Fertility Behaviour and Migration: A Comparison between Urban Refugees and Local Populations

Ebru Sanlitürk , Max Planck Institute for demographic Research
Leo Azzollini , University of Oxford - Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science
Vytenis Juozas Deimantas , NIDI
Selin Koksal, Bocconi University

Fertility literature has long since shown interest in migration events and their potential effect on fertility patterns. Five hypotheses emerged over time to explain the relationship between migration and fertility behavior, all of which received both proof and rejection by different case studies. We aim to contribute to the previous literature by combining the analysis of fertility behaviour with respect to both internal migration and forced international migration, focusing on the case of Turkey. Using the 2018 DHS data with a separate Syrian migrant sample, we aim to examine the relationship between the number of migration events as well as type of migration (internal or international) and fertility behaviour of refugee and local populations. We further use ethnic background and certain women's empowerment indicators, such as education and participation in work life to examine the potential role of intersectionalities, to see whether such intersectionalities would close or widen the gap between the refugee and host populations' fertility patterns.

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 Presented in Session P1. Postercafe