Şanlıurfa: population, economy and official figures
Şanlıurfa is a province in Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Türkiye. Şanlıurfa had 2,237,745 residents on 1 January 2025, 55.0% of Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır and 2.61% of Türkiye; 8th largest of 81 provinces in Türkiye.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Şanlıurfa: GDP per person was 10,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 26% of the EU average (69% for Türkiye); the lowest of 81 provinces in Türkiye.
- Health in Şanlıurfa: Şanlıurfa province had 2,912 doctors in 2024, 130 per 100,000 people, 5th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,312 of them were specialists.
- Education in Şanlıurfa: 11.0% of residents aged 15 and over in Şanlıurfa province held a university or college degree in 2024, the lowest of 81 provinces (national 19.6%); the share was 9.7% for women and 12.2% for men.
- Poverty and living standards in Şanlıurfa: 32,068 homes were sold in Şanlıurfa province in 2024 (14.3 per 1,000 residents, +113% on 2014); 3.9% of the sales were mortgaged.
- Government budget and revenue in Şanlıurfa: Central government units in Şanlıurfa province collected 30.8 billion lira of budget revenue in 2025, 13,775 lira per resident (4th lowest of 81 provinces), and spent 111.0 billion lira.
- Government and politics in Şanlıurfa: In the local elections of 31 March 2024, the New Welfare Party (Yeniden Refah) won the Şanlıurfa metropolitan mayoralty.
Is the population of Şanlıurfa growing?
That is 21.2% more people than in 2015 (1,845,667).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow densely populated is Şanlıurfa?
There were 117.4 people per square kilometre in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Şanlıurfa?
The median age was 21.4 years in 2025, against 34.4 for Türkiye; the lowest of 81 provinces in Türkiye.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Şanlıurfa?
4.4% of residents were 65 or older and 37.3% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Şanlıurfa?
It covers 19,301 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the population of Şanlıurfa?
Şanlıurfa province’s population was 2,237,745 at the end of 2024, +21.2% on 2014.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyAre people moving to Şanlıurfa?
More people left than arrived in 2024: net migration was -10.9 per 1,000 residents, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of +21.6 per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyFigures 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 Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır
- Diyarbakır 1,833,684
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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…)
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- 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…)
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- 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…)
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