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
Latest (2023)
19.06 million people
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 236 countries
All-time high
20.29 million people
in 1994
All-time low
8.53 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
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.
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.53 million people | — |
| 1951 | 8.78 million people | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 9.05 million people | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 9.33 million people | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 9.62 million people | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 9.91 million people | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 10.27 million people | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 10.70 million people | +4.1% |
| 1958 | 11.12 million people | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 11.52 million people | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 11.90 million people | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 12.28 million people | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 12.67 million people | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 13.07 million people | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 13.46 million people | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 13.83 million people | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 14.21 million people | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 14.61 million people | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 14.98 million people | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 15.33 million people | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 15.64 million people | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 15.95 million people | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 16.26 million people | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 16.56 million people | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 16.82 million people | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 17.03 million people | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.22 million people | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 17.43 million people | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 17.63 million people | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 17.84 million people | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 18.07 million people | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 18.34 million people | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 18.60 million people | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 18.85 million people | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 19.08 million people | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 19.29 million people | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 19.48 million people | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 19.65 million people | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 19.81 million people | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 19.95 million people | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 20.06 million people | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 20.14 million people | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 20.20 million people | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 20.25 million people | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 20.29 million people | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.28 million people | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 20.20 million people | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.10 million people | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 19.99 million people | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 19.88 million people | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.77 million people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.67 million people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.57 million people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.49 million people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.41 million people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.34 million people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.26 million people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.19 million people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 19.14 million people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.07 million people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.99 million people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.92 million people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.88 million people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.87 million people | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.94 million people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.09 million people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.23 million people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.38 million people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.52 million people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.60 million people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.60 million people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.51 million people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.32 million people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 19.06 million people | -1.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 19.06 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.56 million people, 12.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 19.06 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 979,980 people, 19.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 84.9 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.26 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.4098 % change on previous year (2025)
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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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.