Population growth rate vs median age in Turkey
Turkey: Population growth rate vs median age was 0.5963 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5963
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
130th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.81
in 1963
All-time low
0.5796
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Population growth rate vs median age in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate vs median age in Turkey stood at 0.5963.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Turkey peaked at 2.81 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.5796, in 2021.
Turkey ranks 130th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate vs median age in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.66 | — |
| 1951 | 2.66 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.69 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 2.69 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 2.72 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 2.74 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 2.76 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 2.7 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 2.66 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 2.71 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 2.73 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2.81 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 2.8 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.81 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.8 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.79 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.79 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.75 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 2.72 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 2.71 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.71 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.7 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.66 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.61 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.54 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 2.47 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.41 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.39 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.42 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.42 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.4 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.37 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.31 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.26 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.21 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.17 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.13 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.08 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 2.04 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.99 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.86 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 1.83 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.79 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.8 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.79 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.76 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.75 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.73 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.65 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.56 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.48 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.38 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.32 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.31 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.28 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.22 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.13 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1.13 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.19 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.11 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9575 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.73 | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5796 | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.601 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5963 | -0.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.5963 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8259, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.5963 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0696. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 | 2.66 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.77 | 2.71 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.53 | 2.39 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 | 1.99 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 | 1.65 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1.19 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 0.9575 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6267 | 0.5796 | 0.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 127 Cayman Islands 0.7037 compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 0.7037 compare
- 129 Bhutan 0.6553 compare
- 131 Gibraltar 0.556 compare
- 132 Azerbaijan 0.5553 compare
- 133 Seychelles 0.5412 compare
More population data for Turkey
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Turkey?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Turkey was 0.5963 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 in 1963.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5796 in 2021.
- How does Turkey rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Turkey ranks 130th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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