Distribution of households with children by number of children in Türkiye
Türkiye: Distribution of households with children by number of children was 42.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of households with children by number of children in Türkiye is 42.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households with children by number of children in Türkiye peaked at 42.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Türkiye ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 37.7% | — |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | — |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Distribution of households with children by number of children in Türkiye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -100.0% | 40.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 37.7% | 40.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 0.0% | 40.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 38.8% | 42.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 42 Sweden 42.9% compare
- 43 Switzerland 42.4% compare
- 45 Iceland 41.7% compare
- 46 Denmark 41.4% compare
- 47 Montenegro 38.2% compare
More population data for Türkiye
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 95,829 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4992 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4992 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 17,709 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 937,559 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.6 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 85.66 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 937,559 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of households with children by number of children in Türkiye?
- Distribution of households with children by number of children in Türkiye was 42.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Türkiye rank for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Türkiye ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of households with children by number of children rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of households with children by number of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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