Population, ages 15-24, total in Turkiye
Turkiye: Population, ages 15-24, total was 13.93 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 15-24, total in Turkiye, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 15-24, total in Turkiye stood at 13.93 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, total in Turkiye peaked at 13.93 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.67 million, in 1990.
Turkiye ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.72 million | 11.67 million | 13.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 million | 13.59 million | 13.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.81 million | 13.65 million | 13.93 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkiye
- 13 Congo, Dem. Rep. 15.54 million compare
- 14 Egypt, Arab Rep. 15.38 million compare
- 15 Russian Federation 14.66 million compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Rep. 13.56 million compare
- 18 Japan 12.16 million compare
- 19 South Africa 10.00 million compare
More education data for Turkiye
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 299,967 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 15-24, total in Turkiye?
- Population, ages 15-24, total in Turkiye was 13.93 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Turkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 13.93 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, total recorded in Turkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.67 million in 1990.
- How does Turkiye rank for population, ages 15-24, total?
- Turkiye ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, total rising or falling in Turkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 15-24, total is the total population age 15-24.