Ankara, Turkey Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Ankara, Turkey metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Ankara in 2025 is 5,550,000, a 1.33% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Ankara in 2024 was 5,477,000, a 1.48% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Ankara in 2023 was 5,397,000, a 1.64% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Ankara in 2022 was 5,310,000, a 1.8% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Turkey
City Name Population
Istanbul 16,237,000
Ankara 5,550,000
Izmir 3,152,000
Bursa 2,143,000
Adana 1,877,000
Gaziantep 1,859,000
Konya 1,450,000
Antalya 1,395,000
Diyarbakir 1,128,000
Mersin 1,099,000
Kayseri 1,037,000
Eskisehir 861,000
Gebze 847,000
Samsun 719,000
Denizli 712,000
Sanliurfa 622,000
Kahramanmaras 602,000
Sakarya 598,000
Van 578,000
Malatya 532,000
Batman 480,000
Erzurum 468,000
Elazig 452,000
Manisa 419,000
Sivas 402,000
Izmit 376,000
Balikesir 354,000
Ankara - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 5,550,000 1.33%
2024 5,477,000 1.48%
2023 5,397,000 1.64%
2022 5,310,000 1.80%
2021 5,216,000 1.91%
2020 5,118,000 1.99%
2019 5,018,000 2.01%
2018 4,919,000 2.01%
2017 4,822,000 2.01%
2016 4,727,000 2.03%
2015 4,633,000 1.94%
2014 4,545,000 1.88%
2013 4,461,000 1.87%
2012 4,379,000 2.31%
2011 4,280,000 2.74%
2010 4,166,000 2.76%
2009 4,054,000 2.74%
2008 3,946,000 2.76%
2007 3,840,000 2.73%
2006 3,738,000 2.75%
2005 3,638,000 2.77%
2004 3,540,000 2.73%
2003 3,446,000 2.74%
2002 3,354,000 2.76%
2001 3,264,000 2.67%
2000 3,179,000 2.48%
1999 3,102,000 2.48%
1998 3,027,000 2.30%
1997 2,959,000 2.03%
1996 2,900,000 2.04%
1995 2,842,000 2.05%
1994 2,785,000 2.05%
1993 2,729,000 2.06%
1992 2,674,000 2.06%
1991 2,620,000 2.30%
1990 2,561,000 2.93%
1989 2,488,000 2.94%
1988 2,417,000 2.94%
1987 2,348,000 2.94%
1986 2,281,000 3.07%
1985 2,213,000 3.27%
1984 2,143,000 3.28%
1983 2,075,000 3.29%
1982 2,009,000 3.24%
1981 1,946,000 2.91%
1980 1,891,000 1.83%
1979 1,857,000 1.87%
1978 1,823,000 1.90%
1977 1,789,000 1.82%
1976 1,757,000 2.81%
1975 1,709,000 4.85%
1974 1,630,000 4.82%
1973 1,555,000 4.86%
1972 1,483,000 4.81%
1971 1,415,000 5.52%
1970 1,341,000 6.94%
1969 1,254,000 7.00%
1968 1,172,000 6.93%
1967 1,096,000 6.93%
1966 1,025,000 7.44%
1965 954,000 8.53%
1964 879,000 8.52%
1963 810,000 8.58%
1962 746,000 8.43%
1961 688,000 8.35%
1960 635,000 7.45%
1959 591,000 7.65%
1958 549,000 7.65%
1957 510,000 7.37%
1956 475,000 8.20%
1955 439,000 9.48%
1954 401,000 9.26%
1953 367,000 9.23%
1952 336,000 9.45%
1951 307,000 9.25%
1950 281,000 0.00%