Turkey Population Pyramid 2001
Turkey in 2001
The population of Turkey in 2001 was 66,245,128. That is 16.2% more than in 1991, when the population stood at 57,009,888.
The median age was 25.4 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 46.1 children under 15 and 9.3 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Turkey was 1.51 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 77.2 years on average (79.9 years for girls, 74.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
6,826,135 immigrants live in Turkey, 7.8% of the population.
| Syrian Arab Republic | 3,563,983 |
| Iraq | 403,670 |
| Germany | 363,563 |
| Bulgaria | 348,052 |
| Afghanistan | 332,053 |
3,129,710 people born in Turkey live in other countries.
| Germany | 1,504,743 |
| France | 260,167 |
| Netherlands | 217,388 |
| United States of America | 176,490 |
| Austria | 161,487 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 66,245,128 | 25.4 | |
| Iraq | 25,197,841 | 18.0 | |
| Yemen | 20,226,148 | 15.6 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 17,051,338 | 18.8 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 17,041,397 | 20.7 |





