Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkey
Turkey: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 19.06 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 19.06 million people for share of children, working-age adults, and older people 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, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkey peaked at 20.29 million people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.53 million people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.88 million people | 8.53 million people | 11.52 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.64 million people | 11.90 million people | 15.33 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.84 million people | 15.64 million people | 17.84 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.11 million people | 18.07 million people | 19.95 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.14 million people | 19.88 million people | 20.29 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.39 million people | 19.07 million people | 19.77 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.14 million people | 18.87 million people | 19.60 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.37 million people | 19.06 million people | 19.60 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Turkey
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.26 million people (2100)
- Population density 84.9 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2.94 million people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.48 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkey?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkey was 19.06 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 20.29 million people in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 million people in 1950.
- How does Turkey rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Turkey ranks 21st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.