Turkey vs. Armenia
Demographics
| Turkey | Armenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82,482,383 (July 2021 est.) | 3,011,609 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 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.) | 0-14 years: 18.64% (male 297,320/female 265,969) 15-24 years: 11.63% (male 184,258/female 167,197) 25-54 years: 43.04% (male 639,101/female 661,421) 55-64 years: 14.08% (male 195,754/female 229,580) 65 years and over: 12.6% (male 154,117/female 226,607) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 32.2 years male: 31.7 years female: 32.8 years (2020 est.) | total: 36.6 years male: 35.1 years female: 38.3 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.7% (2021 est.) | -0.35% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.54 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 11.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -5.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | 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.) | at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 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.) | total: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.96 years male: 73.57 years female: 78.46 years (2021 est.) | total population: 75.86 years male: 72.58 years female: 79.44 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.94 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.65 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | 0.2% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish | noun: Armenian(s) adjective: Armenian |
| Ethnic groups | Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.) | Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.2%, other 0.7% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | 4,800 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) | Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | <100 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | 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. | Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1%; note - Russian is widely spoken (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): ??????? ?????????, ???????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????????. (Armenian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.2% male: 98.8% female: 93.5% (2017) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 18 years male: 19 years female: 18 years (2018) | total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2019) |
| Education expenditures | 4.3% of GDP (2015) | 2.7% of GDP (2017) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 76.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 63.4% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | 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.) | 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.) |
| Sanitation facility access | 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.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 84.5% of population total: 93.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 15.5% of population total: 6.4% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 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) | 1.089 million YEREVAN (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.5% (2018/19) | 2.6% (2015/16) |
| Health expenditures | 4.1% (2018) | 10% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 32.1% (2016) | 20.2% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 26.4 years (2019 est.) | 25.2 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 69.8% (2018) | 57.1% (2015/16) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 49.1 youth dependency ratio: 35.7 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.5 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 48.4 youth dependency ratio: 30.9 elderly dependency ratio: 17.5 potential support ratio: 5.7 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
