Micronesia (country) vs East Timor: Birth rate

Micronesia (country)
22.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
East Timor
22.08 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Micronesia (country) rank
62nd
East Timor rank
65th

Birth rate over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 22.3 births per 1,000 people against 22.08 births per 1,000 people in East Timor, a difference of 0.22 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 62nd and East Timor ranks 65th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) East Timor Difference Ahead
1950s 44.99 births per 1,000 people 44.08 births per 1,000 people 0.9042 births per 1,000 people Micronesia (country)
1960s 43.56 births per 1,000 people 44.66 births per 1,000 people 1.11 births per 1,000 people East Timor
1970s 43.35 births per 1,000 people 40.59 births per 1,000 people 2.76 births per 1,000 people Micronesia (country)
1980s 39.08 births per 1,000 people 44.19 births per 1,000 people 5.11 births per 1,000 people East Timor
1990s 32.97 births per 1,000 people 42.3 births per 1,000 people 9.33 births per 1,000 people East Timor
2000s 28.81 births per 1,000 people 36.13 births per 1,000 people 7.31 births per 1,000 people East Timor
2010s 23.82 births per 1,000 people 27.58 births per 1,000 people 3.76 births per 1,000 people East Timor
2020s 22.55 births per 1,000 people 22.65 births per 1,000 people 0.099 births per 1,000 people East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Micronesia (country) or East Timor?
Micronesia (country), at 22.3 births per 1,000 people against 22.08 births per 1,000 people in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Micronesia (country) and East Timor?
0.22 births per 1,000 people, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and East Timor?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and East Timor rank globally for birth rate?
Micronesia (country) ranks 62nd and East Timor ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.