The child and young population in Turkey is higher than in the European Union 

According to the UN World Population Projections, an analysis of the child population in the 27 European Union (EU) countries found that Ireland - 23.3%, Sweden - 21.0% and France - 20.7% in 2023. Countries with the lowest child population - Italy with 15.1 per cent, Malta with 15.6 per cent and Portugal with 16.0 per cent. 

The child population in Turkey was 26.0%, higher than the child population in the EU.

According to the United Nations world population projections, when looking at the proportion of young people aged 15-24 in the total population of countries, Syria had the highest youth population in 2023, with 24.1 per cent. It is followed by the Central African Republic and East Timor with 22.3% and Eritrea with 22.1%. The country with the lowest youth share was Ukraine with 6.8%. Qatar with 7.6% and Monaco with 8.5%. 

The EU countries with the highest youth indicators in 2023 are Ireland with 13.1%, Denmark with 12.0% and the Netherlands with 11.9%. The lowest youth indicators are Malta - 9.0%, Lithuania - 9.4%, Bulgaria and Slovenia - 9.5%, respectively. 

Turkey’s youth rate was 15.1%, higher than the youth rate of the EU 27.

The EU countries with the highest proportion of older people in 2023 are Italy with 24.5%, Finland with 23.6% and Portugal with 23.3%, respectively. The countries with the lowest proportion of older persons are the Greek Administration of Southern Cyprus with 15.2%, Luxembourg with 15.4%, and Ireland with 15.5%. 

The share of the elderly population in Turkey was 10.2 per cent, which is lower than the share of the elderly population in the 27 EU member countries.