Young people make up of 15.2% of Türkiye's population

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) – Some 15.2% of Türkiye's population was young people as of end of 2022, according to official figures released on Wednesday.

The youth population age between 15-24 was 12.95 million in the country, with males accounting for 51.2% and females constituting 48.8%, said the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).

The proportion of youth in the overall population is expected to drop to 14% in 2030, to 13.4% in 2040, to 11.8% in 2060, and to 11.1% in 2080.

The province with the highest number of youth people was eastern Hakkari with 22.0% in 2022.

It was followed by southeastern Sirnak and Siirt provinces with 21.7% and 21.1%, respectively.

"It was seen that the proportion of Türkiye's youth population with 15.2% was higher than that of 27 European Union member countries," TurkStat noted.

The EU average of the proportion of youth population was 10.5% in 2022.