TÜİK: Turkey's population reached 85.3 million in 2022

As of December 31, 2022, the population residing in Turkey increased by 599 thousand 280 people compared to the previous year, reaching 85 million 279 thousand 553 people. While the male population was 42 million 704 thousand 112 people, the female population was 42 million 575 thousand 441 people. In other words, men constituted 50.1 percent of the total population, and women constituted 49.9 percent. According to the results of the Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS), the foreign population residing in our country (1) increased by 31 thousand 800 people compared to the previous year, reaching 1 million 823 thousand 836 people. Men constituted 49.5 percent of this population, and women constituted 50.5 percent. While the annual population growth rate was 12.7 per thousand in 2021, it became 7.1 per thousand in 2022. The rate of people living in provincial and district centers was 93.4 percent The rate of people living in provincial and district centers in Turkey, which was 93.2% in 2021, became 93.4% in 2022. On the other hand, the rate of people living in towns and villages decreased from 6.8% to 6.6%. The population of Istanbul became 15 million 907 thousand 951 people Istanbul's population increased by 67 thousand 51 people compared to the previous year, making it 15 million 907 thousand 951 people. Istanbul, where 18.65% of Turkey's population resides, was followed by Ankara with 5 million 782 thousand 285 people, İzmir with 4 million 462 thousand 56 people, Bursa with 3 million 194 thousand 720 people and Antalya with 2 million 688 thousand 4 people. The province with the smallest population was Bayburt with 84 thousand 241 people Bayburt was the province with the smallest population with 84 thousand 241 people. Bayburt was followed by Tunceli with 84 thousand 366 people, Ardahan with 92 thousand 481 people, Gümüşhane with 144 thousand 544 people and Kilis with 147 thousand 919 people. The median age of Turkey's population increased to 33.5 The median age is the age of the person in the middle when the ages of the people who make up the population, from newborn babies to the oldest, are arranged from youngest to oldest. Median age is also one of the important indicators used in interpreting the age structure of the population. The median age in Turkey, which was 33.1 in 2021, increased to 33.5 in 2022. When examined by gender, the median age increased from 32.4 to 32.8 in men and from 33.8 to 34.2 in women.