NUTS 1

Ege

Region of Türkiye · NUTS code TR3

Among 12 NUTS 1 regions of Türkiye, Ege ranks best in employment (3rd) and lowest in road deaths (8th).

Over time

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Ege vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
13,500 €/inh.
+1,900 vs 2023
5th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 14,140 €/inh. · -5%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
10,974,357
+27,577 vs 2024
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 85,664,944 · -87%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
76.6 years
−2.3 vs 2019
7th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 78.7 years · -3%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
124.1 /km²
+0.5 vs 2023
5th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 111.6 /km² · +11%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
2.5 ‰
−3.0 vs 2023
7th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 5.0 ‰ · -50%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
1.1 ‰
−2.3 vs 2023
5th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 0.3 ‰ · +267%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
38.8 years
+0.5 vs 2024
4th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 34.4 years · +13%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
13.6 %
+0.5 vs 2024
4th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 10.6 % · +28%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.28
−0.13 vs 2022
9th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 1.48 · -14%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

3 regions

 

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Labour

Unemployment
8.4 %
−0.5 vs 2024
7th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 8.4 %
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
61.1 %
−0.2 vs 2024
3rd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 58.1 % · +5%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
1.3 %
+0.1 vs 2024
5th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 1.6 % · -19%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
4,130 per 1,000
+865 vs 2024
2nd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 2,945 per 1,000 · +40%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
97 per mn
+4 vs 2023
8th of 12 in the country
Türkiye 74 per mn · +31%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
27.3 %
+0.6 vs 2024
3rd of 12 in the country
Türkiye 26.8 % · +2%
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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