1965 Turkish census
The 1965 Turkish census was held on October 24, 1965 and recorded the population and demographic details of every settlement in Turkey. The 1965 census was the last census with information languages and ethnicities as afterwards, the Turkish Government prohibited their publication.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
1965 census
| total population | no | rate | urban | % | rural | % | man | % | woman | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 31.391.421 | 10.805.817 | 34,42% | 20.585.604 | 65,58% | 15.996.964 | 50,96% | 15.394.457 | 49,04% | ||
| Adana | 902.712 | 5 | 2,88% | 422.298 | 46,78% | 480.414 | 53,22% | 466.032 | 51,63% | 436.680 | 48,37% |
| Adıyaman | 267.288 | 47 | 0,85% | 51.463 | 19,25% | 215.825 | 80,75% | 136.615 | 51,11% | 130.673 | 48,89% |
| Afyonkarahisar | 502.248 | 21 | 1,60% | 125.102 | 24,91% | 377.146 | 75,09% | 250.478 | 49,87% | 251.770 | 50,13% |
| Ağrı | 246.961 | 56 | 0,79% | 53.420 | 21,63% | 193.541 | 78,37% | 130.396 | 52,80% | 116.565 | 47,20% |
| Amasya | 285.729 | 45 | 0,91% | 83.016 | 29,05% | 202.713 | 70,95% | 148.016 | 51,80% | 137.713 | 48,20% |
| Ankara | 1.644.302 | 2 | 5,24% | 1.069.761 | 65,06% | 574.541 | 34,94% | 872.680 | 53,07% | 771.622 | 46,93% |
| Antalya | 486.910 | 23 | 1,55% | 129.657 | 26,63% | 357.253 | 73,37% | 244.939 | 50,30% | 241.971 | 49,70% |
| Artvin | 210.065 | 57 | 0,67% | 30.068 | 14,31% | 179.997 | 85,69% | 102.630 | 48,86% | 107.435 | 51,14% |
| Aydın | 524.918 | 17 | 1,67% | 165.953 | 31,62% | 358.965 | 68,38% | 262.021 | 49,92% | 262.897 | 50,08% |
| Balıkesir | 708.342 | 9 | 2,26% | 230.353 | 32,52% | 477.989 | 67,48% | 365.959 | 51,66% | 342.383 | 48,34% |
| Bilecik | 139.041 | 66 | 0,44% | 36.356 | 26,15% | 102.685 | 73,85% | 68.900 | 49,55% | 70.141 | 50,45% |
| Bingöl | 150.521 | 65 | 0,48% | 20.401 | 13,55% | 130.120 | 86,45% | 77.758 | 51,66% | 72.763 | 48,34% |
| Bitlis | 154.069 | 64 | 0,49% | 43.813 | 28,44% | 110.256 | 71,56% | 80.996 | 52,57% | 73.073 | 47,43% |
| Bolu | 383.939 | 37 | 1,22% | 70.459 | 18,35% | 313.480 | 81,65% | 189.663 | 49,40% | 194.276 | 50,60% |
| Burdur | 194.950 | 61 | 0,62% | 54.135 | 27,77% | 140.815 | 72,23% | 98.137 | 50,34% | 96.813 | 49,66% |
| Bursa | 755.504 | 7 | 2,41% | 335.048 | 44,35% | 420.456 | 55,65% | 379.055 | 50,17% | 376.449 | 49,83% |
| Çanakkale | 350.317 | 39 | 1,12% | 81.753 | 23,34% | 268.564 | 76,66% | 182.806 | 52,18% | 167.511 | 47,82% |
| Çankırı | 250.706 | 55 | 0,80% | 43.731 | 17,44% | 206.975 | 82,56% | 120.131 | 47,92% | 130.575 | 52,08% |
| Çorum | 485.567 | 24 | 1,55% | 97.032 | 19,98% | 388.535 | 80,02% | 240.576 | 49,55% | 244.991 | 50,45% |
| Denizli | 463.369 | 26 | 1,48% | 117.739 | 25,41% | 345.630 | 74,59% | 230.468 | 49,74% | 232.901 | 50,26% |
| Diyarbakır | 475.916 | 25 | 1,52% | 162.467 | 34,14% | 313.449 | 65,86% | 249.874 | 52,50% | 226.042 | 47,50% |
| Edirne | 303.234 | 43 | 0,97% | 102.171 | 33,69% | 201.063 | 66,31% | 157.377 | 51,90% | 145.857 | 48,10% |
| Elazığ | 322.727 | 42 | 1,03% | 106.180 | 32,90% | 216.547 | 67,10% | 165.636 | 51,32% | 157.091 | 48,68% |
| Erzincan | 258.586 | 53 | 0,82% | 57.397 | 22,20% | 201.189 | 77,80% | 129.233 | 49,98% | 129.353 | 50,02% |
