East Timor vs Turkmenistan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
East Timor
2.63 births per woman
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.66 births per woman
in 2024
East Timor rank
70th
Turkmenistan rank
69th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- East Timor
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2.66 births per woman against 2.63 births per woman in East Timor, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
East Timor ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 69th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.04 births per woman | 6.67 births per woman | 0.6389 births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 5.3 births per woman | 5.99 births per woman | 0.6872 births per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 5.6 births per woman | 4.93 births per woman | 0.6661 births per woman | East Timor |
| 1990s | 5.91 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 2.33 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2000s | 5.59 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman | 2.84 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2010s | 3.92 births per woman | 2.94 births per woman | 0.9762 births per woman | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.81 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman | 0.0824 births per woman | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, East Timor or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2.66 births per woman against 2.63 births per woman in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between East Timor and Turkmenistan?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Turkmenistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- East Timor ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 69th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.