1 |
| 33 | Batman | Southeastern Anatolia | 647,205 | 2023 | 1 |
| 34 | Tokat | Black Sea | 606,934 | 2023 | 1 |
| 35 | Adıyaman | Southeastern Anatolia | 604,978 | 2023 | 3 |
| 36 | Elazığ | Eastern Anatolia | 604,411 | 2023 | |
| 37 | Zonguldak | Black Sea | 591,492 | 2023 | |
| 38 | Kütahya | Aegean | 575,674 | 2023 | |
| 39 | Şırnak | Southeastern Anatolia | 570,745 | 2023 | 2 |
| 40 | Çanakkale | Marmara | 570,499 | 2023 | |
| 41 | Osmaniye | Mediterranean | 557,666 | 2023 | 2 |
| 42 | Çorum | Black Sea | 528,351 | 2023 | |
| 43 | Ağrı | Eastern Anatolia | 511,238 | 2023 | |
| 44 | Giresun | Black Sea | 461,712 | 2023 | |
| 45 | Isparta | Mediterranean | 449,777 | 2023 | |
| 46 | Aksaray | Central Anatolia | 438,504 | 2023 | |
| 47 | Yozgat | Central Anatolia | 420,699 | 2023 | |
| 48 | Edirne | Marmara | 419,913 | 2023 | |
| 49 | Düzce | Black Sea | 409,865 | 2023 | |
| 50 | Muş | Eastern Anatolia | 399,879 | 2023 | |
| 51 | Kastamonu | Black Sea | 388,990 | 2023 | |
| 52 | Kırklareli | Marmara | 377,156 | 2023 | 1 |
| 53 | Niğde | Central Anatolia | 377,080 | 2023 | 1 |
| 53 | Uşak | Aegean | 377,001 | 2023 | 2 |
| 55 | Bitlis | Eastern Anatolia | 359,747 | 2023 | |
| 56 | Rize | Black Sea | 350,506 | 2023 | |
| 57 | Siirt | Southeastern Anatolia | 347,412 | 2023 | 1 |
| 58 | Amasya | Black Sea | 339,529 | 2023 | 1 |
| 59 | Bolu | Black Sea | 324,789 | 2023 | |
| 60 | Nevşehir | Central Anatolia | 315,994 | 2023 | |
| 61 | Yalova | Marmara | 304,780 | 2023 | |
| 62 | Hakkâri | Eastern Anatolia | 287,625 | 2023 | 2 |
| 63 | Kırıkkale | Central Anatolia | 285,744 | 2023 | |
| 64 | Bingöl | Eastern Anatolia | 285,655 | 2023 | 2 |
| 65 | Kars | Eastern Anatolia | 278,335 | 2023 | |
| 66 | Burdur | Mediterranean | 277,452 | 2023 | |
| 67 | Karaman | Central Anatolia | 263,960 | 2023 | |
| 68 | Karabük | Black Sea | 255,242 | 2023 | |
| 69 | Kırşehir | Central Anatolia | 247,179 | 2023 | |
| 70 | Erzincan | Eastern Anatolia | 243,399 | 2023 | |
| 71 | Sinop | Black Sea | 229,716 | 2023 | 1 |
| 72 | Bilecik | Marmara | 228,058 | 2023 | 1 |
| 73 | Iğdır | Eastern Anatolia | 209,738 | 2023 | |
| 74 | Bartın | Black Sea | 207,238 | 2023 | |
| 75 | Çankırı | Central Anatolia | 205,501 | 2023 | |
| 76 | Artvin | Black Sea | 172,356 | 2023 | |
| 77 | Kilis | Southeastern Anatolia | 155,179 | 2023 | |
| 78 | Gümüşhane | Black Sea | 148,539 | 2023 | |
| 79 | Ardahan | Eastern Anatolia | 92,819 | 2023 | |
| 80 | Tunceli | Eastern Anatolia | 89,317 | 2023 | |
| 81 | Bayburt | Black Sea | 86,047 | 2023 | |