The annual population growth, which was around 1 million in 2009, stood at 382 thousand in the past year.
While Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia accounted for 42% of the population growth in 2009, this figure currently appears to be around 70%.
Looking on a provincial basis, 15 provinces experienced negative population growth in the past year.
In 2009, Mersin, whose population was twice that of Siirt, experienced the same amount of growth as Siirt (16 thousand).
In the past year, however, Mersin grew by around 3 thousand, whereas this figure was around 10 thousand in Siirt.
Again, setting aside the large difference in total population; while Van grew by 32 thousand and Konya by 34 thousand in 2009, it appears that in the past year this number dropped to around 22 thousand in Van and 13 thousand in Konya.
Growth amounts in certain provinces in 2009 and 2024:
Sivas: 20 k / 4 k
Konya: 34 k / 13 k
Hatay: 30 k / 14 k
Trabzon: 16 k / 6 k
Şanlıurfa: 63 k / 53 k
Diyarbakır: 43 k / 28 k
İzmir: 13 k / -6 k
İstanbul: 10 k / -6 thousand
In 2025, various statistics such as hospital birth rates demonstrate that this downward trend continues. Although the situation is not the same for every province, it is a fact that there is a definite downward trend across the country.
When we prepare the same visual representations and statistics at the district level and covering the last 5 years, it will be even more possible to assess the current situation more accurately.