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Istanbul is a migrant city. Since the 1950s, Istanbul's population has increased from 1 million to about 10 million residents. Almost 200,000 new immigrants, many of them from Turkey's own villages, continue to arrive each year. As a result, the city is constantly changing and being reshaped to meet the needs of these new arrivals. [21]
The total population of Turkey is 85,279,553 [1] according to the 2023 estimate, making it the 18th most populated country in the world. Istanbul, Turkey's economic and cultural capital, is the largest city with a population of 15.84 million in its metropolitan area as of 2021.
The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, [3] and is the most populous city in Europe [c] and the world's sixteenth-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium in the 7th century BCE by Greek settlers from Megara . [ 9 ]
While 68.3% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 21.4% are in the 0–14 age group. [1] Approximately 10.2% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over. [1] The median age of Turkey's population is 34. [1] Istanbul is Turkey's most developed and most populous city. It also holds the title of the most populous city in Europe ...
Population Percentage Istanbul 2,162,588: 15.2: West Marmara 523,725 3.7 Aegean 297,143 2.1 East Marmara ... TURKSTAT (in English) Sources. ESPON Database
II) and 24 Shawwal (Chev.) 1274, in 1858; the organisation of the central city in the city walls, "Stamboul" (Turkish: İstanbul), was not affected by these laws. All of Constantinople (all of which today is now Istanbul) was in the Prefecture of the City of Constantinople (French: Préfecture de la Ville de Constantinople). [12]
İstanbul Province. Below is the list of populated places in Istanbul Province, Turkey by the districts. All districts of Istanbul Province are considered as a part of Greater Istanbul and most districts have no populated places other than the district center itself. In the following lists first place in each list is the administrative center ...
This list ranks European cities by population within city limits. The largest cities in Europe have official populations of over one million inhabitants within their city boundaries . These rankings are based on populations contained within city administrative boundaries, as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas , which necessarily have ...