The population of Turkey is: 65.3 million (as of 2000)
According to the results of the General Population Determination
executed in November 1997, the population of Turkey is 62.8 millions.
There is a tendency for decreasing in the population growth rate in
recent years. The annual population growth rate between years 1990-1997
had been determined to be 15.1 in one thousand. If the population
growth rate is assumed to be stable, the calculated and expected population
of Turkey in the midst of the year 2000 would reach to 65,3 millions.
The most important characteristic of the population in Turkey is the
amount of young population. Turkey is among the fastest urbanizing
countries of the world. The general sexuality ratio in Turkey is 103
men for each 100 women. This result is obtained from the 1990 Population
Count. Marmara Region, which is the most rapidly developing region
of Turkey in the fields of commerce and industry has the most concentrated
and dense population. Furthermore, the population is concentrated
among the river banks and plains suitable for agriculture.
