Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Turkey

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Turkey chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.51 in Turkey in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Dominican Republic vs Turkey population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Dominican Republic	Turkey
1960	7.56	6.38
1961	7.49	6.42
1962	7.4	6.38
1963	7.3	6.34
1964	7.19	6.29
1965	7.05	6.22
1966	6.95	6.15
1967	6.76	6.06
1968	6.55	5.96
1969	6.37	5.87
1970	6.18	5.78
1971	6.01	5.67
1972	5.84	5.55
1973	5.67	5.41
1974	5.44	5.24
1975	5.24	5.09
1976	5.05	4.93
1977	4.84	4.78
1978	4.64	4.69
1979	4.47	4.58
1980	4.3	4.45
1981	4.15	4.35
1982	4.01	4.21
1983	3.95	4.06
1984	3.82	3.91
1985	3.69	3.78
1986	3.6	3.66
1987	3.53	3.54
1988	3.5	3.45
1989	3.48	3.34
1990	3.41	3.11
1991	3.35	3
1992	3.29	2.94
1993	3.23	2.92
1994	3.16	2.87
1995	3.1	2.84
1996	3.04	2.78
1997	2.92	2.74
1998	2.84	2.71
1999	2.85	2.63
2000	2.87	2.49
2001	2.83	2.39
2002	2.76	2.27
2003	2.7	2.2
2004	2.64	2.2
2005	2.57	2.2
2006	2.51	2.19
2007	2.51	2.16
2008	2.55	2.15
2009	2.57	2.1
2010	2.56	2.08
2011	2.53	2.05
2012	2.5	2.11
2013	2.47	2.11
2014	2.45	2.19
2015	2.43	2.16
2016	2.41	2.11
2017	2.4	2.08
2018	2.4	2
2019	2.37	1.89
2020	2.33	1.77
2021	2.29	1.71
2022	2.27	1.63
2023	2.24	1.51
2024	2.22	1.51
2025	2.19	1.5
2026	2.17	1.5
2027	2.15	1.5
2028	2.13	1.5
2029	2.11	1.5
2030	2.08	1.5
2031	2.07	1.5
2032	2.05	1.5
2033	2.03	1.5
2034	2.02	1.5
2035	2	1.5
2036	1.99	1.5
2037	1.98	1.5
2038	1.96	1.5
2039	1.95	1.5
2040	1.94	1.5
2041	1.93	1.5
2042	1.93	1.5
2043	1.92	1.5
2044	1.91	1.5
2045	1.9	1.5
2046	1.89	1.5
2047	1.89	1.5
2048	1.88	1.5
2049	1.87	1.5
2050	1.87	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Turkey
1960	48.6%	42%
1961	48.9%	42.2%
1962	49.1%	42.4%
1963	49.2%	42.5%
1964	49.3%	42.7%
1965	49.4%	42.8%
1966	49.3%	42.8%
1967	49.2%	42.9%
1968	48.9%	42.9%
1969	48.6%	42.8%
1970	48.2%	42.7%
1971	47.7%	42.5%
1972	47.3%	42.3%
1973	46.8%	42.1%
1974	46.3%	41.8%
1975	45.8%	41.5%
1976	45.2%	41.1%
1977	44.7%	40.7%
1978	44.2%	40.4%
1979	43.7%	40.1%
1980	43.2%	39.8%
1981	42.7%	39.6%
1982	42.3%	39.3%
1983	41.8%	38.9%
1984	41.4%	38.5%
1985	41%	38.1%
1986	40.6%	37.6%
1987	40.2%	37.2%
1988	39.8%	36.7%
1989	39.4%	36.3%
1990	39.1%	35.8%
1991	38.7%	35.3%
1992	38.4%	34.8%
1993	38%	34.3%
1994	37.7%	33.8%
1995	37.3%	33.2%
1996	37%	32.6%
1997	36.6%	32%
1998	36.1%	31.4%
1999	35.7%	30.8%
2000	35.3%	30.2%
2001	35%	29.7%
2002	34.6%	29.2%
2003	34.2%	28.7%
2004	33.7%	28.3%
2005	33.2%	27.9%
2006	32.7%	27.5%
2007	32.2%	27.1%
2008	31.7%	26.7%
2009	31.3%	26.3%
2010	30.9%	25.9%
2011	30.5%	25.5%
2012	30.1%	25.1%
2013	29.8%	24.7%
2014	29.5%	24.3%
2015	29.2%	23.9%
2016	28.8%	23.6%
2017	28.5%	23.3%
2018	28.2%	23.1%
2019	27.9%	23%
2020	27.7%	22.8%
2021	27.4%	22.5%
2022	27.2%	22.2%
2023	26.9%	21.8%
2024	26.6%	21.4%
2025	26.2%	21%
2026	25.8%	20.6%
2027	25.4%	20.1%
2028	25.1%	19.6%
2029	24.7%	19.2%
2030	24.3%	18.7%
2031	24%	18.2%
2032	23.6%	17.8%
2033	23.3%	17.4%
2034	22.9%	17.1%
2035	22.6%	16.8%
2036	22.3%	16.5%
2037	22%	16.3%
2038	21.7%	16.2%
2039	21.5%	16.1%
2040	21.3%	16%
2041	21%	15.8%
2042	20.8%	15.7%
2043	20.6%	15.6%
2044	20.4%	15.5%
2045	20.3%	15.4%
2046	20.1%	15.3%
2047	19.9%	15.2%
2048	19.8%	15.1%
2049	19.6%	15%
2050	19.5%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Turkey compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Turkey by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic and +0.91% in Turkey. 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
	Dominican Republic	Turkey
1960	117,346	773,009
1961	120,316	816,911
1962	122,977	837,473
1963	124,994	862,626
1964	127,504	884,152
1965	125,345	904,016
1966	132,096	925,790
1967	133,091	936,727
1968	133,666	950,778
1969	135,445	970,958
1970	137,835	991,950
1971	140,473	1,014,165
1972	143,255	1,023,781
1973	146,283	1,025,675
1974	147,652	1,020,053
1975	149,339	1,012,904
1976	151,201	1,009,999
1977	152,825	1,023,779
1978	154,043	1,054,863
1979	154,779	1,076,707
1980	157,697	1,090,538
1981	158,419	1,100,082
1982	159,597	1,091,863
1983	163,136	1,095,106
1984	164,263	1,096,529
1985	164,091	1,098,846
1986	165,674	1,102,660
1987	167,552	1,099,042
1988	171,291	1,101,266
1989	175,365	1,094,036
1990	176,748	1,044,467
1991	177,371	1,041,229
1992	177,481	1,039,125
1993	177,691	1,064,168
1994	176,882	1,078,208
1995	175,439	1,090,630
1996	174,008	1,091,827
1997	168,419	1,099,738
1998	164,287	1,103,242
1999	167,742	1,063,312
2000	171,684	1,020,515
2001	170,193	980,560
2002	166,740	922,927
2003	163,267	893,683
2004	158,789	896,025
2005	155,405	898,650
2006	151,122	897,351
2007	152,066	876,626
2008	156,664	868,749
2009	160,893	900,491
2010	162,072	892,334
2011	162,094	875,839
2012	160,915	917,145
2013	159,330	921,386
2014	157,260	957,055
2015	154,258	930,799
2016	151,550	895,841
2017	151,565	875,408
2018	150,852	830,353
2019	144,869	751,472
2020	137,417	608,708
2021	128,866	521,713
2022	138,767	535,373
2023	132,360	426,630

