Crude birth rate in East Timor
East Timor: Crude birth rate was 22.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
22.08
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
65th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.84
in 1999
All-time low
22.08
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Crude birth rate in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 22.08 for crude birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude birth rate in East Timor peaked at 46.84 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.08, in 2023.
That places East Timor 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Crude birth rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.99 | — |
| 1951 | 43.34 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 43.55 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 43.74 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 43.95 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 44.17 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 44.41 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 44.66 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 44.9 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 45.1 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 45.24 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 45.31 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 45.3 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 45.2 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 45.03 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 44.79 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 44.49 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 44.16 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 43.78 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 43.34 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 42.81 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 42.14 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 41.34 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 40.45 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 39.59 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 38.55 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 38.95 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 39.55 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 40.57 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 41.96 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 43.31 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 46.26 | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 45.59 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 45.03 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 44.53 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 44.16 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 43.75 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 43.3 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 43.07 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 42.91 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 42.74 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 42.29 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 42.31 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 42.09 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.96 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 41.72 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 41.34 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 41.02 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 40.69 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 46.84 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 38.64 | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 38.04 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 38 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 38.37 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 37.53 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 36.24 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 35.06 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.05 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 33.1 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 32.25 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 31.49 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.68 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 29.79 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.96 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 28.05 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 27.06 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 26.15 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 25.25 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 24.48 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 23.86 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 23.35 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.73 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 22.42 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 22.08 | -1.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 22.08 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.89, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 22.08 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.94, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.08 | 42.99 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.66 | 43.34 | 45.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.59 | 38.55 | 42.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.19 | 42.91 | 46.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3 | 40.69 | 46.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.13 | 32.25 | 38.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.58 | 23.86 | 31.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.65 | 22.08 | 23.35 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 62 Micronesia (country) 22.3 compare
- 63 Haiti 22.2 compare
- 64 Syria 22.11 compare
- 66 Honduras 21.96 compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 21.74 compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 21.31 compare
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 crude birth rate in East Timor?
- Crude birth rate in East Timor was 22.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude birth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 46.84 in 1999.
- What is the lowest crude birth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.08 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for crude birth rate?
- East Timor ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crude birth rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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