Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 2.66 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Turkmenistan, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 2.66 births per woman for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Turkmenistan peaked at 6.79 births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.66 births per woman, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 69th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.67 births per woman | 6.48 births per woman | 6.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.99 births per woman | 5.46 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.93 births per woman | 4.46 births per woman | 5.3 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.58 births per woman | 2.98 births per woman | 4.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 2.9 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | 3.03 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman | 2.79 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 66 Syria 2.7 births per woman compare
- 67 Saint Martin (French part) 2.67 births per woman compare
- 68 Lesotho 2.66 births per woman compare
- 70 East Timor 2.63 births per woman compare
- 71 Haiti 2.62 births per woman compare
More population data for Turkmenistan
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 21.17 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 500,079 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.66 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 3,409 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.66 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.57 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 21.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Turkmenistan?
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Turkmenistan was 2.66 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Turkmenistan ranks 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.