Address Based Population Registration System Results, 2015
Turkey's population as of December 31, 2015 was 78 million 741 thousand 53 people
Population residing in Turkey in 2015, increased by 1 million 45 thousand 149 persons compared to the previous year. The proportion of the male population was 50.2% (39 million 511 thousand 191 people), while the proportion of the female population was 49.8% (39 million 229 thousand 862 people).
Turkey's annual population growth rate stood at 13.4 per thousand
The annual population growth rate was ,3 13.3 in 2014 and ‰ 13.4 in 2015.
The proportion of people living in provincial and district centers was 92.1%
While the proportion of residents in provincial and district centers was 91.8% in 2014, this ratio increased to 92.1% in 2015. The proportion of people living in towns and villages was 7.9%.
Istanbul's population increased by 2% over the previous year
Istanbul Turkey of residence 18.6% of the population was 14 million 657 thousand 434 people with the province with the most population. This is Ankara with 6.7% (5 million 270 thousand 575 people), İzmir with 5.3% (4 million 168 thousand 415 people), Bursa with 3.6% (2 million 842 thousand 547 people) and 2%, respectively. 9 (2 million 288 thousand 456 people) followed by the provinces of Antalya. Bayburt province has the least population with 78 thousand 550 people.
The median age of Turkey's population rose
In Turkey, the median age increased from 30.7 in 2014 to 31 in 2015 compared to the previous year. The median age was 30.4 years for men and 31.6 years for women. The provinces with the highest median age were Sinop (39.3), Balıkesir (38.8) and Kastamonu (38.3), while the lowest provinces were Şanlıurfa (19.3), Şırnak (19.5) and Ağrı, respectively. (20.3) d.
Population pyramid, 2015
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In 2015, the ratio of the population in the 15-64 age group (working age) in our country was 67.8% (53 million 359 thousand 594 people) as in the previous year. The proportion of the population in the child age group (0-14) decreased to 24% (18 million 886 thousand 220 people), while the proportion of the population aged 65 and over rose to 8.2% (6 million 495 thousand 239 people).
The number of people per square kilometer has increased in Turkey
Population density is expressed as "A number of people per square kilometer" Turkey in the first person by the increase in 2014 was 102 people. Istanbul was the province with the highest population density with 2 821 people per square kilometer. This in order; Kocaeli with 493 people, İzmir with 347 people and Gaziantep with 283 people followed. As in the previous year, the province with the lowest population density was Tunceli with 12 people per square kilometer.
The population density of Konya, which ranks first in terms of surface area, was 55, and the population density of Yalova, which has the smallest area, was 275.