Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.62 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.62 live births per woman
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.48 live births per woman
in 1953
All-time low
1.62 live births per woman
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Türkiye, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Türkiye stood at 1.62 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Türkiye peaked at 6.48 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.62 live births per woman, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 148th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.47 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.48 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.47 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.46 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.46 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.45 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.43 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.42 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.34 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 6.22 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 6.15 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.06 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 5.96 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 5.87 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 5.78 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 5.55 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.41 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.24 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 5.09 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 4.93 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 4.78 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 4.69 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.58 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.45 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 4.35 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 4.21 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 4.06 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.91 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 3.78 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 3.66 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 3.54 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.44 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.34 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.11 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 3 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.94 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.92 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.87 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.83 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.78 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.74 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.71 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.49 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.39 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.27 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.2 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.19 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.18 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.15 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.08 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.05 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.11 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.11 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.19 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.16 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.12 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.08 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.89 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.77 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.71 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.62 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.62 live births per woman | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.17 live births per woman | 4.58 live births per woman | 5.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 145 France 1.64 live births per woman compare
- 146 Australia 1.64 live births per woman compare
- 147 Saint Helena 1.64 live births per woman compare
- 149 United States of America 1.62 live births per woman compare
- 150 Brazil 1.62 live births per woman compare
- 151 Aruba 1.6 live births per woman compare
More education data for Türkiye
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 788,294 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,302 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 980,973 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0649 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Türkiye?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Türkiye was 1.62 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Türkiye ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.