Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1987

Timor-Leste
1987
Total fertility rate: 5.68
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.68 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 31,112 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.68
Births
31,112
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
718,476
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%73
15-1961.55.4%2,211
20-24215.919.0%7,427
25-29256.422.5%7,855
30-34245.921.6%6,285
35-39203.117.8%4,473
40-44117.510.3%2,240
45-4934.83.1%523
50-542.30.2%25