Türkiye vs United States of America: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Türkiye
1.62 live births per woman
in 2024
United States of America
1.62 live births per woman
in 2024
Türkiye rank
149th
United States of America rank
148th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Türkiye
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.62 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Türkiye, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Türkiye ahead.
Türkiye ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 2.98 live births per woman | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 5.17 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 3.87 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.8515 live births per woman | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.2068 live births per woman | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 2.08 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.264 live births per woman | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 0.0372 live births per woman | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Türkiye or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.62 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Türkiye and United States of America?
- 0 live births per woman, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and United States of America?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Türkiye and United States of America rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Türkiye ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 148th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.