Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1957

Turkey
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 6.45 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (323 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 1,193,934 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
1,193,934
Births per 1,000 people
46.1
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
25,880,914
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
10-1411.30.9%14,797
15-19167.112.9%188,437
20-24323.525.0%342,558
25-29310.924.1%296,124
30-34241.318.7%198,258
35-39153.511.9%105,247
40-4474.65.8%43,125
45-4910.10.8%5,199
50-540.40.0%188