Age structure:
0-14 years:
29% (male 9,722,217; female 9,375,920)
15-64 years:
65% (male 21,671,638; female 20,966,110)
65 years and over:
6% (male 1,811,599; female 2,119,193) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.27% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 18.65 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.96 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 48.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.97 years
male:
68.63 years
female:
73.41 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.16 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Turk(s)
adjective:
Turkish
Ethnic groups: Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20%
Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (Christian and Jews)
Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
82.3%
male:
91.7%
female:
72.4% (1995 est.)
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