Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1971

Turkey
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.67
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 5.67 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 1,505,188 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.67
Births
1,505,188
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
37,518,611
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
10-144.50.4%10,024
15-19130.611.5%238,792
20-24307.227.1%465,852
25-29283.425.0%365,239
30-34208.718.4%237,096
35-39129.911.5%130,601
40-4460.45.3%51,956
45-497.80.7%5,472
50-540.30.0%158