Turkey vs United States: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Turkey
1.62 live births per woman
in 2024
United States
1.62 live births per woman
in 2024
Turkey rank
149th
United States rank
148th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Turkey
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.62 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Turkey, 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 Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 149th and United States ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 2.98 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1970s | 5.17 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1980s | 3.87 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.8515 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.2068 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.08 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.264 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 0.0372 live births per woman | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Turkey or United States?
- United States, at 1.62 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 Turkey and United States?
- 0 live births per woman, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and United States rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Turkey ranks 149th and United States ranks 148th 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.