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Nationality:
noun: Turk(s)
adjective:
Turkish
Ethnic groups:
Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, other minorities 7-12% (2008 est.)
Languages:
Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages
Religions:
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Population:
79,749,461 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.2% (male 10,698,923/female 10,217,799)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
17.1% (male 6,970,608/female 6,697,974)
25-54 years:
42.5% (male 17,091,851/female 16,822,598)
55-64 years:
7.7% (male 3,086,522/female 3,050,792)
65 years and over:
6.4% (male 2,336,911/female 2,775,483) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
28.5 years
female:
29.2 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.197% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
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Birth rate:
17.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 70% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
Istanbul 10.378 million; ANKARA (capital) 3.846 million; Izmir 2.679 million; Bursa 1.559 million; Adana 1.339 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
20 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 23.07 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 83
male:
24.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.77 years
country comparison to the world: 125
male:
70.86 years
female:
74.78 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.13 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.7% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.451 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.41 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 75% of population
total: 90% of population
unimproved:
