55–64 years: 8.82% (male 3,557,329/female 3,606,120) 65 years and over: 7.79% (male 2,825,738/female 3,506,283) (2018 est.) Median age total population: 32.4 years male: 31.7 years female: 33.1 years (2019 est.) Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15–24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25–54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55–64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 78.3 years male: 75.6 years female: 81.0 years (2019 est.) Urbanization urban population: 75.1% of total population (2018) rate of urbanization: 2.04% annual rate of change (2015–20 est.) Nationality noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 98.8% female: 93.6% (2016 est.) See also Census in Turkey Minorities in Turkey References Notes External links Build Turkey population graph: from 1960 till now (World Bank data) Build Turkey population projection graph till 2100 (United Nation data) Build Turkey life expectancy at birth graph: from 1950 till now (United Nation data)