Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1968

Turkey
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.96
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 5.96 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (320 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 1,449,430 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
1,449,430
Births per 1,000 people
41.5
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
34,921,684
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
10-145.70.5%11,623
15-19131.811.1%214,946
20-24319.826.9%437,904
25-29293.224.6%352,343
30-34223.518.8%240,983
35-39141.511.9%133,680
40-4466.55.6%52,242
45-498.70.7%5,528
50-540.30.0%180