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Turkey

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 15 deaths in Turkey.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Turkey
1985	249	56
1986	241	53
1987	231	50
1988	221	47
1989	213	44
1990	203	42
1991	193	41
1992	185	40
1993	176	39
1994	166	38
1995	152	37
1996	138	36
1997	122	35
1998	109	34
1999	92	34
2000	76	32
2001	68	31
2002	68	30
2003	71	29
2004	78	28
2005	83	27
2006	87	26
2007	90	25
2008	94	24
2009	96	23
2010	92	23
2011	91	23
2012	89	21
2013	91	20
2014	95	20
2015	102	19
2016	106	19
2017	104	18
2018	107	17
2019	118	17
2020	121	19
2021	153	20
2022	124	21
2023	124	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic and 1.28% in Turkey. 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
	Dominican Republic	Turkey
1960	14.8%	25.8%
1961	14.6%	25%
1962	14.5%	24.1%
1963	14.3%	23.3%
1964	14.1%	22.5%
1965	13.8%	21.7%
1966	13.5%	21%
1967	13.3%	20.4%
1968	13%	19.7%
1969	12.7%	19.2%
1970	12.4%	18.6%
1971	12%	18%
1972	11.7%	17.5%
1973	11.3%	16.9%
1974	10.9%	16.3%
1975	10.5%	15.7%
1976	10.1%	15.1%
1977	9.71%	14.5%
1978	9.35%	13.9%
1979	9.01%	13.3%
1980	8.68%	12.7%
1981	8.36%	12.1%
1982	8.05%	11.5%
1983	7.76%	10.9%
1984	7.48%	10.3%
1985	7.21%	9.79%
1986	6.94%	9.27%
1987	6.69%	8.77%
1988	6.44%	8.29%
1989	6.19%	7.83%
1990	5.95%	7.38%
1991	5.7%	6.95%
1992	5.46%	6.52%
1993	5.22%	6.11%
1994	5%	5.73%
1995	4.78%	5.35%
1996	4.58%	5%
1997	4.4%	4.66%
1998	4.24%	4.33%
1999	4.1%	4.03%
2000	3.98%	3.74%
2001	3.88%	3.47%
2002	3.8%	3.22%
2003	3.73%	2.99%
2004	3.67%	2.77%
2005	3.62%	2.57%
2006	3.59%	2.38%
2007	3.56%	2.21%
2008	3.54%	2.06%
2009	3.52%	1.92%
2010	3.51%	1.79%
2011	3.5%	1.68%
2012	3.49%	1.58%
2013	3.5%	1.49%
2014	3.5%	1.4%
2015	3.5%	1.33%
2016	3.5%	1.26%
2017	3.5%	1.2%
2018	3.47%	1.15%
2019	3.43%	1.1%
2020	3.38%	1.05%
2021	3.31%	1.01%
2022	3.22%	0.96%
2023	3.14%	1.28%