What is fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan?

Fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan was 2.69 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Turkmenistan?

The highest recorded value was 6.79 live births per woman in 1963.

What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Turkmenistan?

The lowest recorded value was 2.67 live births per woman in 2003.

How does Turkmenistan rank for fertility rate: births per woman?

Turkmenistan ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Turkmenistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?

The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan

Name: Fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkmenistan: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.69 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.69 live births per woman

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

73rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

6.79 live births per woman

in 1963

All-time low

2.67 live births per woman

in 2003

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan is 2.69 live births per woman, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan peaked at 6.79 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.67 live births per woman, in 2003.

Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.86 live births per woman	5.25 live births per woman	6.56 live births per woman	10
1960s	6.67 live births per woman	6.48 live births per woman	6.79 live births per woman	10
1970s	5.99 live births per woman	5.46 live births per woman	6.4 live births per woman	10
1980s	4.93 live births per woman	4.46 live births per woman	5.3 live births per woman	10
1990s	3.58 live births per woman	2.98 live births per woman	4.29 live births per woman	10
2000s	2.75 live births per woman	2.67 live births per woman	2.9 live births per woman	10
2010s	2.94 live births per woman	2.83 live births per woman	3.03 live births per woman	10
2020s	2.74 live births per woman	2.69 live births per woman	2.79 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

70 Syria 2.71 live births per woman compare
71 East Timor 2.71 live births per woman compare
72 Lesotho 2.69 live births per woman compare
74 Mongolia 2.69 live births per woman compare
75 Haiti 2.66 live births per woman compare
76 Jordan 2.64 live births per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan?: Fertility rate: births per woman in Turkmenistan was 2.69 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Turkmenistan?: The highest recorded value was 6.79 live births per woman in 1963.
What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Turkmenistan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.67 live births per woman in 2003.
How does Turkmenistan rank for fertility rate: births per woman?: Turkmenistan ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Turkmenistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?: The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit: live births per woman
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The 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.