Turkey Population Pyramid 2002
Turkey in 2002
The population of Turkey in 2002 was 67,048,795. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 15.6%, up from 57,990,117 in 1992.
With a median age of 25.8 years, Turkey had a youth dependency ratio of 45.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.5 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 67,048,796 | 25.8 | |
| Iraq | 26,006,560 | 18.1 | |
| Yemen | 20,835,086 | 15.8 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 17,910,910 | 20.8 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 17,468,332 | 19.0 |





