Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 2.54 children per women in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.54 children per women
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
74th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.16 children per women
in 2002
All-time low
2.54 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Timor-Leste is 2.54 children per women, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.16 children per women in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.54 children per women, in 2023.
Timor-Leste ranks 74th 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.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.19 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 3.21 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.23 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 3.25 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 3.27 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 3.29 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 3.31 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 3.33 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 3.35 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.37 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 3.38 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3.39 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 3.4 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.4 children per women | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.4 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3.39 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 3.38 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 3.38 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 3.37 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 3.36 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.34 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 3.31 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.25 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.15 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 2.97 children per women | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 2.82 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.83 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.8 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.83 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.04 children per women | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 3.34 children per women | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 3.61 children per women | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 3.7 children per women | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 3.78 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.87 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.92 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.99 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 4.06 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 4.11 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 4.19 children per women | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.25 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.31 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.4 children per women | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.46 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.53 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.58 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.65 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.71 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.77 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.9 children per women | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.12 children per women | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.14 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.16 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.14 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.08 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.99 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.89 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.78 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.66 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.51 children per women | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.37 children per women | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2 children per women | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 4.02 children per women | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.85 children per women | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.67 children per women | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.48 children per women | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3 children per women | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.14 children per women | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.01 children per women | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.89 children per women | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8 children per women | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7 children per women | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.62 children per women | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.54 children per women | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.28 children per women | 3.19 children per women | 3.37 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.39 children per women | 3.36 children per women | 3.4 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.03 children per women | 2.8 children per women | 3.34 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 children per women | 3.34 children per women | 4.19 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 children per women | 4.25 children per women | 4.9 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.95 children per women | 4.51 children per women | 5.16 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 children per women | 2.89 children per women | 4.37 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 children per women | 2.54 children per women | 2.8 children per women | 4 |
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More population data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Timor-Leste?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Timor-Leste was 2.54 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 children per women in 2002.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 children per women in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Timor-Leste ranks 74th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).