Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.1057 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.1057 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.1057 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0416 units per person, in 1960.
That places Turkey 93rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0416 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0421 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0427 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0433 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.044 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0447 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0452 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0455 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0457 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.046 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0463 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0467 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.047 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0473 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0476 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0479 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0478 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0474 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0471 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0469 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0467 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0464 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0462 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.046 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0459 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.046 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0461 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0463 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0466 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0469 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0474 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.048 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0486 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0492 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0499 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0508 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0521 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0535 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.055 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0565 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0581 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0597 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0614 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.063 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0646 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0663 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0679 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0695 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0706 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0712 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.072 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0727 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0734 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0743 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0753 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0762 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0776 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0795 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0817 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0852 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0896 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0938 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0972 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1028 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1057 units per person | +2.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1057 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0858 units per person, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1057 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2014 units per person, 52% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0441 units per person | 0.0416 units per person | 0.046 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0472 units per person | 0.0463 units per person | 0.0479 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0463 units per person | 0.0459 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0511 units per person | 0.0474 units per person | 0.0565 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0652 units per person | 0.0581 units per person | 0.0712 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0768 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0852 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0982 units per person | 0.0896 units per person | 0.1057 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Turkey?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Turkey was 0.1057 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1057 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0416 units per person in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 93rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.