Demographics of Turkey

Demographics of Turkey
PopulationIncrease 85,664,944
(31 December 2024)
DensityIncrease 111/km2 (290/sq mi) (2024)
Growth rateDecrease 0.34% (2024)
Birth rateDecrease 11.2 births/1,000 population (2023)
Death rateNegative increase 6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023)
Life expectancyIncrease 77.3 years (2023)
 • maleIncrease 74.7 years (2023)
 • femaleIncrease 80 years (2023)
Fertility rateDecrease 1.51 children born/woman (2023)[1]
Infant mortality ratePositive decrease 9.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2022)
Net migration rateDecrease −3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023)
Age structure
0–14 yearsDecrease 20.9% (2024)
15–64 yearsIncrease 68.4% (2024)
65 and overNegative increase 10.6% (2024)
Sex ratio
Total1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)[2]
At birth1.05 male(s)/female
Under 151.05 male(s)/female
15–64 years1.03 male(s)/female
65 and over0.83 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityTurkish
Major ethnicTurkish (70–75%)[2]
Minor ethnic
Language
OfficialTurkish
SpokenLanguages of Turkey

Demographic features of the population of Turkey include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

As of 31 December 2024, the population of Turkey was 85.7 million with an annual growth rate of 0.34%. However, this official population number excludes the registered Syrian refugees under temporary protection status which have a population of about 2.9 million as of 2025.[3]

Turks are the largest ethnic group, comprising 70–75% of the population while Kurds are the second largest with 19%. The others, including Armenians, Arabs, Assyrians, Albanians, Bosniaks, Circassians, Chechens, Georgians, Pomaks, Romani, Laz people make 6–11% of the population according to 2016 estimate of CIA.[4]

The population has been aging in recent years, with just 20.9% falling in the 0–14 age bracket (down from 26.4% in 2007).[3] The population over the age of 65 is 10.6% (up from 7.1% in 2007). As of 2024, the median age of the Turkish population is 34.4 years (up from 28.3 in 2007).[3] According to OECD/World Bank population statistics, from 1990 to 2008 the population growth in Turkey was 16 million or 29%.[5]

  1. ^ "TURKSTAT Corporate". data.tuik.gov.tr. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Turkey (Turkiye)". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "TURKSTAT Corporate". data.tuik.gov.tr. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Turkey (Turkiye)", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 5 February 2025, retrieved 6 February 2025
  5. ^ CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Population 1971–2008 (pdf Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine pages 83–85) IEA (OECD/ World Bank) original population ref e.g. in IEA Key World Energy Statistics 2010, p. 57.

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