Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1957

Timor-Leste
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 6.42 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 20,034 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
20,034
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
448,561
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-141.90.2%56
15-1968.25.3%1,707
20-24241.818.8%4,852
25-29289.922.6%4,910
30-34278.121.6%4,058
35-39230.117.9%2,835
40-44133.710.4%1,312
45-4939.63.1%289
50-542.20.2%16