Fertility rate, total in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Fertility rate, total was 2.66 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.66 births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
69th
of 217 countries
All-time high
6.79 births per woman
in 1963
All-time low
2.66 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Turkmenistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 2.66 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Turkmenistan peaked at 6.79 births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.66 births per woman, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 69th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.59 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 6.69 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 6.76 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 6.79 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.79 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.76 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.7 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 6.63 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 6.56 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 6.48 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 6.4 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 6.32 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 6.2 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 6.15 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.09 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 6 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 5.9 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 5.77 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 5.61 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 5.46 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 5.3 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 5.16 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 5.04 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.97 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 4.96 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.97 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.94 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 4.84 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.67 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 4.46 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 4.29 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 4.14 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 3.96 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 3.78 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 3.62 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 3.49 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.29 births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 3.18 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.08 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.98 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.9 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.81 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.71 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.67 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.67 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.71 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.72 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.73 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.75 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.79 births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.85 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9 births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.96 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.01 births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.02 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.03 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.99 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.93 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.88 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.83 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.79 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.75 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.73 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.69 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.66 births per woman | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.67 births per woman | 6.48 births per woman | 6.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.99 births per woman | 5.46 births per woman | 6.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.93 births per woman | 4.46 births per woman | 5.3 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.58 births per woman | 2.98 births per woman | 4.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 2.9 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | 3.03 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman | 2.79 births per woman | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 22.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Turkmenistan?
- Fertility rate, total in Turkmenistan was 2.66 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for fertility rate, total?
- Turkmenistan ranks 69th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.