According to information from TurkStat launched on Monday, Türkiye’s inhabitants elevated by 92,824 in comparison with the earlier yr, reaching 85.37 million in 2023.
As per the latest information, the male inhabitants was 42.73 million or 50.1% of the entire, whereas girls made up 49.9% or 42.64 million final yr.
The annual inhabitants development fee dropped to 1.1 per thousand in 2023, down from 7.1 per thousand in 2022.
Istanbul was the biggest metropolis by inhabitants with 15.66 million folks, falling by 252,027 folks in comparison with the prior yr.
It was adopted by the capital Ankara with 5.8 million, the Aegean province of Izmir with 4.5 million, the commercial province of Bursa at 3.2 million, and the Mediterranean resort metropolis of Antalya with 2.7 million.
TurkStat information confirmed that the overseas inhabitants residing in Türkiye decreased by 253,293 year-over-year to 1.57 million in 2023.
The aged inhabitants and median age rose with a fall in fertility and mortality charges in comparison with 2007, TurkStat careworn.
“The median age of the population in Türkiye increased to 34 in 2023 from 33.5 in 2022,” it mentioned.
The complete age dependency ratio, which signifies the entire variety of kids and aged folks per particular person of working age, decreased to 46.3% final yr.
Source: www.dailysabah.com