Abstract:

This study aims to reveal the demographic transformation process in the province of Istanbul. Monitoring the change in the population components and the stages of demographic transformation is essential in the planning and management process of a place. Therefore, it is of great importance to demonstrate how countries and cities experience the demographic transition process. In this study, document analysis design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The data of the research consists of the population components (birth, death, and migration) covering the period 1927-2020. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistical techniques were used and their analysis was presented as frequencies and percentages. In the results section, the different stages of the demographic transformation between the years 1927-200 were explored. From 1935 to 1945, when the fertility and mortality rates were high, the first stage of demographic transformation was experienced. The second phase of the demographic transformation was completed in the 1945-1965 period when the birth rate was high while the death rate started to decline. The third stage of demographic transformation was experienced in the 1965-2005 period when the fertility rate also decreased in parallel with the downward trend in the death rate. In the post-2005 period, low birth and death rates began to be observed, and the fourth stage of the demographic transformation started. In places that show these characteristics, the population generally tends to age. However, due to migration, it has been determined that Istanbul has a productive and dynamic demographic structure with a low dependent population.

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