Population in Ankara
Ankara had 5,864,049 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Ankara, 2025
5,864,049
Change from 2024
+1.0%
Türkiye, 2025
85,664,944 people
Position in 2025
8th of 295
Population in Ankara over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ankara | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,864,049 people | 85,664,944 people |
| 2024 | 5,803,482 people | 85,372,377 people |
| 2023 | 5,782,285 people | 85,279,553 people |
| 2022 | 5,747,325 people | 84,680,273 people |
| 2021 | 5,663,322 people | 83,614,362 people |
| 2020 | 5,639,076 people | 83,154,997 people |
| 2019 | 5,503,985 people | 82,003,882 people |
| 2018 | 5,445,026 people | 80,810,525 people |
| 2017 | 5,346,518 people | 79,814,871 people |
| 2016 | 5,270,575 people | 78,741,053 people |
| 2015 | 5,150,072 people | 77,695,904 people |
| 2014 | 5,045,083 people | 76,667,864 people |
| 2013 | 4,965,542 people | 75,627,384 people |
| 2012 | 4,890,893 people | 74,724,269 people |
| 2011 | 4,771,716 people | 73,722,988 people |
| 2010 | 4,650,802 people | 72,561,312 people |
| 2009 | 4,548,939 people | 71,517,100 people |
| 2008 | 4,466,756 people | 70,586,256 people |
| 2007 | – | 69,729,967 people |
| 2006 | – | 68,860,539 people |
| 2005 | – | 68,010,221 people |
| 2004 | – | 67,187,251 people |
| 2003 | – | 66,401,851 people |
| 2002 | – | 65,603,160 people |
| 2001 | – | 64,729,501 peopleb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0% from 5,803,482 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5,150,072 people, the figure has changed by +13.9%.
- Among the 295 regions with data for 2025, Ankara has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for Türkiye in 2025 was 85,664,944 people.