Turkiye — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Turkiye, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Turkiye was 0.42% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.75% in 1961. The lowest was 0.16% in 2007 (about 2.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.89% per year.
Turkiye ranks 147 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Turkiye sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 85% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 69%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 26 of 58 economies; San Marino (0.39%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 687% in 2008. That is 57% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 73rd of 216 in 1961 → 95th of 216 in 1970 → 112th of 216 in 1980 → 115th of 216 in 1990 → 115th of 217 in 2000 → 88th of 217 in 2010 → 110th of 217 in 2020 → 147th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 0.41% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 0.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.97% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 1.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.27% | +1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.16% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 2.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 2.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkiye’s Population growth in 1962?
2.7% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Turkiye’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -84.7% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.42%; 2024: 0.23%; 2023: 0.41%; 2022: 0.98%; 2021: 0.91%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.