Turkey sounds alarm over declining birth rates amid economic concerns - Nordic Monitor

In order to stop a fertility rate at the lowest, the head of state is multiplying the initiatives. Without much effect. The practice of Caesareans, against the course of the population objectives of the state, continues to grow.

Turkey sounds alarm over declining birth rates amid economic concerns - Nordic Monitor

Levent Kenez / Stockholm Turkey’s birth rate has plunged to its lowest level in modern history, prompting warnings from officials and experts, who say the country is facing a demographic crossroads. Recent data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) show that the total fertility rate in 2024 fell to 1.48 children per woman, well below the population replacement level of 2.1 and a steep decline from 2.38 in 2001. The number of live births …

In Turkey, the demographic issue has become a national priority. In the face of the continuing decline in the birth rate, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree to regulate more strictly the use of caesarean delivery, which is part of a comprehensive strategy to support the birth rate, in a country facing population dynamics similar to those observed in several states of the European Union or in the People's Republic of China. The Turkis…

Facing the collapse of the birth rate is the new challenge of the Turkish authorities, which accuse the LGBT+ movement of being responsible for it. With only 1.51 children per woman, the country is far from the generation renewal threshold set at 2.05.