Share of births outside marriage in Turkey
Turkey: Share of births outside marriage was 3.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.06
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
42nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
3.06
in 2023
All-time low
2.6
in 2010
Years of data
13
2010–2023
Share of births outside marriage in Turkey, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 3.06 for share of births outside marriage in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births outside marriage in Turkey peaked at 3.06 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2010.
Turkey ranks 42nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of births outside marriage in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.6 | — |
| 2011 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.98 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 3.06 | +2.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 3.06 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.64, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.78 | 2.6 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 | 2.8 | 3.06 | 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 share of births outside marriage in Turkey?
- Share of births outside marriage in Turkey was 3.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births outside marriage recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of births outside marriage recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2010.
- How does Turkey rank for share of births outside marriage?
- Turkey ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of births outside marriage rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births outside marriage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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