People of Turkey
| Population: | 13,648,270 (1927) 70,413,958 (July 2006 est.) 84,680,273 (2021) 85,000,000 (December 2022) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 25.5% (male 9,133,226/female 8,800,070) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 24,218,277/female 23,456,761) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 2,198,073/female 2,607,551) (2006 est.) |
| Median age: | 1935 Total: 21.2 years Male: 19.1 years Female: 23.4 years 2006 Total: 28.1 years Male: 27.9 years Female: 28.3 years 2021 Total: 33.1 years Male: 32.4 years Female: 33.8 years |
| Population growth rate: | 2.11% (1935) 1.06% (2006) 1.27% (2021) |
| Birth rate: | 16.62 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: | 5.97 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | 1927 total population: 0.92 male(s)/female 2006 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 2021 total population: 1.00 male(s)/female |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 39.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 43.27 deaths/1,000 live births female: 35.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 72.62 years male: 70.18 years female: 75.18 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 1.92 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| 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 Europe part of Turkey |
| Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 94.3% female: 78.7% (2003 est.) |