What is the population of Diyarbakır?
Diyarbakır has a city population of 1,833,684. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Turkey · Asia
Diyarbakır
City population
1,833,684
#6
in Turkey
#1
in Diyarbakir Province
#235
worldwide
37.914, 40.217 · 675 km from Ankara
About Diyarbakır
Ranked 235th in the world, this city holds 1,833,684 people and accounts for 2.1% of Turkey's national population. It sits 675 km from Ankara and is the largest of seven cities in its province. Bismil, with 74,493 residents, lies 40 km away; Ergani (52,684) is 57 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Coordinates
37.914, 40.217
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 416 in TurkeyClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Diyarbakır | 1.83M |
Diyarbakır Population FAQ
Where is Diyarbakır?
Diyarbakır is in Diyarbakir Province, Turkey, 675 km from the capital, Ankara. Its coordinates are 37.914, 40.217.
How big is Diyarbakır compared with other cities in Turkey?
It is the 6th largest of the 416 cities listed in Turkey, holding 2.1% of the national population.