Brazil vs Turkey: Birth rate
Brazil
12.32 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkey
12.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Brazil rank
130th
Turkey rank
131st
Birth rate over time
- Brazil
- Turkey
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 12.32 births per 1,000 people against 12.28 births per 1,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.04 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Brazil ranks 130th and Turkey ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.63 births per 1,000 people | 46.48 births per 1,000 people | 0.8481 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 40.08 births per 1,000 people | 43.41 births per 1,000 people | 3.33 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 33.82 births per 1,000 people | 37.05 births per 1,000 people | 3.23 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 29.37 births per 1,000 people | 30.21 births per 1,000 people | 0.8419 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 22.51 births per 1,000 people | 24.08 births per 1,000 people | 1.57 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 17.43 births per 1,000 people | 19.13 births per 1,000 people | 1.7 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 14.55 births per 1,000 people | 16.83 births per 1,000 people | 2.28 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 12.66 births per 1,000 people | 12.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.2793 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Brazil or Turkey?
- Brazil, at 12.32 births per 1,000 people against 12.28 births per 1,000 people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Brazil and Turkey?
- 0.04 births per 1,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for birth rate?
- Brazil ranks 130th and Turkey ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.