| Population | 71,158,647 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.9% (male 9,034,731/female 8,703,624)
15-64 years: 68.1% (male 24,627,270/female 23,857,507)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 2,253,383/female 2,682,132) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 28.6 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 28.8 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.04% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 16.4 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 6 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.032 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.019 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 38.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 41.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 34.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.88 years
male: 70.43 years
female: 75.46 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.89 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | NA |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish |
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| Ethnic groups | Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated) |
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| Religions | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
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| Languages | Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 95.3%
female: 79.6% (2004 est.) |
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