Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1988

Timor-Leste
1988
Total fertility rate: 5.72
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.72 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 31,472 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.72
Births
31,472
Births per 1,000 people
43.1
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
730,744
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
15-1962.15.4%2,206
20-24217.419.0%7,556
25-29257.922.5%8,054
30-34247.421.6%6,420
35-39204.617.8%4,409
40-44118.010.3%2,211
45-4935.13.1%520
50-542.30.2%26