Number of births per year in East Timor
East Timor: Number of births per year was 30,561 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30,561
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
145th
of 236 countries
All-time high
39,101
in 1999
All-time low
17,833
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of births per year in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of births per year in East Timor is 30,561, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births per year in East Timor peaked at 39,101 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17,833, in 1950.
That places East Timor 145th out of 236 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.
Number of births per year in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17,833 | — |
| 1951 | 18,129 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 18,396 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 18,678 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 18,982 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 19,309 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 19,661 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 20,034 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 20,418 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 20,803 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 21,178 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 21,536 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 21,869 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 22,175 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 22,453 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 22,708 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 22,946 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 23,169 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 23,373 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 23,551 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 23,678 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 23,725 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 23,685 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 23,574 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 23,393 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 23,057 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 23,667 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 24,457 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 25,511 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 26,800 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 28,147 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 30,557 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 30,509 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 30,519 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30,585 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 30,764 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 30,940 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 31,112 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 31,472 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 31,961 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 32,499 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 32,917 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 33,820 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 34,576 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 35,432 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 36,217 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 36,890 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 37,626 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38,351 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 39,101 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 28,792 | -26.4% |
| 2001 | 30,897 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 33,406 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 35,176 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 34,865 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 34,363 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 34,240 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 34,212 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 34,170 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34,145 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 34,155 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34,060 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 33,813 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 33,558 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 33,159 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 32,611 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 32,120 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 31,606 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 31,236 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 31,034 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30,966 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 30,689 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 30,704 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30,561 | -0.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 30,561 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 268,455, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 30,561 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,561, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of births per year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -26.4% | 39,101 | 28,792 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,224 | 17,833 | 20,803 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22,496 | 21,178 | 23,551 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24,155 | 23,057 | 26,800 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,657 | 28,147 | 31,961 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,743 | 32,499 | 39,101 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,427 | 28,792 | 35,176 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,735 | 31,034 | 34,155 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,730 | 30,561 | 30,966 | 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 number of births per year in East Timor?
- Number of births per year in East Timor was 30,561 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births per year recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 39,101 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,833 in 1950.
- How does East Timor rank for number of births per year?
- East Timor ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births per year rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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