Population young working old in Turkey
Turkey: Population young working old was 19.06 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.06 million
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 236 countries
All-time high
20.29 million
in 1994
All-time low
8.53 million
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Population young working old in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 19.06 million for population young working old in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population young working old in Turkey peaked at 20.29 million in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.53 million, in 1950.
That places Turkey 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Population young working old in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.53 million | — |
| 1951 | 8.78 million | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 9.05 million | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 9.33 million | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 9.62 million | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 9.91 million | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 10.27 million | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 10.70 million | +4.1% |
| 1958 | 11.12 million | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 11.52 million | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 11.90 million | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 12.28 million | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 12.67 million | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 13.07 million | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 13.46 million | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 13.83 million | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 14.21 million | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 14.61 million | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 14.98 million | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 15.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 15.64 million | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 15.95 million | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 16.26 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 16.56 million | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 16.82 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 17.03 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.22 million | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 17.43 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 17.63 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 17.84 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 18.07 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 18.34 million | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 18.60 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 18.85 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 19.08 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 19.29 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 19.48 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 19.65 million | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 19.81 million | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 19.95 million | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 20.06 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 20.14 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 20.20 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 20.25 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 20.29 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.28 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 20.20 million | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.10 million | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 19.99 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 19.88 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.77 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.67 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.57 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.49 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.41 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.19 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 19.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.99 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.87 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.94 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.60 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.51 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.32 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 19.06 million | -1.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 19.06 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.56 million, 12.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 19.06 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 979,980, 19.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.88 million | 8.53 million | 11.52 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.64 million | 11.90 million | 15.33 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.84 million | 15.64 million | 17.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.11 million | 18.07 million | 19.95 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.14 million | 19.88 million | 20.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.39 million | 19.07 million | 19.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.14 million | 18.87 million | 19.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.37 million | 19.06 million | 19.60 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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- 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 young working old in Turkey?
- Population young working old in Turkey was 19.06 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population young working old recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 20.29 million in 1994.
- What is the lowest population young working old recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 million in 1950.
- How does Turkey rank for population young working old?
- Turkey ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population young working old rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population young working old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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