Fertility & birth rates in Thailand and Turkey

Fertility rate in Thailand vs Turkey chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Thailand was 1.21 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 Thailand 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
	Thailand	Turkey
1960	6.33	6.38
1961	6.32	6.42
1962	6.33	6.38
1963	6.34	6.34
1964	6.31	6.29
1965	6.26	6.22
1966	6.18	6.15
1967	6.08	6.06
1968	5.93	5.96
1969	5.7	5.87
1970	5.45	5.78
1971	5.25	5.67
1972	5.08	5.55
1973	4.85	5.41
1974	4.6	5.24
1975	4.36	5.09
1976	4.12	4.93
1977	3.87	4.78
1978	3.62	4.69
1979	3.45	4.58
1980	3.29	4.45
1981	3.13	4.35
1982	2.94	4.21
1983	2.76	4.06
1984	2.58	3.91
1985	2.45	3.78
1986	2.36	3.66
1987	2.26	3.54
1988	2.17	3.45
1989	2.14	3.34
1990	2.07	3.11
1991	2.04	3
1992	2.01	2.94
1993	1.97	2.92
1994	1.93	2.87
1995	1.89	2.84
1996	1.87	2.78
1997	1.85	2.74
1998	1.82	2.71
1999	1.77	2.63
2000	1.73	2.49
2001	1.71	2.39
2002	1.69	2.27
2003	1.67	2.2
2004	1.67	2.2
2005	1.64	2.2
2006	1.63	2.19
2007	1.62	2.16
2008	1.59	2.15
2009	1.57	2.1
2010	1.56	2.08
2011	1.57	2.05
2012	1.56	2.11
2013	1.53	2.11
2014	1.48	2.19
2015	1.45	2.16
2016	1.4	2.11
2017	1.36	2.08
2018	1.32	2
2019	1.29	1.89
2020	1.26	1.77
2021	1.23	1.71
2022	1.22	1.63
2023	1.21	1.51
2024	1.2	1.51
2025	1.19	1.5
2026	1.19	1.5
2027	1.19	1.5
2028	1.19	1.5
2029	1.19	1.5
2030	1.2	1.5
2031	1.2	1.5
2032	1.21	1.5
2033	1.21	1.5
2034	1.22	1.5
2035	1.22	1.5
2036	1.23	1.5
2037	1.23	1.5
2038	1.24	1.5
2039	1.24	1.5
2040	1.25	1.5
2041	1.25	1.5
2042	1.26	1.5
2043	1.26	1.5
2044	1.26	1.5
2045	1.27	1.5
2046	1.27	1.5
2047	1.28	1.5
2048	1.28	1.5
2049	1.28	1.5
2050	1.29	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Thailand	Turkey
1960	44.3%	42%
1961	44.6%	42.2%
1962	44.8%	42.4%
1963	45.1%	42.5%
1964	45.3%	42.7%
1965	45.4%	42.8%
1966	45.4%	42.8%
1967	45.3%	42.9%
1968	45.2%	42.9%
1969	45%	42.8%
1970	44.8%	42.7%
1971	44.4%	42.5%
1972	44%	42.3%
1973	43.5%	42.1%
1974	43%	41.8%
1975	42.4%	41.5%
1976	41.8%	41.1%
1977	41.1%	40.7%
1978	40.3%	40.4%
1979	39.5%	40.1%
1980	38.7%	39.8%
1981	37.8%	39.6%
1982	37%	39.3%
1983	36%	38.9%
1984	35.1%	38.5%
1985	34.1%	38.1%
1986	33.2%	37.6%
1987	32.4%	37.2%
1988	31.5%	36.7%
1989	30.7%	36.3%
1990	30%	35.8%
1991	29.2%	35.3%
1992	28.5%	34.8%
1993	28%	34.3%
1994	27.4%	33.8%
1995	26.9%	33.2%
1996	26.4%	32.6%
1997	25.9%	32%
1998	25.4%	31.4%
1999	24.9%	30.8%
2000	24.4%	30.2%
2001	23.9%	29.7%
2002	23.4%	29.2%
2003	23%	28.7%
2004	22.6%	28.3%
2005	22.2%	27.9%
2006	21.7%	27.5%
2007	21.3%	27.1%
2008	20.9%	26.7%
2009	20.6%	26.3%
2010	20.1%	25.9%
2011	19.7%	25.5%
2012	19.2%	25.1%
2013	18.8%	24.7%
2014	18.5%	24.3%
2015	18.1%	23.9%
2016	17.7%	23.6%
2017	17.3%	23.3%
2018	16.9%	23.1%
2019	16.6%	23%
2020	16.2%	22.8%
2021	15.8%	22.5%
2022	15.4%	22.2%
2023	15.1%	21.8%
2024	14.7%	21.4%
2025	14.4%	21%
2026	14.1%	20.6%
2027	13.7%	20.1%
2028	13.4%	19.6%
2029	13.1%	19.2%
2030	12.9%	18.7%
2031	12.7%	18.2%
2032	12.5%	17.8%
2033	12.3%	17.4%
2034	12.2%	17.1%
2035	12.1%	16.8%
2036	12%	16.5%
2037	11.9%	16.3%
2038	11.9%	16.2%
2039	11.8%	16.1%
2040	11.8%	16%
2041	11.8%	15.8%
2042	11.8%	15.7%
2043	11.7%	15.6%
2044	11.7%	15.5%
2045	11.7%	15.4%
2046	11.7%	15.3%
2047	11.6%	15.2%
2048	11.6%	15.1%
2049	11.6%	15%
2050	11.5%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Thailand and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 30% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Thailand and Turkey compared.

