Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1997

Timor-Leste
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.96
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.96 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (269 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 37,626 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
37,626
Births per 1,000 people
41.0
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
917,184
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
10-141.90.2%100
15-1961.35.1%2,457
20-24226.719.0%7,726
25-29268.722.5%9,252
30-34257.621.6%8,596
35-39213.917.9%6,096
40-44123.510.4%2,734
45-4936.43.1%635
50-542.30.2%32