1935 Turkish census
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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] [2] [3]
| 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% |
Populations of the provinces
| Provinces | Population |
|---|---|
| İstanbul | 877.106 |
| İzmir | 594.560 |
| Konya | 539.257 |
| Ankara | 538.669 |
| Balıkesir | 495.451 |
| Bursa | 442.157 |
| Sivas | 435.629 |
| Manisa | 424.624 |
| Malatya | 412.025 |
| Erzurum | 386.477 |
| Seyhan (Adana) | 386.302 |
| Kastamonu | 361.728 |
| Trabzon | 359.796 |
| Kütahya | 342.780 |
| Samsun | 337.345 |
| Kocaeli | 334.973 |
| Zonguldak | 320.703 |
| Kayseri | 312.469 |
| Tokat | 310.152 |
| Kars | 304.244 |
| Afyon | 299.619 |
| Çorum | 286.751 |
| Denizli | 284.714 |
| Gaziantep | 283.464 |
| Ordu | 283.319 |
| Çoruh (Artvin) | 270.688 |
| Yozgat | 261.661 |
| Aydın | 260.709 |
| Giresun | 259.673 |
| Elaziz | 253.141 |
| Niğde | 247.436 |
| Bolu | 247.176 |
| İçel | 246.393 |
| Antalya | 241.210 |
| Urfa | 229.194 |
| Mardin | 226.020 |
| Çanakkale | 223.214 |
| Diyarbakır | 214.871 |
| Sinop | 203.648 |
| Muğla | 197.118 |
| Tekirdağ | 195.043 |
| Maraş | 189.699 |
| Edirne | 186.214 |
| Eskişehir | 182.961 |
| Çankırı | 177.731 |
| Kırklareli | 172.144 |
| Gümüşhane | 169.304 |
| Isparta | 166.646 |
| Erzincan | 152.933 |
| Muş | 157.503 |
| Kırşehir | 145.684 |
| Van | 142.672 |
| Amasya | 128.492 |
| Siirt | 127.870 |
| Bilecik | 125.417 |
| Burdur | 95.855 |
| Ağrı | 93.351 |
| Total | 16.188.767 |
Religious affiliation
| Religious group | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Total | 16 158 018 | 100.00 |
| Muslim | 15 838 673 | 98.02 |
| Greek Orthodox | 125 046[4] | 0.77 |
| Armenian Orthodox | 44 526[4] | 0.35 |
| Armenian Catholics | 11 229[4] | |
| Roman Catholics | 32 155[4] | 0.20 |
| Protestants | 8 486[5] | 0.05 |
| Jewish | 78 730[6] | 0.49 |
| Other religions | 12 965 | |
| Irreligious | 559 | |
Language
The census questioned the language spoken at home.[1]
| Language | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Turkish | 13 899 073 | 86,02 |
| Kurdish | 1 480 246 | 9,16 |
| Arabic | 153 687 | 0,95 |
| Greek | 108 725 | 0,67 |
| Circassian | 91 972 | 0,57 |
| Laz | 63 253 | 0,39 |
| Armenian | 57 599 | 0,36 |
| Georgian | 57 325 | 0,36 |
| Ladino | 42 607 | 0,27 |
| Pomak | 32 661 | 0,20 |
| Bosnian | 24 613 | 0,15 |
| Albanian | 22 754 | 0,14 |
| Bulgarian | 18 245 | 0,11 |
| Tatar | 15 615 | 0,10 |
| Spanish | 14 242 | 0,09 |
| Abaza | 10 099 | 0,06 |
| Romani | 7 855 | 0,05 |
| French | 5 381 | 0,03 |
| German | 5 047 | 0,03 |
| Russian | 4 810 | 0,03 |
| Italian | 4 633 | 0,03 |
| Serbian | 4 369 | 0,03 |
| Persian | 2 053 | 0,01 |
| English | 1 482 | 0,01 |
| Hungarian | 885 | 0,01 |
| Romanian | 699 | |
| Polish | 494 | |
| Czechoslovak | 200 | |
| Flemish | 130 | |
| Swedish | 114 | |
| Croatian | 83 | |
| Others | 12 466 | 0,08 |
| Unknown | 14 033 | 0,09 |
| Total | 16 157 450 | 100 |
Maps of provinces in Turkey by percentage of spoken first language
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References
- 1 2 "1935 Genel Nüfus Sayımı" [General Census of 1935] (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1935. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ 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年10月21日. Retrieved 2021年01月14日.
- ↑ Doğan Çolak (2012). "Türkiye'de Diller ve Etnik Gruplar" [Languages and Ethnic Groups in Turkey]. Dergipark (in Turkish). Dil Araştırmaları. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ Dündar, Fuat (1999). Türkiye Nüfus Sayımlarında Azınlıklar [Minorities in Turkish Censuses]. Istanbul: Çiviyazıları. ISBN 975-8086-77-4.
