Births by age of mother in Turkey
Turkey: Births by age of mother was 189 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Births by age of mother in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births by age of mother in Turkey is 189, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in Turkey peaked at 224 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 105, in 2001.
Turkey ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Births by age of mother in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 191 | — |
| 1951 | 194 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 195 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 197 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 195 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 193 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 189 | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 188 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 192 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 188 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 193 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 185 | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 185 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 183 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 186 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 191 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 185 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 182 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 180 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 177 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 173 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 158 | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 155 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 154 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 158 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 173 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 180 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 175 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 160 | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 150 | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 138 | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 122 | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 117 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 112 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 112 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 114 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 122 | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 117 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 117 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 137 | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 146 | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 153 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 181 | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 198 | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 210 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 223 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 224 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 212 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 180 | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 151 | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 124 | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 105 | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 140 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 176 | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 209 | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 203 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 199 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 198 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 194 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 165 | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 168 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 177 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 177 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 168 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 161 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 148 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 136 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 135 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 137 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 141 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 159 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 179 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 186 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 189 | +1.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 189 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 189.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 189 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 189.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births by age of mother 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +33.3% | 105 | 140 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 192.2 | 188 | 197 | 10 |
| 1960s | 184.7 | 177 | 193 | 10 |
| 1970s | 163.6 | 150 | 180 | 10 |
| 1980s | 120.8 | 112 | 138 | 10 |
| 1990s | 187.8 | 146 | 224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 171.3 | 105 | 209 | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.8 | 135 | 177 | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.25 | 159 | 189 | 4 |
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 births by age of mother in Turkey?
- Births by age of mother in Turkey was 189 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 224 in 1996.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 in 2001.
- How does Turkey rank for births by age of mother?
- Turkey ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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