Turkey Youth Population (15–24) (2025)
Turkey's Youth Population (15–24): 12,763,159 number of persons in 2025, -0.8% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_PJANGROUP), 2005–2025.
Turkey (2025)
12,763,159
number of persons
-0.8% YoY
YoY Change
-0.8%
number of persons
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data
Data
| Year | number of persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,763,159 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 12,872,039 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 12,949,817 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12,971,289 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 12,893,750 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 12,955,672 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12,971,396 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12,983,097 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 12,989,042 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12,899,667 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12,782,381 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12,691,746 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12,591,641 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12,542,174 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 12,545,094 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12,514,737 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12,441,662 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12,397,606 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 12,618,000 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 12,665,000 | -0.2% |
About this Dataset
Turkey recorded 12,763,159 number of persons in 2025. The latest change was -0.8%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 12,397,606 in 2008 to 12,989,042 in 2017.
This page tracks the youth population (15-24) in Turkey from 2005 to present.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the youth population (15-24) in Turkey from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).
The series peaked at 12,989,042 number of persons in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12,397,606 in 2008. The latest reading of 12,763,159 in 2025 represents a change of -0.8%.