West Anatolia region (statistical)

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The West Anatolia Region (Turkish: Batı Anadolu Bölgesi) (TR5) is a statistical region in Turkey. Its largest city is Ankara, which serves as the national capital.

CountryTurkey
HDI (2023)0.869[2]
very high · 2nd
Quick facts Batı Anadolu Bölgesi, Country ...
West Anatolia Region
Batı Anadolu Bölgesi
Region
Location of West Anatolia Region
CountryTurkey
Area
 • Region
73,126 km2 (28,234 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Region
8,516,084[1]
 • Rank6th
 • Density116.46/km2 (301.62/sq mi)
 • Urban
7,717,848
 • Rural
798,236
HDI (2023)0.869[2]
very high · 2nd
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Subregions and provinces

Population

More information Year, Pop. ...
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1927 909,104—    
1935 1,103,709+2.45%
1940 1,223,901+2.09%
1945 1,357,403+2.09%
1950 1,560,719+2.83%
1955 1,968,687+4.75%
1960 2,303,802+3.19%
1965 2,766,924+3.73%
1970 3,321,897+3.72%
1975 4,007,754+3.83%
1980 4,416,828+1.96%
1985 5,075,377+2.82%
1990 5,204,465+0.50%
1997 5,849,466+1.68%
2000 6,443,236+3.28%
2007 6,651,887+0.46%
2008 6,748,952+1.46%
2009 6,875,349+1.87%
2010 7,018,194+2.08%
2011 7,163,453+2.07%
2012 7,253,247+1.25%
2013 7,362,247+1.50%
2014 7,499,242+1.86%
2015 7,643,315+1.92%
2016 7,753,431+1.44%
2017 7,871,847+1.53%
2018 7,961,507+1.14%
2019 8,124,729+2.05%
2020 8,168,261+0.54%
2021 8,283,180+1.41%
2022 8,339,470+0.68%
2023 8,387,683+0.58%
2024 8,456,864+0.82%
2025 8,516,084+0.70%
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Structure of the population

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (31.12.2024):

More information Age group, Male ...
Age group Male Female Total Percent
Total 4,175,989 4,280,875 8,456,864 100
0–4 232,436 221,305 453,741 5.37
5–9 301,361 286,654 588,015 6.95
10–14 309,781 294,050 603,831 7.14
15–19 318,600 306,462 625,062 7.39
20–24 328,280 320,824 649,104 7.68
25–29 326,230 326,531 652,761 7.72
30–34 308,891 312,800 621,691 7.35
35–39 317,634 323,135 640,769 7.58
40–44 325,866 335,284 661,150 7.82
45–49 299,088 306,502 605,590 7.16
50–54 271,899 283,103 555,002 6.56
55–59 233,155 240,757 473,912 5.60
60–64 208,028 223,570 431,598 5.10
65–69 157,437 172,774 330,211 3.90
70–74 108,426 130,653 239,079 2.83
75–79 69,761 95,981 165,742 1.96
80–84 35,785 55,577 91,362 1.08
85–89 16,006 29,336 45,342 0.54
90+ 7,325 15,577 22,902 0.27
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More information Age group, Male ...
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 843,578 802,009 1,645,587 19.46
15–64 2,937,671 2,978,968 5,916,639 69.96
65+ 394,740 499,898 894,638 10.58
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Structure of the population (31.12.2025):

More information Age group, Male ...
Age group Male Female Total Percent
Total 4,206,608 4,309,476 8,516,084 100
0–4 221,369 211,141 432,510 5.08
5–9 289,518 275,437 564,955 6.63
10–14 311,901 296,844 608,745 7.15
15–19 319,234 306,274 625,508 7.35
20–24 326,123 316,217 642,340 7.54
25–29 335,097 331,799 666,896 7.83
30–34 311,918 314,150 626,068 7.35
35–39 316,418 321,137 637,555 7.49
40–44 323,556 332,405 655,961 7.70
45–49 311,191 319,329 630,520 7.40
50–54 273,347 284,924 558,271 6.56
55–59 231,388 238,228 469,616 5.51
60–64 217,456 233,871 451,327 5.30
65–69 160,758 175,559 336,317 3.95
70–74 118,460 142,455 260,915 3.06
75–79 75,420 103,011 178,431 2.10
80–84 38,856 59,114 97,970 1.15
85–89 17,530 31,956 49,486 0.58
90+ 7,068 15,625 22,693 0.27
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More information Age group, Male ...
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 822,788 783,422 1,606,210 18.86
15–64 2,965,728 2,998,334 5,964,062 70.03
65+ 418,092 527,720 945,812 11.11
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Internal immigration

More information Region, Population ...
Between December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025[3]
Region Population Immigrants Emigrants Net immigrants Net immigration rate
West Anatolia 8,516,084 218,705 190,064 28,641 3.37
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State register location of West Anatolia residents

More information Region, Population ...
As of December 31, 2025[4]
Region Population Percentage
Istanbul 41,493 0.5
West Marmara 50,175 0.6
Aegean 160,831 1.9
East Marmara 203,320 2.4
West Anatolia 3,922,450 46.1
Mediterranean 332,367 3.9
Central Anatolia 1,384,089 16.2
West Black Sea 1,082,399 12.7
East Black Sea 277,119 3.3
Northeast Anatolia 420,222 4.9
Central East Anatolia 240,461 2.8
Southeast Anatolia 241,763 2.8
Foreign National 159,395 1.9
Total 8,516,084 100
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Marital status of 15+ population by gender

More information Gender, Never married ...
As of December 31, 2025[5]
Gender Never married % Married % Divorced % Spouse died % Total
Male 1,076,588 31.8 2,088,319 61.7 168,423 5.0 50,490 1.5 3,383,820
Female 873,261 24.8 2,101,013 59.6 235,171 6.7 316,609 9.0 3,526,054
Total 1,949,849 28.2 4,189,332 60.6 403,594 5.8 367,099 5.3 6,909,874
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Education status of 15+ population by gender

More information Gender, Illiterate ...
As of December 31, 2025[5]
Gender Illiterate % Literate with no diploma % Primary school % Primary education % Middle school % High school % College or university % Master's degree % Doctorate % Unknown % Total
Male 10,010 0.3 21,168 0.6 367,990 11.1 215,128 6.5 594,408 17.9 1,084,191 32.6 842,029 25.4 139,763 4.2 30,573 0.9 15,788 0.5 3,321,048
Female 84,566 2.4 100,275 2.9 692,741 20.0 185,565 5.4 497,660 14.4 908,833 26.3 811,905 23.5 132,964 3.8 25,480 0.7 18,534 0.5 3,458,523
All genders 94,576 1.4 121,443 1.8 1,060,731 15.6 400,693 5.9 1,092,068 16.1 1,993,024 29.4 1,653,934 24.4 272,727 4.0 56,053 0.8 34,322 0.5 6,779,571
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