Births by age of mother in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Births by age of mother was 12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
86th
of 229 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 Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births by age of mother in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 40 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 86th out of 229 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 Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 Timor-Leste
More population data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.7121 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in Timor-Leste?
- Births by age of mother in Timor-Leste was 12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2005.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for births by age of mother?
- Timor-Leste ranks 86th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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