Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1962

Turkey
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 6.38 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (333 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 1,338,407 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.38
Births
1,338,407
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
29,916,147
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
10-148.90.7%14,523
15-19157.712.4%205,800
20-24333.326.1%392,271
25-29304.223.9%324,558
30-34239.518.8%228,046
35-39150.411.8%120,695
40-4471.65.6%47,019
45-499.60.8%5,309
50-540.40.0%185