Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1989

Timor-Leste
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.76
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.76 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 31,961 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.76
Births
31,961
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
744,856
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
15-1962.85.4%2,192
20-24219.319.0%7,673
25-29260.022.5%8,294
30-34249.421.6%6,602
35-39206.717.9%4,403
40-44118.810.3%2,181
45-4935.43.1%519
50-542.30.2%24