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    Turkey's population statistics 2024

    According to data released by TurkStat on Monday, Türkiye's population grew by 92,824 compared to the previous year, reaching 85.37 million in 2023.

    Last year, the male population accounted for 42.73 million or 50.1% of the total, while women constituted 49.9% or 42.64 million.

    The annual population growth rate declined to 1.1 per thousand in 2023, down from 7.1 per thousand in 2022.

    Istanbul remained the most populous city with 15.66 million inhabitants, a decrease of 252,027 compared to the previous year.

    Following Istanbul, the capital Ankara had 5.8 million residents, Izmir in the Aegean region had 4.5 million, Bursa in the industrial sector had 3.2 million, and Antalya in the Mediterranean had 2.7 million.

    TurkStat data indicated a decrease in the foreign population residing in Türkiye, down by 253,293 year-over-year to 1.57 million in 2023.

    With a decline in fertility and mortality rates compared to 2007, TurkStat highlighted an increase in the elderly population and median age.

    "The median age of Türkiye's population rose to 34 in 2023 from 33.5 in 2022," it stated.

    The total age dependency ratio, representing the total number of children and elderly per working-age person, decreased to 46.3% last year.
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