Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1974

Turkey
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 5.24 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 1,498,860 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.24
Births
1,498,860
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
40,210,234
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
10-144.10.4%9,817
15-19126.112.0%248,861
20-24293.228.0%480,364
25-29263.025.1%361,347
30-34188.818.0%225,003
35-39113.610.8%119,900
40-4452.05.0%48,204
45-496.70.6%5,205
50-540.30.0%158