Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1968

Timor-Leste
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.79
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.79 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (261 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 23,373 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
23,373
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
533,875
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
15-1964.75.6%1,718
20-24219.418.9%5,947
25-29261.122.5%5,979
30-34250.721.6%4,678
35-39207.017.8%3,058
40-44119.810.3%1,547
45-4935.13.0%370
50-542.30.2%19