# West Black Sea region (statistical)

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)

## Age groups

As of December 31, 2024 :
| Age groups | Total | Male | Female |
| 0 – 4 | 211,999 | 108,858 | 103,141 |
| 5 – 9 | 274,355 | 140,893 | 133,462 |
| 10 – 14 | 294,834 | 151,684 | 143,150 |
| 15 – 19 | 316,765 | 161,703 | 155,062 |
| 20 – 24 | 330,255 | 166,199 | 164,056 |
| 25 – 29 | 309,042 | 161,280 | 147,762 |
| 30 – 34 | 294,726 | 150,257 | 144,469 |
| 35 – 39 | 313,132 | 159,187 | 153,945 |
| 40 – 44 | 339,974 | 171,736 | 168,238 |
| 45 – 49 | 325,792 | 164,707 | 161,085 |
| 50 – 54 | 322,722 | 158,894 | 163,828 |
| 55 – 59 | 304,838 | 151,902 | 152,936 |
| 60 – 64 | 315,884 | 153,104 | 162,780 |
| 65 – 69 | 265,727 | 129,106 | 136,621 |
| 70 – 74 | 204,459 | 95,706 | 108,753 |
| 75 – 79 | 145,617 | 63,111 | 82,506 |
| 80 – 84 | 82,948 | 33,293 | 49,655 |
| 85 – 89 | 38,065 | 13,794 | 24,271 |
| 90+ | 20,553 | 6,578 | 13,975 |
| Total | 4,711,687 | 2,341,992 | 2,369,695 |

## Internal immigration

Between December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 :
| Region | Population | Immigrants | Emigrants | Net immigrants | Net immigration rate |
| West Black Sea | 4,493,559 | 160,815 | 195,633 | -34,818 | -7.72 |

### State register location of West Black Sea residents

As of December 31, 2014 :
| 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

As of December 31, 2014 :
| Gender | Never married | % | Married | % | Divorced | % | Spouse died | % | Total |
| Male | 481,858 | 27.4 | 1,180,223 | 67.2 | 44,991 | 2.6 | 48,569 | 2.8 | 1,755,641 |
| Female | 369,581 | 20.3 | 1,175,557 | 64.7 | 51,169 | 2.8 | 221,768 | 12.2 | 1,818,075 |
| Total | 851,439 | 23.8 | 2,355,780 | 65.9 | 96,160 | 2.7 | 270,337 | 7.6 | 3,573,716 |

## Education status of 15+ population by gender

As of December 31, 2014 :
| Gender | Illiterate | % | Literate with no diploma | % | Primary school | % | Primary education | % | Middle school | % | High school | % | College or university | % | Master's degree | % | Doctorate | % | Unknown | % | Total |
| Male | 33,746 | 1.9 | 85,418 | 4.9 | 468,247 | 26.7 | 345,157 | 19.7 | 165,776 | 9.4 | 402,268 | 22.9 | 221,253 | 12.6 | 13,322 | 0.8 | 3,932 | 0.2 | 16,522 | 0.9 | 1,755,641 |
| Female | 155,072 | 8.5 | 196,008 | 10.8 | 609,633 | 33.5 | 284,302 | 15.6 | 107,369 | 5.9 | 274,442 | 15.1 | 160,123 | 8.8 | 8,217 | 0.5 | 2,351 | 0.1 | 20,558 | 1.1 | 1,818,075 |
| All genders | 188,818 | 5.3 | 281,426 | 7.9 | 1,077,880 | 30.2 | 629,459 | 17.6 | 273,145 | 7.6 | 676,710 | 18.9 | 381,376 | 10.7 | 21,539 | 0.6 | 6,283 | 0.2 | 37,080 | 1.0 | 3,573,716 |