CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook:
Age structure
0-14 years: 26.6% (male 10,707,793/female 10,226,999)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 26,741,332/female 26,162,757)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 2,259,422/female 2,687,245) (2011 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.5 years
male: 70.61 years
female: 74.49 years (2011 est.)
Birth rate
17.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death rate
6.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Net migration rate
0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Population growth rate
1.197% (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.13 children born/woman (2012 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 70% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Nationality
noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish
Ethnic groups
Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, others 5-12% (2008 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: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.)
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Turkey
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