NUTS 1

Batı Karadeniz

Region of Türkiye · NUTS code TR8

Among 12 NUTS 1 regions of Türkiye, Batı Karadeniz ranks best in unemployment (4th) and lowest in high-tech jobs (10th).

Over time

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Batı Karadeniz vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
9,800 €/inh.
+1,700 vs 2023
8th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 14,140 €/inh. · -31%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
4,711,687
−18,852 vs 2024
7th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 85,664,944 · -94%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
76.7 years
−2.4 vs 2019
6th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 78.7 years · -3%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
64.2 /km²
+0.3 vs 2023
9th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 111.6 /km² · -42%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
-4.0 ‰
−17.8 vs 2023
8th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 5.0 ‰ · -180%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
-4.0 ‰
−17.5 vs 2023
7th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 0.3 ‰ · -1433%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
40.2 years
+0.6 vs 2024
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 34.4 years · +17%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
16.1 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 10.6 % · +52%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.27
−0.08 vs 2022
11th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 1.48 · -14%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

3 regions

 

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Labour

Unemployment
7.5 %
+0.4 vs 2024
4th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 8.4 % · -11%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
59.7 %
−0.1 vs 2024
6th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 58.1 % · +3%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
0.4 %
−0.2 vs 2024
10th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 1.6 % · -75%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
798 per 1,000
+54 vs 2024
10th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 2,945 per 1,000 · -73%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
104 per mn
−6 vs 2023
10th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 74 per mn · +41%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
22.3 %
+1.3 vs 2024
9th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 26.8 % · -17%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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