World city
Istanbul
TR
- Country
- Turkey
- Population
- 14,804,116
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Istanbul: City population — 14,804,116 people; Urban centre population — 14,210,222 people; Urban centre density — 11,198 people per km²; Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025 — 2.7 %. Data for 10 of 21 connected indicators.
Strengths
Top quarter of the set, for indicators with a known direction.
- No indicators in the top quarter.
Weaknesses
Bottom quarter of the set. This compares places; it does not rate life in them.
- Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km: 0.75 per year
- Strongest earthquake in the period: 6.2 magnitude
Population
| Indicator | Value | Among world cities | Period and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City population | 14,804,116 people | by size, not rated | GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated · GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 snapshot of an open gazetteer; the exact census date is not stated |
| Urban centre population | 14,210,222 people | by size, not rated | 2025 · GHSL UCDB R2024A V1_2, EC JRC, CC BY 4.0 modelled estimate from raster data; centre boundaries differ from city boundaries GHSL urban centre “Istanbul” (ID 2637) |
| Urban centre area | 1,269 km² | by size, not rated | 2025 · GHSL UCDB R2024A V1_2, EC JRC, CC BY 4.0 modelled estimate from raster data; centre boundaries differ from city boundaries GHSL urban centre “Istanbul” (ID 2637) |
| Urban centre density | 11,198 people per km² | by size, not rated | 2025 · GHSL UCDB R2024A V1_2, EC JRC, CC BY 4.0 modelled estimate from raster data; centre boundaries differ from city boundaries GHSL urban centre “Istanbul” (ID 2637) |
| Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025 | 2.7 % | by size, not rated | 2015–2025 · GHSL UCDB R2024A V1_2, EC JRC, CC BY 4.0 modelled estimate from raster data; centre boundaries differ from city boundaries GHSL urban centre “Istanbul” (ID 2637) |
Climate and risks
| Indicator | Value | Among world cities | Period and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight on December 21 | 9.2 hours | by size, not rated | December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year) · calculated from latitude calculation; cloud cover is not taken into account |
| Daylight on June 21 | 15.1 hours | by size, not rated | December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year) · calculated from latitude calculation; cloud cover is not taken into account |
| Distance to the sea | 1 km | by size, not rated | 2006-2025 · Natural Earth, USGS accuracy is limited by the map scale, on the order of a few kilometers |
| Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km | 0.75 per year | 2006-2025 · Natural Earth, USGS 20-year catalog: rare strong events may fall outside the window; completeness outside the US depends on the region | |
| Strongest earthquake in the period | 6.2 magnitude | 2006-2025 · Natural Earth, USGS observed tremors over 20 years only; no events means no value, not zero |
Missing from the summary (11)
A gap means no data, not a zero value.
- Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C) (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C) (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C) (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C) (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Heating degree days (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Cooling degree days (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Rainy days (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Snowfall days (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Annual precipitation (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Air humidity (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
- Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C) (Climate and risks): The source has no value for this place.
City population is taken within administrative boundaries; “urban centre” figures describe the dense built-up cluster in GHSL; climate comes from the nearest weather station. These are not metro areas and are not comparable with US cities. There are no city-level quality-of-life indicators yet. Country: Turkey.
Compare head to head
A winner for each indicator and category. The score counts indicators; it is not a universal rating of a place.
Nearby by country and size
Dataset version: world-cities-2026-10-20. Indicators describe territories, not people; no overall score is computed for a place.