Children per woman vs population growth in East Timor
East Timor: Children per woman vs population growth was 1.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.48
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
71st
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.93
in 2003
All-time low
-0.1776
in 1975
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Children per woman vs population growth in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children per woman vs population growth in East Timor is 1.48, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman vs population growth in East Timor peaked at 2.93 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.1776, in 1975.
East Timor ranks 71st 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.
Children per woman vs population growth in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.737 | — |
| 1951 | 0.9409 | +27.7% |
| 1952 | 1.04 | +10.4% |
| 1953 | 1.11 | +7.2% |
| 1954 | 1.18 | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 1.23 | +4.9% |
| 1956 | 1.29 | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 1.34 | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 1.4 | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 1.45 | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 1.5 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 1.54 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 1.58 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.62 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.65 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.68 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.71 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.73 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.75 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.77 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.78 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.77 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.72 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.42 | -17.4% |
| 1975 | -0.1776 | -112.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1288 | -172.5% |
| 1977 | 0.048 | -62.7% |
| 1978 | -0.1591 | -431.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1545 | -197.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | +591.2% |
| 1981 | 1.41 | +32.4% |
| 1982 | 1.43 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.43 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.59 | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 1.55 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.56 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.66 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 1.66 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.38 | +43.8% |
| 1990 | 2.41 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.39 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.49 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.53 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.58 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.53 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.54 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.56 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.5 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.62 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 2.87 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.89 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.93 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.88 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.79 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.68 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.59 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.51 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.43 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.35 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.27 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.19 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.12 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.03 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.94 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.85 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.77 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.64 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.49 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.51 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.48 | -1.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.93, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.48 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8367, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children per woman vs population growth in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +591.2% | 0.1545 | 1.07 |
| 1978 | -431.5% | 0.048 | -0.1591 |
| 1979 | +197.1% | -0.1591 | 0.1545 |
| 1976 | +172.5% | -0.1776 | 0.1288 |
| 1975 | -112.5% | 1.42 | -0.1776 |
| 1977 | -62.7% | 0.1288 | 0.048 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.17 | 0.737 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.65 | 1.5 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8435 | -0.1776 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 | 1.07 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 | 2.39 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.43 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.64 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.6 | 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 children per woman vs population growth in East Timor?
- Children per woman vs population growth in East Timor was 1.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children per woman vs population growth recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 in 2003.
- What is the lowest children per woman vs population growth recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1776 in 1975.
- How does East Timor rank for children per woman vs population growth?
- East Timor ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children per woman vs population growth rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 Children per woman vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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