Share of births outside marriage in Turkey
Turkey: Share of births outside marriage was 2.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 42 countries
All-time high
3
in 2017
All-time low
2.6
in 2010
Years of data
11
2010–2020
Share of births outside marriage in Turkey, 2010–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.8 for share of births outside marriage in 2020.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births outside marriage in Turkey peaked at 3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2010.
Turkey ranks 41st of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.78 | 2.6 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
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)
- Total population (thousands), annual growth rate 0.2337 % 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 2.8 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births outside marriage recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2017.
- 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 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of births outside marriage rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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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