According to TUIK data, Turkey's population will increase by 2.8 million
According to TUIK's projections, Turkey's population is estimated to increase by 2.8 million during this period. It is anticipated that Ağrı will see the largest population decline, while Istanbul is expected to make the largest contribution to the growth.
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While the population of 59 provinces in Turkey is expected to increase between 2023 and 2030, the highest population growth rate is projected to be in Tekirdağ at 15 percent.
According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), Turkey's population was 85 million 372 thousand 377 people last year, and it is estimated to rise to 88 million 188 thousand 221 by 2030.
According to TÜİK's population projections, the country's population will increase by 2 million 815 thousand 844 people. While 59 provinces will contribute to this increase, the population of 22 provinces will decrease.
The largest contribution to the increase will come from Istanbul, where the population will rise by 473 thousand 533 people to reach 16 million 129 thousand 457.
During this period, Ankara's population will increase by 258 thousand 523 people. The capital's population will rise from 5 million 803 thousand 482 to 6 million 62 thousand 5 during this period.
Ankara will be followed by Bursa with an increase of 214 thousand 887 people and Kocaeli with 214 thousand 364.
Ağrı is expected to be the province with the largest population decline. The population in this province is projected to decrease by 62 thousand 782 people. It is estimated that the province's population, which was 511 thousand 238 last year, will fall to 448 thousand 456 by 2030.
The population of Erzurum will decrease by 36 thousand 981, Çorum by 34 thousand 146, Gümüşhane by 32 thousand 515, and Muş by 28 thousand 967 people.
Çorum is among the cities whose population is set to decline
During this period, the highest population growth rate is expected to be seen in Tekirdağ at 15 percent. While Tekirdağ's population was calculated as 1 million 167 thousand 59 in 2023, it is projected to rise to 1 million 341 thousand 928 by 2030.
Yalova follows this province with a 14.3 percent population increase, with the province's population set to rise from 304,780 to 348,426.
Yalova is expected to be followed by Şırnak with a 12.3 percent increase, Kocaeli with a 10.2 percent increase, and Antalya with a 10 percent increase.
