Average age, total in Turkey
Turkey: Average age, total was 41.82 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Average age, total in Turkey, 2000–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age, total in Turkey is 41.82, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age, total in Turkey peaked at 41.82 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.66, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 21st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Average age, total in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.66 | — |
| 2001 | 24.84 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 25.01 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 27.1 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 27.29 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.51 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 27.74 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27.96 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.24 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 28.47 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 31.18 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 31.44 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 31.7 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.51 | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 40.72 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.94 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 41.21 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.51 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.82 | +0.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 41.82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.47, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 41.82 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.51, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average age, total in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +27.8% | 31.7 | 40.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.55 | 24.66 | 28.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.95 | 28.47 | 41.82 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age, total in Turkey?
- Average age, total in Turkey was 41.82 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age, total recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 41.82 in 2019.
- What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.66 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for average age, total?
- Turkey ranks 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is average age, total rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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