Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate in Denmark vs Turkmenistan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.69 in Turkmenistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Denmark vs Turkmenistan population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Denmark	Turkmenistan
1960	2.57	6.59
1961	2.55	6.69
1962	2.55	6.76
1963	2.67	6.79
1964	2.6	6.79
1965	2.61	6.76
1966	2.62	6.7
1967	2.35	6.64
1968	2.12	6.56
1969	2	6.48
1970	1.95	6.4
1971	2.04	6.32
1972	2.03	6.2
1973	1.92	6.15
1974	1.9	6.09
1975	1.92	6
1976	1.75	5.9
1977	1.66	5.77
1978	1.67	5.61
1979	1.6	5.46
1980	1.55	5.3
1981	1.44	5.16
1982	1.43	5.04
1983	1.38	4.97
1984	1.4	4.96
1985	1.45	4.97
1986	1.48	4.94
1987	1.5	4.84
1988	1.56	4.68
1989	1.62	4.46
1990	1.67	4.29
1991	1.68	4.14
1992	1.76	3.96
1993	1.75	3.78
1994	1.81	3.62
1995	1.8	3.49
1996	1.75	3.29
1997	1.75	3.18
1998	1.72	3.08
1999	1.73	2.98
2000	1.77	2.9
2001	1.74	2.81
2002	1.72	2.71
2003	1.76	2.67
2004	1.78	2.67
2005	1.8	2.71
2006	1.85	2.72
2007	1.84	2.73
2008	1.89	2.75
2009	1.84	2.79
2010	1.87	2.85
2011	1.75	2.9
2012	1.73	2.96
2013	1.67	3.01
2014	1.69	3.02
2015	1.71	3.03
2016	1.79	2.99
2017	1.75	2.93
2018	1.73	2.88
2019	1.7	2.83
2020	1.68	2.79
2021	1.72	2.75
2022	1.55	2.73
2023	1.5	2.69
2024	1.51	2.66
2025	1.51	2.63
2026	1.51	2.6
2027	1.52	2.57
2028	1.52	2.54
2029	1.52	2.51
2030	1.53	2.49
2031	1.53	2.46
2032	1.53	2.43
2033	1.53	2.41
2034	1.53	2.39
2035	1.54	2.37
2036	1.54	2.35
2037	1.54	2.33
2038	1.54	2.31
2039	1.54	2.29
2040	1.55	2.27
2041	1.55	2.26
2042	1.55	2.24
2043	1.55	2.22
2044	1.56	2.21
2045	1.56	2.19
2046	1.56	2.18
2047	1.56	2.16
2048	1.56	2.15
2049	1.56	2.14
2050	1.56	2.13

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Denmark	Turkmenistan
1960	25.2%	40.4%
1961	24.7%	41.7%
1962	24.2%	42.8%
1963	24%	43.8%
1964	23.8%	44.5%
1965	23.8%	44.9%
1966	23.8%	45.2%
1967	23.8%	45.4%
1968	23.7%	45.6%
1969	23.5%	45.5%
1970	23.3%	45.4%
1971	23.1%	45.1%
1972	23%	44.8%
1973	22.9%	44.4%
1974	22.7%	43.9%
1975	22.6%	43.4%
1976	22.4%	43%
1977	22.1%	42.5%
1978	21.8%	42.1%
1979	21.3%	41.6%
1980	20.8%	41.3%
1981	20.3%	41%
1982	19.7%	40.8%
1983	19.2%	40.7%
1984	18.8%	40.7%
1985	18.4%	40.7%
1986	18.1%	40.8%
1987	17.7%	41%
1988	17.5%	41.1%
1989	17.2%	41.2%
1990	17.1%	41.2%
1991	17%	41.2%
1992	17%	41.1%
1993	17.1%	41%
1994	17.2%	40.8%
1995	17.4%	40.5%
1996	17.6%	40.2%
1997	17.9%	39.6%
1998	18.1%	38.9%
1999	18.3%	38.1%
2000	18.5%	37.3%
2001	18.7%	36.4%
2002	18.8%	35.6%
2003	18.8%	34.8%
2004	18.8%	34%
2005	18.8%	33.3%
2006	18.7%	32.6%
2007	18.5%	31.9%
2008	18.4%	31.3%
2009	18.2%	30.8%
2010	18%	30.3%
2011	17.8%	30%
2012	17.6%	29.7%
2013	17.3%	29.6%
2014	17.1%	29.6%
2015	16.9%	29.7%
2016	16.8%	29.9%
2017	16.7%	30.2%
2018	16.6%	30.5%
2019	16.4%	30.9%
2020	16.3%	31.2%
2021	16.2%	31.5%
2022	16%	31.7%
2023	15.9%	31.7%
2024	15.7%	31.5%
2025	15.6%	31.2%
2026	15.5%	30.8%
2027	15.4%	30.3%
2028	15.4%	29.7%
2029	15.4%	29.1%
2030	15.4%	28.4%
2031	15.4%	27.7%
2032	15.3%	27%
2033	15.2%	26.4%
2034	15.2%	25.8%
2035	15.1%	25.3%
2036	15%	24.8%
2037	15%	24.4%
2038	15%	24%
2039	15%	23.7%
2040	14.9%	23.4%
2041	14.9%	23.3%
2042	14.9%	23.1%
2043	14.8%	23.1%
2044	14.8%	23%
2045	14.7%	23%
2046	14.7%	23%
2047	14.6%	23%
2048	14.6%	23%
2049	14.5%	23%
2050	14.5%	22.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 31.5% in Turkmenistan in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 41.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and Turkmenistan compared.

