Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1979

Timor-Leste
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.14
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.14 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 26,800 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.14
Births
26,800
Births per 1,000 people
42.0
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
638,719
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%71
15-1954.95.3%1,836
20-24195.118.9%5,945
25-29231.922.5%6,300
30-34222.421.6%6,130
35-39184.517.9%4,145
40-44107.010.4%1,930
45-4931.33.0%420
50-542.00.2%22