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| Population: |
70,413,958 (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 25.5% (male 9,133,226/female 8,800,070)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 24,218,277/female 23,456,761)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 2,198,073/female 2,607,551) (2006 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 28.1 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 28.3 years (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.06% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
16.62 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: |
5.97 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 39.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 43.27 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 72.62 years
male: 70.18 years
female: 75.18 years (2006 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.92 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| Religions: |
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| Languages: |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the Europe part of Turkey |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 94.3%
female: 78.7% (2003 est.) |