Natural population change in Denmark vs Turkmenistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark and +1.9% in Turkmenistan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Denmark	Turkmenistan
1960	32,515	49,436
1961	33,205	51,659
1962	32,070	53,248
1963	36,539	54,203
1964	36,832	54,574
1965	37,596	54,558
1966	38,858	54,353
1967	33,363	54,209
1968	27,243	54,324
1969	23,481	54,791
1970	22,673	55,617
1971	26,801	56,666
1972	24,958	57,326
1973	21,092	59,169
1974	19,676	60,925
1975	20,746	62,681
1976	11,667	64,513
1977	11,703	66,318
1978	9,187	68,437
1979	4,605	71,135
1980	1,537	74,394
1981	-3,073	77,829
1982	-2,559	80,989
1983	-6,649	85,183
1984	-5,623	90,591
1985	-4,603	95,890
1986	-2,561	100,930
1987	-1,538	103,885
1988	0	104,802
1989	2,053	103,553
1990	2,056	101,099
1991	4,639	99,297
1992	6,722	96,668
1993	4,670	92,596
1994	8,850	89,319
1995	6,280	86,289
1996	6,842	80,996
1997	7,927	79,045
1998	7,956	77,342
1999	6,919	76,362
2000	9,078	76,875
2001	6,967	76,682
2002	5,376	75,639
2003	7,007	76,737
2004	9,188	79,850
2005	9,755	83,968
2006	9,787	87,840
2007	8,192	92,038
2008	10,438	96,815
2009	8,285	102,931
2010	8,876	109,318
2011	6,685	115,197
2012	5,592	120,957
2013	3,931	126,217
2014	5,644	129,677
2015	5,683	132,663
2016	9,165	132,581
2017	8,071	131,417
2018	6,373	129,537
2019	6,977	128,275
2020	5,831	124,014
2021	5,857	122,721
2022	-1,180	121,814
2023	-595	117,529

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs Turkmenistan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 5 deaths in Turkmenistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	Turkmenistan
1985	12	77
1986	12	75
1987	12	72
1988	13	69
1989	13	65
1990	12	62
1991	12	60
1992	12	58
1993	12	56
1994	12	54
1995	12	50
1996	11	46
1997	10	40
1998	9	34
1999	9	29
2000	9	25
2001	9	22
2002	9	20
2003	8	18
2004	8	17
2005	8	15
2006	7	14
2007	7	13
2008	7	11
2009	7	10
2010	7	9
2011	6	8
2012	6	7
2013	5	7
2014	5	6
2015	5	6
2016	5	6
2017	5	5
2018	5	5
2019	4	5
2020	4	5
2021	8	6
2022	6	5
2023	4	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark and 4% in Turkmenistan. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Denmark	Turkmenistan
1960	2.5%	-
1961	2.45%	-
1962	2.38%	-
1963	2.3%	-
1964	2.21%	-
1965	2.11%	-
1966	2.01%	-
1967	1.9%	-
1968	1.81%	-
1969	1.73%	-
1970	1.66%	-
1971	1.58%	-
1972	1.49%	-
1973	1.39%	-
1974	1.31%	-
1975	1.23%	-
1976	1.17%	-
1977	1.11%	13.2%
1978	1.06%	12.8%
1979	1.03%	12.3%
1980	1%	11.9%
1981	0.98%	11.4%
1982	0.96%	10.9%
1983	0.96%	10.5%
1984	0.96%	9.98%
1985	0.97%	9.51%
1986	0.97%	9.08%
1987	0.97%	8.7%
1988	0.96%	8.36%
1989	0.93%	8.09%
1990	0.89%	7.91%
1991	0.84%	7.83%
1992	0.79%	7.83%
1993	0.74%	7.87%
1994	0.69%	7.92%
1995	0.65%	7.94%
1996	0.63%	7.9%
1997	0.6%	7.79%
1998	0.59%	7.59%
1999	0.57%	7.31%
2000	0.56%	6.97%
2001	0.55%	6.61%
2002	0.54%	6.24%
2003	0.52%	5.88%
2004	0.5%	5.56%
2005	0.48%	5.25%
2006	0.46%	4.99%
2007	0.45%	4.77%
2008	0.43%	4.6%
2009	0.42%	4.45%
2010	0.41%	4.36%
2011	0.41%	4.29%
2012	0.41%	4.25%
2013	0.41%	4.25%
2014	0.41%	4.25%
2015	0.41%	4.29%
2016	0.4%	4.33%
2017	0.4%	4.37%
2018	0.39%	4.36%
2019	0.38%	4.33%
2020	0.37%	4.26%
2021	0.36%	4.18%
2022	0.35%	4.1%
2023	0.34%	4%