Turkey birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Turkey chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Turkey was 1.51 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2017. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.92 — a -48.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Turkey	World
1960	6.38	4.69
1961	6.42	4.56
1962	6.38	5.02
1963	6.34	5.31
1964	6.29	5.13
1965	6.22	5.08
1966	6.15	4.97
1967	6.06	4.87
1968	5.96	4.98
1969	5.87	4.88
1970	5.78	4.84
1971	5.67	4.69
1972	5.55	4.55
1973	5.41	4.42
1974	5.24	4.26
1975	5.09	4.07
1976	4.93	3.97
1977	4.78	3.84
1978	4.69	3.77
1979	4.58	3.76
1980	4.45	3.73
1981	4.35	3.71
1982	4.21	3.72
1983	4.06	3.59
1984	3.91	3.57
1985	3.78	3.53
1986	3.66	3.51
1987	3.54	3.48
1988	3.45	3.39
1989	3.34	3.35
1990	3.11	3.31
1991	3	3.13
1992	2.94	3.04
1993	2.92	2.97
1994	2.87	2.92
1995	2.84	2.87
1996	2.78	2.82
1997	2.74	2.78
1998	2.71	2.75
1999	2.63	2.72
2000	2.49	2.73
2001	2.39	2.69
2002	2.27	2.66
2003	2.2	2.64
2004	2.2	2.63
2005	2.2	2.61
2006	2.19	2.61
2007	2.16	2.6
2008	2.15	2.6
2009	2.1	2.59
2010	2.08	2.57
2011	2.05	2.55
2012	2.11	2.56
2013	2.11	2.53
2014	2.19	2.52
2015	2.16	2.49
2016	2.11	2.49
2017	2.08	2.46
2018	2	2.39
2019	1.89	2.35
2020	1.77	2.28
2021	1.71	2.25
2022	1.63	2.22
2023	1.51	2.2
2024	1.51	2.19
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.5	2.18
2027	1.5	2.17
2028	1.5	2.16
2029	1.5	2.15
2030	1.5	2.14
2031	1.5	2.13
2032	1.5	2.12
2033	1.5	2.12
2034	1.5	2.11
2035	1.5	2.1
2036	1.5	2.09
2037	1.5	2.09
2038	1.5	2.08
2039	1.5	2.08
2040	1.5	2.08
2041	1.5	2.07
2042	1.5	2.07
2043	1.5	2.07
2044	1.5	2.07
2045	1.5	2.06
2046	1.5	2.06
2047	1.5	2.06
2048	1.5	2.05
2049	1.5	2.05
2050	1.5	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 3.08% were to women under 20 years old, 53.5% to women ages 20-29, and 43.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.5%, 63.1%, and 23.4% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Turkey by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Turkey	World
1960	42%	37.4%
1961	42.2%	37.5%
1962	42.4%	37.6%
1963	42.5%	37.8%
1964	42.7%	38%
1965	42.8%	38%
1966	42.8%	38%
1967	42.9%	38%
1968	42.9%	37.9%
1969	42.8%	37.8%
1970	42.7%	37.7%
1971	42.5%	37.6%
1972	42.3%	37.5%
1973	42.1%	37.3%
1974	41.8%	37.2%
1975	41.5%	37.1%
1976	41.1%	36.9%
1977	40.7%	36.7%
1978	40.4%	36.3%
1979	40.1%	35.9%
1980	39.8%	35.5%
1981	39.6%	35.2%
1982	39.3%	34.9%
1983	38.9%	34.6%
1984	38.5%	34.3%
1985	38.1%	34%
1986	37.6%	33.8%
1987	37.2%	33.6%
1988	36.7%	33.4%
1989	36.3%	33.2%
1990	35.8%	33%
1991	35.3%	32.9%
1992	34.8%	32.7%
1993	34.3%	32.5%
1994	33.8%	32.3%
1995	33.2%	32.1%
1996	32.6%	31.8%
1997	32%	31.5%
1998	31.4%	31.1%
1999	30.8%	30.8%
2000	30.2%	30.4%
2001	29.7%	30%
2002	29.2%	29.6%
2003	28.7%	29.2%
2004	28.3%	28.8%
2005	27.9%	28.5%
2006	27.5%	28.1%
2007	27.1%	27.9%
2008	26.7%	27.6%
2009	26.3%	27.5%
2010	25.9%	27.3%
2011	25.5%	27.1%
2012	25.1%	27%
2013	24.7%	26.9%
2014	24.3%	26.8%
2015	23.9%	26.6%
2016	23.6%	26.5%
2017	23.3%	26.4%
2018	23.1%	26.2%
2019	23%	26%
2020	22.8%	25.8%
2021	22.5%	25.6%
2022	22.2%	25.3%
2023	21.8%	25%
2024	21.4%	24.7%
2025	21%	24.4%
2026	20.6%	24.1%
2027	20.1%	23.8%
2028	19.6%	23.4%
2029	19.2%	23.1%
2030	18.7%	22.8%
2031	18.2%	22.6%
2032	17.8%	22.3%
2033	17.4%	22.1%
2034	17.1%	21.9%
2035	16.8%	21.7%
2036	16.5%	21.6%
2037	16.3%	21.5%
2038	16.2%	21.4%
