With 85.28 million inhabitants, Türkiye was the world’s 18th most populous nation final 12 months, in line with official knowledge launched Thursday.
In a press launch, the nation’s statistical authority TurkStat famous that the full inhabitants of 194 nations the world over had reached 8 billion in 2022, up from 7 billion in 2011 and 6 billion in 1999, in line with UN estimates.
China was house to the most individuals — over 1.42 billion — final 12 months, in line with the UN, adopted by India with greater than 1.41 billion and the US with 338 million, added TurkStat.
The Central African Republic had the best share of individuals beneath 18 years outdated in its general inhabitants with 55.8% in 2022, adopted by Niger with 55.6% and Chad with 54.3%.
South Korea had the bottom share, with solely 14.2% of its inhabitants beneath 18 years outdated, with Japan and Singapore coming subsequent with 14.3% and Italy and Monaco additionally tied at 15.3%.
The nation with the very best whole fertility fee was Niger, the place 6.75 kids had been born per lady in 2022, whereas South Korea had the bottom start fee on the earth at roughly 0.8.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
