The population of Turkey became 84 million 680 thousand 273 people The population residing in Turkey increased by 1 million 65 thousand 911 people compared to the previous year, and reached to 84 million 680 thousand 273 people as of 31 December 2021. Male population was 42 million 428 thousand 101 people and female population was 42 million 252 thousand 172 people. While 50.1% of the total population were males, 49.9% of the total population were females. According to the results of Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS), foreign population(1) residing in Turkey increased by 458 thousand 626 people and became 1 million 792 thousand 36 people. 49.7% of this population were males and 50.3% of this population were females. Annual population growth rate of Turkey was 12.7 in thousands Annual population growth rate increased to 12.7 per thousand in 2021 from 5.5 per thousand in 2020. Population and annual population growth rate, 2007-2021
Proportion of population living in province and district centers was 93.2% Proportion of population residing in province and district centers, which was 93% in 2020, became 93.2% in 2021. Besides, proportion of population living in towns and villages decreased to 6.8% from 7%. The population of İstanbul became 15 million 840 thousand 900 people The population residing in İstanbul increased by 378 thousand 448 people compared to the previous year and became 15 million 840 thousand 900 people. İstanbul, constituting 18.71% of Turkey’s population, was followed by Ankara with 5 million 747 thousand 325 inhabitants, İzmir with 4 million 425 thousand 789 inhabitants, Bursa with 3 million 147 thousand 818 inhabitants and Antalya with 2 million 619 thousand 832 inhabitants. The first 5 provinces with the largest population by sex, 2021
The least populated province was Tunceli with 83 thousand 645 Tunceli was the least populated province with 83 thousand 645 inhabitants. This province was followed by Bayburt with 85 thousand 42 inhabitants, Ardahan with 94 thousand 932 inhabitants, Kilis with 145 thousand 826 inhabitants and Gümüşhane with 150 thousand 119 inhabitants. The first 5 provinces with the lowest population by sex, 2021
Structural change in population pyramid continued Population pyramids are the graphs that show the changes in the age-sex structure of population. When the population pyramids of Turkey were compared for the years 2007 and 2021, it was seen that the elderly population and median age increased due to the decline in fertility and mortality rates. Population pyramid, 2007, 2021
Median age of Turkey’s population increased to 33.1 The median age is the age of the person in the middle when the ages of all people in the population are sorted from the new-born baby to the oldest. Median age is also one of the important indicators used in the interpretation of the age structure of population. The median age of the population in Turkey increased to 33.1 in 2021 from 32.7 in 2020. When it was analysed by sex, it was seen that the median age increased from 32.1 to 32.4 for males while it increased from 33.4 to 33.8 for females. Median age by sex, 2007-2021
Sinop had the highest median age while Şanlıurfa had the lowest median age When the median age was examined by provinces, it was seen that Sinop had the highest median age with 41.8. This province was followed by Kastamonu with 41.2, and Balıkesir and Giresun with 41. On the other side, Şanlıurfa had the lowest median age with 20.6. This province was followed by Şırnak with 21.6 and Siirt with 22.7. Sinop had the highest median age for both males and females When the median age was examined by sex and provinces, it was seen that, for the male population, Sinop had the highest median age with 40.7 and Şanlıurfa had the lowest median age with 20.1. For the female population, Sinop had the highest median age with 42.9 while Şanlıurfa had the lowest median age with 21.1. The first 5 provinces with the highest and the lowest median age by sex, 2021
Proportion of population in working age group was 67.9% The proportion of the working age population aged 15-64 increased from 66.5% in 2007 to 67.9% in 2021. On the other hand, the proportion of child population aged 0-14 decreased from 26.4% to 22.4% and the proportion of population aged 65 and over increased from 7.1% to 9.7%. Proportion of population by age groups, 2007, 2021
Total age dependency ratio decreased Total age dependency ratio, which indicates the total number of children and elderly people per person in working age, decreased from 47.7% in 2020 to 47.4% in 2021. Child dependency ratio, which indicates the total number of children per person in working age, decreased from 33.7% to 33%. Elderly dependency ratio, which indicates the number of people aged 65 and over per person in working age, increased from 14.1% to 14.3%. In other words, every 100 people in working age were responsible for 33 children and 14.3 elders in Turkey for 2021. Age dependency ratios, 2017-2021
Number of people per square kilometer was 110 for Turkey and 3 thousand 49 for İstanbul The population density, which is the number of persons per square kilometer, increased by 1 person compared to 2020 and reached to 110 in 2021. İstanbul had the highest population density with 3 thousand 49 persons per square kilometer. This province was followed by Kocaeli with 563 persons and İzmir with 368 persons. On the other side, similar to the previous year, Tunceli was the province which had the smallest population density with 11 persons per square kilometer. This province was followed by Ardahan and Erzincan with 20 persons. Population density of Konya, which is the province with the largest surface area, was 59 and population density of Yalova, which is the province with the smallest surface area, was 344. The next release on this subject will be on February, 2023.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXPLANATIONS Populations of localities were calculated by considering the records of ABPRS, which is updated by the Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Civil Registration and Nationality, and the institutional population. According to the international definitions, persons who live in institutional places such as military barracks, prisons, nursing homes, university dormitories, etc. are included in the population of localities where the institutions are located. In addition, population of provinces, districts, municipalities, villages and quarters are determined according to the records of the National Address Database as of 31 December 2021. The United Nations and European Union (EU) recommend that countries make a “population and housing census” in years close to years ending in “0” in order to obtain comparable statistics on population. In this context, studies on register-based “2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC)” are ongoing by Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) in a similar manner with the EU member states. In Turkey, information on population size, age and sex structure, legal marital status, education level, migration, country of citizenship, place of civil registration, place of birth, type and structure of households, which should be produced within the scope of 2021 PHC, are obtained regularly from ABPRS annually. In this respect, “2021 PHC”, which is to be the first census based on administrative registers in Turkey, has the same reference date with the ABPRS as 31 December 2021, and basic source of 2021 PHC is ABPRS data. On the other hand, due to the lack of administrative data source suitable for producing information on building and housing characteristics, “2021 Survey on Building and Housing Characteristics (SBHC)”, which was started in October 2021 and is planned to be completed in April 2022, is being carried out by TurkStat in order to overcome the lack of information in this field. The results of 2021 SBHC and all other information within the scope of PHC are planned to be shared with the public on a later date. (1) Foreign population covers individuals who are holding a valid residence/work permit at the reference day and individuals who have a valid address declaration at the reference day while holding an identity document equivalent to residence permit such as international protection identity document and the individuals who have already renounced his/her Turkish Republic citizenship and who have a valid address declaration at the reference day. In addition to Syrians under temporary protection, foreigners holding visas or residence permits shorter than 3 months with the purpose of training, tourism, scientific research, etc. are not covered.
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