Aydın Tiryaki (2026)

Türkiye’s population statistics were determined by “general population censuses” (officials visiting homes to count) from the early years of the Republic until 2000. Since 2007, the modern “Address Based Population Registration System” (ADNKS) has been adopted. The study below compiles data, growth rates, and release calendars for both periods.

1. Traditional General Population Censuses (1927 – 2000)

The first population census of the Republic history was conducted in 1927. Censuses were carried out regularly in years ending with 0 and 5 from 1935 to 1990, and the last manual census was conducted in 2000.

Census Year	Total Population	Increase Between Two Censuses	Annual Growth Rate (‰)
1927	13,648,270	–	–
1935	16,158,018	2,509,748	21.1
1940	17,820,950	1,662,932	19.6
1945	18,790,174	969,224	10.6
1950	20,947,188	2,157,014	21.7
1955	24,064,763	3,117,575	27.7
1960	27,754,820	3,690,057	28.5
1965	31,391,421	3,636,601	24.6
1970	35,605,176	4,213,755	25.2
1975	40,347,719	4,742,543	25.0
1980	44,736,957	4,389,238	20.7
1985	50,664,458	5,927,501	24.9
1990	56,473,035	5,808,577	21.7
2000	67,803,927	11,330,892	18.3

2. Address Based Population Registration System (ADNKS) Data (2007 – 2024)

With the new system adopted in 2007, the population is no longer tracked by census officials but annually through electronic databases. The data for 2007 in the table reflects the annual average of the transition period between the last census in 2000 and 2007.

Data Year	Total Population	Annual Increase (Person)	Annual Growth Rate (‰)
2007	70,586,256	(Avg. +397,476)	(Avg. 5.8)
2008	71,517,100	+930,844	13.1
2009	72,561,312	+1,044,212	14.5
2010	73,722,988	+1,161,676	15.9
2011	74,724,269	+1,001,281	13.5
2012	75,627,384	+903,115	12.0
2013	76,667,864	+1,040,480	13.7
2014	77,695,904	+1,028,040	13.3
2015	78,741,053	+1,045,149	13.4
2016	79,814,871	+1,073,818	13.5
2017	80,810,525	+995,654	12.4
2018	82,003,882	+1,193,357	14.7
2019	83,154,997	+1,151,115	13.9
2020	83,614,362	+459,365	5.5
2021	84,680,273	+1,065,911	12.7
2022	85,279,553	+599,280	7.1
2023	85,372,377	+92,824	1.1
2024	85,664,944	+292,567	3.4

3. Release Dates of ADNKS Data

When the release dates of ADNKS results to the public are examined, a concentration in the first week of February is observed in recent years; however, the date for the 2025 data has been postponed.

Data Year	Release Date	Day
2007	January 21, 2008	Monday
2008	January 26, 2009	Monday
2009	January 25, 2010	Monday
2010	January 28, 2011	Friday
2011	January 27, 2012	Friday
2012	January 28, 2013	Monday
2013	January 29, 2014	Wednesday
2014	January 28, 2015	Wednesday
2015	January 28, 2016	Thursday
2016	January 31, 2017	Tuesday
2017	February 1, 2018	Thursday
2018	February 1, 2019	Friday
2019	February 4, 2020	Tuesday
2020	February 4, 2021	Thursday
2021	February 4, 2022	Friday
2022	February 6, 2023	Monday
2023	February 6, 2024	Tuesday
2024	February 6, 2025	Thursday
2025	February 9, 2026	Monday

4. Key Turning Points Affecting Population Movements

The fundamental events underlying the fluctuations seen in population growth rate in our recent history are as follows:

• 2007 (Facing the Real Population): The low average growth rate observed when the population, which was 67.8 million in 2000, came out as 70.5 million in 2007, was due to the end of manipulations in the past manual censuses conducted under curfews. Under the old system, local administrations tended to overstate their populations (fictitious population) to receive a larger share of the budget. With ADNKS, these virtual crowds were cleared, and real numbers were reached.
• Post-2016 (Brain Drain): Developments following the July 15 process increased the tendency of the educated population to emigrate, indirectly affecting the population growth rate.
• 2020 – 2021 (COVID-19 Pandemic): Increased death rates, halted external migration, and postponed marriage/child plans due to the global pandemic caused the population growth rate to fall to 5.5 per thousand in 2020.
• 2022 (Russia-Ukraine War): Those fleeing the war obtaining residence permits in Türkiye created a temporary and artificial rise in population growth for that year.
• 2023 (Earthquake and Economic Crisis): The loss of life in the February 6 earthquakes and the departure of the foreign population due to the intensifying economic crisis pulled population growth down to 1.1 per thousand, the lowest level in the history of the Republic.

TÜİK (TurkStat) will announce the new population on Monday, February 9, 2026. Could this announced population be the first declining population in the history of the Republic?

What could be the reason for the announcement being this late for the first time since 2007?

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