| Erzurum | 628.001 | 12 | 2,00% | 152.183 | 24,23% | 475.818 | 75,77% | 324.977 | 51,75% | 303.024 | 48,25% |
| Eskişehir | 415.101 | 33 | 1,32% | 200.332 | 48,26% | 214.769 | 51,74% | 210.949 | 50,82% | 204.152 | 49,18% |
| Gaziantep | 511.026 | 19 | 1,63% | 244.215 | 47,79% | 266.811 | 52,21% | 262.815 | 51,43% | 248.211 | 48,57% |
| Giresun | 428.015 | 32 | 1,36% | 75.069 | 17,54% | 352.946 | 82,46% | 207.320 | 48,44% | 220.695 | 51,56% |
| Gümüşhane | 262.731 | 52 | 0,84% | 31.957 | 12,16% | 230.774 | 87,84% | 123.907 | 47,16% | 138.824 | 52,84% |
| Hakkari | 83.937 | 67 | 0,27% | 14.132 | 16,84% | 69.805 | 83,16% | 45.680 | 54,42% | 38.257 | 45,58% |
| Hatay | 506.154 | 20 | 1,61% | 203.610 | 40,23% | 302.544 | 59,77% | 266.594 | 52,67% | 239.560 | 47,33% |
| Isparta | 266.240 | 49 | 0,85% | 96.551 | 36,26% | 169.689 | 63,74% | 136.333 | 51,21% | 129.907 | 48,79% |
| İçel | 511.273 | 18 | 1,63% | 189.382 | 37,04% | 321.891 | 62,96% | 262.008 | 51,25% | 249.265 | 48,75% |
| İstanbul | 2.293.823 | 1 | 7,31% | 1.792.071 | 78,13% | 501.752 | 21,87% | 1.243.900 | 54,23% | 1.049.923 | 45,77% |
| İzmir | 1.234.667 | 3 | 3,93% | 621.553 | 50,34% | 613.114 | 49,66% | 641.118 | 51,93% | 593.549 | 48,07% |
| Kahramanmaraş | 438.423 | 30 | 1,40% | 105.090 | 23,97% | 333.333 | 76,03% | 222.104 | 50,66% | 216.319 | 49,34% |
| Kars | 606.313 | 13 | 1,93% | 117.363 | 19,36% | 488.950 | 80,64% | 312.952 | 51,62% | 293.361 | 48,38% |
| Kastamonu | 441.638 | 29 | 1,41% | 67.163 | 15,21% | 374.475 | 84,79% | 209.389 | 47,41% | 232.249 | 52,59% |
| Kayseri | 536.206 | 16 | 1,71% | 191.221 | 35,66% | 344.985 | 64,34% | 266.972 | 49,79% | 269.234 | 50,21% |
| Kırklareli | 258.386 | 54 | 0,82% | 85.856 | 33,23% | 172.530 | 66,77% | 137.823 | 53,34% | 120.563 | 46,66% |
| Kırşehir | 196.836 | 60 | 0,63% | 42.000 | 21,34% | 154.836 | 78,66% | 95.762 | 48,65% | 101.074 | 51,35% |
| Kocaeli | 335.518 | 40 | 1,07% | 136.531 | 40,69% | 198.987 | 59,31% | 177.915 | 53,03% | 157.603 | 46,97% |
| Konya | 1.122.622 | 4 | 3,58% | 354.578 | 31,58% | 768.044 | 68,42% | 560.069 | 49,89% | 562.553 | 50,11% |
| Kütahya | 398.081 | 35 | 1,27% | 87.084 | 21,88% | 310.997 | 78,12% | 200.954 | 50,48% | 197.127 | 49,52% |
| Malatya | 452.624 | 27 | 1,44% | 147.040 | 32,49% | 305.584 | 67,51% | 230.274 | 50,88% | 222.350 | 49,12% |
| Manisa | 748.545 | 8 | 2,38% | 265.857 | 35,52% | 482.688 | 64,48% | 381.798 | 51,01% | 366.747 | 48,99% |
| Mardin | 397.880 | 36 | 1,27% | 90.093 | 22,64% | 307.787 | 77,36% | 205.313 | 51,60% | 192.567 | 48,40% |
| Muğla | 334.973 | 41 | 1,07% | 59.330 | 17,71% | 275.643 | 82,29% | 166.339 | 49,66% | 168.634 | 50,34% |
| Muş | 198.716 | 59 | 0,63% | 32.503 | 16,36% | 166.213 | 83,64% | 103.298 | 51,98% | 95.418 | 48,02% |
| Nevşehir | 203.316 | 58 | 0,65% | 46.710 | 22,97% | 156.606 | 77,03% | 98.083 | 48,24% | 105.233 | 51,76% |
| Niğde | 362.444 | 38 | 1,15% | 69.956 | 19,30% | 292.488 | 80,70% | 177.689 | 49,03% | 184.755 | 50,97% |
| Ordu | 543.863 | 15 | 1,73% | 83.585 | 15,37% | 460.278 | 84,63% | 268.141 | 49,30% | 275.722 | 50,70% |
