Country profile
Turkey
Turkey ranks #18 of 215 for population, #80 of 209 for gdp per capita, #82 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
86M
people · 2024
Rank #18 of 215
Life expectancy
77.4
years · 2024
Rank #82 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.2%
% of population · 2023
Rank #158 of 186
Under-5 mortality
9.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #163 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
87.2%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #70 of 232
Tobacco use
30.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #26 of 163
Calorie supply
3,892
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #4 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
16M
arrivals · 2020
Rank #15 of 203
GDP per capita
$15,893
current US$ · 2024
Rank #80 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
58.5
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #6 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
1,292
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #10 of 210
Forest area
29.5%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #134 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
21.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #124 of 248
Protected areas
5.7%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #183 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
5.87
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #54 of 210
Fertilizer use
118
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #48 of 194
Pesticide use
2.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #86 of 193
Cereal yield
3.43
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #88 of 182
Digital
Internet users
89.8%
% of population · 2025
Rank #62 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
23.4
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #96 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
108
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #153 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #116 of 215
Renewable electricity output
35.4%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #98 of 257
Energy use per person
23,928
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #77 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.29
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #117 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Turkey; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield