Europe & Central Asia
Turkiye in numbers Turkiye is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Ankara. Its population was 85.88 million in 2025, ranking 18 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$18,599 in 2025.
Population 85.88 million 2025
GDP US$1.60 trillion 2025
GDP per person US$18,599 2025
Life expectancy 77.4 2024
Area 785,350 2024
Urban share 89.5% 2025
People 85.88 million
2025 · +31% since 2000 · Rank 18 of 217
0.42%
2025 · 1.28% in 2000 · Rank 147 of 217
111.1
2024 · +31% since 2000 · Rank 97 of 216
89.5%
2025 · 59.0% in 2000 · Rank 32 of 217
21.0%
2025 · 30.2% in 2000 · Rank 116 of 217
10.6%
2025 · 5.8% in 2000 · Rank 94 of 217
1.48
2024 · -40% since 2000 · Rank 155 of 217
Health and living standards 77.4
2024 · +8% since 2000 · Rank 83 of 217
9.6
2024 · -74% since 2000 · Rank 124 of 196
US$548
2023 · +184% since 2000 · Rank 84 of 193
100.0%
2024 · 99.9% in 2000 · Rank 12 of 215
89.8%
2025 · 3.8% in 2000 · Rank 58 of 186
102.4%
2023 · 105.3% in 2000 · Rank 68 of 190
Economy US$1.60 trillion
2025 · +481% since 2000 · Rank 16 of 210
US$18,599
2025 · +343% since 2000 · Rank 81 of 210
Int$45,288
2025 · +386% since 2000 · Rank 58 of 199
3.60%
2025 · 6.99% in 2000 · Rank 94 of 210
34.88%
2025 · 54.92% in 2000 · Rank 6 of 180
8.5%
2025 · 6.5% in 2000 · Rank 50 of 187
24.8%
2025 · 19.9% in 2000 · Rank 125 of 183
0.0%
2025 · 1.7% in 2000 · Rank 167 of 176
Land and environment 785,350
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 36 of 216
29.5%
2024 · 26.2% in 2000 · Rank 113 of 214
5.38
2024 · +55% since 2000 · Rank 48 of 203
Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Turkiye. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.