The number of babies born alive in 2024 will be 937 thousand 559

Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced the Birth Statistics for 2024. Accordingly, the number of babies born alive was 937 thousand 559 in 2024. 51.4 percent of the babies born alive were boys and 48.6 percent were girls.

Total fertility rate was 1.48 children

The total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman can have in the 15-49 age group, which is the period when she is fertile. The total fertility rate was 2.38 children in 2001, but has been on a downward trend since 2014, reaching 1.48 children in 2024. The total fertility rate has remained below the population replacement level of 2.10 for the last eight years. The province with the highest total fertility rate was Şanlıurfa with 3.28 children.

The province with the highest total fertility rate was Şanlıurfa with 3.28 children in 2024. This province was followed by Şırnak with 2.62 children and Mardin with 2.32 children.

The provinces with the lowest total fertility rates were Bartın and Eskişehir with 1.12 children. These provinces were followed by Zonguldak and Ankara with 1.15 children, and İzmir with 1.17 children.

Total fertility rate remained below 2.10 in 71 provinces in 2024

In 2017, when the total fertility rate fell below the population replacement level, the total fertility rate of 57 provinces was below 2.10, while in 2024, the total fertility rate of 71 provinces remained below this level.

While the number of provinces where the total fertility rate remained below 1.50 was 4 in 2017, it became 55 in 2024. While the number of provinces where the total fertility rate was 3 children and above was 10 in 2017, it became only Şanlıurfa province in 2024.

The average total fertility rate in European Union member states was 1.38 children

When the total fertility rates of the 27 European Union member countries were examined, it was seen that the country with the highest total fertility rate in 2023 was Bulgaria with 1.81 children, while the country with the lowest total fertility rate was Malta with 1.06 children. With a total fertility rate of 1.48 per thousand in 2024, Turkey ranked 9th among the European Union member countries.

When the total fertility rate is examined according to the mother's education level, the highest total fertility rate in 2024 was 2.65 children for illiterate/literate but not school-completed mothers, while the lowest total fertility rate was 1.22 children for mothers with higher education degrees.

The total fertility rate in areas classified as densely populated cities was 1.39 children in 2024

With the introduction of the Spatial Address Registration System (MAKS), a new classification was made that more accurately reflects the actual urban-rural structure, distinguishing between "dense urban, medium-dense urban and rural".

When the total fertility rate is examined according to the urban-rural classification, the total fertility rate in 2024 was 1.83 children in areas classified as rural, 1.58 children in areas classified as medium-dense urban and 1.39 children in areas classified as dense urban.

Crude birth rate was 11.0 per thousand

Crude birth rate expresses the number of live births per thousand population. While the crude birth rate was 20.3 per thousand in 2001, it became 11.0 per thousand in 2024. In other words, while there were 20.3 births per thousand population in 2001, this number decreased to 11.0 in 2024.

The age group with the highest age-specific fertility rate was 25-29

Age-specific fertility rate is the average number of live births per thousand women in a certain age group. When the fertility rate is examined by age group, the highest age-specific fertility rate was 144 per thousand in the 20-24 age group in 2001, while it was 100 per thousand in the 25-29 age group in 2024. This situation showed that fertility occurs at older ages of women.

Adolescent fertility rate has dropped

The adolescent fertility rate is the average number of live births per thousand women in the 15-19 age group. The adolescent fertility rate decreased from 49 per thousand in 2001 to 10 per thousand in 2024. In other words, there were 10 births per thousand women in the 15-19 age group in 2024.

The average time between a mother's last two births was 4.7 years in 2024

When the mother's "average time between the last two births" (2) is examined, this period was 4.6 years in 2019 and 4.7 years in 2024. The average time between the first birth and the second birth of mothers who gave birth in 2024 was 4.3 years. The average time between the second birth and the third birth of mothers who gave birth in 2024 was 5.4 years.

The province with the shortest average time between a mother's second and first birth was Şanlıurfa with 2.7 years.

The province with the longest average time between the first birth of mothers giving birth to their second birth in 2024 was Kırklareli with 5.4 years in 2024. This province was followed by Çanakkale with 5.3 years, and Kütahya, Edirne, Uşak and Bartın with 5.1 years.

The province with the shortest average time between a mother's second and first birth was Şanlıurfa with 2.7 years in 2024. This province was followed by Şırnak with 2.9 years, Ağrı and Muş with 3.0 years.

The average age of mothers giving birth was 29.3

The average age of mothers who gave birth in 2001 was 26.7, while it became 29.3 in 2024. The average age of mothers who gave birth for the first time in 2024 was 27.3.

The province with the highest average maternal age at first birth was Tunceli with 29.4

When the average maternal age at first birth was examined by province, the province with the highest average maternal age at first birth in 2024 was Tunceli with 29.4 years. This province was followed by Artvin with 29.0 years and Istanbul with 28.8 years.

The provinces with the lowest average maternal age at first birth were Şanlıurfa and Muş with 24.4 years. These provinces were followed by Ağrı with 24.5 years and Gaziantep with 25.2 years.

3.3 percent of births were multiple births

The number of multiple births was 31,109 in 2024. While 3.3 percent of births in 2024 were multiple births, 97.0 percent of these births were twins, 2.9 percent were triplets, and 0.1 percent were quadruplets or more babies.

41.9 percent of births were mothers' first births

When births were examined according to birth order, it was seen that in 2024, 41.9 percent of births would be first births, 30.3 percent would be second, 16.0 percent would be third, and 11.5 percent would be fourth or higher births.

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