| People | Turkey |
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Population:
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71,892,807 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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94 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 29 years
male: 28.8 years
female: 29.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.013% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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16.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 73.14 years
male: 70.67 years
female: 75.73 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.87 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish |
Ethnic groups:
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Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated) |
Religions:
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Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
Languages:
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Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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