Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 1999

Timor-Leste
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.97 children per woman in 1999 — 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, 39,101 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
39,101
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
834,697
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%110
15-1961.25.1%2,752
20-24226.419.0%7,976
25-29269.422.6%9,176
30-34258.121.6%8,805
35-39214.217.9%6,549
40-44123.810.4%3,010
45-4936.63.1%685
50-542.30.2%35