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Number of births, by world region in East Timor

East Timor: Number of births, by world region was 30,561 births in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30,561 births
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
145th
of 236 countries
All-time high
39,101 births
in 1999
All-time low
17,833 births
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births, by world region in East Timor, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.

Analysis

In 2023, number of births, by world region in East Timor stood at 30,561 births.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births, by world region in East Timor peaked at 39,101 births in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17,833 births, in 1950.

East Timor ranks 145th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of births, by world region in East Timor, year by year

Year births Change
1950 17,833 births —
1951 18,129 births +1.7%
1952 18,396 births +1.5%
1953 18,678 births +1.5%
1954 18,982 births +1.6%
1955 19,309 births +1.7%
1956 19,661 births +1.8%
1957 20,034 births +1.9%
1958 20,418 births +1.9%
1959 20,803 births +1.9%
1960 21,178 births +1.8%
1961 21,536 births +1.7%
1962 21,869 births +1.5%
1963 22,175 births +1.4%
1964 22,453 births +1.3%
1965 22,708 births +1.1%
1966 22,946 births +1.0%
1967 23,169 births +1.0%
1968 23,373 births +0.9%
1969 23,551 births +0.8%
1970 23,678 births +0.5%
1971 23,725 births +0.2%
1972 23,685 births -0.2%
1973 23,574 births -0.5%
1974 23,393 births -0.8%
1975 23,057 births -1.4%
1976 23,667 births +2.6%
1977 24,457 births +3.3%
1978 25,511 births +4.3%
1979 26,800 births +5.1%
1980 28,147 births +5.0%
1981 30,557 births +8.6%
1982 30,509 births -0.2%
1983 30,519 births +0.0%
1984 30,585 births +0.2%
1985 30,764 births +0.6%
1986 30,940 births +0.6%
1987 31,112 births +0.6%
1988 31,472 births +1.2%
1989 31,961 births +1.6%
1990 32,499 births +1.7%
1991 32,917 births +1.3%
1992 33,820 births +2.7%
1993 34,576 births +2.2%
1994 35,432 births +2.5%
1995 36,217 births +2.2%
1996 36,890 births +1.9%
1997 37,626 births +2.0%
1998 38,351 births +1.9%
1999 39,101 births +2.0%
2000 28,792 births -26.4%
2001 30,897 births +7.3%
2002 33,406 births +8.1%
2003 35,176 births +5.3%
2004 34,865 births -0.9%
2005 34,363 births -1.4%
2006 34,240 births -0.4%
2007 34,212 births -0.1%
2008 34,170 births -0.1%
2009 34,145 births -0.1%
2010 34,155 births +0.0%
2011 34,060 births -0.3%
2012 33,813 births -0.7%
2013 33,558 births -0.8%
2014 33,159 births -1.2%
2015 32,611 births -1.7%
2016 32,120 births -1.5%
2017 31,606 births -1.6%
2018 31,236 births -1.2%
2019 31,034 births -0.6%
2020 30,966 births -0.2%
2021 30,689 births -0.9%
2022 30,704 births +0.0%
2023 30,561 births -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 19,224 births 17,833 births 20,803 births 10
1960s 22,496 births 21,178 births 23,551 births 10
1970s 24,155 births 23,057 births 26,800 births 10
1980s 30,657 births 28,147 births 31,961 births 10
1990s 35,743 births 32,499 births 39,101 births 10
2000s 33,427 births 28,792 births 35,176 births 10
2010s 32,735 births 31,034 births 34,155 births 10
2020s 30,730 births 30,561 births 30,966 births 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 142 Jamaica 33,007 births compare
  2. 143 Moldova 32,986 births compare
  3. 144 Croatia 31,446 births compare
  4. 146 Eswatini 29,622 births compare
  5. 147 Qatar 29,516 births compare
  6. 148 Albania 28,803 births compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of births, by world region in East Timor?
Number of births, by world region in East Timor was 30,561 births in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births, by world region recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 39,101 births in 1999.
What is the lowest number of births, by world region recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 17,833 births in 1950.
How does East Timor rank for number of births, by world region?
East Timor ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births, by world region rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births, by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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