Natural population change in Türkiye

Births minus deaths in Türkiye came to 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1995. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Natural population change Unit: Per 1,000 people Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Türkiye, 2025 4.7 Per 1,000 people
Change from 2024 −0.5per 1,000 people 2024: 5.2 per 1,000 people
European Union, 2025 -3.0 per 1,000 peopleep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 -2.0 per 1,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 1st of 43 See the full ranking

Natural population change in Türkiye over time

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Per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Natural population change (per 1,000 people), 2001 to 2025
Period TürkiyeEuropean Union
2025 4.7 per 1,000 people -3.0 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 5.2 per 1,000 people -2.8 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 5.1 per 1,000 people -2.6 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 6.2 per 1,000 people -2.8 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2021 6.1 per 1,000 people -2.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2020 7.2 per 1,000 people -2.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2019 9.1 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) -1.1 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2018 10.1 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) -1.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2017 10.8 per 1,000 people -0.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 11.2 per 1,000 people -0.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2015 11.8 per 1,000 people -0.7 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2014 12.3 per 1,000 people 0.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 12.0 per 1,000 people -0.3 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2012 11.7 per 1,000 people -0.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 11.4 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 11.8 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 12.1 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people
2008 12.7 per 1,000 people 0.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 12.8 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2006 12.4 per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 people
2005 12.3 per 1,000 people 0.4 per 1,000 people
2004 12.0 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people
2003 11.7 per 1,000 people 0.0 per 1,000 people
2002 12.1 per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people
2001 13.4 per 1,000 people 0.4 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 from 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 11.8 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −7.1.
  • Among the 43 countries with data for 2025, Türkiye has the highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -3.0 per 1,000 people.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_gind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=NATGROWRT
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Türkiye
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat