Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 50.1
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 38.4
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 11.7
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 8.5 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 30.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 30.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 31.4 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 110

Population growth rate:
0.52% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
15.7 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast

Urbanization:
urban population: 74.4% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.54% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
Istanbul 14.164 million; ANKARA (capital) 4.75 million; Izmir 3.04 million; Bursa 1.923 million; Adana 1.83 million; Gaziantep 1.528 million (2015)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Mother's mean age at first birth:
22.3 years (2010 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio:
16 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 17.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 18.8 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 91

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 72.7 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 77.5 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 113
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]

Total fertility rate:
2.01 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
73.5% (2013)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
5.4% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
1.75 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 98.3% of population rural: 85.5% of population total: 94.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population rural: 14.5% of population total: 5.1% of population (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
32.1% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 17
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
1.9% (2013)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
4.8% of GDP (2013)
country comparison to the world: 142

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 98.6%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 92.6% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 17 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 16 years (2013)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 18.5%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 16.5%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 22.2% (2015 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 72