West Black Sea region (statistical)
West Black Sea Region Batı Karadeniz Bölgesi | |
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Region | |
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| Country | Turkey |
| Area | |
• Region | 73,946 km2 (28,551 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Region | 4,711,687[1] |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Urban | 3,631,178 |
| • Rural | 1,080,509 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.827[2] very high · 9th |
The West Black Sea Region (Turkish: Batı Karadeniz Bölgesi) (TR8) is a statistical region in Turkey.
Subregions and provinces
- Zonguldak Subregion (TR81)
- Zonguldak Province (TR811)
- Karabük Province (TR812)
- Bartın Province (TR813)
- Kastamonu Subregion (TR82)
- Kastamonu Province (TR821)
- Çankırı Province (TR822)
- Sinop Province (TR823)
- Samsun Subregion (TR83)
- Samsun Province (TR831)
- Tokat Province (TR832)
- Çorum Province (TR833)
- Amasya Province (TR834)
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4,477,457 | — |
| 2008 | 4,478,029 | +0.01% |
| 2009 | 4,512,288 | +0.77% |
| 2010 | 4,518,786 | +0.14% |
| 2011 | 4,477,107 | −0.92% |
| 2012 | 4,483,603 | +0.15% |
| 2013 | 4,499,102 | +0.35% |
| 2014 | 4,493,559 | −0.12% |
| 2015 | 4,502,525 | +0.20% |
| 2016 | 4,551,366 | +1.08% |
| 2017 | 4,574,182 | +0.50% |
| 2018 | 4,688,532 | +2.50% |
| 2019 | 4,666,150 | −0.48% |
| 2020 | 4,638,622 | −0.59% |
| 2021 | 4,666,651 | +0.60% |
| 2022 | 4,665,938 | −0.02% |
| 2023 | 4,730,539 | +1.38% |
| 2024 | 4,711,687 | −0.40% |
Structure of the population
Structure of the population
Structure of the population (31.12.2024):
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,341,992 | 2,369,695 | 4,711,687 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 108,858 | 103,141 | 211,999 | 4.50 |
| 5–9 | 140,893 | 133,462 | 274,355 | 5.82 |
| 10–14 | 151,684 | 143,150 | 294,834 | 6.26 |
| 15–19 | 161,703 | 155,062 | 316,765 | 6.72 |
| 20–24 | 166,199 | 164,056 | 330,255 | 7.00 |
| 25–29 | 161,280 | 147,762 | 309,042 | 6.56 |
| 30–34 | 150,257 | 144,469 | 294,726 | 6.26 |
| 35–39 | 159,187 | 153,945 | 313,132 | 6.65 |
| 40–44 | 171,736 | 168,238 | 339,974 | 7.22 |
| 45–49 | 164,707 | 161,085 | 325,792 | 6.91 |
| 50–54 | 158,894 | 163,828 | 322,722 | 6.85 |
| 55–59 | 151,902 | 152,936 | 304,838 | 6.47 |
| 60–64 | 153,104 | 162,780 | 315,884 | 6.70 |
| 65–69 | 129,106 | 136,621 | 265,727 | 5.64 |
| 70–74 | 95,706 | 108,753 | 204,459 | 4.34 |
| 75–79 | 63,111 | 82,506 | 145,617 | 3.09 |
| 80–84 | 33,293 | 49,655 | 82,948 | 1.76 |
| 85–89 | 13,794 | 24,271 | 38,065 | 0.81 |
| 90+ | 6,578 | 13,975 | 20,553 | 0.44 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–14 | 401,435 | 379,153 | 781,188 | 16.58 |
| 15–64 | 1,598,969 | 1,574,161 | 3,173,130 | 67.34 |
| 65+ | 341,588 | 415,781 | 757,369 | 16.08 |
Internal immigration
| Region | Population | Immigrants | Emigrants | Net immigrants | Net immigration rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Black Sea | 4,711,687 | 163,127 | 180,459 | -17,332 | -3.67 |
State register location of West Black Sea residents
| Region | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 11,976 | 0.3 |
| West Marmara | 10,238 | 0.2 |
| Aegean | 22,252 | 0.5 |
| East Marmara | 33,371 | 0.7 |
| West Anatolia | 29,545 | 0.7 |
| Mediterranean | 32,461 | 0.7 |
| Central Anatolia | 70,729 | 1.6 |
| West Black Sea | 3,982,185 | 89.0 |
| East Black Sea | 198,869 | 4.4 |
| Northeast Anatolia | 34,656 | 0.8 |
| Central East Anatolia | 22,064 | 0.5 |
| Southeast Anatolia | 23,666 | 0.5 |
| Total | 4,472,012 | 100 |
Marital status of 15+ population by gender
| Gender | Never married | % | Married | % | Divorced | % | Spouse died | % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 549,035 | 28.3 | 1,254,384 | 64.7 | 84,490 | 4.4 | 52,648 | 2.7 | 1,940,557 |
| Female | 420,982 | 21.2 | 1,229,371 | 61.8 | 86,169 | 4.3 | 253,420 | 12.7 | 1,989,942 |
| Total | 970,017 | 24.7 | 2,483,755 | 63.2 | 170,659 | 4.3 | 306,068 | 7.8 | 3,930,499 |
Education status of 15+ population by gender
| Gender | Illiterate | % | Literate with no diploma | % | Primary school | % | Primary education | % | Middle school | % | High school | % | College or university | % | Master's degree | % | Doctorate | % | Unknown | % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 14,723 | 0.8 | 38,650 | 2.0 | 357,755 | 18.7 | 190,448 | 9.9 | 349,239 | 18.3 | 568,078 | 29.7 | 339,729 | 17.8 | 38,085 | 2.0 | 7,514 | 0.4 | 8,901 | 0.5 | 1,913,122 |
| Female | 93,349 | 5.0 | 136,414 | 6.9 | 525,925 | 26.8 | 150,622 | 7.7 | 277,109 | 14.1 | 430,226 | 21.9 | 306,393 | 15.6 | 32,135 | 1.6 | 4,961 | 0.3 | 9,753 | 0.5 | 1,966,887 |
| All genders | 108,072 | 2.8 | 175,064 | 4.5 | 883,680 | 22.8 | 341,070 | 8.8 | 626,348 | 16.1 | 998,304 | 25.7 | 646,122 | 16.7 | 70,220 | 1.8 | 12,475 | 0.3 | 18,654 | 0.5 | 3,880,009 |
See also
References
External links
- TURKSTAT (in English)
Sources
- ESPON Database Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
