Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Türkiye: key statistics
Türkiye has 85.9m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $18,599. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Ankara
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Turkish lira TRY
- Languages
- Turkish
- ISO codes
- TRTUR
Population85.9m2025 · rank 18 of 217GDP$1.6tn2025 · rank 16 of 211GDP per capita$18,5992025 · rank 81 of 211Life expectancy77.4 yrs2024 · rank 83 of 217Internet users89.8%2025 · rank 58 of 188Fertility1.482024 · rank 156 of 217CO₂ per person5.38 t2024 · rank 48 of 203Inflation34.9%2025 · rank 6 of 180
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Türkiye, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Türkiye by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 85.9m | 2025 | 18/217 | 2/58 | +9.8% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.42% | 2025 | 147/217 | 26/58 | −0.9 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 89.5% | 2025 | 32/217 | 7/58 | +2.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.48 | 2024 | 156/217 | 23/58 | −32% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 10.6% | 2025 | 94/217 | 51/58 | +3.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.0% | 2025 | 116/217 | 7/58 | −2.8 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 111.1 | 2024 | 97/216 | 24/57 | +11% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.0 | 2024 | 139/217 | 13/58 | −37% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 785,350 km² | 2024 | 36/216 | 3/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.6tn | 2025 | 16/211 | 7/57 | +85% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $18,599 | 2025 | 81/211 | 39/57 | +68% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $45,288 | 2025 | 58/199 | 34/53 | +75% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $16,300 | 2025 | 75/201 | 35/53 | +35% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.6% | 2025 | 94/210 | 14/56 | −2.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.2% | 2025 | 76/210 | 17/56 | −1.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 5.2% | 2025 | 105/198 | 15/56 | −1.7 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 24.0% | 2025 | 96/201 | 23/57 | −3.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 59.4% | 2025 | 92/201 | 39/57 | +6.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 31.7% | 2025 | 20/175 | 6/51 | +1.6 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 29.9% | 2025 | 39/163 | 8/49 | +2.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 34.9% | 2025 | 6/180 | 1/49 | +27.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 39.45 | 2025 | 83/210 | 12/57 | +1,351% | — | |
| Government debt | 25.5% | 2024 | 66/78 | 15/19 | −5.6 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 17.6% | 2024 | 65/142 | 35/48 | −0.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 33.0% | 2023 | 47/142 | 32/47 | +4.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 39.4% | 2024 | 67/119 | 15/20 | −5.1 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.91% | 2025 | 69/156 | 30/47 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 24.8% | 2025 | 126/184 | 48/52 | −0.4 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 25.1% | 2025 | 153/184 | 50/52 | −1.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 49.9% | 2025 | 145/184 | 50/52 | −1.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -1.9% | 2025 | 97/185 | 29/50 | +0.6 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.8% | 2025 | 152/197 | 34/51 | −1.4 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.0% | 2025 | 169/178 | 50/50 | −0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 16.0m | 2020 | 15/196 | 8/51 | −52% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 8.5% | 2025 | 50/187 | 12/49 | −1.8 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 16.0% | 2025 | 71/187 | 22/49 | −2.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 54.4% | 2025 | 142/187 | 40/49 | +3.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 37.1% | 2025 | 159/187 | 48/49 | +5.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.6bn | 2023 | 27/145 | 2/19 | −46% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.1% | 2023 | 123/139 | 16/18 | −0.2 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $18.2 | 2023 | 116/145 | 15/19 | −51% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.2% | 2023 | 126/151 | 32/47 | −1.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.4% | 2023 | 127/151 | 31/47 | −3.8 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 13.0% | 2024 | 118/145 | 34/47 | −1.7 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 43.7 | 2023 | 22/151 | 1/47 | +8.7% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 162/167 | 45/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 19.9% | 2025 | 125/190 | 46/52 | +5.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 97.3% | 2021 | 44/141 | 24/27 | +3.2 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 95.3% | 2021 | 52/147 | 25/28 | +5.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 102.4% | 2023 | 68/191 | 18/53 | −12.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 118.4% | 2023 | 20/176 | 11/53 | +16.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 105.9% | 2023 | 10/172 | 4/52 | +26.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 90.6% | 2023 | 111/168 | 42/47 | −12.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.0 | 2017 | 96/173 | 10/48 | −39% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.1% | 2022 | 138/184 | 43/49 | −1.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.4 yrs | 2024 | 83/217 | 39/58 | +1.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 8.0 | 2024 | 127/196 | 10/52 | −30% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.6 | 2024 | 125/196 | 8/52 | −31% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 15 | 2023 | 136/194 | 9/51 | −25% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.3% | 2023 | 148/193 | 49/52 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $548 | 2023 | 84/193 | 45/52 | ±0.0% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.24 | 2022 | 80/180 | 46/50 | +30% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 95% | 2024 | 67/193 | 23/51 | +1.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 6.0% | 2018 | 126/154 | 13/28 | −6.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 96.0% | 2024 | 114/206 | 49/56 | +0.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.3% | 2024 | 44/203 | 19/54 | +3.4 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.8% | 2025 | 58/188 | 31/51 | +36.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 107.8 | 2024 | 128/210 | 46/56 | +17% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 23.4 | 2024 | 81/208 | 48/55 | +106% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 109/215 | 52/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 98.0% | 2024 | 70/192 | 34/51 | +2.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.38 t | 2024 | 48/203 | 23/49 | +17% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 12.0% | 2021 | 135/212 | 41/54 | −0.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 35.4% | 2021 | 82/206 | 30/51 | +10.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 29.5% | 2024 | 113/214 | 33/57 | +1.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 26.3% | 2024 | 37/206 | 18/53 | −0.6 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 28.4% | 2022 | 49/177 | 13/47 | +6.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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