Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 2006

Timor-Leste
2006
Total fertility rate: 5.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 5.47 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (263 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.9 years old. In total, 34,240 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.47
Births
34,240
Births per 1,000 people
35.1
Mean age of mothers
30.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
976,597
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
10-141.00.1%56
15-1952.04.8%2,615
20-24209.319.1%8,618
25-29263.224.1%8,125
30-34240.322.0%6,513
35-39187.317.1%5,026
40-44100.99.2%2,498
45-4936.83.4%750
50-542.50.2%39