Australia vs Turkey: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkey
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Australia rank
146th
Turkey rank
148th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Australia 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 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Australia ranks 146th and Turkey ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 3.2 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 3.87 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.3902 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 0.2535 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 0.0525 live births per woman | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Australia or Turkey?
- Australia, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Australia and Turkey?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Australia ranks 146th and Turkey 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 Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. 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.