Fertility & birth rates in Turkey and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Turkey vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Turkey was 1.51 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Turkey	Zimbabwe
1960	6.38	7.2
1961	6.42	7.21
1962	6.38	7.23
1963	6.34	7.23
1964	6.29	7.23
1965	6.22	7.23
1966	6.15	7.2
1967	6.06	7.16
1968	5.96	7.11
1969	5.87	7.04
1970	5.78	6.98
1971	5.67	6.94
1972	5.55	6.94
1973	5.41	6.94
1974	5.24	6.88
1975	5.09	6.83
1976	4.93	6.77
1977	4.78	6.71
1978	4.69	6.66
1979	4.58	6.59
1980	4.45	6.52
1981	4.35	6.45
1982	4.21	6.33
1983	4.06	6.2
1984	3.91	6.04
1985	3.78	5.87
1986	3.66	5.69
1987	3.54	5.5
1988	3.45	5.28
1989	3.34	5.07
1990	3.11	4.88
1991	3	4.72
1992	2.94	4.57
1993	2.92	4.39
1994	2.87	4.28
1995	2.84	4.15
1996	2.78	4.11
1997	2.74	4.08
1998	2.71	4.07
1999	2.63	4.06
2000	2.49	4.01
2001	2.39	3.98
2002	2.27	3.93
2003	2.2	3.86
2004	2.2	3.78
2005	2.2	3.69
2006	2.19	3.64
2007	2.16	3.68
2008	2.15	3.78
2009	2.1	3.95
2010	2.08	4.04
2011	2.05	4.13
2012	2.11	4.13
2013	2.11	4.11
2014	2.19	4.01
2015	2.16	3.91
2016	2.11	3.83
2017	2.08	3.77
2018	2	3.74
2019	1.89	3.75
2020	1.77	3.75
2021	1.71	3.77
2022	1.63	3.77
2023	1.51	3.72
2024	1.51	3.67
2025	1.5	3.62
2026	1.5	3.57
2027	1.5	3.52
2028	1.5	3.47
2029	1.5	3.43
2030	1.5	3.38
2031	1.5	3.33
2032	1.5	3.29
2033	1.5	3.25
2034	1.5	3.21
2035	1.5	3.17
2036	1.5	3.13
2037	1.5	3.09
2038	1.5	3.06
2039	1.5	3.02
2040	1.5	2.99
2041	1.5	2.96
2042	1.5	2.93
2043	1.5	2.9
2044	1.5	2.87
2045	1.5	2.84
2046	1.5	2.81
2047	1.5	2.78
2048	1.5	2.75
2049	1.5	2.72
2050	1.5	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Turkey	Zimbabwe
1960	42%	47.3%
1961	42.2%	47.7%
1962	42.4%	48.1%
1963	42.5%	48.5%
1964	42.7%	48.8%
1965	42.8%	48.7%
1966	42.8%	48.6%
1967	42.9%	48.5%
1968	42.9%	48.5%
1969	42.8%	48.4%
1970	42.7%	48.3%
1971	42.5%	48.2%
1972	42.3%	48.2%
1973	42.1%	48.1%
1974	41.8%	48.1%
1975	41.5%	48.1%
1976	41.1%	48.2%
1977	40.7%	48.3%
1978	40.4%	48.5%
1979	40.1%	48.8%
1980	39.8%	48.7%
1981	39.6%	48.4%
1982	39.3%	48.3%
1983	38.9%	48.2%
1984	38.5%	48.1%
1985	38.1%	48%
1986	37.6%	47.9%
1987	37.2%	47.9%
1988	36.7%	47.9%
1989	36.3%	47.6%
1990	35.8%	47.1%
1991	35.3%	46.6%
1992	34.8%	46.8%
1993	34.3%	47.1%
1994	33.8%	46.6%
1995	33.2%	45.9%
1996	32.6%	45%
1997	32%	44%
1998	31.4%	43.1%
1999	30.8%	42.4%
2000	30.2%	41.9%
2001	29.7%	41.5%
2002	29.2%	41.4%
2003	28.7%	41.5%
2004	28.3%	41.7%
2005	27.9%	41.9%
2006	27.5%	42%
2007	27.1%	42.1%
2008	26.7%	42.4%
2009	26.3%	42.7%
2010	25.9%	43%
2011	25.5%	43.4%
2012	25.1%	43.7%
2013	24.7%	43.9%
2014	24.3%	43.9%
2015	23.9%	43.8%
2016	23.6%	43.6%
2017	23.3%	43.3%
2018	23.1%	42.9%
2019	23%	42.5%
2020	22.8%	42.2%
2021	22.5%	41.9%
2022	22.2%	41.6%
2023	21.8%	41.3%
2024	21.4%	40.9%
2025	21%	40.3%
2026	20.6%	39.6%
2027	20.1%	39%
2028	19.6%	38.4%
2029	19.2%	37.8%
2030	18.7%	37.4%
2031	18.2%	37%
2032	17.8%	36.8%
2033	17.4%	36.5%
2034	17.1%	36.3%
2035	16.8%	36.1%
2036	16.5%	35.8%
2037	16.3%	35.6%
2038	16.2%	35.3%
2039	16.1%	35.1%
2040	16%	34.8%
2041	15.8%	34.6%
2042	15.7%	34.3%
2043	15.6%	34.1%
2044	15.5%	33.8%
2045	15.4%	33.5%
2046	15.3%	33.2%
2047	15.2%	32.9%
2048	15.1%	32.6%
2049	15%	32.2%
2050	14.9%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.4% of the population in Turkey and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 35.8% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Turkey and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Turkey vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.91% in Turkey and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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
