Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Turkey, 2012

Turkey
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Turkey was 2.11 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 1,292,422 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.11
Births
1,292,422
Births per 1,000 people
17.2
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
75,197,198
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
10-140.10.0%390
15-1930.17.1%93,635
20-24109.926.0%335,079
25-29129.630.7%400,436
30-3494.922.5%303,860
35-3945.710.8%130,490
40-4410.82.5%25,411
45-491.20.3%2,943
50-540.10.0%177