Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Turkey
Turkey: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 1.62 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Turkey stood at 1.62 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Turkey peaked at 6.48 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.62 live births per woman, in 2022.
That places Turkey 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Turkey, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.47 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.48 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.47 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.46 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.46 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.45 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.43 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.42 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.34 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 6.22 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 6.15 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.06 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 5.96 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 5.87 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 5.78 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 5.67 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 5.55 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.41 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.24 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 5.09 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 4.93 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 4.78 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 4.69 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.58 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.45 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 4.35 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 4.21 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 4.06 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.91 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 3.78 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 3.66 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 3.54 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.44 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.34 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.11 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 3 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.94 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.92 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.87 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.83 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.78 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.74 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.71 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.49 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.39 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.27 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.2 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.19 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.18 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.15 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.08 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.05 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.11 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.11 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.19 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.16 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.12 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.08 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.89 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.77 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.71 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.62 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.62 live births per woman | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.17 live births per woman | 4.58 live births per woman | 5.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 live births per woman | 3.34 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 live births per woman | 1.89 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,429 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 10.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Turkey?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Turkey was 1.62 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Turkey ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.