Natural population change in Thailand vs Turkey by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Thailand 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
	Thailand	Turkey
1960	774,190	773,009
1961	801,140	816,911
1962	828,741	837,473
1963	860,728	862,626
1964	885,137	884,152
1965	909,000	904,016
1966	929,469	925,790
1967	944,980	936,727
1968	953,806	950,778
1969	948,314	970,958
1970	937,116	991,950
1971	936,215	1,014,165
1972	940,420	1,023,781
1973	933,540	1,025,675
1974	923,151	1,020,053
1975	911,980	1,012,904
1976	894,072	1,009,999
1977	871,232	1,023,779
1978	847,799	1,054,863
1979	843,434	1,076,707
1980	845,575	1,090,538
1981	839,297	1,100,082
1982	817,951	1,091,863
1983	794,239	1,095,106
1984	779,856	1,096,529
1985	776,935	1,098,846
1986	783,430	1,102,660
1987	774,498	1,099,042
1988	765,252	1,101,266
1989	774,563	1,094,036
1990	760,808	1,044,467
1991	760,508	1,041,229
1992	754,999	1,039,125
1993	737,696	1,064,168
1994	712,589	1,078,208
1995	682,703	1,090,630
1996	661,397	1,091,827
1997	644,834	1,099,738
1998	617,318	1,103,242
1999	578,073	1,063,312
2000	543,884	1,020,515
2001	524,230	980,560
2002	504,299	922,927
2003	488,003	893,683
2004	466,542	896,025
2005	456,378	898,650
2006	441,211	897,351
2007	425,362	876,626
2008	401,730	868,749
2009	382,636	900,491
2010	370,466	892,334
2011	365,670	875,839
2012	351,485	917,145
2013	325,059	921,386
2014	294,628	957,055
2015	266,362	930,799
2016	226,255	895,841
2017	194,695	875,408
2018	159,383	830,353
2019	116,867	751,472
2020	84,107	608,708
2021	57,382	521,713
2022	-61,046	535,373
2023	-46,105	426,630

Maternal mortality chart: Thailand vs Turkey

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Thailand, compared to 15 deaths in Turkey.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Thailand	Turkey
1985	88	56
1986	78	53
1987	72	50
1988	67	47
1989	64	44
1990	60	42
1991	59	41
1992	58	40
1993	57	39
1994	54	38
1995	52	37
1996	49	36
1997	48	35
1998	47	34
1999	48	34
2000	49	32
2001	47	31
2002	44	30
2003	42	29
2004	44	28
2005	40	27
2006	38	26
2007	38	25
2008	37	24
2009	37	23
2010	37	23
2011	37	23
2012	36	21
2013	35	20
2014	34	20
2015	34	19
2016	34	19
2017	34	18
2018	34	17
2019	34	17
2020	36	19
2021	38	20
2022	112	21
2023	34	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.92% in Thailand 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
	Thailand	Turkey
1960	14.7%	25.8%
1961	14.2%	25%
1962	13.7%	24.1%
1963	13.2%	23.3%
1964	12.8%	22.5%
1965	12.3%	21.7%
1966	11.8%	21%
1967	11.4%	20.4%
1968	10.9%	19.7%
1969	10.4%	19.2%
1970	9.95%	18.6%
1971	9.47%	18%
1972	9.01%	17.5%
1973	8.56%	16.9%
1974	8.14%	16.3%
1975	7.73%	15.7%
1976	7.35%	15.1%
1977	7%	14.5%
1978	6.67%	13.9%
1979	6.36%	13.3%
1980	6.07%	12.7%
1981	5.79%	12.1%
1982	5.53%	11.5%
1983	5.28%	10.9%
1984	5.03%	10.3%
1985	4.8%	9.79%
1986	4.57%	9.27%
1987	4.34%	8.77%
1988	4.12%	8.29%
1989	3.91%	7.83%
1990	3.69%	7.38%
1991	3.49%	6.95%
1992	3.3%	6.52%
1993	3.12%	6.11%
1994	2.96%	5.73%
1995	2.81%	5.35%
1996	2.67%	5%
1997	2.53%	4.66%
1998	2.41%	4.33%
1999	2.29%	4.03%
2000	2.18%	3.74%
2001	2.08%	3.47%
2002	1.98%	3.22%
2003	1.89%	2.99%
2004	1.81%	2.77%
2005	1.73%	2.57%
2006	1.66%	2.38%
2007	1.59%	2.21%
2008	1.53%	2.06%
2009	1.47%	1.92%
2010	1.42%	1.79%
2011	1.37%	1.68%
2012	1.32%	1.58%
2013	1.27%	1.49%
2014	1.23%	1.4%
2015	1.19%	1.33%
2016	1.15%	1.26%
2017	1.11%	1.2%
2018	1.08%	1.15%
2019	1.04%	1.1%
2020	1.01%	1.05%
2021	0.98%	1.01%
2022	0.95%	0.96%
2023	0.92%	1.28%