The population of Turkey has exceeded 85.37 million people

In 2023, the population of Turkey increased by 92.8 thousand people and reached 85.37 million people. The share of the rural population increased from 6.6 percent to 7 percent .

In 2023, the population of Turkey will reach 85,372,377 people. This is according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).

That's up from 92,824 in 2022, the report said.

There are more men in the republic - 50.1% (42734071 people), and the share of women is 49.9% (42638306 people).

If in 2022 the annual population growth rate was 7.1 per thousand people, in 2023 this indicator reached 1.1 per thousand people.

93% of the population lives in the centers of regions and districts, which will be 93.4% in 2022.

The share of the rural population increased from 6.6 percent to 7 percent.