Short facts about people of Turkey

Population:

66,493,970 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  28.42% (male 9,620,291; female 9,276,347) 15-64 years:  65.45% (male 22,116,599; female 21,401,165) 65 years and over:  6.13% (male 1,878,571; female 2,200,997) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.24% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

18.31 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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 (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

47.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  71.24 years male:  68.89 years female:  73.71 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.12 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

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:  85% male:  94% female:  77% (2000)

Source: World Factbook