Turkey




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Western Asia
Population (000, 2025) 87,685
Pop. density (per km2, 2025) 1,139
Capital city  Ankara
Capital city pop. (000, 2025) 50,180
UN membership date  241,945
Surface area (km2) 783,562
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 996
National currency  Turkish Lira (TRY)
Exchange rate (per US$) 353
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 1,118,253
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 51
GDP per capita (current US$) 128,140
Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) 69
Economy: Industryf,h (% of Gross Value Added) 32
Economy: Services and other activityf,i (% of GVA) 61
Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) 146
Employment in industryj (% of employed) 276
Employment in servicesj (% employed) 578
Unemployment (% of labour force) 88
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) 368,717
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) 1,323
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 127
International trade: exportsk (million current US$) 261,789
International trade: importsk (million current US$) 344,013
International trade: balancek (million current US$) 82,224
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 9,973
Population growth rate (average annual %) 2
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 16
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 808,749
Population age distributionm (0-14/60+ years old, %) 210,155
International migrant stockn (000/% of total pop.) 7,083,581
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) 33,437
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 104
Health: Current expenditureo,p (% of GDP) 37
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) 22
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) 10,211,028
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio j (f/m per 100 pop.) 10,401,025
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) 12,501,328
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) 32
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 199
Individuals using the Internets (per 100 inhabitants) 873
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) 14
Threatened species (number) 455
Forested area (% of land area) 293
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 389,445
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 2,113
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 75
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersv (000) 50,453
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 23
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) 780,811
Net Official Development Assist. disbursedw (% of GNI) 6
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) 14

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