Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1966

Turkey
1966
Total fertility rate: 6.15
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 6.15 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,423,342 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
1,423,342
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
33,177,672
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
10-146.30.5%11,857
15-19137.411.2%205,054
20-24329.526.8%428,953
25-29299.724.4%347,105
30-34232.318.9%242,685
35-39146.311.9%131,302
40-4468.95.6%50,778
45-499.00.7%5,422
50-540.40.0%185