Foreign population in Antalya according to 2019 data
Antalya is one of the most popular provinces of Turkey in terms of resident foreign population. As of the end of 2019, the number of resident foreigners was 102 thousand 643.
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According to Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data, Antalya is the third province in Turkey after Istanbul and Ankara with both migration intake and migration population rate. In total, there are foreigners who have settled in Antalya from more than 100 countries. Among foreigners residing in Antalya, Russians take the first place with 16,724 people. In second place is Iran with 9,778 people, and in third place is Germany with 9,224 people.
Then respectively, Kazakhstan (9,77 people), Kyrgyzstan (7,916 people), Iraq (6,840 people), Ukraine (6,710 people), Azerbaijan (5,61 people), Turkmenistan (3,279 people), Uzbekistan (2,336 people), Jordan (2,213 people) countries.
Other Preferred Countries
In Antalya, where citizens from all over the world live, countries with more than 500 citizens are as follows:
*Georgia 1999 people
*United Kingdom(UK) 1599 people
*Netherlands 1294 people
*Afghanistan 1098 people
*Syria 919 people
*Belarus 891 people
*Indonesia 890 people
*Norway 869 people
*Sweden 862 people
*Moldova 781 people
*Pakistan 669 people
*Austria 648 people
*Denmark 647 people
*USA 591 people
*Finland 532 people
*Belgium 508 people
Alanya First Place
According to Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) data, it has emerged that most foreign nationals who decide to live in Turkey prefer Alanya. 10% of the population in Alanya district consists of resident foreigners from different countries. Alanya ranks first with the number of foreign tourists 29 thousand 835 people.
In Alanya, where customer satisfaction and trust criteria are important, we can say that on average 45 foreigners buy houses and 39 thousand of them are foreigners from Europe. This, in turn, shows how much demand there is for the real estate sector in Alanya.
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In second place comes Muratpasa district with 24 thousand 928 people, and in third place comes Konyaaltı district, which district is with high quality real estate investments, with 18 thousand 509 people.
