NUTS 1

Doğu Karadeniz

Region of Türkiye · NUTS code TR9

Among 12 NUTS 1 regions of Türkiye, Doğu Karadeniz ranks best in life expectancy (1st) and lowest in gdp per capita (9th).

Over time

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Doğu Karadeniz vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
9,200 €/inh.
+2,000 vs 2023
9th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 14,140 €/inh. · -35%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
2,707,777
−25,488 vs 2024
11th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 85,664,944 · -97%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
77.5 years
−3.2 vs 2019
1st of 12 in the country
Türkiye 78.7 years · -2%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
77.9 /km²
+0.2 vs 2023
8th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 111.6 /km² · -30%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
-9.4 ‰
−25.3 vs 2023
11th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 5.0 ‰ · -288%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
-10.0 ‰
−24.8 vs 2023
10th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 0.3 ‰ · -3433%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
40.3 years
+0.5 vs 2024
1st of 12 in the country
Türkiye 34.4 years · +17%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
16.3 %
+0.6 vs 2024
1st of 12 in the country
Türkiye 10.6 % · +54%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.30
−0.09 vs 2022
8th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 1.48 · -12%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

6 regions

 

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Labour

Unemployment
6.8 %
−1.2 vs 2024
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 8.4 % · -19%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
61.6 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 58.1 % · +6%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
0.5 %
+0.1 vs 2024
8th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 1.6 % · -69%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
1,562 per 1,000
+404 vs 2024
6th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 2,945 per 1,000 · -47%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
61 per mn
−11 vs 2023
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 74 per mn · -18%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
24.6 %
+3.2 vs 2024
7th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 26.8 % · -8%
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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