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The Turkish Statistical Institute estimates that the population of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality was 14,377,019 at the end of 2014, hosting 19 percent of the country's population. [6] Then about 97–98% of the inhabitants of the metropolitan municipality were within city limits, up from 89% in 2007 [7] and 61% in 1980.
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.
As of 31 December 2014 [5]; Region Population Percentage Istanbul 2,162,588: 15.2: West Marmara 523,725 3.7 Aegean 297,143 2.1 East Marmara 520,698 3.7
The first metropolitan municipalities were established in 1984. [3] These were the three most populous cities in Turkey, namely; Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir.In each metropolitan municipality a number of second level municipalities (ilçe municipality) were established.
The Turkish Statistical Institute estimates that the population of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality was 15,519,267 at the end of 2019, hosting 19 percent of the country's population. [ 186 ] 64.4% of the residents live on the European side and 35.6% on the Asian side.
The figure in 2023 was 92,824 more than the figure in 2022, and the population growth rate was 0.11%. [1] According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km 2 in Turkey. [1] While 68.3% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 21.4% are in the 0–14 age group. [1]
List includes metropolitan areas according only to the studies of ESPON, Eurostat, and OECD.For this reason some metropolitan areas, like the Italian Genoa Metropolitan Area (with a population of 1,510,781 as of 2010 [1]) or the Ukrainian Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area (with a population of 1,170,953 as of 2019 [2]), are not included in this list, with data by other statistic survey institutes.
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality was established on 23 March 1984, [1] following the enactment of the metropolitan municipality act on 8 March 1984. [2] Initially, the municipality covered only the urban centers of Istanbul, which accounted for 35% of the Istanbul Province.