Fertility & birth rates in Mongolia and Turkey

Fertility rate in Mongolia vs Turkey by year

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Mongolia

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Year	Fertility rate
	Mongolia	Turkey
2023	2.7	1.51
2022	2.7	1.63
2021	2.8	1.71
2020	2.9	1.77
2019	3	1.89
2018	2.9	2
2017	2.8	2.08
2016	3	2.11
2015	3	2.16
2014	3.1	2.19
2013	3	2.11
2012	2.7	2.11
2011	2.6	2.05
2010	2.4	2.08
2009	2.8	2.1
2008	2.6	2.15
2007	2.3	2.16
2006	2.1	2.19
2005	2	2.2
2004	2	2.2
2003	2	2.2
2002	2.1	2.27
2001	2.2	2.39
2000	2.2	2.49
1999	2.3	2.63
1998	2.3	2.71
1997	2.4	2.74
1996	2.5	2.78
1995	2.77	2.84
1994	2.7	2.87
1993	2.5	2.92
1992	3.5	2.94
1991	4	3
1990	4.5	3.11
1989	4.42	3.34
1988	4.65	3.45
1987	4.83	3.54
1986	5.03	3.66
1985	5.26	3.78
1984	5.45	3.91
1983	5.63	4.06
1982	5.8	4.21
1981	5.98	4.35
1980	6.21	4.45
1979	6.42	4.58
1978	6.62	4.69
1977	6.79	4.78
1976	6.93	4.93
1975	7.07	5.09
1974	7.17	5.24
1973	7.24	5.41
1972	7.28	5.55
1971	7.3	5.67
1970	7.31	5.78
1969	7.34	5.87
1968	7.37	5.96
1967	7.39	6.06
1966	7.41	6.15
1965	7.38	6.22
1964	7.33	6.29
1963	7.24	6.34
1962	7.1	6.38
1961	6.96	6.42
1960	6.82	6.38

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mongolia was 2.7 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 Mongolia vs Turkey population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Mongolia

Turkey

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Year	Natural population change
	Mongolia	Turkey
2023	46,995	426,630
2022	47,730	535,373
2021	52,109	521,713
2020	60,888	608,708
2019	61,433	751,472
2018	60,635	830,353
2017	57,940	875,408
2016	62,086	895,841
2015	64,473	930,799
2014	66,078	957,055
2013	62,618	921,386
2012	55,942	917,145
2011	50,711	875,839
2010	44,914	892,334
2009	48,876	900,491
2008	45,843	868,749
2007	39,636	876,626
2006	33,609	897,351
2005	29,290	898,650
2004	28,418	896,025
2003	28,827	893,683
2002	30,439	922,927
2001	32,052	980,560
2000	32,753	1,020,515
1999	32,283	1,063,312
1998	31,757	1,103,242
1997	32,403	1,099,738
1996	33,741	1,091,827
1995	34,473	1,090,630
1994	34,711	1,078,208
1993	36,924	1,064,168
1992	42,437	1,039,125
1991	47,884	1,041,229
1990	49,443	1,044,467
1989	51,420	1,094,036
1988	51,588	1,101,266
1987	51,140	1,099,042
1986	50,329	1,102,660
1985	49,944	1,098,846
1984	48,562	1,096,529
1983	46,919	1,095,106
1982	45,179	1,091,863
1981	43,588	1,100,082
1980	42,343	1,090,538
1979	41,568	1,076,707
1978	40,276	1,054,863
1977	38,995	1,023,779
1976	37,670	1,009,999
1975	36,490	1,012,904
1974	35,297	1,020,053
1973	33,993	1,025,675
1972	32,727	1,023,781
1971	31,536	1,014,165
1970	30,558	991,950
1969	29,781	970,958
1968	29,017	950,778
1967	28,178	936,727
1966	27,338	925,790
1965	26,364	904,016
1964	25,317	884,152
1963	24,142	862,626
1962	22,960	837,473
1961	21,873	816,911
1960	20,726	773,009

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.35% in Mongolia and +0.5% in Turkey.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.81% in Mongolia and +0.91% in Turkey.

