| Population: |
66,493,970 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.24% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
18.31 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
47.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
71.24 years
male:
68.89 years
female:
73.71 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.12 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.01% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Turk(s)
adjective:
Turkish
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| Ethnic groups: |
Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20%
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| Religions: |
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (Christian and Jews)
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| Languages: |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
85%
male:
94%
female:
77% (2000)
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