Fertility & birth rates in Angola and East Timor

Fertility rate in Angola vs East Timor chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Angola was 5.12 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.71 in East Timor in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Angola vs East Timor population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Angola	East Timor
1960	6.71	6.32
1961	6.79	6.27
1962	6.87	6.22
1963	6.95	6.16
1964	7.04	6.08
1965	7.12	6.01
1966	7.19	5.93
1967	7.27	5.86
1968	7.33	5.79
1969	7.39	5.72
1970	7.43	5.66
1971	7.47	5.58
1972	7.49	5.49
1973	7.5	5.39
1974	7.5	5.29
1975	7.49	5.19
1976	7.49	5.12
1977	7.48	5.09
1978	7.47	5.09
1979	7.46	5.14
1980	7.46	5.22
1981	7.46	5.53
1982	7.46	5.56
1983	7.46	5.59
1984	7.46	5.61
1985	7.45	5.65
1986	7.44	5.67
1987	7.41	5.68
1988	7.37	5.72
1989	7.33	5.76
1990	7.27	5.81
1991	7.21	5.84
1992	7.14	5.87
1993	7.07	5.88
1994	6.99	5.91
1995	6.92	5.94
1996	6.85	5.94
1997	6.79	5.96
1998	6.73	5.96
1999	6.68	5.97
2000	6.64	5.93
2001	6.6	5.92
2002	6.57	5.9
2003	6.53	5.85
2004	6.5	5.74
2005	6.46	5.61
2006	6.42	5.47
2007	6.37	5.33
2008	6.32	5.17
2009	6.26	4.99
2010	6.19	4.82
2011	6.12	4.61
2012	6.04	4.4
2013	5.95	4.21
2014	5.86	4
2015	5.77	3.78
2016	5.69	3.58
2017	5.6	3.4
2018	5.52	3.24
2019	5.44	3.12
2020	5.37	3.01
2021	5.3	2.89
2022	5.21	2.8
2023	5.12	2.71
2024	5.05	2.63
2025	4.95	2.56
2026	4.89	2.5
2027	4.81	2.45
2028	4.74	2.4
2029	4.66	2.36
2030	4.56	2.32
2031	4.48	2.29
2032	4.39	2.25
2033	4.31	2.22
2034	4.24	2.19
2035	4.16	2.17
2036	4.09	2.14
2037	3.99	2.12
2038	3.94	2.09
2039	3.86	2.07
2040	3.8	2.05
2041	3.73	2.03
2042	3.66	2.02
2043	3.59	2
2044	3.53	1.99
2045	3.48	1.97
2046	3.43	1.96
2047	3.38	1.95
2048	3.33	1.94
2049	3.29	1.93
2050	3.24	1.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Angola	East Timor
1960	41.3%	40.1%
1961	41.6%	39.7%
1962	42.1%	39.3%
1963	42.5%	39%
1964	43.1%	38.8%
1965	43.7%	38.7%
1966	44.2%	38.9%
1967	44.7%	39.1%
1968	45.1%	39.3%
1969	45.5%	39.5%
1970	45.9%	39.6%
1971	46.3%	39.7%
1972	46.3%	39.7%
1973	46.1%	39.8%
1974	45.9%	39.7%
1975	45.6%	39.4%
1976	45.5%	39%
1977	45.2%	38.5%
1978	45%	38%
1979	44.8%	37.5%
1980	44.7%	37.4%
1981	44.5%	37.8%
1982	44.4%	38.4%
1983	44.4%	38.8%
1984	44.3%	39.3%
1985	44.3%	39.7%
1986	44.5%	40.2%
1987	44.6%	40.7%
1988	44.8%	41.3%
1989	45%	41.9%
1990	45.2%	42.2%
1991	45.4%	42.4%
1992	45.5%	42.6%
1993	45.7%	42.7%
1994	45.8%	42.9%
1995	45.9%	43%
1996	45.9%	43%
1997	45.8%	43%
1998	45.8%	42.9%
1999	45.7%	42.7%
2000	45.6%	42.6%
2001	45.5%	42.5%
2002	45.4%	42.4%
2003	45.3%	42.2%
2004	45.3%	42%
2005	45.2%	42.1%
2006	45.1%	42.2%
2007	45.1%	42.3%
2008	45.1%	42.1%
2009	45.1%	41.9%
2010	45.1%	41.6%
2011	45.1%	41.3%
2012	45.2%	40.9%
2013	45.2%	40.4%
2014	45.2%	39.8%
2015	45.3%	39.1%
2016	45.3%	38.4%
2017	45.3%	37.8%
2018	45.2%	37.2%
2019	45.1%	36.6%
2020	45%	36%
2021	44.9%	35.4%
2022	44.8%	34.8%
2023	44.6%	34.2%
2024	44.4%	33.7%
2025	44.1%	33.1%
2026	43.8%	32.6%
2027	43.5%	32.1%
2028	43.2%	31.6%
2029	42.9%	31%
2030	42.6%	30.4%
2031	42.3%	29.8%
2032	41.9%	29.2%
2033	41.6%	28.7%
2034	41.3%	28.1%
2035	41%	27.6%
2036	40.6%	27.2%
2037	40.3%	26.9%
2038	40%	26.7%
2039	39.6%	26.4%
2040	39.3%	26.2%
2041	39%	25.9%
2042	38.7%	25.6%
2043	38.3%	25.4%
2044	38%	25.1%
2045	37.6%	24.8%
2046	37.3%	24.5%
2047	36.9%	24.1%
2048	36.6%	23.8%
2049	36.3%	23.5%
2050	35.9%	23.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.4% of the population in Angola and 33.7% in East Timor in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 42.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Angola and East Timor compared.

