Israel vs Türkiye: Share of children who were born outside of marriage
Israel
8.1%
in 2019
Türkiye
2.8%
in 2020
Israel rank
39th
Türkiye rank
41st
Share of children who were born outside of marriage over time
- Israel
- Türkiye
How they compare
Israel currently reports 8.1% against 2.8% in Türkiye, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Israel's figure about 2.9 times Türkiye's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 39th and Türkiye ranks 41st of 42 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who were born outside of marriage, Israel or Türkiye?
- Israel, at 8.1% against 2.8% in Türkiye as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of children who were born outside of marriage between Israel and Türkiye?
- 5.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Türkiye?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
- How do Israel and Türkiye rank globally for share of children who were born outside of marriage?
- Israel ranks 39th and Türkiye ranks 41st of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who were born outside of marriage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all children born to mothers who were not married at the time of birth.