Turkey’s population is already approaching 86 million, with a growth of about 160,000 inhabitants in the first six months of 2025. While the balance between the proportion of men and women is maintained at middle ages, the differences increase markedly as the population ages.
According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) and published by numerous Turkish media, Turkey’s population increased by 159,910 people between January and June this year, thus reaching 85,824,854 inhabitants as of 1 January 2025, according to the official statistical body.
This information comes from the latest quarterly report published by TÜİK, which analyses demographic changes in the Eurasian country, showing an increase from the 85,664,944 inhabitants Turkey had at the end of 2024.
The report also shows that the gender distribution of the Turkish population remains almost completely balanced: men make up 50.01% of the population (42,923,584 people) compared to 49.99% represented by women (42,901,270), according to the statistical data provided by TÜİK.
However, this balance breaks down as we move up Turkey’s population pyramid towards older ages, with the proportion of women increasingly outnumbering that of men, who have a shorter life expectancy. The difference becomes particularly evident from the age of 90 onwards: as of 1 July 2025, there were 76,841 Turkish men aged 90 and over, while the number of the oldest women rose to 174,340, more than twice as many as men.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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