Total Fertility Rate in Türkiye
Türkiye: Total Fertility Rate was 1.88 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Türkiye, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Türkiye is 1.88, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Türkiye peaked at 6.38 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2022.
That places Türkiye 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.06 | 5.69 | 6.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.12 | 4.56 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.84 | 3.28 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 | 2.59 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 | 2.16 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 | 1.97 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 3 |
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More gender data for Türkiye
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 557,078 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 580,325 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Türkiye?
- Total fertility rate in Türkiye was 1.88 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for total fertility rate?
- Türkiye ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.