Adolescent fertility in Turkey
Turkey: Adolescent fertility was 0.05 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Adolescent fertility in Turkey, 2007–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.05 for adolescent fertility in 2022.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent fertility in Turkey peaked at 0.26 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2020.
That places Turkey 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescent fertility in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1 | — |
| 2008 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | +188.9% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | -57.7% |
| 2011 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.05 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.38, 13% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.05 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.02, 2.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescent fertility in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +188.9% | 0.09 | 0.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0433 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More population data for Turkey
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent fertility in Turkey?
- Adolescent fertility in Turkey was 0.05 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adolescent fertility recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 in 2009.
- What is the lowest adolescent fertility recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for adolescent fertility?
- Turkey ranks 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescent fertility rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Adolescent fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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