Fertility Rate: Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste's fertility rate is currently 2.627 births per woman as of 2024. # Timor-Leste Fertility Rate Timor-Leste's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.627 births per woman
-3.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.319 births per woman
Low (2024)
2.627 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Timor-Leste
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Timor-Leste
Analysis# Timor-Leste Fertility Rate
Timor-Leste's fertility rate stands at 2.627 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 6.319 births per woman. Over the past 64 years, the country has reduced its fertility rate by 58.4%, a shift reflecting broader changes in education, healthcare access, and family planning practices across Southeast Asia.
The steepest declines occurred between 2015 and 2024, when the fertility rate dropped from 3.779 to 2.627 births per woman—a decline of 1.152 in just nine years. Annual decreases have consistently ranged between 0.09 and 0.18 births per woman, signaling sustained momentum toward lower fertility levels. Absent major demographic reversals, Timor-Leste's fertility rate will likely continue its downward trajectory in coming years.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.627 births per woman | -2.96% |
| 2023 | 2.707 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 2022 | 2.801 births per woman | -3.15% |
| 2021 | 2.892 births per woman | -3.95% |
| 2020 | 3.011 births per woman | -3.37% |
| 2019 | 3.116 births per woman | -3.95% |
| 2018 | 3.244 births per woman | -4.56% |
| 2017 | 3.399 births per woman | -5.11% |
| 2016 | 3.582 births per woman | -5.21% |
| 2015 | 3.779 births per woman | -5.50% |
| 2014 | 3.999 births per woman | -4.97% |
| 2013 | 4.208 births per woman | -4.45% |
| 2012 | 4.404 births per woman | -4.55% |
| 2011 | 4.614 births per woman | -4.19% |
| 2010 | 4.816 births per woman | -3.56% |
| 2009 | 4.994 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 2008 | 5.171 births per woman | -3.04% |
| 2007 | 5.333 births per woman | -2.58% |
| 2006 | 5.474 births per woman | -2.44% |
| 2005 | 5.611 births per woman | -2.26% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.741 births per woman | -1.80% |
| 2003 | 5.846 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 2002 | 5.899 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 2001 | 5.918 births per woman | -0.27% |
| 2000 | 5.934 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 1999 | 5.97 births per woman | +0.12% |
| 1998 | 5.963 births per woman | +0.13% |
| 1997 | 5.955 births per woman | +0.24% |
| 1996 | 5.941 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 1995 | 5.936 births per woman | +0.41% |
| 1994 | 5.912 births per woman | +0.56% |
| 1993 | 5.879 births per woman | +0.20% |
| 1992 | 5.867 births per woman | +0.55% |
| 1991 | 5.835 births per woman | +0.41% |
| 1990 | 5.811 births per woman | +0.85% |
| 1989 | 5.762 births per woman | +0.80% |
| 1988 | 5.716 births per woman | +0.60% |
| 1987 | 5.682 births per woman | +0.18% |
| 1986 | 5.672 births per woman | +0.39% |
| 1985 | 5.65 births per woman | +0.64% |
| 1984 | 5.614 births per woman | +0.50% |
| 1983 | 5.586 births per woman | +0.56% |
| 1982 | 5.555 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 1981 | 5.525 births per woman | +5.86% |
| 1980 | 5.219 births per woman | +1.50% |
| 1979 | 5.142 births per woman | +0.94% |
| 1978 | 5.094 births per woman | +0.18% |
| 1977 | 5.085 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 1976 | 5.119 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 1975 | 5.19 births per woman | -1.83% |
| 1974 | 5.287 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1973 | 5.392 births per woman | -1.82% |
| 1972 | 5.492 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 1971 | 5.58 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 1970 | 5.655 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 5.722 births per woman | -1.14% |
| 1968 | 5.788 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1967 | 5.858 births per woman | -1.25% |
| 1966 | 5.932 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 1965 | 6.008 births per woman | -1.25% |
| 1964 | 6.084 births per woman | -1.15% |
| 1963 | 6.155 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 6.218 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1961 | 6.273 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1960 | 6.319 births per woman | — |
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