Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1978

Timor-Leste
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.09
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.09 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 25,511 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.09
Births
25,511
Births per 1,000 people
40.6
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
628,776
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
10-142.00.2%70
15-1954.25.3%1,761
20-24193.118.9%5,599
25-29229.722.5%6,139
30-34220.421.6%5,784
35-39182.717.9%3,928
40-44106.310.4%1,805
45-4930.83.0%402
50-542.00.2%22