Fertility rate by age group in East Timor
East Timor: Fertility rate by age group was 27.41 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.41
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.41
in 1950
All-time low
27.41
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate by age group in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate by age group in East Timor is 27.41, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate by age group in East Timor peaked at 69.41 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 27.41, in 2023.
That places East Timor 116th 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.
Fertility rate by age group in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 69.41 | — |
| 1951 | 68.24 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 67.36 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 67.06 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 67.27 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 67.76 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 68.21 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 68.18 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 67.71 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 67.11 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 66.53 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 65.9 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 65.22 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 64.92 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 64.51 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 64.78 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 65.73 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 65.59 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 64.65 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 62.06 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 59.6 | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 58.78 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 57.81 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 56.73 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 55.59 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 54.51 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 54 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 53.87 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 54.19 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 54.91 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 55.85 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 59.16 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 59.38 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 59.68 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 60.03 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 60.58 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 61.07 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 61.48 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 62.13 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 62.77 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 63.18 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 63.11 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 63.16 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.84 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 62.6 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 62.19 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.62 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 61.29 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 61.14 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 61.2 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 60.99 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 60.51 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.08 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.19 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 53.41 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 52.82 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 52.01 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 50.47 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.08 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 49.1 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.98 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 44.73 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 43.25 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 41.12 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 38.95 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 36.79 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 34.91 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 33.19 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 31.72 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 30.48 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 29.41 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 28.28 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 27.87 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 27.41 | -1.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 27.41 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.85, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 27.41 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.42, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.83 | 67.06 | 69.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.99 | 62.06 | 66.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56 | 53.87 | 59.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.21 | 55.85 | 62.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.23 | 61.14 | 63.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.47 | 49.08 | 60.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.11 | 30.48 | 45.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.24 | 27.41 | 29.41 | 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 fertility rate by age group in East Timor?
- Fertility rate by age group in East Timor was 27.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate by age group recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 69.41 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate by age group recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.41 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for fertility rate by age group?
- East Timor ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate by age group rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 Fertility rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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