| Population : |
68,893,918 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 26.6% (male 9,328,108; female 8,990,742)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male 23,394,465; female 22,650,532)
65 years and over: 6.6% (male 2,078,881; female 2,451,190) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.13% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
17.22 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
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: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 42.62 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 72.08 years
male: 69.68 years
female: 74.61 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.98 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% - note: no country specific models |
| 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, Arabic, Armenian, Greek |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 94.3%
female: 78.7% (2003 est.) |