Natural population change in Angola vs East Timor by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.2% in Angola and +1.7% in East Timor. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Angola	East Timor
1960	128,489	7,012
1961	127,085	7,330
1962	130,405	7,639
1963	133,580	7,938
1964	136,824	8,235
1965	139,850	8,526
1966	142,844	8,810
1967	145,936	9,089
1968	148,744	9,356
1969	151,349	9,611
1970	153,706	9,824
1971	154,990	9,964
1972	159,339	10,030
1973	166,926	10,033
1974	174,858	8,405
1975	178,409	-1,062
1976	184,430	783
1977	192,847	296
1978	202,655	-1,000
1979	212,942	987
1980	224,031	6,940
1981	236,340	9,336
1982	248,932	9,579
1983	254,860	9,686
1984	269,506	10,922
1985	283,633	10,788
1986	297,320	11,062
1987	291,683	11,945
1988	307,331	12,118
1989	318,602	17,758
1990	328,596	18,343
1991	354,778	18,605
1992	346,125	19,880
1993	354,529	20,770
1994	376,280	21,746
1995	406,610	21,962
1996	418,526	22,703
1997	430,723	23,501
1998	428,722	23,590
1999	446,188	21,871
2000	465,975	21,579
2001	488,432	23,314
2002	512,813	25,410
2003	556,111	26,900
2004	585,950	26,751
2005	617,934	26,412
2006	647,814	26,221
2007	682,742	26,074
2008	716,519	25,888
2009	750,290	25,696
2010	782,310	25,515
2011	813,495	25,237
2012	845,130	24,890
2013	876,208	24,538
2014	905,106	24,040
2015	930,277	23,391
2016	954,491	22,778
2017	979,700	22,145
2018	1,005,547	21,650
2019	1,030,776	21,307
2020	1,053,677	21,166
2021	1,072,267	20,101
2022	1,104,864	20,625
2023	1,126,862	20,495

Maternal mortality chart: Angola vs East Timor

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 183 deaths per 100,000 live births in Angola, compared to 192 deaths in East Timor.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Angola	East Timor
1985	877	1,916
1986	864	1,860
1987	920	1,763
1988	895	1,743
1989	884	1,511
1990	876	1,477
1991	826	1,439
1992	877	1,368
1993	855	1,308
1994	812	1,254
1995	772	1,239
1996	747	1,193
1997	717	1,166
1998	723	1,157
1999	687	1,488
2000	659	796
2001	629	761
2002	602	724
2003	538	714
2004	499	683
2005	462	648
2006	437	600
2007	401	559
2008	372	518
2009	348	477
2010	321	439
2011	301	404
2012	278	374
2013	267	349
2014	262	327
2015	249	305
2016	236	287
2017	220	269
2018	208	251
2019	202	237
2020	195	257
2021	211	263
2022	185	235
2023	183	192

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.4% in Angola and 5% in East Timor. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Angola	East Timor
1980	23.8%	-
1981	23.5%	-
1982	23.3%	-
1983	23%	-
1984	22.8%	-
1985	22.6%	27.1%
1986	22.5%	26.3%
1987	22.4%	24.4%
1988	22.3%	24.1%
1989	22.3%	23%
1990	22.3%	22.5%
1991	22.3%	22.2%
1992	22.2%	21.1%
1993	22.2%	20%
1994	22.2%	19.2%
1995	22.1%	19.3%
1996	21.9%	18.5%
1997	21.6%	17.7%
1998	21.3%	18%
1999	20.8%	19.4%
2000	20.3%	11.1%
2001	19.7%	10.6%
2002	19%	10.1%
2003	18.2%	9.61%
2004	17.4%	9.17%
2005	16.5%	8.75%
2006	15.6%	8.36%
2007	14.6%	8.01%
2008	13.7%	7.68%
2009	12.8%	7.38%
2010	12%	7.11%
2011	11.2%	6.86%
2012	10.5%	6.63%
2013	9.83%	6.42%
2014	9.28%	6.23%
2015	8.82%	6.06%
2016	8.41%	5.91%
2017	8.05%	5.78%
2018	7.73%	5.66%
2019	7.44%	5.55%
2020	7.16%	5.42%
2021	6.9%	5.28%
2022	6.64%	5.14%
2023	6.4%	5%