Birth rate in Mongolia vs Turkey by year

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Mongolia

Turkey

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Mongolia	Turkey
2023	19	11.2
2022	19.5	12.2
2021	21.6	12.9
2020	23.4	13.4
2019	24.4	14.4
2018	24.5	15.4
2017	23.9	16.2
2016	25.9	16.6
2015	27.1	17.1
2014	28	17.5
2013	27.5	17
2012	26	17.2
2011	25.1	16.9
2010	23.1	17.2
2009	24.8	17.6
2008	23.9	18.2
2007	21.9	18.4
2006	20	18.7
2005	18.6	18.8
2004	18.4	18.9
2003	18.6	18.9
2002	19.4	19.5
2001	20.3	20.6
2000	20.8	21.4
1999	21.1	22.6
1998	21.4	23.3
1997	22.2	23.5
1996	23.3	23.7
1995	24	24.1
1994	24.5	24.3
1993	25.8	24.4
1992	28.8	24.4
1991	31.9	24.9
1990	34.1	25.5
1989	35.3	26.9
1988	36.4	27.7
1987	37.2	28.3
1986	37.7	29
1985	38.5	29.7
1984	38.7	30.4
1983	38.6	31.2
1982	38.5	32
1981	38.4	33.1
1980	38.4	33.7
1979	38.7	34.2
1978	38.9	34.5
1977	39	34.7
1976	39.1	35.3
1975	39.3	36.2
1974	39.5	37.3
1973	39.6	38.4
1972	39.8	39.3
1971	40	40.1
1970	40.4	40.6
1969	40.9	41
1968	41.6	41.5
1967	42.3	42.1
1966	43.1	42.9
1965	43.6	43.4
1964	44	43.9
1963	44.2	44.3
1962	44.1	44.7
1961	44.2	45.2
1960	44.1	45

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 19 in Mongolia and 11.2 in Turkey, compared with 44.1 and 45, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Mongolia

Factual

UN forecast

Turkey

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Mongolia	Turkey
2100	16.3%	11%
2099	16.4%	11%
2098	16.4%	11.1%
2097	16.5%	11.1%
2096	16.6%	11.2%
2095	16.7%	11.2%
2094	16.8%	11.3%
2093	16.9%	11.4%
2092	17%	11.4%
2091	17.2%	11.5%
2090	17.3%	11.6%
2089	17.4%	11.6%
2088	17.6%	11.7%
2087	17.7%	11.7%
2086	17.9%	11.8%
2085	18%	11.8%
2084	18.1%	11.9%
2083	18.2%	11.9%
2082	18.3%	11.9%
2081	18.4%	11.9%
2080	18.5%	11.9%
2079	18.6%	12%
2078	18.6%	12%
2077	18.7%	12%
2076	18.7%	12%
2075	18.7%	12%
2074	18.7%	12%
2073	18.8%	12%
2072	18.8%	12.1%
2071	18.9%	12.1%
2070	18.9%	12.2%
2069	19%	12.2%
2068	19.1%	12.3%
2067	19.3%	12.4%
2066	19.4%	12.5%
2065	19.6%	12.7%
2064	19.8%	12.8%
2063	20.1%	13%
2062	20.4%	13.1%
2061	20.7%	13.3%
2060	21%	13.5%
2059	21.3%	13.7%
2058	21.6%	13.8%
2057	21.9%	14%
2056	22.2%	14.2%
2055	22.5%	14.3%
2054	22.7%	14.5%
2053	23%	14.6%
2052	23.1%	14.7%
2051	23.3%	14.9%
2050	23.3%	15%
2049	23.4%	15.1%
2048	23.4%	15.2%
2047	23.3%	15.3%
2046	23.3%	15.4%
2045	23.2%	15.5%
2044	23.1%	15.6%
2043	23%	15.7%
2042	22.9%	15.8%
2041	22.8%	15.9%
2040	22.8%	16%
2039	22.9%	16.1%
2038	23%	16.3%
2037	23.3%	16.4%
2036	23.6%	16.6%
2035	24%	16.9%
2034	24.6%	17.2%
2033	25.2%	17.6%
2032	25.9%	18%
2031	26.8%	18.4%
2030	27.8%	18.9%
2029	28.8%	19.4%
2028	29.7%	19.9%
2027	30.5%	20.3%
2026	31.2%	20.8%
2025	31.9%	21.2%
2024	32.2%	21.4%
2023	32.6%	21.8%
2022	32.9%	22.2%
2021	32.9%	22.5%
2020	32.8%	22.8%
2019	32.3%	23%
2018	31.6%	23.1%
2017	30.9%	23.3%
2016	30.2%	23.6%
2015	29.5%	23.9%
2014	28.9%	24.3%
2013	28.5%	24.7%
2012	28.1%	25.1%
2011	28%	25.5%
2010	27.9%	25.9%
2009	27.9%	26.3%
2008	28.1%	26.7%
2007	28.5%	27.1%
2006	29.1%	27.5%
2005	29.9%	27.9%
2004	30.8%	28.3%
2003	31.8%	28.7%
2002	32.9%	29.2%
2001	34.1%	29.7%
2000	35.2%	30.2%
1999	36.2%	30.8%
1998	37%	31.4%
1997	37.8%	32%
1996	38.4%	32.6%
1995	39%	33.2%
1994	39.5%	33.8%
1993	40%	34.3%
1992	40.5%	34.8%
1991	41%	35.3%
1990	41.4%	35.8%
1989	41.7%	36.3%
1988	41.8%	36.7%
1987	42%	37.2%
1986	42.1%	37.6%
1985	42.3%	38.1%
1984	42.5%	38.5%
1983	42.7%	38.9%
1982	43%	39.3%
1981	43.3%	39.6%
1980	43.7%	39.8%
1979	44.1%	40.1%
1978	44.5%	40.4%
1977	44.8%	40.7%
1976	45.2%	41.1%
1975	45.4%	41.5%
1974	45.6%	41.8%
1973	45.8%	42.1%
1972	45.8%	42.3%
1971	45.8%	42.5%
1970	45.6%	42.7%
1969	45.4%	42.8%
1968	44.9%	42.9%
1967	44.2%	42.9%
1966	43.3%	42.8%
1965	42.4%	42.8%
1964	41.4%	42.7%
1963	40.4%	42.5%
1962	39.6%	42.4%
1961	38.8%	42.2%
1960	38.1%	42%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.2% of the population in Mongolia and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 41.4% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mongolia and Turkey compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Mongolia vs Turkey

