Greece vs. Turkey
Demographics
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,569,703 (July 2021 est.) | 82,482,383 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.53% (male 794,918/female 745,909) 15-24 years: 10.34% (male 577,134/female 519,819) 25-54 years: 39.6% (male 2,080,443/female 2,119,995) 55-64 years: 13.1% (male 656,404/female 732,936) 65 years and over: 22.43% (male 1,057,317/female 1,322,176) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 23.41% (male 9,823,553/female 9,378,767) 15-24 years: 15.67% (male 6,564,263/female 6,286,615) 25-54 years: 43.31% (male 17,987,103/female 17,536,957) 55-64 years: 9.25% (male 3,764,878/female 3,822,946) 65 years and over: 8.35% (male 3,070,258/female 3,782,174) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 45.3 years male: 43.7 years female: 46.8 years (2020 est.) | total: 32.2 years male: 31.7 years female: 32.8 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.34% (2021 est.) | 0.7% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 7.72 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 14.54 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 12.05 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 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: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 19.87 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.58 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.28 years male: 78.73 years female: 84 years (2021 est.) | total population: 75.96 years male: 73.57 years female: 78.46 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.39 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.94 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2020 est.) | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Greek(s) adjective: Greek | noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish |
| Ethnic groups | Greek 91.6%, Albanian 4.4%, other 4% (2011) note: data represent citizenship; Greece does not collect data on ethnicity | Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 17,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | NA |
| Religions | Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.) | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | NA |
| Languages | Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1% major-language sample(s): ?? ?a???sµ?? ??ß??? ?ed?µ????, ? apa?a?t?t? p??? ßas???? p????f?????. (Greek) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages major-language sample(s): The World Factbook, temel bilgi edinmek için vazgeçilmez bir kaynak. (Turkish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.7% male: 98.5% female: 96.9% (2015) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 98.8% female: 93.5% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 20 years male: 20 years female: 20 years (2018) | total: 18 years male: 19 years female: 18 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | NA | 4.3% of GDP (2015) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 80% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 76.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 98.6% of population rural: 100% of population total: 98.9% of population unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population rural: 0% of population total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 91.6% of population total: 97.3% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 8.4% of population total: 2.7% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 3.153 million ATHENS (capital), 813,000 Thessaloniki (2021) | 15.190 million Istanbul, 5.118 million ANKARA (capital), 2.993 million Izmir, 1.986 million Bursa, 1.771 million Adana, 1.704 million Gaziantep (2020) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 7.7% (2018) | 4.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 5.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 24.9% (2016) | 32.1% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.9 years (2019 est.) | 26.4 years (2019 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 56.1 youth dependency ratio: 21.3 elderly dependency ratio: 34.8 potential support ratio: 2.9 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 49.1 youth dependency ratio: 35.7 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.5 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
