Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1976

Turkey
1976
Total fertility rate: 4.93
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 4.93 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 1,479,879 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.93
Births
1,479,879
Births per 1,000 people
35.3
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
41,899,984
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
10-144.50.5%11,260
15-19114.311.6%236,774
20-24284.928.9%492,415
25-29249.825.4%359,738
30-34175.217.8%216,781
35-39104.910.6%114,164
40-4445.24.6%43,641
45-496.00.6%4,922
50-540.30.0%180