Turkey: Population and Key Statistics

AsiaCapital: Ankara#16 by population

With a population of 85.7 million, Turkey is the world's 18th most populous country. Situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it is a member of the G20 and the world's 17th-largest economy. Its young age structure (median age 34.4) offers a significant demographic advantage compared with European countries.

Population (2025)
85.9 million
85,878,556 people
GDP (2025)
$1,597bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$18,599
Life expectancy
77.4
years
Area
785,350
km²
Population density
109
people/km²
Median age
34.4
Internet usage
89.8%

Military Strength

Military expenditure (2024)
$25.0bn
24,979 million dollars
Share of GDP
1.92%
NATO guideline: 2%
Spending per capita
$291
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
512 thousand
512,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
6.0
1.61% of the labor force

Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.

How Turkey compares

Turkey and China — core indicators
05 b10 b15 b20 bGDP per capita ($)Life expectancy (years)Internet usage (%)GDP per capita ($) — Turkey: 18.599Life expectancy (years) — Turkey: 77,4Internet usage (%) — Turkey: 89,8GDP per capita ($) — China: 13.862Life expectancy (years) — China: 78Internet usage (%) — China: 91,6
TurkeyChina

The indicators use different scales, so the chart is a rough visual comparison only. For exact figures see the full side-by-side comparison.

Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26