2039	16.1%	21.3%
2040	16%	21.2%
2041	15.8%	21.1%
2042	15.7%	21%
2043	15.6%	21%
2044	15.5%	20.9%
2045	15.4%	20.8%
2046	15.3%	20.7%
2047	15.2%	20.7%
2048	15.1%	20.6%
2049	15%	20.5%
2050	14.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Turkey was 42% in 1960, 34.3% in 1993, and 21.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Turkey.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Turkey, excluding migration, has been +0.91% annually. On average, 733,335 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Turkey
1960	773,009
1961	816,911
1962	837,473
1963	862,626
1964	884,152
1965	904,016
1966	925,790
1967	936,727
1968	950,778
1969	970,958
1970	991,950
1971	1,014,165
1972	1,023,781
1973	1,025,675
1974	1,020,053
1975	1,012,904
1976	1,009,999
1977	1,023,779
1978	1,054,863
1979	1,076,707
1980	1,090,538
1981	1,100,082
1982	1,091,863
1983	1,095,106
1984	1,096,529
1985	1,098,846
1986	1,102,660
1987	1,099,042
1988	1,101,266
1989	1,094,036
1990	1,044,467
1991	1,041,229
1992	1,039,125
1993	1,064,168
1994	1,078,208
1995	1,090,630
1996	1,091,827
1997	1,099,738
1998	1,103,242
1999	1,063,312
2000	1,020,515
2001	980,560
2002	922,927
2003	893,683
2004	896,025
2005	898,650
2006	897,351
2007	876,626
2008	868,749
2009	900,491
2010	892,334
2011	875,839
2012	917,145
2013	921,386
2014	957,055
2015	930,799
2016	895,841
2017	875,408
2018	830,353
2019	751,472
2020	608,708
2021	521,713
2022	535,373
2023	426,630

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Turkey was 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -53.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Turkey	World
1985	56	460
1986	53	438
1987	50	429
1988	47	414
1989	44	401
1990	42	391
1991	41	395
1992	40	395
1993	39	389
1994	38	382
1995	37	371
1996	36	366
1997	35	358
1998	34	360
1999	34	340
2000	32	328
2001	31	321
2002	30	311
2003	29	301
2004	28	291
2005	27	283
2006	26	276
2007	25	269
2008	24	264
2009	23	258
2010	23	253
2011	23	247
2012	21	239
2013	20	235
2014	20	231
2015	19	228
2016	19	220
2017	18	215
2018	17	211
2019	17	207
2020	19	211
2021	20	242
2022	21	203
2023	15	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Turkey was 12.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.28% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Turkey	World
1960	25.8%	18.5%
1961	25%	18.1%
1962	24.1%	17.8%
1963	23.3%	17.5%
1964	22.5%	17.7%
1965	21.7%	17.5%
1966	21%	17.3%
1967	20.4%	17%
1968	19.7%	16.5%
1969	19.2%	15.5%
1970	18.6%	15.2%
1971	18%	15.1%
1972	17.5%	14.4%
1973	16.9%	14.1%
1974	16.3%	13.7%
1975	15.7%	13.4%
1976	15.1%	13%
1977	14.5%	12.5%
1978	13.9%	12.1%
1979	13.3%	11.7%
1980	12.7%	11.4%
1981	12.1%	11%
1982	11.5%	10.8%
1983	10.9%	10.6%
1984	10.3%	10.4%
1985	9.79%	10.1%
1986	9.27%	9.81%
1987	8.77%	9.47%
1988	8.29%	9.31%
1989	7.83%	9.02%
1990	7.38%	8.81%
1991	6.95%	8.66%
1992	6.52%	8.46%
1993	6.11%	8.19%
1994	5.73%	7.98%
1995	5.35%	7.76%
1996	5%	7.52%
1997	4.66%	7.28%
1998	4.33%	7.05%
1999	4.03%	6.76%
2000	3.74%	6.48%
2001	3.47%	6.21%
2002	3.22%	5.94%
2003	2.99%	5.65%
2004	2.77%	5.43%
2005	2.57%	5.16%
2006	2.38%	4.92%
2007	2.21%	4.7%
2008	2.06%	4.5%
2009	1.92%	4.31%
2010	1.79%	4.11%
2011	1.68%	3.97%
2012	1.58%	3.77%
2013	1.49%	3.61%
2014	1.4%	3.48%
2015	1.33%	3.35%
2016	1.26%	3.23%
2017	1.2%	3.11%
2018	1.15%	2.97%
2019	1.1%	2.86%
2020	1.05%	2.75%
2021	1.01%	2.66%
2022	0.96%	2.59%
2023	1.28%	2.49%