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Türkiye had 243,713 people aged 90 and over as of 2025, meaning nearly a quarter-million residents are “closing in on 100,” according to figures compiled from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).
The 2025 total also marked a break in the trendline, as the 90+ population fell year-on-year for the first time in 16 years, slipping from 244,837 in 2024 to 243,713 in 2025, a drop of 1,124 people.
Over the 2016–2025 period, the 90+ population was calculated to have risen by 67.7%, even though the latest year posted a modest decline. The data series shows steady gains through 2024, including the largest annual jump in 2023, when the 90+ population increased by 23,968 to reach 237,891.
Türkiye’s overall population, meanwhile, reached 86,092,168 in 2025, up 427,224 from the previous year, based on the same official dataset.
When measured as a share of each province’s total population, Tunceli ranked first, with the 90+ group accounting for 0.89% of its residents, or 755 people.
It was followed by Giresun at 0.84% (3,842 people) and Artvin at 0.71% (1,185 people). At the other end of the scale, the smallest 90+ shares were recorded in Van (0.12%), Sanliurfa and Gaziantep (both 0.14%).
In absolute numbers, Istanbul had the largest 90+ population, with 36,037 people.
It was followed by Ankara (15,923) and Izmir (15,464), reflecting how the country’s biggest cities also host the biggest elderly populations in raw totals.
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