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.
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, in 2013.
Türkiye ranks 46th of 49 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 37.7 | — |
| 2007 | 38.8 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.7 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 40 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 40.3 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.1 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 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 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8 | 37.7 | 40 | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.02 | 0 | 40.3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.47 | 38.8 | 42.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 44 Sweden 42.9 compare
- 45 Switzerland 42.4 compare
- 47 Iceland 41.7 compare
- 48 Denmark 41.4 compare
- 49 Montenegro 39 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 (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 85.66 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 17,709 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 937,559 (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 111.6 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 85.66 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 937,559 (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 in 2013.
- How does Türkiye rank for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Türkiye ranks 46th out of 49 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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