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Among 12 NUTS 1 regions of Türkiye, İstanbul ranks best in
gdp per capita (1st) and lowest in unemployment (10th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
İstanbul vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
22,600 €/inh.
+3,500 vs 2023
1st of 12 in the country
Türkiye 14,140 €/inh. · +60%
Population
Population
15,701,602
+45,678 vs 2024
1st of 12 in the country
Türkiye 85,664,944 · -82%
Life expectancy
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 78.7 years · -2%
Population density
3,021.5 /km²
−19.9 vs 2023
1st of 12 in the country
Türkiye 111.6 /km² · +2607%
Population change
6th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 5.0 ‰ · -42%
Net migration
6th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 0.3 ‰ · -900%
Median age
9th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 34.4 years
Aged 65+
10th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 10.6 % · -22%
Fertility
12th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 1.48 · -19%
Labour
Unemployment
10th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 8.4 % · +7%
Employment
5th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 58.1 % · +3%
High-tech jobs
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 1.6 % · +100%
Society
Tourist nights
2,554 per 1,000
+534 vs 2024
3rd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 2,945 per 1,000 · -13%
Road deaths
1st of 12 in the country
Türkiye 74 per mn · -73%
Tertiary educated
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 26.8 % · +19%
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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