Turkey's People | Turkey People

Population: 69,660,559 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (male 9,232,439/female 8,897,135) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 23,806,367/female 23,053,536) 65 years and over: 6.7% (male 2,140,242/female 2,530,840) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 27.7 years male: 27.52 years female: 27.89 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.09% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 5.96 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: 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: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 41.04 deaths/1,000 live births male: 44.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 37.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 72.36 years male: 69.94 years female: 74.91 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.94 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% - note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: Noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish

Ethnic groups: Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated)

Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)

Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 94.3% female: 78.7% (2003 est.)

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