Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Timor-Leste, 2012

Timor-Leste
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 4.40 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 33,813 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.40
Births
33,813
Births per 1,000 people
29.8
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
1,134,885
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
10-140.50.1%35
15-1943.24.9%2,633
20-24182.620.7%9,540
25-29225.425.6%9,447
30-34198.222.5%6,308
35-39135.915.4%3,650
40-4468.57.8%1,670
45-4925.32.9%501
50-541.80.2%29