Births by age of mother in East Timor
East Timor: Births by age of mother was 12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
86th
of 236 countries
All-time high
40
in 2005
All-time low
12
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births by age of mother in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births by age of mother in East Timor is 12, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in East Timor peaked at 40 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2023.
That places East Timor 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births by age of mother in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 18 | — |
| 1951 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1956 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1957 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1958 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 1959 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1960 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 26 | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 37 | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 12 | -7.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.4 | 14 | 19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.4 | 15 | 19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.1 | 19 | 22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.3 | 23 | 26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.4 | 24 | 35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35 | 26 | 40 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5 | 18 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More population data for East Timor
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4267 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in East Timor?
- Births by age of mother in East Timor was 12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2005.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for births by age of mother?
- East Timor ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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