What is the population of Erzurum?
Erzurum has a city population of 767,848. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Erzurum
Turkey's fifteenth-largest city by population, Erzurum holds 0.9% of the national population with 767,848 residents. Situated 718 km from Ankara, the city stands at 1,914 m elevation. Pasinler, the nearest listed city, lies 34 km away with a population of 24,553; Hınıs is 71 km distant with 35,472 residents.
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 8
Elevation
1,914 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
39.909, 41.277
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 |
| Erzurum | 768K |
Erzurum Population FAQ
Where is Erzurum?
Erzurum is in Erzurum, Turkey, 718 km from the capital, Ankara. Its coordinates are 39.909, 41.277.
How big is Erzurum compared with other cities in Turkey?
It is the 15th largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, holding 0.9% of the national population.