Australia vs Turkiye: Fertility rate: births per woman

Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkiye
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Australia rank
146th
Turkiye rank
148th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Australia
  • Turkiye
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Turkiye, 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 Turkiye ahead.

Australia ranks 146th and Turkiye ranks 148th of 236 countries.

Turkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Turkiye Difference Ahead
1950s 3.26 live births per woman 6.46 live births per woman 3.2 live births per woman Turkiye
1960s 3.14 live births per woman 6.21 live births per woman 3.07 live births per woman Turkiye
1970s 2.36 live births per woman 5.17 live births per woman 2.81 live births per woman Turkiye
1980s 1.89 live births per woman 3.87 live births per woman 1.98 live births per woman Turkiye
1990s 1.83 live births per woman 2.85 live births per woman 1.02 live births per woman Turkiye
2000s 1.85 live births per woman 2.24 live births per woman 0.3902 live births per woman Turkiye
2010s 1.82 live births per woman 2.08 live births per woman 0.2535 live births per woman Turkiye
2020s 1.63 live births per woman 1.68 live births per woman 0.0525 live births per woman Turkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Australia or Turkiye?
Australia, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Turkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Australia and Turkiye?
0.02 live births per woman, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkiye?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Turkiye rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Australia ranks 146th and Turkiye ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The 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.