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Turkey
Population in figures | Age of the population | Composition of the households
Population in figures
- Total Population:
- 77,804,122.00
- Urban population:
- 68.7%
- Rural population:
- 31.3%
- Men (in %)
- 50.4%
- Women (in %)
- 49.8%
- Annual growth rate of the population:
- 1.24%
- Density of population:
- 96 inhab./km²
- Ethnic origins of the population:
- There are more than 70 ethnic groups in Turkey. 75% Turks, 20% Kurds, 3-4% Circassians, and also Armenians, Greeks, Georgians, Arabs, Europeans of Thethnic origins and the Balkans, Russians...(1-2%).
Population of main cities including suburbs
| Name | Population |
| Istanbul | 12,500,000 |
| Ankara | 3,925,000 |
| Izmir | 2,825,000 |
| Bursa | 1,580,000 |
| Adana | 1,400,000 |
Source: Citypopulation.de, 2007.
Age of the population
| Life expectancy in years | |
| Men: |
69.3
|
| Women: |
74.2
|
| Medium age: |
26.7
|
Source: United Nations, Population division, World Population Prospects: The 2006 revision population database.; State Planning Organization; Turkish Statistical Institute, 2007.
| Distribution of the population by age bracket in % | |
| Under 5: |
9.1 %
|
| 5 to 14: |
19.2 %
|
| 15 to 24: |
18.6 %
|
| 25 to 59: |
44.9 %
|
| 60 to 79: |
7.6 %
|
| Over 80: |
0.6 %
|
Source: United Nations, Population division, World Population Prospects: The 2006 revision population database., N.C.
Composition of the households
| Average age of the head of the household* | 0.0 years |
| Total number of households (in millions)** | 17.0 |
| Average size of the households** | 4.2 persons |
| Percent of households of 1 person** | 5.3% |
| Percent of households of 2 persons** | 13.9% |
| Percent of households of 3 or 4 persons** | 40.6% |
| Percent of households of 5 persons and more** | 40.2% |
Source: * , N.C. ** Trends in Europe and North America, The statistical yearbook of the Economic Commission for Europe 2003, UNECE.; State Planning Organization; Turkish Statistical Institute, 2006
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