Abstract :
The aim of this study is to examine the changes of rural population between 1980 and 2012 in Turkey. Beside, changes of rural-urban population ratio and rural population of provinces in the same period is investigated. In this study, the increase and decrease of rural population in our country according to census of 1927 and censuses conducted after that time are focused and the distribution of the population after 1980 is also examined in more detail. In 1927, rural population in Turkey constituted 76% of the total population These rates have not changed much until 1950. However, the intensive migration movement from rural to urban begining after 1950 has caused the continuous decline of the ratio of rural population in the whole population during the future period. On the other hand, even if the rate of rural population in the whole population was continuously declining, the amount of the population has continued to rise until 1980. After 1980, the rural population has generally tend to decrease as the amount. In particular, the 12-year period between the years of 2000-2012, the rural population decreased rapidly and the rural population of approximately 24 million has dropped to 17 million. In addition, the rural population of the provinces in the last 32 years have been studied by tabulating them to reveal the general conditions and exclusions. During the mentioned time, the rural population of the provinces in the country generally tends to decrease. The rural population of only 5 of the 67 provinces existing in 1980 has increased steadily in the last 32 years. These provinces consist of Hatay, Muğla, Tekirdağ, Şanlıurfa and Van. For the remaining 62 provinces, the rural population generally tend to decrease in the last 32 years. On the other hand, the rural populations of just only Kırıkkale and Iğdır within 14 provinces established in 1989 and after that time have continued to increase. The rural populations of these 12 outside of the 14 provinces generally showed a tendency to decrease in the next period of time. When examining the distribution of 20 provinces, which have the most rural population regarding the census, according to regions, it can be said that, after 1980, while the number of cities having most rural population has been decrased for Blacksea, Central Anatolia, East Anatolia regions, it has been increased for Aegan Region and Southeastern Anatolia regions. In the Mediterranean region, while the number of most rural populated cities was five and unchanged for 1980, 1990 and 2000 years, this number has dropped from five to fourth in 2012. Numerous factors including particularly migration, the establishment of new provinces and districts and the expansion of municipal boundaries have influenced the changes in the total rural population of our country and rural population of provinces.
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Rural population , urban population , migration , province , region
