1990 Turkish census

The 1990 Turkish census was held in 1990[when?] and recorded the population and demographic details of every settlement in Turkey.

The Republic of Turkey performed censuses every 5 years from 1935 to 1990. After 1990, this shifted to overy 10 years. In 2020, Turkey shifted to a register-based census methodology.

Data from the 1990 census was used to investigate participation of persons in emigration, with the question; How many household members are absent now; are they in the country or abroad?


Census in Turkey
YearPop.±%
1927 13,649,945—    
1935 16,188,767+18.6%
1940 17,820,950+10.1%
1945 18,790,174+5.4%
1950 20,947,188+11.5%
1955 24,064,763+14.9%
1960 27,754,820+15.3%
1965 31,391,421+13.1%
1970 35,605,176+13.4%
1975 40,347,719+13.3%
1980 44,736,957+10.9%
1985 50,664,458+13.2%
1990 56,473,035+11.5%
2000 67,803,927+20.1%
2007 70,586,256+4.1%
2008 71,517,100+1.3%
2009 72,561,312+1.5%
2010 73,722,988+1.6%
2011 74,724,269+1.4%
2012 75,627,384+1.2%
2013 76,667,864+1.4%
2014 77,695,904+1.3%
2015 78,741,053+1.3%
2016 79,814,871+1.4%
2017 80,810,525+1.2%
2018 82,003,882+1.5%
2019 83,154,997+1.4%
2020 83,614,362+0.6%
2021 84,680,273+1.3%
2022 85,279,553+0.7%

References

  1. 1 2 Beşe Canpolat, Şebnem; Gök, Muharrem Gürleyen (2020-03-27). "Census methodology in Turkey: Transformation from traditional to register-based administrative data". Statistical Journal of the IAOS. 36 (1): 177–185. doi:10.3233/SJI-190561.
  2. ↑ Icduygu, Ahmet; Sirkeci, Ibrahim; Muradoglu, Gulnur (2001). "Socio-economic Development and International Migration: A Turkish Study". International Migration. 39 (4): 39–61. doi:10.1111/1468-2435.00162. hdl:11693/24799.