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Turkey

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mongolia	Turkey
2023	41	15
2022	41	21
2021	63	20
2020	47	19
2019	45	17
2018	45	17
2017	45	18
2016	48	19
2015	52	19
2014	56	20
2013	59	20
2012	63	21
2011	67	23
2010	71	23
2009	75	23
2008	77	24
2007	81	25
2006	90	26
2005	99	27
2004	108	28
2003	114	29
2002	120	30
2001	130	31
2000	144	32
1999	162	34
1998	174	34
1997	180	35
1996	178	36
1995	176	37
1994	178	38
1993	181	39
1992	199	40
1991	227	41
1990	276	42
1989	311	44
1988	335	47
1987	341	50
1986	346	53
1985	352	56

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 41 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mongolia, compared to 15 deaths in Turkey.

Under-five mortality rates

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Mongolia

Turkey

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Mongolia	Turkey
2023	1.36%	1.28%
2022	1.39%	0.96%
2021	1.43%	1.01%
2020	1.48%	1.05%
2019	1.56%	1.1%
2018	1.64%	1.15%
2017	1.74%	1.2%
2016	1.84%	1.26%
2015	1.94%	1.33%
2014	2.04%	1.4%
2013	2.15%	1.49%
2012	2.28%	1.58%
2011	2.44%	1.68%
2010	2.63%	1.79%
2009	2.85%	1.92%
2008	3.11%	2.06%
2007	3.39%	2.21%
2006	3.71%	2.38%
2005	4.07%	2.57%
2004	4.45%	2.77%
2003	4.87%	2.99%
2002	5.32%	3.22%
2001	5.8%	3.47%
2000	6.29%	3.74%
1999	6.78%	4.03%
1998	7.27%	4.33%
1997	7.74%	4.66%
1996	8.19%	5%
1995	8.6%	5.35%
1994	9%	5.73%
1993	9.39%	6.11%
1992	9.78%	6.52%
1991	10.2%	6.95%
1990	10.7%	7.38%
1989	11.1%	7.83%
1988	11.7%	8.29%
1987	12.2%	8.77%
1986	12.8%	9.27%
1985	13.4%	9.79%
1984	13.9%	10.3%
1983	14.4%	10.9%
1982	15%	11.5%
1981	15.5%	12.1%
1980	16.1%	12.7%
1979	16.7%	13.3%
1978	17.3%	13.9%
1977	-	14.5%
1976	-	15.1%
1975	-	15.7%
1974	-	16.3%
1973	-	16.9%
1972	-	17.5%
1971	-	18%
1970	-	18.6%
1969	-	19.2%
1968	-	19.7%
1967	-	20.4%
1966	-	21%
1965	-	21.7%
1964	-	22.5%
1963	-	23.3%
1962	-	24.1%
1961	-	25%
1960	-	25.8%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.36% in Mongolia and 1.28% in Turkey. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.