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Turkey's population exceeds 86 million, youth rate surpasses EU
According to TÜİK data, Turkey's population has reached 86 million 92 thousand 168 people, ranking 18th in the world. The country's child and youth population rates are higher than all European Union countries.
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The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced in its bulletin for World Population Day that Turkey's population has reached 86 million 92 thousand 168 people. With this figure, Turkey ranks 18th among 194 countries.
According to United Nations (UN) estimates, the world population will reach 8 billion 231 million 613 thousand 70 by mid-2025. The most populous country is India with 1.464 billion, followed by China with 1.416 billion and the US with 347.3 million. These three countries account for 39.2% of the world population. Turkey makes up about 1% of the world population.
Child population rate higher than EU
According to UN data, the country with the highest proportion of children under 18 in 2025 is the Central African Republic with 56.2%, followed by Niger with 53.3% and Somalia with 53%. The lowest rates were recorded in South Korea (12.9%), Japan (14%) and Singapore (14.4%).
The world average for child population rate is 29.3%, while Turkey stands at 24.8%. Although this is below the world average, it is above all European Union (EU) countries. The EU countries with the highest child population rates are Ireland (22.3%), Sweden (20.3%) and France (19.9%).
Youth population also ahead of EU
In the 15-24 age youth population rate, the world leader is South Sudan with 23.3%, followed by Syria (23.1%) and the Central African Republic (22.5%). The world average is 15.6%, while Turkey's rate of 14.8% is slightly below the world average.
Nevertheless, Turkey surpasses all EU countries in youth population rate. The EU countries with the highest youth rates are Ireland (13.5%), France (12.5%) and Denmark (12%).
Elderly population rate surpasses world average for first time
According to UN estimates, in 2025 the country with the highest proportion of population over 65 is Monaco with 36%, followed by Japan (30%) and Italy (25.1%). While the world average is 10.4%, Turkey's elderly population rate reached 11.1%, exceeding the world average for the first time.
On the other hand, Turkey still has a relatively young population compared to most EU countries in terms of elderly rate. The highest elderly rates in the EU are seen in Italy (25.1%), Portugal (24.9%) and Greece (24.4%), while the lowest rates were recorded in Southern Cyprus (14.9%), Luxembourg (15.8%) and Ireland (16.2%).
Ridvan Sezer | Editor-in-Chief
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