What is the population of Konya?
Konya has a city population of 1,433,861. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Konya
At 1.43 million inhabitants, Konya ranks 346th globally and stands as Turkey's ninth-largest city. The city sits 230 km from Ankara and holds 1.7% of Turkey's national population. Several smaller cities lie within 75 km: Çumra at 42 km with 45,657 people, Beyşehir at 70 km with 44,460, and Seydişehir at 75 km with 51,089.
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 11
Elevation
1,030 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
37.871, 32.485
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 |
| Konya | 1.43M |
Konya Population FAQ
Where is Konya?
Konya is in Konya, Turkey, 230 km from the capital, Ankara. Its coordinates are 37.871, 32.485.
How big is Konya compared with other cities in Turkey?
It is the 9th largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, holding 1.7% of the national population.