Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1953

Turkey
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 6.48 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,077,786 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.48
Births
1,077,786
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
22,958,548
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1413.01.0%15,554
15-19161.512.5%173,909
20-24320.924.7%310,191
25-29313.124.1%262,514
30-34243.618.8%173,795
35-39156.412.1%94,927
40-4477.15.9%41,492
45-4910.60.8%5,204
50-540.50.0%197