Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1985

Turkey
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 3.78 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 1,504,837 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.78
Births
1,504,837
Births per 1,000 people
29.7
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
50,687,115
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
10-142.90.4%8,517
15-1989.311.8%235,347
20-24228.330.2%526,652
25-29196.526.0%381,675
30-34129.917.2%210,767
35-3975.710.0%102,926
40-4430.44.0%35,506
45-493.20.4%3,335
50-540.10.0%114