Ireland vs Turkey: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Ireland
1.47 births per woman
in 2024
Turkey
1.48 births per woman
in 2024
Ireland rank
159th
Turkey rank
156th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Ireland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.48 births per woman against 1.47 births per woman in Ireland, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Ireland ranks 159th and Turkey ranks 156th of 218 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9 births per woman | 6.21 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | Turkey |
| 1970s | 3.52 births per woman | 5.17 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.6 births per woman | 3.87 births per woman | 1.27 births per woman | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.94 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 0.9114 births per woman | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.96 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 0.2756 births per woman | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.87 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 0.205 births per woman | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | 0.06 births per woman | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Ireland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.48 births per woman against 1.47 births per woman in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Ireland and Turkey?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Turkey rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Ireland ranks 159th and Turkey ranks 156th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.