Turkish census
On 20 October 1935, a census was made in 57 provinces, 356 districts, 34.876 villages. Turkey's population was defined as 16,188,767. It was determined that 7,936,770 of the population was male (48.1%) and 8,221,248 (50.9%) were female.[1]
Census in Turkey Year Pop. ±% 13,649,945 — 1935 16,188,767 +18.6% 17,820,950 +10.1% 18,790,174 +5.4% 20,947,188 +11.5% 24,064,763 +14.9% 27,754,820 +15.3% 1965 31,391,421 +13.1% 35,605,176 +13.4% 40,347,719 +13.3% 44,736,957 +10.9% 50,664,458 +13.2% 1990 56,473,035 +11.5% 2000 67,803,927 +20.1% 70,586,256 +4.1% 71,517,100 +1.3% 72,561,312 +1.5% 2010 73,722,988 +1.6% 74,724,269 +1.4% 75,627,384 +1.2% 76,667,864 +1.4% 77,695,904 +1.3% 78,741,053 +1.3% 79,814,871 +1.4% 80,810,525 +1.2% 82,003,882 +1.5% 83,154,997 +1.4% 2020 83,614,362 +0.6%
Populations of the provinces [ ] Religion statistics [ ]
Religious group
Population
Number
%
Total
16 158 018
100.00
Muslim
15 838 673
98.02
Greek Orthodox
125 046[2]
0.77
Armenian Orthodox
44 526[2]
0.35
Armenian Catholics
11 229[2]
Roman Catholics
32 155[2]
0.20
Protestants
8 486[3]
0.05
Jewish
78 730[4]
0.49
Other religions
12 965
Irreligious
559
References [ ]
^ Erdem, Ufuk (2016). "The Second Census of Turkey of Republican Period (20 October 1935)" (PDF) . Black Sea . 8 (30). ISSN 1308-6200 . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-14 . ^ a b c d Yust, Walter, ed. (1950). "Turkey". Britannica Book of the Year . London, UK: Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd. p. 632. ^ Yust, Walter, ed. (1950). "Turkey". Britannica Book of the Year . London, UK: Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd. pp. 632–633. ^ Yust, Walter, ed. (1950). "Turkey". Britannica Book of the Year . London, UK: Encyclopaedia Britannica Ltd. p. 633.