In 2026, the number of women in Turkey will be greater than the number of men, predicts the Turkish Statistical Institute.
Thus, for the first time in 86 years, the numerical superiority of men in a demographic aspect will end, BTA specifies.
In 2026, when the total population of Turkey is expected to reach 86,654,276 people, the number of Turkish women is predicted to be 43,340,550, and the number of Turks - 43,314,221.
Last year 2023, the population of Turkey numbered 85,372,377 people, of which 42,735,710 were men and 42,638,306 were women.
By the end of this year, the population is expected to be 85,811,876 people, of which 42,944,857 are men and 42,811,876 are women.
The Turkish Statistical Institute predicts that the country's population in 2030 will reach 88,188,221 people, of which 44,191,468 will be women, while men will be 43,996,753.
The country's population is expected to grow until the mid-1950s, and after that period to fall to 88,286,941.