Male population was 42 million 428 thousand 101 people and female population was 42 million 252 thousand 172 people. While 50.1% of the total population were males, 49.9% of the total population were females.

According to the results of Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS), foreign population residing in Turkey increased by 458 thousand 626 people and became 1 million 792 thousand 36 people. 49.7% of this population were males and 50.3% of this population were females.

Annual population growth rate of Turkey was 12.7 in thousands

Annual population growth rate increased to 12.7 per thousand in 2021 from 5.5 per thousand in 2020.

Proportion of population living in province and district centers was 93.2%

Proportion of population residing in province and district centers, which was 93% in 2020, became 93.2% in 2021. Besides, proportion of population living in towns and villages decreased to 6.8% from 7%.

The population of İstanbul became 15 million 840 thousand 900 people

The population residing in İstanbul increased by 378 thousand 448 people compared to the previous year and became 15 million 840 thousand 900 people. İstanbul, constituting 18.71% of Turkey's population, was followed by Ankara with 5 million 747 thousand 325 inhabitants, İzmir with 4 million 425 thousand 789 inhabitants, Bursa with 3 million 147 thousand 818 inhabitants and Antalya with 2 million 619 thousand 832 inhabitants.

The least populated province was Tunceli with 83 thousand 645

Tunceli was the least populated province with 83 thousand 645 inhabitants. This province was followed by Bayburt with 85 thousand 42 inhabitants, Ardahan with 94 thousand 932 inhabitants, Kilis with 145 thousand 826 inhabitants and Gümüşhane with 150 thousand 119 inhabitants.

Structural change in population pyramid continued

Population pyramids are the graphs that show the changes in the age-sex structure of population. When the population pyramids of Turkey were compared for the years 2007 and 2021, it was seen that the elderly population and median age increased due to the decline in fertility and mortality rates.

Median age of Turkey's population increased to 33.1

The median age is the age of the person in the middle when the ages of all people in the population are sorted from the new-born baby to the oldest. Median age is also one of the important indicators used in the interpretation of the age structure of population.

The median age of the population in Turkey increased to 33.1 in 2021 from 32.7 in 2020. When it was analysed by sex, it was seen that the median age increased from 32.1 to 32.4 for males while it increased from 33.4 to 33.8 for females.

Sinop had the highest median age while Şanlıurfa had the lowest median age

When the median age was examined by provinces, it was seen that Sinop had the highest median age with 41.8. This province was followed by Kastamonu with 41.2, and Balıkesir and Giresun with 41. On the other side, Şanlıurfa had the lowest median age with 20.6. This province was followed by Şırnak with 21.6 and Siirt with 22.7.

Sinop had the highest median age for both males and females

When the median age was examined by sex and provinces, it was seen that, for the male population, Sinop had the highest median age with 40.7 and Şanlıurfa had the lowest median age with 20.1. For the female population, Sinop had the highest median age with 42.9 while Şanlıurfa had the lowest median age with 21.1.

Proportion of population in working age group was 67.9%

The proportion of the working age population aged 15-64 increased from 66.5% in 2007 to 67.9% in 2021. On the other hand, the proportion of child population aged 0-14 decreased from 26.4% to 22.4% and the proportion of population aged 65 and over increased from 7.1% to 9.7%.

Total age dependency ratio decreased

Total age dependency ratio, which indicates the total number of children and elderly people per person in working age, decreased from 47.7% in 2020 to 47.4% in 2021.

Child dependency ratio, which indicates the total number of children per person in working age, decreased from 33.7% to 33%. Elderly dependency ratio, which indicates the number of people aged 65 and over per person in working age, increased from 14.1% to 14.3%. In other words, every 100 people in working age were responsible for 33 children and 14.3 elders in Turkey for 2021.

Number of people per square kilometer was 110 for Turkey and 3 thousand 49 for İstanbul

The population density, which is the number of persons per square kilometer, increased by 1 person compared to 2020 and reached to 110 in 2021. İstanbul had the highest population density with 3 thousand 49 persons per square kilometer. This province was followed by Kocaeli with 563 persons and İzmir with 368 persons.

On the other side, similar to the previous year, Tunceli was the province that had the smallest population density with 11 persons per square kilometer. This province was followed by Ardahan and Erzincan with 20 persons.

 Population density of Konya, which is the province with the largest surface area, was 59 and population density of Yalova, which is the province with the smallest surface area, was 344. (ILKHA)