| city, town or place |
| Istanbul |
| Istambul |
| Stenbol |
| Kushta |
| Konstandinoupolis |
| Konstantinopel |
| Poli |
| Tsarigrad |
| Carigrad |
| 41.10°N |
| 29.00°E |
| year | population | type | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2 132 407 | census | secondary |
| 1980 | 2 772 708 | census | secondary |
| 1990 | 6 629 431 | census | official |
| 1997 | 8 219 429 | estimate | official |
| 2000 | 8 803 468 | census | official |
| 2007 | 10 757 327 | estimate | official |
| 2013 | 13 203 696 | calculation |
| Date | Year | Change |
|---|