Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in East Timor
East Timor: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 41.9 per 1,000 population in 2015. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in East Timor, 2001–2015
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in East Timor is 41.9 per 1,000 population, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in East Timor peaked at 81.21 per 1,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 41.9 per 1,000 population, in 2015.
That places East Timor 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.53 per 1,000 population | 51.43 per 1,000 population | 81.21 per 1,000 population | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.95 per 1,000 population | 41.9 per 1,000 population | 50 per 1,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More population data for East Timor
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2015)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.54 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in East Timor?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in East Timor was 41.9 per 1,000 population in 2015, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 81.21 per 1,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9 per 1,000 population in 2015.
- How does East Timor rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- East Timor ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2015.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)