Japan vs Turkey: Share of children who were born outside of marriage
Japan
2.4%
in 2020
Turkey
2.8%
in 2020
Japan rank
42nd
Turkey rank
41st
Share of children who were born outside of marriage over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.8% against 2.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 42nd and Turkey ranks 41st of 42 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who were born outside of marriage, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.8% against 2.4% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of children who were born outside of marriage between Japan and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for share of children who were born outside of marriage?
- Japan ranks 42nd and Turkey 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.