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Other pages in this profile of Turkey:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 71,892,807 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 93.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 24.4% (male 8,937,515/female 8,608,375) 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 25,030,793/female 24,253,312) 65 years and over: 7% (male 2,307,236/female 2,755,576) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 29 years male: 28.8 years female: 29.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.013% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 16.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 36.98 deaths/1,000 live births male: 40.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 33.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.14 years male: 70.67 years female: 75.73 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.87 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map less than 0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated) |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
Languages |
Definition Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.4% male: 95.3% female: 79.6% (2004 est.) |
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