Turkey vs. Azerbaijan
Demographics
| Turkey | Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82,482,383 (July 2021 est.) | 10,282,283 (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: 22.84% (male 1,235,292/female 1,095,308) 15-24 years: 13.17% (male 714,718/female 629,494) 25-54 years: 45.29% (male 2,291,600/female 2,330,843) 55-64 years: 11.41% (male 530,046/female 634,136) 65 years and over: 7.29% (male 289,604/female 454,769) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 32.2 years male: 31.7 years female: 32.8 years (2020 est.) | total: 32.6 years male: 31.1 years female: 34.2 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.7% (2021 est.) | 0.71% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.54 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 14.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 0 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: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 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: 24.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.23 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.91 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: 73.88 years male: 70.79 years female: 77.15 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.94 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.87 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Turk(s) adjective: Turkish | noun: Azerbaijani(s) adjective: Azerbaijani |
| Ethnic groups | Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.) | Azerbaijani 91.6%, Lezghin 2%, Russian 1.3%, Armenian 1.3%, Talysh 1.3%, other 2.4% (2009 est.) note: the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region is populated almost entirely by ethnic Armenians |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | 9,900 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) | Muslim 96.9% (predominantly Shia), Christian 3%, other <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1 (2010 est.) note: religious affiliation for the majority of Azerbaijanis is largely nominal, percentages for actual practicing adherents are probably much lower |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | <200 (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. | Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 92.5%, Russian 1.4%, Armenian 1.4%, other 4.7% (2009 est.) major-language sample(s): Dünya fakt kitabi, ?sas m?lumatlar üçün ?v?z olunmaz m?nb?dir (Azerbaijani) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note: Russian is widely spoken |
| 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: 99.8% male: 99.9% female: 99.7% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 18 years male: 19 years female: 18 years (2018) | total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2019) |
| Education expenditures | 4.3% of GDP (2015) | 2.5% of GDP (2018) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 76.6% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 56.8% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) note: data include Nagorno-Karabakh |
| 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: 87.4% of population total: 94.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 12.6% of population total: 4.9% 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: 89.1% of population total: 95.1% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 10.9% of population total: 4.9% 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) | 2.371 million BAKU (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) | 4.9% (2013) |
| Health expenditures | 4.1% (2018) | 3.5% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.8 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 4.8 beds/1,000 population (2014) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 32.1% (2016) | 19.9% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 26.4 years (2019 est.) | 24 years (2019 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 69.8% (2018) | 54.9% (2011) |
| 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: 43.4 youth dependency ratio: 33.7 elderly dependency ratio: 9.7 potential support ratio: 10.3 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
