| Population: |
71,158,647 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 24.9% (male 9,034,731/female 8,703,624)
15-64 years: 68.1% (male 24,627,270/female 23,857,507)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 2,253,383/female 2,682,132) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 28.6 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 28.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.04% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
16.4 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
6 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.032 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.019 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 38.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 41.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 34.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 72.88 years
male: 70.43 years
female: 75.46 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
1.89 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
| Nationality: |
noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish |
| Ethnic groups: |
Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated) |
| Religions: |
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| Languages: |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.) |