The population of the city in the XX—XXI centuries
Population on population
censuses
According to censuses the population of the city in borders of 1999 changed as follows:
1.979 — 65 443
2.1989 — 77 692
3.1999 — 85 613
In modern borders the population of the city changed as follows:
1.1999 — 102 505
2.2009 — 142 899
According to the latest data the population of the territory subordinated to akimat of the city of Turkestan, 235,8 thousand people (2011), including city — 62,4% (actually the city of Turkestan of 147,1 thousand people), rural − 37,6% in 35 villages united in 12 rural administrations.
National structure
National structure: Kazakhs − 52,5%, Uzbeks — 45,2%, Russian, etc. — 2,3%.