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%

Structure of the population

Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
Total	2,076,498	2,083,861	4,160,359	100
0–4	118,384	111,858	230,242	5.53
5–9	149,899	142,519	292,418	7.03
10–14	157,734	150,047	307,781	7.40
15–19	167,156	160,720	327,876	7.88
20–24	160,635	162,466	323,101	7.77
25–29	150,117	147,694	297,811	7.16
30–34	138,371	137,510	275,881	6.63
35–39	147,150	143,257	290,407	6.98
40–44	155,078	147,377	302,455	7.27
45–49	140,637	135,377	276,014	6.63
50–54	132,349	132,573	264,922	6.37
55–59	118,803	115,835	234,638	5.64
60–64	109,817	113,890	223,707	5.38
65–69	88,987	92,960	181,947	4.37
70–74	64,028	73,078	137,106	3.30
75–79	42,673	58,013	100,686	2.42
80–84	21,682	33,317	54,999	1.32
85–89	8,626	16,697	25,323	0.61
90+	4,372	8,673	13,045	0.31

Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	426,017	404,424	830,441	19.96
15–64	1,420,113	1,396,699	2,816,812	67.71
65+	230,368	282,738	513,106	12.33

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (31.12.2024):

Internal immigration

Between December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024^[3]

Region	Population	Immigrants	Emigrants	Net immigrants	Net immigration rate
Central Anatolia	4,160,359	111,841	141,842	-30,001	-7.19

State register location of Central Anatolia residents

As of 31 December 2014^[update][4]

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 2024^[update][5]

Gender	Never married	%	Married	%	Divorced	%	Spouse died	%	Total
Male	501,912	30.4	1,048,043	63.5	69,019	4.2	31,507	1.9	1,649,481
Female	388,827	23.2	1,032,395	61.5	76,311	4.5	181,904	10.8	1,679,437
Total	890,739	26.8	2,080,438	62.5	145,330	4.4	213,411	6.4	3,328,918

Education status of 15+ population by gender

As of 31 December 2024^[update][6]

Gender	Illiterate	%	Literate with no diploma	%	Primary school	%	Primary education	%	Middle school	%	High school	%	College or university	%	Master's degree	%	Doctorate	%	Unknown	%	Total
Male	9,163	0.6	20,848	1.3	238,690	14.7	142,681	8.8	339,890	21.0	522,787	32.3	287,968	17.8	36,227	2.2	6,919	0.4	14,674	0.9	1,619,847
Female	78,316	4.7	77,729	4.7	404,328	24.5	116,633	7.1	271,198	16.4	393,207	23.8	262,161	15.9	29,401	1.8	4,465	0.3	15,110	0.9	1,652,548
All genders	87,479	2.7	98,577	3.0	643,018	19.6	259,314	7.9	611,088	18.7	915,994	28.0	550,129	16.8	65,628	2.0	11,384	0.3	29,784	0.9	3,272,395

See also

• NUTS of Turkey