Türkiye becomes 18th most populous country, official report reveals

Türkiye, with a population of 84.68 million, ranks 18th among 195 countries in terms of population size as it constitutes 1.1 percent of the world's total population, the U.N. reported on July 11, World Population Day.

While the proportion of child population, 0-17 age group, in Türkiye was higher than those of EU member countries with 26.9 percent, the countries with the highest child population proportion among the European countries were Ireland with 24.5 percent, France with 21.1 percent and Sweden with 21 percent.

According to the U.N., the proportion of youth population (aged between 15 and 24) in Türkiye was 15.3 percent, which is higher than all of the EU member countries, while the countries with the highest young population proportion among EU were Greek Cyprus with 13.5 percent, Ireland with 12.4 percent and Denmark with 12.2 percent.

In 2021, the proportion of the elderly population, aged 65 and over, in the total population of Türkiye was 9.7 percent, which is lower than the elderly population proportion of EU member countries. The countries with the highest proportion of the elderly population in the European Union were Italy with 23.6 percent, Portugal with 23.1 percent and Finland with 23 percent.

The U.N. estimated the world population for 2021 to be 7.87 million.

According to the U.N., the country with the highest population was China with 1.44 billion, followed by India with 1.39 billion, and the United States with 332 million.

These three countries made up 40.3 percent of the world's total population.

The countries with the lowest child population proportion were Italy with 15.7 percent, Portugal with 15.9 percent and Greece with 16.5 percent, while the countries with the lowest youth population...