Central Anatolia region (statistical)

The Central Anatolia Region (Turkish: Orta Anadolu Bölgesi) (TR7) is a statistical region in Turkey.

Central Anatolia Region Orta Anadolu Bölgesi
Region
Country	Turkey
Area
• Region	90,868 km2 (35,084 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Region	4,160,359[1]
• Rank	8th
• Urban	3,431,590
• Rural	728,769
HDI (2022)	0.834[2] very high · 7th

Subregions and provinces

• Kırıkkale Subregion (TR71)
  • Kırıkkale Province (TR711)
  • Aksaray Province (TR712)
  • Niğde Province (TR713)
  • Nevşehir Province (TR714)
  • Kırşehir Province (TR715)
• Kayseri Subregion (TR72)
  • Kayseri Province (TR721)
  • Sivas Province (TR722)
  • Yozgat Province (TR723)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	3,776,927	—
2008	3,792,508	+0.41%
2009	3,831,373	+1.02%
2010	3,849,267	+0.47%
2011	3,843,731	−0.14%
2012	3,853,025	+0.24%
2013	3,873,470	+0.53%
2014	3,886,251	+0.33%
2015	3,894,341	+0.21%
2016	3,948,240	+1.38%
2017	3,977,447	+0.74%
2018	4,064,957	+2.20%
2019	4,075,758	+0.27%
2020	4,088,228	+0.31%
2021	4,108,687	+0.50%
2022	4,124,939	+0.40%
2023	4,181,284	+1.37%
2024	4,160,359	−0.50%

Age groups

As of 31 December 2024^[update][3]

Age groups	Total	Male	Female
0 – 4	230,242	118,384	111,858
5 – 9	292,418	149,899	142,519
10 – 14	307,781	157,734	150,047
15 – 19	327,876	167,156	160,720
20 – 24	323,101	160,635	162,466
25 – 29	297,811	150,117	147,694
30 – 34	275,881	138,371	137,510
35 – 39	290,407	147,150	143,257
40 – 44	302,455	155,078	147,377
45 – 49	276,014	140,637	135,377
50 – 54	264,922	132,349	132,573
55 – 59	234,638	118,803	115,835
60 – 64	223,707	109,817	113,890
65 – 69	181,947	88,987	92,960
70 – 74	137,106	64,028	73,078
75 – 79	100,686	42,673	58,013
80 – 84	54,999	21,682	33,317
85 – 89	25,323	8,626	16,697
90+	13,045	4,372	8,673
Total	4,160,359	2,076,498	2,083,861

Internal immigration

Between December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014^[4]

Region	Population	Immigrants	Emigrants	Net immigrants	Net immigration rate
Central Anatolia	3,886,251	116,952	142,812	-25,860	-6.63

State register location of Central Anatolia residents

As of 31 December 2014^[update][5]

Region	Population	Percentage
Istanbul	4,858	0.1
West Marmara	5,140	0.1
Aegean	16,606	0.4
East Marmara	10,715	0.3
West Anatolia	49,942	1.3
Mediterranean	100,729	2.6
Central Anatolia	3,466,971	89.9
West Black Sea	19,104	1.4
East Black Sea	19,104	0.5
Northeast Anatolia	63,029	1.6
Central East Anatolia	31,612	0.8
Southeast Anatolia	33,876	0.9
Total	3,857,160	100

Marital status of 15+ population by gender

As of 31 December 2014^[update][6]

Gender	Never married	%	Married	%	Divorced	%	Spouse died	%	Total
Male	419,422	28.9	970,809	66.9	33,741	2.3	26,156	1.8	1,450,128
Female	306,696	20.7	971,157	65.7	44,455	3.0	156,581	10.6	1,478,889
Total	726,118	24.8	1,941,966	66.3	78,196	2.7	182,737	6.2	2,929,017

Education status of 15+ population by gender

As of 31 December 2014^[update][7]

Gender	Illiterate	%	Literate with no diploma	%	Primary school	%	Primary education	%	Middle school	%	High school	%	College or university	%	Master's degree	%	Doctorate	%	Unknown	%	Total
Male	20,236	1.4	45,871	3.2	340,261	23.5	301,276	20.8	150,422	10.4	370,220	25.5	187,447	12.9	12,518	0.9	3,909	0.3	17,968	1.2	1,450,128
Female	128,314	8.7	107,843	7.3	480,038	32.5	247,522	16.7	102,295	6.9	247,568	16.7	132,360	8.9	7,418	0.5	2,183	0.1	23,348	1.6	1,478,889
All genders	148,550	5.1	153,714	5.2	820,299	28.0	548,798	18.7	252,717	8.6	617,788	21.1	319,807	10.9	19,936	0.7	6,092	0.2	41,316	1.4	2,929,017

See also

• NUTS of Turkey