Turkey Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017 by City Immigrants
Euroasia, Turkey, World Population August 5, 2017,
Turkey Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017
In 2010, the population of Turkey was estimated to be 73.7 million with a growth rate of 1.21% per annum (2009 figure). The population is relatively young with 25.9% falling in the 0–14 age bracket. According to the OECD/World Bank population statistics, from 1990 to 2008 the population growth in Turkey was 16 million or 29%.
Turkey demographics Population by Religion
Religion in Turkey |
Islam (96.5%) |
Christianity (0.3%) |
other/none (3.2%) |
Turkey demographics Population by Immigrants
Since the 19th century, an exodus by the large portion of Turkish (Turkic) and Muslim peoples (who are termed "Muhacir" under a general definition) from the Balkans (Balkan Turks, Albanians, Bosniaks, Pomaks), Caucasus (Abkhazians, Ajarians, 'Circassians', Chechens), Crimea (Crimean Tatar diaspora), Crete (Cretan Turks), took refuge in present-day Turkey and moulded the country's fundamental features. Trends of immigration towards Turkey continue to this day, although the motives are more varied and are usually in line with the patterns of global immigration movements — Turkey, for example, receives many economic migrants from nearby countries such as Armenia, the Republic of Moldova, Georgia, Iran, and Azerbaijan, but also from Central Asia.
Turkey demographics Population by Race
.
Rank |
Ethnic Group |
Share of Turkish Population |
1 |
Turks |
72.50% |
2 |
Kurds (Non-Zaza) |
12.70% |
3 |
Zaza Kurds |
4.00% |
4 |
Circassians |
3.30% |
5 |
Bosniaks |
2.60% |
6 |
Georgians |
1.30% |
7 |
Albanians |
1.20% |
8 |
Arabs |
1.10% |
9 |
Pomaks |
0.80% |
10 |
Others |
0.50% |
Turkey Population by City
Most Populated Cities In Turkey |
|
City |
Population |
Istanbul |
11,174,257 |
Ankara |
3,517,182 |
Izmir |
2,500,603 |
Bursa |
1,412,701 |
Adana |
1,248,988 |
Gaziantep |
1,065,975 |
Konya |
875,530 |
Cankaya |
792,189 |
Antalya |
758,188 |
Bagcilar |
724,270 |