Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1973

Turkey
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 5.41 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 1,509,292 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.41
Births
1,509,292
Births per 1,000 people
38.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
39,329,533
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
10-144.20.4%9,666
15-19129.612.0%249,936
20-24298.827.6%476,844
25-29270.725.0%363,784
30-34196.018.1%229,646
35-39119.311.0%124,066
40-4455.15.1%49,868
45-497.10.7%5,329
50-540.30.0%154