	Turkey	Zimbabwe
1960	773,009	126,959
1961	816,911	131,531
1962	837,473	136,317
1963	862,626	140,984
1964	884,152	145,848
1965	904,016	151,164
1966	925,790	156,014
1967	936,727	161,205
1968	950,778	166,865
1969	970,958	172,626
1970	991,950	178,979
1971	1,014,165	185,427
1972	1,023,781	193,725
1973	1,025,675	201,885
1974	1,020,053	208,806
1975	1,012,904	216,947
1976	1,009,999	221,419
1977	1,023,779	225,139
1978	1,054,863	222,979
1979	1,076,707	223,657
1980	1,090,538	241,179
1981	1,100,082	271,361
1982	1,091,863	279,934
1983	1,095,106	286,545
1984	1,096,529	290,052
1985	1,098,846	290,756
1986	1,102,660	289,894
1987	1,099,042	286,766
1988	1,101,266	277,498
1989	1,094,036	270,838
1990	1,044,467	265,444
1991	1,041,229	260,943
1992	1,039,125	255,291
1993	1,064,168	228,045
1994	1,078,208	216,343
1995	1,090,630	206,695
1996	1,091,827	205,269
1997	1,099,738	216,288
1998	1,103,242	225,614
1999	1,063,312	232,393
2000	1,020,515	236,343
2001	980,560	227,909
2002	922,927	244,170
2003	893,683	243,057
2004	896,025	248,307
2005	898,650	248,545
2006	897,351	248,963
2007	876,626	261,805
2008	868,749	280,527
2009	900,491	309,316
2010	892,334	335,570
2011	875,839	359,572
2012	917,145	371,135
2013	921,386	374,757
2014	957,055	366,350
2015	930,799	356,203
2016	895,841	348,772
2017	875,408	344,035
2018	830,353	345,883
2019	751,472	348,798
2020	608,708	354,790
2021	521,713	349,908
2022	535,373	371,243
2023	426,630	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Turkey vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Turkey, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Turkey	Zimbabwe
1985	56	573
1986	53	525
1987	50	480
1988	47	431
1989	44	382
1990	42	353
1991	41	332
1992	40	333
1993	39	331
1994	38	332
1995	37	332
1996	36	352
1997	35	357
1998	34	368
1999	34	399
2000	32	405
2001	31	467
2002	30	418
2003	29	455
2004	28	451
2005	27	454
2006	26	480
2007	25	519
2008	24	526
2009	23	540
2010	23	567
2011	23	564
2012	21	558
2013	20	525
2014	20	468
2015	19	428
2016	19	411
2017	18	389
2018	17	386
2019	17	388
2020	19	380
2021	20	446
2022	21	368
2023	15	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.28% in Turkey and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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
	Turkey	Zimbabwe
1960	25.8%	15.2%
1961	25%	14.8%
1962	24.1%	14.4%
1963	23.3%	14%
1964	22.5%	13.5%
1965	21.7%	13.1%
1966	21%	12.7%
1967	20.4%	12.4%
1968	19.7%	12.1%
1969	19.2%	11.8%
1970	18.6%	11.7%
1971	18%	11.5%
1972	17.5%	11.5%
1973	16.9%	11.4%
1974	16.3%	11.4%
1975	15.7%	11.4%
1976	15.1%	11.5%
1977	14.5%	11.5%
1978	13.9%	11.5%
1979	13.3%	11.3%
1980	12.7%	11.1%
1981	12.1%	10.7%
1982	11.5%	10.1%
1983	10.9%	9.5%
1984	10.3%	8.87%
1985	9.79%	8.31%
1986	9.27%	7.86%
1987	8.77%	7.61%
1988	8.29%	7.55%
1989	7.83%	7.69%
1990	7.38%	7.97%
1991	6.95%	8.33%
1992	6.52%	8.73%
1993	6.11%	9.16%
1994	5.73%	9.52%
1995	5.35%	9.83%
1996	5%	10%
1997	4.66%	10.1%
1998	4.33%	10%
1999	4.03%	9.92%
2000	3.74%	9.83%
2001	3.47%	9.79%
2002	3.22%	8.48%
2003	2.99%	8.85%
2004	2.77%	9.17%
2005	2.57%	9.23%
2006	2.38%	9.4%
2007	2.21%	9.47%
2008	2.06%	9.34%
2009	1.92%	9.03%
2010	1.79%	8.5%
2011	1.68%	7.88%
2012	1.58%	7.14%
2013	1.49%	6.55%
2014	1.4%	6.18%
2015	1.33%	5.98%
2016	1.26%	5.69%
2017	1.2%	5.5%
2018	1.15%	5.23%
2019	1.1%	5.11%
2020	1.05%	5.01%
2021	1.01%	4.76%
2022	0.96%	4.6%
2023	1.28%	4.42%