Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 1988

Turkey
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 3.44 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 1,491,868 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.44
Births
1,491,868
Births per 1,000 people
27.7
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
53,909,626
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
10-142.30.3%7,108
15-1972.210.5%203,473
20-24213.130.9%532,280
25-29185.026.8%397,005
30-34114.216.6%205,447
35-3970.310.2%105,396
40-4429.94.3%37,923
45-492.80.4%3,119
50-540.10.0%117