Total fertility rate in Türkiye
Türkiye: Total fertility rate was 1.62 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.62
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 75 countries
All-time high
2.49
in 2000
All-time low
1.62
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Total fertility rate in Türkiye, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 1.62 for total fertility rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Türkiye peaked at 2.49 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 2025.
That places Türkiye 33rd out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.24 | 2.14 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.89 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.77 | 6 |
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More population data for Türkiye
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.48 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 2.94 million (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.48 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.48 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Türkiye?
- Total fertility rate in Türkiye was 1.62 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 in 2000.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 2025.
- How does Türkiye rank for total fertility rate?
- Türkiye ranks 33rd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total fertility rate (UN DESA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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