On 20 October 1935, a census was made in 57 provinces, 356 districts, 34.876 villages. Turkey's population was defined as 16,188,767. It was determined that 7,936,770 of the population was male (48.1%) and 8,221,248 (50.9%) were female.[1][2][3]
Census in Turkey| Year | | |
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| 1927 | 13,649,945 | — |
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| | 16,188,767 | +18.6% |
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| 1940 | 17,820,950 | +10.1% |
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| 1945 | 18,790,174 | +5.4% |
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| 1950 | 20,947,188 | +11.5% |
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| 1955 | 24,064,763 | +14.9% |
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| 1960 | 27,754,820 | +15.3% |
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| 1965 | 31,391,421 | +13.1% |
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| 1970 | 35,605,176 | +13.4% |
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| 1975 | 40,347,719 | +13.3% |
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| 1980 | 44,736,957 | +10.9% |
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| 1985 | 50,664,458 | +13.2% |
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| 1990 | 56,473,035 | +11.5% |
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| 2000 | 67,803,927 | +20.1% |
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| 2007 | 70,586,256 | +4.1% |
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| 2008 | 71,517,100 | +1.3% |
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| 2009 | 72,561,312 | +1.5% |
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| 2010 | 73,722,988 | +1.6% |
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| 2011 | 74,724,269 | +1.4% |
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| 2012 | 75,627,384 | +1.2% |
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| 2013 | 76,667,864 | +1.4% |
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| 2014 | 77,695,904 | +1.3% |
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| 2015 | 78,741,053 | +1.3% |
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| 2016 | 79,814,871 | +1.4% |
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| 2017 | 80,810,525 | +1.2% |
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| 2018 | 82,003,882 | +1.5% |
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| 2019 | 83,154,997 | +1.4% |
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| 2020 | 83,614,362 | +0.6% |
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| 2021 | 84,680,273 | +1.3% |
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| 2022 | 85,279,553 | +0.7% |
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Populations of the provinces
Religious affiliation
| Religious group
|
Population
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| Number
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%
|
| Total
|
16 158 018
|
100.00
|
| Muslim
|
15 838 673
|
98.02
|
| Greek Orthodox
|
125 046[4]
|
0.77
|
| Armenian Orthodox
|
44 526[4]
|
0.35
|
| Armenian Catholics
|
11 229[4]
|
| Roman Catholics
|
32 155[4]
|
0.20
|
| Protestants
|
8 486[5]
|
0.05
|
| Jewish
|
78 730[6]
|
0.49
|
| Other religions
|
12 965
|
|
| Irreligious
|
559
|
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Language
The census questioned the language spoken at home.[1]
| Language
|
Population
|
| Number
|
%
|
| Turkish
|
13 899 073
|
86,02
|
| Kurdish
|
1 480 246
|
9,16
|
| Arabic
|
153 687
|
0,95
|
| Greek
|
108 725
|
0,67
|
| Circassian
|
91 972
|
0,57
|
| Laz
|
63 253
|
0,39
|
| Armenian
|
57 599
|
0,36
|
| Georgian
|
57 325
|
0,36
|
| Ladino
|
42 607
|
0,27
|
| Pomak
|
32 661
|
0,20
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| Bosnian
|
24 613
|
0,15
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| Albanian
|
22 754
|
0,14
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| Bulgarian
|
18 245
|
0,11
|
| Tatar
|
15 615
|
0,10
|
| Spanish
|
14 242
|
0,09
|
| Abaza
|
10 099
|
0,06
|
| Romani
|
7 855
|
0,05
|
| French
|
5 381
|
0,03
|
| German
|
5 047
|
0,03
|
| Russian
|
4 810
|
0,03
|
| Italian
|
4 633
|
0,03
|
| Serbian
|
4 369
|
0,03
|
| Persian
|
2 053
|
0,01
|
| English
|
1 482
|
0,01
|
| Hungarian
|
885
|
0,01
|
| Romanian
|
699
|
|
| Polish
|
494
|
|
| Czechoslovak
|
200
|
|
| Flemish
|
130
|
|
| Swedish
|
114
|
|
| Croatian
|
83
|
|
| Others
|
12 466
|
0,08
|
| Unknown
|
14 033
|
0,09
|
| Total
|
16 157 450
|
100
|
Maps of provinces in Turkey by percentage of spoken first language
Source:[7]
References
- ^ a b "1935 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" [General Census of 1935] (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1935. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Erdem, Ufuk (2016). "The Second Census of Turkey of Republican Period (20 October 1935)" (PDF). Black Sea. 8 (30). ISSN 1308-6200. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ Doğan Çolak (2012). "Türkiye'de Diller ve Etnik Gruplar" [Languages and Ethnic Groups in Turkey]. Dergipark (in Turkish). Dil Araştırmaları. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Yust, Walter, ed. (1950). "Turkey". Britannica Book of the Year. London, UK: Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd. p. 632.
- ^ Yust, Walter, ed. (1950). "Turkey". Britannica Book of the Year. London, UK: Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd. pp. 632–633.
- ^ Yust, Walter, ed. (1950). "Turkey". Britannica Book of the Year. London, UK: Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd. p. 633.
- ^ Dündar, Fuat (1999). Türkiye Nüfus Sayımlarında Azınlıklar [Minorities in Turkish Censuses]. Istanbul: Çiviyazıları. ISBN 975-8086-77-4.
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