Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1972

Turkey
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.55
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 5.55 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 1,509,846 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.55
Births
1,509,846
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
38,430,221
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
10-144.30.4%9,755
15-19130.611.8%245,421
20-24303.427.4%471,879
25-29277.425.0%364,893
30-34202.518.3%233,547
35-39124.711.3%127,646
40-4457.95.2%51,147
45-497.40.7%5,405
50-540.30.0%155