Alanya's population decreased for the first time in years! TÜİK figures were astonishing
Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the Address-Based Population Registration System Results. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2023, the population residing in Turkey increased by 92 thousand 824 people compared to the previous year and reached 85 million 372 thousand 377 people. While the male population was 42 million 734 thousand 71 people, the female population was 42 million 638 thousand 306 people. In other words, 50.1 percent of the total population was men and 49.9 percent was women.
ALANYA'S POPULATION DECREASED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER YEARS
The population of Antalya was 2 million 696 thousand 249 people as of December 31, 2023. While the population of Alanya was 364 thousand 180 in 2022, it decreased to 359 thousand 891 in 2023. According to the data, the population of Alanya decreased by 1.17 percent, or 4 thousand 289 people, in one year, a first in many years.
THE 3RD MOST CROWDED DISTRICT OF ANTALYA
While Alanya is the 3rd largest district of Antalya in terms of population density after Kepez and Muratpaşa, it is at the top of the list with its crowded population among the 14 districts outside the central districts.
POPULATION IN CENTRAL DISTRICTS (2022-2023)
Kepez: 608 thousand 675-614 thousand 135
Muratpaşa: 526 thousand 293-512 thousand 700
Konyaaltı: 204 thousand 795-196 thousand 498
Aksu: 776 thousand 23-803 thousand 50
Döşemealtı: 79 thousand 495-86 thousand 109
POPULATION IN THE OTHER 14 DISTRICTS (2022-2023)
Alanya: 364 thousand 180-359 thousand 891
Gazipaşa: 53 thousand 702-55 thousand 185
Manavgat: 252 thousand 941-258 thousand 367
Serik: 139 thousand 545-141 thousand 569
Kumluca: 73 thousand 496-74 thousand 353
Kaş: 62 thousand 866-64 thousand 14
Korkuteli: 56 thousand 285-59 thousand 295
Belt: 49 thousand 383-49 thousand 695
Finike: 49 thousand 720-50 thousand 688
Elmalı: 40 thousand 774-41 thousand 240
Demre: 27 thousand 691-27 thousand 762
Akseki: 10 thousand 477-11 thousand 896
Gündoğmuş: 7 thousand 188-8 thousand 259
Release: 2 thousand 875-4 thousand 243. (Gülser YİĞİT)
DECLINE IN POPULATION INCREASE RATE
According to the results of the Address-Based Population Registration System (ADNKS), the foreign population residing in our country(1) decreased by 253 thousand 293 people compared to the previous year and reached 1 million 570 thousand 543 people. 48.6 percent of this population was men and 51.4 percent was women. While the annual population growth rate was 7.1 per thousand in 2022, it became 1.1 per thousand in 2023.
The rate of people living in provincial and district centers in Turkey, which was 93.4 percent in 2022, will be 93 percent in 2023. On the other hand, the rate of people living in towns and villages increased from 6.6 percent to 7 percent.
ISTANBUL POPULATION 15 MILLION 655 THOUSAND
The population of Istanbul decreased by 252 thousand 27 people compared to the previous year and became 15 million 655 thousand 924 people. Istanbul, where 18.34 percent of Turkey's population resides, was followed by Ankara with 5 million 803 thousand 482 people, Izmir with 4 million 479 thousand 525 people, Bursa with 3 million 214 thousand 571 people and Antalya with 2 million 696 thousand 249 people. .
BAYBURT IS THE CITY WITH THE LOWEST POPULATION
Bayburt was the province with the least population with 86 thousand 47 people. Bayburt was followed by Tunceli with 89 thousand 317 people, Ardahan with 92 thousand 819 people, Gümüşhane with 148 thousand 539 people and Kilis with 155 thousand 179 people.
Structural change in the population pyramid continued
Population pyramids are defined as graphs that show the change in the age and gender structure of the population. When Turkey's population pyramids of 2007 and 2023 are compared, it is seen that the elderly population is increasing and the median age is increasing due to the decrease in fertility and mortality rates.
MEDIAN AGE OF Türkiye'S POPULATION HAS INCREASED TO 34
Median age is the age of the person in the middle when the ages of the population from newborn to the oldest are listed from youngest to oldest. Median age is also one of the important indicators used in interpreting the age structure of the population.
The median age in Turkey, which was 33.5 in 2022, increased to 34 in 2023. When examined by gender, it was seen that the median age increased from 32.8 to 33.2 for men and from 34.2 to 34.7 for women.
SINOP IS THE CITY WITH THE HIGHEST MEDIAN AGE
Looking at the distribution of median age by province, it was seen that Sinop had the highest median age value with 42.8. Sinop was followed by Giresun and Kastamonu with 42.4. On the other hand, Şanlıurfa was the province with the lowest median age at 21.2. Şanlıurfa was followed by Şırnak with 22.7 and Ağrı with 24.
When the distribution of median age by province and gender was examined, Sinop was the province with the highest median age for men with 41.9, while Şanlıurfa was the province with the lowest median age with 20.7. While Sinop was again the province with the highest median age value for women with 43.8, Şanlıurfa was the province with the lowest median age value with 21.6.
CELEBRITY IS MORE IN MEN
When the distribution of marital status by gender in 2009 and 2023 in our country was examined, it was seen that the rate of never-married men was higher than women, and the rate of women whose spouses died and divorced was higher than men. On the other hand, it was observed that the proportion of married people, who constitute the majority, was similar in both genders in 2009 and 2023.
WORKING-AGE POPULATION RATE IS 68.3 PERCENT
The rate of the population in the 15-64 age group, defined as working age, was 66.5 percent in 2007 and 68.3 percent in 2023. While the proportion of the population in the 0-14 age group, defined as k, decreased from 26.4 percent to 21.4 percent, the proportion of the population aged 65 and over increased from 7.1 percent to 10.2 percent.
DECREASE IN TOTAL AGE DEPENDENCE RATE
The total age dependency ratio, which shows the number of children and elderly individuals per working-age individual, decreased from 46.8 percent in 2022 to 46.3 percent in 2023.
While the child dependency ratio, which represents the number of children per working-age individual, decreased from 32.3 percent to 31.4 percent, the elderly dependency ratio, which measures the number of elderly individuals per working-age individual, decreased from 14.5 percent to 15 percent. rose to . In other words, in Turkey in 2023, every 100 people of working age will care for 31.4 children and 15 elderly people.
111 PEOPLE PER SQUARE KILOMETER
Population density, defined as "the number of people per square kilometer", was 111 people across Turkey. Istanbul became the city with the highest population density, with 3 thousand 13 people per square kilometer. After Istanbul, Kocaeli with 582 people and Izmir with 373 people were the provinces with the highest population density.
On the other hand, the province with the lowest population density was Tunceli, with 12 people per square kilometer, as in the previous year. Tunceli was followed by Ardahan with 19 people and Erzincan with 21 people.
The population density of Konya, which ranks first in terms of surface area, is 60, and the population density of Yalova, which has the smallest area, is 360.
