Fertility Rate: Turkey
Turkey's fertility rate is currently 1.48 births per woman as of 2024. # Turkey Fertility Rate Turkey's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.48 births per woman
-2.0% y/y
Peak (1961)
6.419 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.48 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Turkey
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Turkey
Analysis# Turkey Fertility Rate
Turkey's fertility rate stands at 1.48 births per woman in 2024, marking a historic low and representing a dramatic 76.8% decline since 1960. The country experienced its peak fertility of 6.419 births per woman in 1961, reflecting the post-war demographic patterns common across the region. The current rate now matches the all-time minimum recorded this year, underscoring a fundamental shift in reproductive behavior over six decades.
The steepest decline occurred between 2015 and 2024, when the fertility rate dropped from 2.16 to 1.48 births per woman—a 31.5% decrease in just nine years. This accelerating downward trend reflects Turkey's advancing economic development, increased female education and workforce participation, and widespread access to contraception. With fertility rates continuing to fall year over year, Turkey's population growth trajectory suggests sustained below-replacement fertility in the coming years.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.48 births per woman | -1.99% |
| 2023 | 1.51 births per woman | -7.36% |
| 2022 | 1.63 births per woman | -4.68% |
| 2021 | 1.71 births per woman | -3.39% |
| 2020 | 1.77 births per woman | -6.35% |
| 2019 | 1.89 births per woman | -5.50% |
| 2018 | 2 births per woman | -3.85% |
| 2017 | 2.08 births per woman | -1.42% |
| 2016 | 2.11 births per woman | -2.31% |
| 2015 | 2.16 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 2014 | 2.19 births per woman | +3.79% |
| 2013 | 2.11 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 2.11 births per woman | +2.93% |
| 2011 | 2.05 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 2010 | 2.08 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 2009 | 2.1 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 2008 | 2.15 births per woman | -0.46% |
| 2007 | 2.16 births per woman | -1.50% |
| 2006 | 2.193 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 2005 | 2.197 births per woman | +0.00% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.197 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 2003 | 2.202 births per woman | -2.91% |
| 2002 | 2.268 births per woman | -5.18% |
| 2001 | 2.392 births per woman | -3.82% |
| 2000 | 2.487 births per woman | -5.44% |
| 1999 | 2.63 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 1998 | 2.707 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1997 | 2.744 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 1996 | 2.779 births per woman | -1.98% |
| 1995 | 2.835 births per woman | -1.36% |
| 1994 | 2.874 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 1993 | 2.916 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1992 | 2.939 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 1991 | 3.003 births per woman | -3.35% |
| 1990 | 3.107 births per woman | -6.86% |
| 1989 | 3.336 births per woman | -3.16% |
| 1988 | 3.445 births per woman | -2.74% |
| 1987 | 3.542 births per woman | -3.17% |
| 1986 | 3.658 births per woman | -3.20% |
| 1985 | 3.779 births per woman | -3.38% |
| 1984 | 3.911 births per woman | -3.57% |
| 1983 | 4.056 births per woman | -3.54% |
| 1982 | 4.205 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 1981 | 4.351 births per woman | -2.29% |
| 1980 | 4.453 births per woman | -2.75% |
| 1979 | 4.579 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 1978 | 4.691 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 1977 | 4.784 births per woman | -2.98% |
| 1976 | 4.931 births per woman | -3.07% |
| 1975 | 5.087 births per woman | -2.98% |
| 1974 | 5.243 births per woman | -3.09% |
| 1973 | 5.41 births per woman | -2.49% |
| 1972 | 5.548 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 1971 | 5.671 births per woman | -1.80% |
| 1970 | 5.775 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 1969 | 5.872 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 1968 | 5.962 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 1967 | 6.057 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 1966 | 6.152 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 1965 | 6.22 births per woman | -1.13% |
| 1964 | 6.291 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 1963 | 6.339 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 1962 | 6.382 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 1961 | 6.419 births per woman | +0.56% |
| 1960 | 6.383 births per woman | — |
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