Sinop: population, economy and official figures

Sinop is a province in Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop, Türkiye. Sinop had 226,957 residents on 1 January 2025, 28.1% of Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop and 0.26% of Türkiye; 72nd largest of 81 provinces in Türkiye.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Sinop: GDP per person was 17,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 44% of the EU average (69% for Türkiye); 57th highest of 81 provinces in Türkiye.
• Health in Sinop: Sinop province had 351 doctors in 2024, 155 per 100,000 people, 15th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 176 of them were specialists.
• Education in Sinop: 15.1% of residents aged 15 and over in Sinop province held a university or college degree in 2024, 20th lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 14.1% for women and 16.1% for men.
• Poverty and living standards in Sinop: 3,016 homes were sold in Sinop province in 2024 (13.3 per 1,000 residents, +17% on 2014); 8.4% of the sales were mortgaged.
• Government budget and revenue in Sinop: Central government units in Sinop province collected 5.5 billion lira of budget revenue in 2025, 24,024 lira per resident (28th lowest of 81 provinces), and spent 16.3 billion lira.
• Government and politics in Sinop: Sinop province’s 8 district mayoralties outside the provincial centre were split in March 2024 as follows: the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) 4, CHP 2, Yeniden Refah 1, MHP 1.

Figures come from Türkiye's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other provinces in Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop

• Kastamonu 381,991
• Çankırı 199,981

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
• Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 central government budget revenue and expenditure by province (cumulative to December 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ee14ab6763f0…)
• Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute): Bölgesel İstatistikler (Regional Statistics database): 114 indicators for the 81 provinces, 2014-2024 (CSV export), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 54a60ac62f7a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_gind3: Population change: demographic balance and crude rates by NUTS 3 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7548e948e15c…)
• Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 local government budget expenditure by institution type and province (municipalities, provincial special administrations, local unions), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a64619ab0792…)
• Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü: Seçim İstatistikleri 2020-2024 (election statistics: 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections, 31 March 2024 local elections), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cb8acf717c1a…)
• Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 general budget tax revenue assessed and collected by province (cumulative to December 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 adf424e2695d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)

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