What is the population of Kayseri?
Kayseri has a city population of 1,452,458. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kayseri
The largest city in Kayseri province, this settlement of 1,452,458 lies 262 km from Ankara. At an elevation of 1,054 m, it accounts for 1.7% of Turkey's total population. Talas (36,890) and Hacılar (21,167) lie within 10 km; Nevşehir (75,527) stands 68 km away.
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 5
Elevation
1,054 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
38.732, 35.485
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 |
| Kayseri | 1.45M |
Kayseri Population FAQ
Where is Kayseri?
Kayseri is in Kayseri, Turkey, 262 km from the capital, Ankara. Its coordinates are 38.732, 35.485.
How big is Kayseri compared with other cities in Turkey?
It is the 8th largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, holding 1.7% of the national population.