What is the population of İzmir?
İzmir has a city population of 2,938,292. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Turkey · Asia
İzmir
City population
2,938,292
#4
in Turkey
#1
in Izmir Province
#122
worldwide
38.413, 27.138 · 520 km from Ankara
About İzmir
With a metropolitan population of 3,095,000, Izmir ranks among Turkey's largest urban centers. The city proper holds 2,938,292 residents at a density of 2,585 people per km², reflecting concentrated settlement in its core area. Founded around 300 BCE, Izmir sits at an elevation of 122 meters on Asia's western edge.
The city experiences modest annual growth of 0.7%, suggesting demographic stability. Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) serves the region's aviation needs. Current leadership falls to Mayor Cemil Tugay, who oversees municipal operations for this long-established settlement.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
3,095,000
0.037% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+0.65%
Archive estimateDensity
2,585/km²
1,197 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 19
Founded
-300
Leadership
Cemil Tugay
Coordinates
38.413, 27.138
Record updated
21 June 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 |
| İzmir | 2.94M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Adnan Menderes International AirportADB
13 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Turkey
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 21,021,140 |
| 1960 | 28,329,898 |
| 1970 | 36,638,465 |
| 1980 | 45,408,815 |
| 1990 | 56,015,628 |
| 2000 | 65,425,961 |
| 2010 | 73,346,769 |
| 2020 | 86,091,692 |
| 2030 | 89,027,542 |
| 2040 | 91,009,681 |
| 2050 | 91,258,061 |
| 2060 | 88,863,276 |
| 2070 | 84,358,564 |
| 2080 | 78,555,666 |
| 2090 | 72,021,272 |
| 2100 | 65,338,459 |
İzmir Population FAQ
Where is İzmir?
İzmir is in Izmir Province, Turkey, 520 km from the capital, Ankara. Its coordinates are 38.413, 27.138.
How big is İzmir compared with other cities in Turkey?
It is the 4th largest of the 416 cities listed in Turkey, holding 3.4% of the national population.