For the first time in its history, Turkey’s population over 65 years of age exceeded 10% in 2023, reaching 8.7 million people (10.2% of the total population), which places the Eurasian country on the list of countries with a significant part of their inhabitants being elderly, according to United Nations criteria, where it ranks 18th worldwide, although far from USA or the UK, which rank 3rd and 11th respectively.
By 2025, projections suggest that Turkey will have more than 9.7 million inhabitants over 65 years of age, a notable increase if one takes into account that in 2016 there were only 6.6 million; and by 2030 it is expected that 12.9% of Turkey’s inhabitants will be over 65 years old, reaching 16.3% in 2040 and 22.6% in 2060. Although these population aging rates are still far from those in the United Kingdom, where about 20% of its inhabitants are already over 65 years old, this is a global trend, according to experts: recent studies indicate that by 2050, 3 out of 4 countries will lose population due to declining birth rates; and by 2100, only some countries in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to grow demographically.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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