Fertility & birth rates in Seychelles and Turkey

Fertility rate in Seychelles vs Turkey by year

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Seychelles

Turkey

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Year	Fertility rate
	Seychelles	Turkey
2023	2.02	1.51
2022	2.01	1.63
2021	2.46	1.71
2020	2.29	1.77
2019	2.36	1.89
2018	2.41	2
2017	2.41	2.08
2016	2.39	2.11
2015	2.31	2.16
2014	2.25	2.19
2013	2.26	2.11
2012	2.37	2.11
2011	2.33	2.05
2010	2.16	2.08
2009	2.38	2.1
2008	2.33	2.15
2007	2.24	2.16
2006	2.11	2.19
2005	2.2	2.2
2004	2.01	2.2
2003	2.06	2.2
2002	2.04	2.27
2001	1.98	2.39
2000	2.08	2.49
1999	2.04	2.63
1998	2.04	2.71
1997	2.1	2.74
1996	2.31	2.78
1995	2.36	2.84
1994	2.6	2.87
1993	2.58	2.92
1992	2.53	2.94
1991	2.69	3
1990	2.61	3.11
1989	2.67	3.34
1988	2.79	3.45
1987	2.92	3.54
1986	3.07	3.66
1985	3.09	3.78
1984	3.24	3.91
1983	3.22	4.06
1982	3.13	4.21
1981	3.67	4.35
1980	3.79	4.45
1979	3.66	4.58
1978	3.92	4.69
1977	3.75	4.78
1976	4.09	4.93
1975	4.75	5.09
1974	5.1	5.24
1973	4.78	5.41
1972	5.16	5.55
1971	5.69	5.67
1970	5.31	5.78
1969	5.48	5.87
1968	5.61	5.96
1967	5.9	6.06
1966	6.13	6.15
1965	5.72	6.22
1964	5.69	6.29
1963	5.61	6.34
1962	5.51	6.38
1961	5.42	6.42
1960	5.31	6.38

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Seychelles was 2.02 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 Seychelles vs Turkey population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Seychelles

Turkey

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Year	Natural population change
	Seychelles	Turkey
2023	683	426,630
2022	635	535,373
2021	744	521,713
2020	886	608,708
2019	811	751,472
2018	842	830,353
2017	901	875,408
2016	900	895,841
2015	888	930,799
2014	832	957,055
2013	846	921,386
2012	989	917,145
2011	936	875,839
2010	844	892,334
2009	900	900,491
2008	887	868,749
2007	867	876,626
2006	804	897,351
2005	861	898,650
2004	842	896,025
2003	828	893,683
2002	837	922,927
2001	885	980,560
2000	958	1,020,515
1999	901	1,063,312
1998	844	1,103,242
1997	873	1,099,738
1996	1,047	1,091,827
1995	1,054	1,090,630
1994	1,136	1,078,208
1993	1,091	1,064,168
1992	1,076	1,039,125
1991	1,162	1,041,229
1990	1,070	1,044,467
1989	1,030	1,094,036
1988	1,135	1,101,266
1987	1,172	1,099,042
1986	1,222	1,102,660
1985	1,259	1,098,846
1984	1,255	1,096,529
1983	1,209	1,095,106
1982	1,069	1,091,863
1981	1,358	1,100,082
1980	1,386	1,090,538
1979	1,292	1,076,707
1978	1,330	1,054,863
1977	1,125	1,023,779
1976	1,174	1,009,999
1975	1,376	1,012,904
1974	1,361	1,020,053
1973	1,166	1,025,675
1972	1,199	1,023,781
1971	1,373	1,014,165
1970	1,087	991,950
1969	1,119	970,958
1968	1,145	950,778
1967	1,217	936,727
1966	1,280	925,790
1965	1,165	904,016
1964	1,155	884,152
1963	1,123	862,626
1962	1,083	837,473
1961	1,040	816,911
1960	977	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 +0.57% in the Seychelles and +0.5% in Turkey.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.82% in the Seychelles and +0.91% in Turkey.

