Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1981

Turkey
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.35
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 4.35 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 1,533,300 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.35
Births
1,533,300
Births per 1,000 people
33.1
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
46,321,190
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
10-144.30.5%11,506
15-19109.412.6%261,482
20-24254.529.2%517,104
25-29220.225.3%374,917
30-34152.917.6%217,508
35-3989.310.3%108,657
40-4435.64.1%38,129
45-494.10.5%3,875
50-540.20.0%122