France vs Turkey: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
France
1.64 live births per woman
in 2024
Turkey
1.62 live births per woman
in 2024
France rank
146th
Turkey rank
149th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- France
- Turkey
How they compare
France currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Turkey, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
France ranks 146th and Turkey ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.75 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1960s | 2.75 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 3.46 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1970s | 2.12 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.85 live births per woman | 3.87 live births per woman | 2.03 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.74 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.3221 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.93 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 0.1483 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 0.0544 live births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, France or Turkey?
- France, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between France and Turkey?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and Turkey rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- France ranks 146th and Turkey ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.