| Population | 81,257,239 (July 2018 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.26% (male 10,085,558 /female 9,627,967) 15-24 years: 15.88% (male 6,589,039 /female 6,311,113) 25-54 years: 43.26% (male 17,798,864 /female 17,349,228) 55-64 years: 8.82% (male 3,557,329 /female 3,606,120) 65 years and over: 7.79% (male 2,825,738 /female 3,506,283) (2018 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 50.1 (2015 est.) youth dependency ratio: 38.4 (2015 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 11.7 (2015 est.) potential support ratio: 8.5 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 31.4 years (2018 est.) male: 30.9 years female: 31.9 years |
| Population growth rate | 0.49% (2018 est.) |
| Birth rate | 15.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Death rate | 6 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 75.6% of total population (2019) rate of urbanization: 2.04% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 14.968 million Istanbul, 5.018 million ANKARA (capital), 2.964 million Izmir, 1.951 million Bursa, 1.75 million Adana, 1.668 million Gaziantep (2019) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2018 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 22.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 16.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) male: 18.1 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.3 years (2018 est.) male: 72.9 years female: 77.7 years |
| Total fertility rate | 2 children born/woman (2018 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 73.5% (2013) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 98.3% of population (2015 est.) rural: 85.5% of population (2015 est.) total: 94.9% of population (2015 est.) unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population (2015 est.) rural: 14.5% of population (2015 est.) total: 5.1% of population (2015 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish |
| Ethnic groups | Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| Languages | Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 98.8% female: 93.6% (2016 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 18 years male: 18 years female: 17 years (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 4.3% of GDP (2015) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 2.3% (2013) |
| Health expenditures | 4.1% (2015) |
| Physicians density | 1.76 physicians/1,000 population (2014) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.7 beds/1,000 population (2013) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 32.1% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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