France vs Turkey: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
France
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkey
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
France rank
145th
Turkey rank
148th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- France
- Turkey
How they compare
France currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Turkey, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
France ranks 145th and Turkey ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.75 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1960s | 2.75 live births per woman | 6.21 live births per woman | 3.46 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1970s | 2.12 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.85 live births per woman | 3.87 live births per woman | 2.03 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.74 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.92 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.3221 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.93 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 0.1483 live births per woman | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 0.0642 live births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, France or Turkey?
- France, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between France and Turkey?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Turkey rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- France ranks 145th and Turkey ranks 148th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.