According to results of the Address Based Population Registration System in 2018, total population of the province is 142.541and population density of has been identifi ed as 99 people/km2. Provincial distribution of the population according to their location are shown in Table below. It is seen that 75% of the population live in provincial centre and 25% live in rural areas.
Total Urban/Rural Population by the Districts (2018)
Counties |
City Population |
Rate % |
Population |
Rate % |
Total Population |
Merkez |
100.675 |
86,8 |
15.359 |
13,2 |
116.034 |
Elbeyli |
2.607 |
39,9 |
3.919 |
60,1 |
6.526 |
Polateli |
1.181 |
22,0 |
4.180 |
78,0 |
5.361 |
Musabeyli |
1598 |
10,9 |
13.022 |
89,1 |
14.620 |
Toplam |
106.061 |
74,4 |
36.480 |
25,6 |
142.541 |
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute( TSI),2019
As shown in Table below, approximately 47% of the total population consists of teenagers, who are under 30 years old (0-29 years of age). For sustainable growth and development, especially for young people to participate labour force, it is important to increase the vocational training activities. In the same table when we look at the population data by gender, it is seen that male and female populations are very close to each other (total men population 72,841 and 69,700 total women population).
Population by Age Group and Gender - 2018
Age Groups |
Total |
Male |
Rate % |
Female |
Rate % |
0-4 |
14578 |
7505 |
5,27 |
7073 |
4,96 |
5-9 |
13012 |
6720 |
4,71 |
6292 |
4,41 |
10-14 |
13199 |
6869 |
4,82 |
6330 |
4,44 |
15-19 |
13180 |
6479 |
4,55 |
6701 |
4,70 |
20-24 |
14353 |
7508 |
5,27 |
6845 |
4,80 |
25-29 |
11329 |
6251 |
4,39 |
5078 |
3,56 |
30-34 |
9941 |
5324 |
3,74 |
4617 |
3,24 |
35-39 |
9235 |
4712 |
3,31 |
4523 |
3,17 |
40-44 |
8005 |
4104 |
2,88 |
3901 |
2,74 |
45-49 |
7521 |
3931 |
2,76 |
3590 |
2,52 |
50-54 |
6800 |
3438 |
2,41 |
3362 |
2,36 |
55-59 |
5807 |
2952 |
2,07 |
2855 |
2,00 |
60-64 |
4345 |
2169 |
1,52 |
2176 |
1,53 |
65-69 |
3756 |
1759 |
1,23 |
1997 |
1,40 |
70-74 |
2922 |
1279 |
0,90 |
1643 |
1,15 |
75-79 |
2053 |
880 |
0,62 |
1173 |
0,82 |
80-84 |
1317 |
529 |
0,37 |
788 |
0,55 |
85-89 |
836 |
336 |
0,24 |
500 |
0,35 |
90 |
352 |
96 |
0,07 |
256 |
0,18 |
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute( TSI),2019