Age dependency ratio in Turkey
Turkey: Age dependency ratio was 46.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Turkey stood at 46.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Turkey peaked at 90.4% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2017.
Turkey ranks 174th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.8% | — |
| 1961 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 89.9% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 88.7% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 86.1% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 84.8% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 83.4% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 82.2% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 80.1% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 78.3% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 77.0% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 75.7% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 73.1% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 71.9% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 70.6% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 69.4% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 68.2% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.7% | 85.8% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.1% | 81.0% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.0% | 69.4% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 57.3% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 50.2% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 45.5% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.2% | 46.9% | 6 |
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More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Turkey?
- Age dependency ratio in Turkey was 46.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2017.
- How does Turkey rank for age dependency ratio?
- Turkey ranks 174th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.