Türkiye is getting old

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, the Turkish authorities are worried after seeing the results of the latest demographic analysis of their country. became Because reports have shown that there is a significant decrease in the population in the youth and youth age groups. One of the important demographic advantages in the last three decades is Turkey’s young engineering and labor force, and this is the simple reason that It has caused the export of goods from Turkish markets to foreign destinations to continue. Although this export is not based on the creation of added value and its point of reference is cheap manpower, but apparently this advantage is also being lost. Justice and Development always emphasized that every Turkish couple should have at least three children in all their field speeches as well as in the wedding celebrations of their friends and colleagues’ children. But in the last three years and in a situation where the economic crisis has taken root in this country, Erdogan has also abandoned this population recommendation.

Recording the lowest level of youth population in the history of Turkey

According to the latest information published by the Turkish State Institute of Statistics (TUIK), at the end of 2023, the population of Turkey has reached 85 million 372 thousand 377 people. . From this figure, the young population between 15 and 24 years old has been recorded at the level of 12 million 872 thousand 39 people. According to these data, 15.1% of the total population of Türkiye is made up of young people. This rate was recorded as the lowest level in the history of Turkey’s population.

According to the definition of the United Nations, the demographic group between 15 and 24 years old is defined as the most important indicator of the country’s young population. This age group used to make up 20.8% of the total population of Türkiye. But now it is known that this rate has decreased to 15.1% in 2023.

Based on population forecasts, this rate is expected to be 14.0% in 2030, in It will decrease to 13.4% in 2040, 11.8% in 2060, and 11.1% in 2080. This means that Turkey, as one of the most populous countries in the region, is getting older every year.

Turkey is still younger than the European average

Turkey’s aging population is a serious warning for the country’s political and economic authorities. But the evidence shows that Turkey is still younger than the average population of European countries.

The average young population of the 27 EU member states in 2023 was at the level of 10.6%, but the population rate Young Turkey was measured at 15.1%. While countries such as Ireland, Netherlands and Denmark are leading and prominent in the European league in terms of young population, they still look old compared to Turkey.

The young population of Turkey with About 13 million people make up 27% of the total youth population of European Union (EU) countries. This shows that Turkey has more than a quarter of the young population of the European Union.

In Europe, after Turkey, Ireland with a young population rate of 12.5%, the Netherlands with 12.3% and Denmark with 12.2 percent are located. This rate is calculated at 12% in France, 10% in Germany and 9.9% in Italy.

The country that had the lowest number of young people among the EU countries is Bulgaria with 8.9%. Was. This country is followed by Slovenia with a young population of 9.5%.

Istanbul, a city for young people

Turkey’s statistical report shows that Istanbul is at the top of the list of provinces in Turkey in terms of having a young population, and one of the reasons for this is that many young people From far and near provinces, they choose Istanbul as the center of work, education and life.

Istanbul with 2 million 318 thousand 178 people is the city with the largest young population. Is known. After that, there are Ankara with 857 thousand 494 people and Izmir with 582 thousand 377 people. The provinces with the lowest population of young people are Tunjali with 11 thousand 736 people, Ardahan with 14 thousand 263 people and Bayburt with 17 thousand 372 people.

Political sensitivity to the criteria of ethnic descent of the population

Expressing the results of demographic reports in Turkey, always before a statistical and economic issue Therefore, it has been considered as an important social and security issue. Because the leaders of the extreme right and nationalist parties of Turkey have special sensitivities about the growth rate of the population among the different ethnic groups and descents of this country and they do not want the population of Kurds and Arabs in Turkey to exceed the population of Turks.

Dolat Bagheli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party and Erdoğan’s partner in the presidential coalition, has repeatedly warned about the increase in the population of Kurds compared to Turks and openly stated that if Turkish households are indifferent to the population category, in The future of Turkey will be the country of the Kurds.

Amid Ozdagh, the leader of the Zafar party, has also shown sensitivity regarding the increase in the Arab population and especially the adoption of children by Syrian families in Turkey and this issue as a security problem. Among the provinces with the largest number of young people in Turkey, there are several Kurdish provinces in the south and southeast of Turkey, such as Hakkari, Sarnak and Siret. become Among the 81 provinces of Turkey, the provinces of the Kurdish regions, with a significant distance, have a higher population growth than the Turkic provinces. In such a way that the lowest population growth was recorded in Baliksir, Mugla and Urdu, and in the near future, these provinces will become completely old. To create employment among the youth, it has led to a slow decline in the number of unemployed. So that the youth unemployment rate was 19.4% in 2022, but it decreased to 17.4% in 2023.

Decreasing youth unemployment rate indicates an increase in job opportunities. It is for young people. Turkey’s demographic report includes the fact that increasing obesity and decreasing regular consumption of fruits and vegetables are other issues of concern for Turkish authorities.

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