| Rize | 281.099 | 46 | 0,90% | 63.554 | 22,61% | 217.545 | 77,39% | 130.070 | 46,27% | 151.029 | 53,73% |
| Sakarya | 404.078 | 34 | 1,29% | 124.936 | 30,92% | 279.142 | 69,08% | 203.896 | 50,46% | 200.182 | 49,54% |
| Samsun | 755.946 | 6 | 2,41% | 197.103 | 26,07% | 558.843 | 73,93% | 379.635 | 50,22% | 376.311 | 49,78% |
| Siirt | 264.832 | 51 | 0,84% | 75.520 | 28,52% | 189.312 | 71,48% | 139.686 | 52,75% | 125.146 | 47,25% |
| Sinop | 266.069 | 50 | 0,85% | 38.068 | 14,31% | 228.001 | 85,69% | 128.830 | 48,42% | 137.239 | 51,58% |
| Sivas | 705.186 | 10 | 2,25% | 168.685 | 23,92% | 536.501 | 76,08% | 350.377 | 49,69% | 354.809 | 50,31% |
| Tekirdağ | 287.381 | 44 | 0,92% | 96.897 | 33,72% | 190.484 | 66,28% | 150.140 | 52,24% | 137.241 | 47,76% |
| Tokat | 495.352 | 22 | 1,58% | 123.403 | 24,91% | 371.949 | 75,09% | 251.748 | 50,82% | 243.604 | 49,18% |
| Trabzon | 595.782 | 14 | 1,90% | 108.492 | 18,21% | 487.290 | 81,79% | 281.583 | 47,26% | 314.199 | 52,74% |
| Tunceli | 154.175 | 63 | 0,49% | 23.240 | 15,07% | 130.935 | 84,93% | 78.112 | 50,66% | 76.063 | 49,34% |
| Urfa | 450.798 | 28 | 1,44% | 150.383 | 33,36% | 300.415 | 66,64% | 230.612 | 51,16% | 220.186 | 48,84% |
| Uşak | 190.536 | 62 | 0,61% | 57.133 | 29,99% | 133.403 | 70,01% | 94.315 | 49,50% | 96.221 | 50,50% |
| Van | 266.840 | 48 | 0,85% | 60.686 | 22,74% | 206.154 | 77,26% | 142.446 | 53,38% | 124.394 | 46,62% |
| Yozgat | 437.883 | 31 | 1,39% | 67.466 | 15,41% | 370.417 | 84,59% | 217.744 | 49,73% | 220.139 | 50,27% |
| Zonguldak | 650.191 | 11 | 2,07% | 157.463 | 24,22% | 492.728 | 75,78% | 326.918 | 50,28% | 323.273 | 49,72% |
Settlement population
Population 10,000 last localities are listed below.
| Language | Census 1935[2] | Census 1945[3] | Census 1965[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Turkish | 13,828,000 | 87.5 | 16,598,037 | 88.3 | 28,175,579 | 90.2 |
| Kurdish | 1,473,000 | 9.3 | 1,476,562 | 7.9 | 2,108,721 | 6.9 |
| Zazaki | 147,707 | 0.5 | ||||
| Arabic | 145,000 | 0.9 | 247,204 | 1.3 | 368.971 | 1.2 |
| Greek | 109,000 | 0.7 | 88,680 | 0.5 | 49.143 | 0.2 |
| Circassian | 92,000 | 0.6 | 66,691 | 0.4 | 57,337 | 0.2 |
| Ladino | 79,000 | 0.5 | 51,019 | 0.3 | 9,124 | 0.0 |
| Armenian | 77,000 | 0.5 | 56,179 | 0.3 | 32,484 | 0.1 |
| Laz | 46,987 | 0.3 | 27,715 | 0.1 | ||
| Georgian | 40,076 | 0.2 | 32,334 | 0.1 | ||
| Abaza | 8,602 | 0.0 | 10,643 | 0.0 | ||
| others | 110,137 | 0.6 | 157,449 | 0.5 | ||
| Total | 15,803,000 | 18,790,174 | 31,391,207 | |||
Gallery of ethno-linguistic maps
Turk and Kurd speakers majority 1965
Turk speakers 1965
Kurd speakers 1965
Arab speakers 1965
Zaza speakers 1965
Cherkess speakers 1965
Greek speakers 1965
Armenian speakers 1965
Georgian speakers 1965
Laz speakers 1965
Pomak speakers 1965
Bosnian speakers 1965
Albanian speakers 1965
Hebrew speakers 1965
References
- Notes
- Güvenç, Muna (2011). "Constructing Narratives of Kurdish Nationalism in the Urban Space of Diyarbakir, Turkey". Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. 23 (1): 26. ISSN 1050-2092.
- Modern Turkey, Bill Park, Taylor & Francis, 2011, page 10
- "UN Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- Sources
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