Birth rate in Seychelles vs Turkey by year

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Seychelles

Turkey

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Seychelles	Turkey
2023	13	11.2
2022	13.1	12.2
2021	16.8	12.9
2020	15.8	13.4
2019	16.4	14.4
2018	17.1	15.4
2017	17.2	16.2
2016	17.4	16.6
2015	17	17.1
2014	17	17.5
2013	17.4	17
2012	18.6	17.2
2011	18.6	16.9
2010	16.8	17.2
2009	18.1	17.6
2008	17.8	18.2
2007	17.6	18.4
2006	17.3	18.7
2005	18.5	18.8
2004	17.4	18.9
2003	18.1	18.9
2002	17.7	19.5
2001	17.7	20.6
2000	18.6	21.4
1999	18.2	22.6
1998	17.9	23.3
1997	19.1	23.5
1996	21.1	23.7
1995	21	24.1
1994	22.9	24.3
1993	23.4	24.4
1992	22.6	24.4
1991	24.2	24.9
1990	23.1	25.5
1989	23	26.9
1988	23.8	27.7
1987	24.5	28.3
1986	26.2	29
1985	26.5	29.7
1984	26.9	30.4
1983	25.8	31.2
1982	24.1	32
1981	28.1	33.1
1980	28.9	33.7
1979	27.6	34.2
1978	28.9	34.5
1977	25.9	34.7
1976	27.1	35.3
1975	30.5	36.2
1974	32.1	37.3
1973	28.8	38.4
1972	30.8	39.3
1971	33.6	40.1
1970	30.2	40.6
1969	31.7	41
1968	33.1	41.5
1967	35.5	42.1
1966	37.8	42.9
1965	36.2	43.4
1964	36.8	43.9
1963	37	44.3
1962	37	44.7
1961	36.9	45.2
1960	36.5	45

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 13 in the Seychelles and 11.2 in Turkey, compared with 36.5 and 45, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Seychelles

Factual

UN forecast

Turkey

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Seychelles	Turkey
2100	14.8%	11%
2099	14.9%	11%
2098	14.9%	11.1%
2097	15%	11.1%
2096	15%	11.2%
2095	15.1%	11.2%
2094	15.1%	11.3%
2093	15.2%	11.4%
2092	15.2%	11.4%
2091	15.2%	11.5%
2090	15.3%	11.6%
2089	15.3%	11.6%
2088	15.3%	11.7%
2087	15.3%	11.7%
2086	15.3%	11.8%
2085	15.4%	11.8%
2084	15.4%	11.9%
2083	15.4%	11.9%
2082	15.4%	11.9%
2081	15.4%	11.9%
2080	15.4%	11.9%
2079	15.4%	12%
2078	15.5%	12%
2077	15.5%	12%
2076	15.5%	12%
2075	15.6%	12%
2074	15.6%	12%
2073	15.7%	12%
2072	15.7%	12.1%
2071	15.7%	12.1%
2070	15.8%	12.2%
2069	15.8%	12.2%
2068	15.9%	12.3%
2067	15.9%	12.4%
2066	16%	12.5%
2065	16%	12.7%
2064	16.1%	12.8%
2063	16.1%	13%
2062	16.1%	13.1%
2061	16.2%	13.3%
2060	16.2%	13.5%
2059	16.2%	13.7%
2058	16.2%	13.8%
2057	16.2%	14%
2056	16.2%	14.2%
2055	16.2%	14.3%
2054	16.3%	14.5%
2053	16.3%	14.6%
2052	16.3%	14.7%
2051	16.3%	14.9%
2050	16.4%	15%
2049	16.4%	15.1%
2048	16.5%	15.2%
2047	16.6%	15.3%
2046	16.7%	15.4%
2045	16.9%	15.5%
2044	17%	15.6%
2043	17.2%	15.7%
2042	17.4%	15.8%
2041	17.5%	15.9%
2040	17.7%	16%
2039	17.9%	16.1%
2038	18%	16.3%
2037	18.2%	16.4%
2036	18.5%	16.6%
2035	18.6%	16.9%
2034	18.8%	17.2%
2033	18.9%	17.6%
2032	19%	18%
2031	19.1%	18.4%
2030	19.2%	18.9%
2029	19.3%	19.4%
2028	19.4%	19.9%
2027	19.5%	20.3%
2026	19.7%	20.8%
2025	19.9%	21.2%
2024	20%	21.4%
2023	20.1%	21.8%
2022	20.3%	22.2%
2021	20.4%	22.5%
2020	20.6%	22.8%
2019	20.7%	23%
2018	20.9%	23.1%
2017	21%	23.3%
2016	21.2%	23.6%
2015	21.4%	23.9%
2014	21.6%	24.3%
2013	21.8%	24.7%
2012	22%	25.1%
2011	22.2%	25.5%
2010	22.5%	25.9%
2009	22.9%	26.3%
2008	23.5%	26.7%
2007	24%	27.1%
2006	24.5%	27.5%
2005	25%	27.9%
2004	25.5%	28.3%
2003	26%	28.7%
2002	26.5%	29.2%
2001	27%	29.7%
2000	27.6%	30.2%
1999	28.2%	30.8%
1998	28.8%	31.4%
1997	29.3%	32%
1996	29.8%	32.6%
1995	30.3%	33.2%
1994	30.6%	33.8%
1993	31%	34.3%
1992	31.5%	34.8%
1991	31.9%	35.3%
1990	32.4%	35.8%
1989	32.9%	36.3%
1988	33.4%	36.7%
1987	33.8%	37.2%
1986	34.1%	37.6%
1985	34.4%	38.1%
1984	34.8%	38.5%
1983	35.2%	38.9%
1982	35.7%	39.3%
1981	36.4%	39.6%
1980	37.1%	39.8%
1979	37.9%	40.1%
1978	38.8%	40.4%
1977	39.7%	40.7%
1976	40.5%	41.1%
1975	41.2%	41.5%
1974	41.9%	41.8%
1973	42.5%	42.1%
1972	43%	42.3%
1971	43.4%	42.5%
1970	43.6%	42.7%
1969	43.4%	42.8%
1968	43.1%	42.9%
1967	42.7%	42.9%
1966	42.1%	42.8%
1965	41.5%	42.8%
1964	40.9%	42.7%
1963	40.3%	42.5%
1962	39.7%	42.4%
1961	39.1%	42.2%
1960	38.6%	42%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20% of the population in the Seychelles and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 32.4% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Seychelles and Turkey compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Seychelles vs Turkey

