Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 2003

Timor-Leste
2003
Total fertility rate: 5.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.85 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 35,176 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
35,176
Births per 1,000 people
38.4
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.3
Population
916,878
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
10-141.70.1%90
15-1956.24.8%2,668
20-24222.319.1%7,982
25-29271.523.3%7,833
30-34253.721.7%7,225
35-39204.317.5%5,742
40-44117.010.0%2,875
45-4937.73.2%722
50-542.50.2%37