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Middle East > Turkey > People

TURKISH PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.53 Time series [105th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 25.5 % [135th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 26 [135th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 8,608,375 Time series [18th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 24.4% Time series [134th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 8,937,515 Time series [17th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 67.3 [66th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 67.7 % [62nd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 24,253,312 Time series [17th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 68.6% Time series [52nd of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 25,030,793 Time series [17th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 6.8 % [90th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 2,755,576 Time series [22nd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 7% Time series [90th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 2,307,236 Time series [19th of 225]
Birth rate 16.15 births/1,000 population Time series [133rd of 226]
Chinese population 60,000 [24th of 127]
    Chinese population (per capita) 86.131 per 100,000 people [58th of 126]
Death rate 6.02 deaths/1,000 population Time series [161st of 226]
Divorce rate 0.37 per 1,000 people [32nd of 34]
Education expenditures 4 % of GDP Time series [23rd of 55]
Ethnic groups
Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated)
Ethnicity > London 39,128 [16th of 21]
Female population > Age 10-14 3,120,710 [17th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 4.43 [129th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 3,225,670 [17th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 4.58 [118th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 3,289,721 [17th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.67 [72nd of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 3,186,261 [16th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.53 [17th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 2,899,650 [14th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 4.12 [27th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 2,660,927 [16th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 3.78 [55th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 2,350,741 [18th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.34 [98th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 1,954,133 [22nd of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.78 [113rd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 1,618,801 [21st of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.3 [109th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 1,252,096 [22nd of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.78 [104th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 1,018,761 [20th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.45 [91st of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 904,763 [21st of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.28 [92nd of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 723,214 [20th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.03 [91st of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 495,282 [21st of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.7 [99th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 484,292 [17th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.69 [87th of 224]
Gender development 0.734 [69th of 141]
Gender empowerment 0.312 [63rd of 65]
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Capital Ankara
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks
5,000 (2006 est.) ( , Athens News Agency, 2 July 2006. Additionally, there are 600,000 Greek-speaking people in Turkey according to the Columbia Encyclopedia , although this figure will certainly include Turkish-identifying Greek Muslims.)
Jew > Significant geographic populations > Jewish population 30,000 [14th of 15]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > % Jewish 0.025 % [54th of 97]
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews 17,415 [29th of 102]
Jewish population > Largest Jewish populations > Top 50 countries by Jewish population > Jews 17,415 [29th of 50]
Male population > Age 10-14 3,231,249 [17th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 4.59 [129th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 3,332,640 [17th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 4.73 [120th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 3,386,582 [17th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.81 [70th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 3,261,462 [16th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.63 [22nd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 3,008,798 [15th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 4.27 [33rd of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 2,837,599 [15th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 4.03 [48th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 2,511,198 [14th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.57 [75th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 2,038,926 [19th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 2.9 [103rd of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 1,649,346 [17th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.34 [101st of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 1,228,666 [20th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.74 [103rd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 963,060 [18th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.37 [93rd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 830,318 [18th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.18 [90th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 636,935 [17th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.9 [82nd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 414,213 [18th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.59 [88th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 316,607 [18th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.45 [85th of 224]
Median age > Female 29.2 years Time series [93rd of 224]
Median age > Male 28.8 years Time series [89th of 224]
Median age > Total 29 years Time series [92nd of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Turkish Time series
Nationality > Noun Turk(s) Time series
Nobel prize laureates 0 [41st of 44]
    Nobel prize laureates (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [41st of 44]
Percentage living in rural areas. 34% [127th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 66% [77th of 199]
Persons per room 1.3 [17th of 60]
Population 71,892,808 Time series [18th of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 71,892,808 Time series [18th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 28.4 % Time series [105th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 65.7 % Time series [73rd of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 5.9 % Time series [81st of 185]
Population growth > annual % 1.29 annual % Time series [101st of 195]
Population growth rate 1.013% Time series [126th of 235]
Population in 2015 82,640 [16th of 225]
Population in largest city 9,711,841 Time series [16th of 118]
    Population in largest city (per capita) 0.135 per capita Time series [63rd of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 20.02 % Time series [87th of 118]
Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million 18,430,910 Time series [12th of 106]
    Population in urban agglomerations > more than 1 million (per capita) 0.256 per capita Time series [36th of 106]
Population, female > % of total 49.6 % Time series [146th of 190]
Projected population growth 46.68% [75th of 141]
Righteous Among the Nations > Count 3 [35th of 43]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 4 Apr 1995
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 14 Sep 1990
Romanian diaspora > Romanian Population
30,000 ( ("Romanians in diaspora") on the site of The Foundation for Romanians from All Over the World, retrieved December 24, 2004.)
Rural population 23,565,260 Time series [22nd of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.327 per capita Time series [130th of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % -0.3 annual % Time series [139th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.03 [62nd of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female Time series [49th of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.84 male(s)/female Time series [74th of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female Time series [77th of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.03 [54th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.05 [116th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.84 [70th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 1.02 [58th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.04 [131st of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 1.02 male(s)/female Time series [50th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female Time series [99th of 224]
Total fertility rate 1.87 children born/woman Time series [146th of 225]
Total Population 70,413,958 [17th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 6,351,959 [17th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 9.02 [128th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 6,558,310 [17th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 9.31 [118th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 6,676,303 [17th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 9.48 [72nd of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 6,447,723 [16th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 9.16 [20th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 5,908,448 [15th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 8.39 [31st of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 5,498,526 [15th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 7.81 [52nd of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 4,861,939 [16th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 6.9 [90th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 3,993,059 [20th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 5.67 [109th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 3,268,147 [21st of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 4.64 [107th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 2,480,762 [21st of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 3.52 [101st of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 1,981,821 [19th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.81 [94th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 1,735,081 [19th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 2.46 [87th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 1,360,149 [19th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.93 [87th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 909,495 [19th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 1.29 [94th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 800,899 [17th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 1.14 [87th of 224]
Total Population > Female 34,864,382 [17th of 227]
Total Population > Male 35,549,576 [17th of 227]
Urban population 48,499,740 Time series [14th of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.673 per capita Time series [65th of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 2.05 annual % Time series [94th of 195]
Urbanization 66 [77th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 41.6% [84th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 71.8% [58th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 82 [91st of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 68 [108th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 64 [49th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 107 [86th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 130 [65th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 70 [102nd of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 81 [105th of 172]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; divorcereform.org2004; Wikipedia: London ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Wikipedia: Greek diaspora ; Wikipedia: Jew ; Wikipedia: Jewish population ; The Nobel Foundation; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; Wikipedia: Righteous Among the Nations ; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Romanian diaspora ; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

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