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Seychelles

Turkey

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Seychelles	Turkey
2023	42	15
2022	89	21
2021	74	20
2020	51	19
2019	48	17
2018	49	17
2017	47	18
2016	47	19
2015	46	19
2014	46	20
2013	48	20
2012	49	21
2011	50	23
2010	50	23
2009	51	23
2008	51	24
2007	52	25
2006	51	26
2005	50	27
2004	52	28
2003	47	29
2002	45	30
2001	43	31
2000	45	32
1999	41	34
1998	41	34
1997	37	35
1996	39	36
1995	40	37
1994	45	38
1993	49	39
1992	50	40
1991	54	41
1990	53	42
1989	61	44
1988	60	47
1987	62	50
1986	65	53
1985	69	56

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

Under-five mortality rates

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Seychelles

Turkey

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Seychelles	Turkey
2023	1.43%	1.28%
2022	1.45%	0.96%
2021	1.47%	1.01%
2020	1.48%	1.05%
2019	1.48%	1.1%
2018	1.48%	1.15%
2017	1.47%	1.2%
2016	1.46%	1.26%
2015	1.45%	1.33%
2014	1.45%	1.4%
2013	1.44%	1.49%
2012	1.43%	1.58%
2011	1.42%	1.68%
2010	1.41%	1.79%
2009	1.4%	1.92%
2008	1.39%	2.06%
2007	1.39%	2.21%
2006	1.38%	2.38%
2005	1.38%	2.57%
2004	1.38%	2.77%
2003	1.37%	2.99%
2002	1.37%	3.22%
2001	1.37%	3.47%
2000	1.38%	3.74%
1999	1.38%	4.03%
1998	1.39%	4.33%
1997	1.4%	4.66%
1996	1.41%	5%
1995	1.43%	5.35%
1994	1.46%	5.73%
1993	1.49%	6.11%
1992	1.53%	6.52%
1991	1.58%	6.95%
1990	1.63%	7.38%
1989	1.69%	7.83%
1988	1.76%	8.29%
1987	1.84%	8.77%
1986	1.93%	9.27%
1985	2.04%	9.79%
1984	2.16%	10.3%
1983	2.32%	10.9%
1982	2.51%	11.5%
1981	2.74%	12.1%
1980	3.01%	12.7%
1979	3.34%	13.3%
1978	3.72%	13.9%
1977	4.14%	14.5%
1976	4.6%	15.1%
1975	5.09%	15.7%
1974	5.59%	16.3%
1973	6.09%	16.9%
1972	6.59%	17.5%
1971	7.09%	18%
1970	7.58%	18.6%
1969	8.07%	19.2%
1968	8.52%	19.7%
1967	8.92%	20.4%
1966	9.26%	21%
1965	9.55%	21.7%
1964	9.8%	22.5%
1963	10%	23.3%
1962	10.2%	24.1%
1961	10.3%	25%
1960	10.5%	25.8%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.43% in the Seychelles and 1.28% in Turkey. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.