Population density in İstanbul
Population density in İstanbul was 3,021.5 people per square kilometre in 2024.
İstanbul, 2024
3,021.5
Change from 2023
−0.7%
Türkiye, 2024
111.6 per km²
Position in 2024
7th of 285
Population density in İstanbul over time
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People per km². Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | İstanbul | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,021.5 per km² | 111.6 per km² |
| 2023 | 3,041.4 per km² | 111.3 per km² |
| 2022 | 3,059.2 per km² | 110.9 per km² |
| 2021 | 2,985.3 per km² | 108.8 per km² |
| 2020 | 2,947.3 per km² | 107.7 per km²be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2019 | 2,947.3 per km² | 107.7 per km² |
| 2018 | 2,900.1 per km² | 106.2 per km² |
| 2017 | 2,874.7 per km² | 104.8 per km² |
| 2016 | 2,838.8 per km²b (break in time series) | 103.4 per km²b (break in time series) |
| 2015 | 2,793.9 per km² | 101.6 per km² |
| 2014 | 2,746.1 per km² | 100.3 per km² |
| 2013 | 2,695.8 per km² | 98.9 per km² |
| 2012 | 2,644.2 per km² | 97.7 per km² |
| 2011 | 2,586.6 per km² | 96.4 per km² |
| 2010 | 2,518.3 per km² | 95.0 per km² |
| 2009 | 2,464.6 per km² | 93.6 per km² |
| 2008 | 2,431.7 per km² | 92.3 per km² |
| 2007 | 2,398.4 per km²e (estimated) | 91.2 per km²e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 2,355.4 per km²e (estimated) | 90.0 per km²e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 2,312.9 per km²e (estimated) | 88.9 per km²e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 2,271.4 per km²e (estimated) | 87.8 per km²e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 2,231.4 per km²e (estimated) | 86.8 per km²e (estimated) |
| 2002 | 2,192.1 per km²e (estimated) | 85.8 per km²e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 2,151.6 per km²e (estimated) | 84.7 per km²e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7% from 3,041.4 per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2,746.1 per km², the figure has changed by +10.0%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 285 regions with data for 2024, İstanbul has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for Türkiye in 2024 was 111.6 per km².