Demographics of Turkey

Demographics of the Republic of Turkey
Turkey population pyramid in 2020
Population	85,372,377 (31 December 2023)
Growth rate	0.11% (2023)
Birth rate	10.9 births/1,000 population (2023)
Death rate	5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2022)
Life expectancy	78.6 years (2020)
• male	75.9 years (2020)
• female	81.3 years (2020)
Fertility rate	1.51 children born/woman (2023)[1]
Infant mortality rate	9.1 deaths/1000 infants (2022)
Age structure
0–14 years	21.4% (2023)
15–64 years	68.3% (2023)
65 and over	10.2% (2023)
Sex ratio
Total	0.99 male(s)/female (2021)[2]
At birth	1.05 male(s)/female (2022)
Under 15	1.05 male(s)/female (2022)
65 and over	0.82 male(s)/female (2022)
Nationality
Nationality	noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish
Major ethnic	Turks
Language
Official	Turkish
Spoken	See Languages 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 2023,^[update] the population of Turkey was 85.3 million with a growth rate of 0.11% per annum.^[3] Turks are the largest ethnic group.

By ethnicity Turks (70-75%), Kurds (19%), other (6-11% including Arabs, Albanians, Bosniaks, Circassians, Chechens, Georgians, Romani, Laz people and others) (2016 estimate)

The population has been aging in recent years, with just 21.4% falling in the 0–14 age bracket (down from 26.4% in 2007).^[4] The population over the age of 65 is 10.2% (up from 7.1% in 2007). As of 2023,^[update] the median age of the Turkish population is 34 years (up from 28.3 in 2007).^[5] According to OECD/World Bank population statistics, from 1990 to 2008 the population growth in Turkey was 16 million or 29%.^[6]