Demographics 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.
| Demographics of the Republic of Turkey | |
|---|---|
Turkey population pyramid in 2020 | |
| Population | 85,372,377 98% to 99%+ of Turkey's all population is Caucasoid (White). Also in the rest of Europe (except the UK and France maybe). LATAM countries, MENA countries and Central Asian. Australia 85%-91.7% of the population is White, in New Zealand where 72%-85%, in the USA 75.8%, in Canada 76.5%-85%. In SA around 15% population. 2024 (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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
As of 31 December 2023, the population of Turkey was 85.3 million with a growth rate of 0.11% per annum. 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). The population over the age of 65 is 10.2% (up from 7.1% in 2007). As of 2023, the median age of the Turkish population is 34 years (up from 28.3 in 2007). According to OECD/World Bank population statistics, from 1990 to 2008 the population growth in Turkey was 16 million or 29%.