Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1972

Timor-Leste
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.49
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.49 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 23,685 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.49
Births
23,685
Births per 1,000 people
41.3
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
572,962
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%62
15-1957.85.2%1,565
20-24211.019.1%5,505
25-29247.822.5%6,261
30-34237.521.6%5,049
35-39197.817.9%3,292
40-44112.210.2%1,542
45-4933.73.1%390
50-542.10.2%19