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Fertility & birth rates in Cayman Islands and East Timor

Updated on by Georank team

The Cayman Islands has an annual birth rate of 11.8 births per 1,000 people, compared to 22.1 for East Timor. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.53 in the Cayman Islands and 2.71 in East Timor — 76.8% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -67.5% in the Cayman Islands and by -57.2% in East Timor — in 1960, it was 4.71 and 6.32, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • The Cayman Islands is ranked 118/196 by birth rate compared to 62/196 for East Timor.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30.9 in the Cayman Islands — it's 29.3 in East Timor.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 11.3 in the Cayman Islands vs 27.4 in East Timor.
  • In the Cayman Islands, 26.5% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 25.9% in East Timor.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.7% in the Cayman Islands and +1.48% in East Timor.

Birth rate data compared

Cayman Islands East Timor
Fertility rate 1.53 2.71
Birth rate 11.8 22.1
Birth rate rank 118/196 62/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 23 years
Average age at childbearing 30.9 years 29.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 9.58 26.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 60.2 135.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 22.3 38.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.5% 25.9%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 n/a 24.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 100% 56.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth n/a 0.19%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) n/a 2.22%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.55% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a 5%
Population change due to births and deaths +514 +20,495
Natural population change rank 144/196 107/196
Natural population change rate +0.7% +1.48%
Population growth +1.94% +1.18%
Population growth rank 56/197 93/197
Life expectancy 80.7 years 68.1 years

Fertility rate in Cayman Islands vs East Timor chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Cayman Islands was 1.53 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 the Cayman Islands vs East Timor population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Cayman Islands
Factual

UN forecast
East Timor
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Cayman Islands East Timor
1960 4.71 6.32
1961 4.78 6.27
1962 4.79 6.22
1963 4.69 6.16
1964 4.41 6.08
1965 4.16 6.01
1966 4.08 5.93
1967 4.05 5.86
1968 3.99 5.79
1969 3.52 5.72
1970 4.66 5.66
1971 3.47 5.58
1972 4.89 5.49
1973 3.56 5.39
1974 2.96 5.29
1975 2.72 5.19
1976 2.53 5.12
1977 2.41 5.09
1978 2.37 5.09
1979 2.37 5.14
1980 2.4 5.22
1981 2.38 5.53
1982 2.01 5.56
1983 1.83 5.59
1984 1.79 5.61
1985 1.75 5.65
1986 1.69 5.67
1987 1.58 5.68
1988 1.63 5.72
1989 1.76 5.76
1990 1.78 5.81
1991 1.85 5.84
1992 1.73 5.87
1993 1.67 5.88
1994 1.66 5.91
1995 1.67 5.94
1996 1.69 5.94
1997 1.7 5.96
1998 1.7 5.96
1999 1.71 5.97
2000 1.71 5.93
2001 1.7 5.92
2002 1.68 5.9
2003 1.67 5.85
2004 1.67 5.74
2005 1.67 5.61
2006 1.67 5.47
2007 1.68 5.33
2008 1.7 5.17
2009 1.72 4.99
2010 1.69 4.82
2011 1.64 4.61
2012 1.53 4.4
2013 1.45 4.21
2014 1.33 4
2015 1.27 3.78
2016 1.23 3.58
2017 1.22 3.4
2018 1.28 3.24
2019 1.51 3.12
2020 1.55 3.01
2021 1.55 2.89
2022 1.54 2.8
2023 1.53 2.71
2024 1.53 2.63
2025 1.51 2.56
2026 1.5 2.5
2027 1.5 2.45
2028 1.5 2.4
2029 1.5 2.36
2030 1.5 2.32
2031 1.5 2.29
2032 1.5 2.25
2033 1.5 2.22
2034 1.5 2.19
2035 1.5 2.17
2036 1.5 2.14
2037 1.5 2.12
2038 1.5 2.09
2039 1.5 2.07
2040 1.51 2.05
2041 1.51 2.03
2042 1.51 2.02
2043 1.51 2
2044 1.51 1.99
2045 1.51 1.97
2046 1.51 1.96
2047 1.52 1.95
2048 1.52 1.94
2049 1.52 1.93
2050 1.52 1.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Cayman Islands
Factual

UN forecast
East Timor
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Cayman Islands East Timor
1960 36.3% 40.1%
1961 37% 39.7%
1962 37.7% 39.3%
1963 38.4% 39%
1964 38.8% 38.8%
1965 39.2% 38.7%
1966 39.4% 38.9%
1967 39.5% 39.1%
1968 39.4% 39.3%
1969 39.2% 39.5%
1970 38.7% 39.6%
1971 37.9% 39.7%
1972 37.1% 39.7%
1973 36.2% 39.8%
1974 35.2% 39.7%
1975 34.1% 39.4%
1976 33% 39%
1977 31.9% 38.5%
1978 30.7% 38%
1979 29.5% 37.5%
1980 28.7% 37.4%
1981 28.2% 37.8%
1982 27.5% 38.4%
1983 26.9% 38.8%
1984 26.2% 39.3%
1985 25.5% 39.7%
1986 24.8% 40.2%
1987 24.1% 40.7%
1988 23.4% 41.3%
1989 22.9% 41.9%
1990 22.3% 42.2%
1991 21.8% 42.4%
1992 21.3% 42.6%
1993 21% 42.7%
1994 20.7% 42.9%
1995 20.5% 43%
1996 20.3% 43%
1997 20.1% 43%
1998 19.8% 42.9%
1999 19.6% 42.7%
2000 19.6% 42.6%
2001 19.6% 42.5%
2002 19.6% 42.4%
2003 19.5% 42.2%
2004 19.3% 42%
2005 19.1% 42.1%
2006 18.9% 42.2%
2007 18.7% 42.3%
2008 18.5% 42.1%
2009 18.3% 41.9%
2010 18.2% 41.6%
2011 18.2% 41.3%
2012 18.1% 40.9%
2013 18% 40.4%
2014 17.9% 39.8%
2015 17.7% 39.1%
2016 17.4% 38.4%
2017 17.2% 37.8%
2018 17% 37.2%
2019 16.8% 36.6%
2020 16.5% 36%
2021 16.3% 35.4%
2022 16.4% 34.8%
2023 16.3% 34.2%
2024 16.2% 33.7%
2025 16.1% 33.1%
2026 15.9% 32.6%
2027 15.8% 32.1%
2028 15.7% 31.6%
2029 15.6% 31%
2030 15.6% 30.4%
2031 15.5% 29.8%
2032 15.4% 29.2%
2033 15.3% 28.7%
2034 15.2% 28.1%
2035 15% 27.6%
2036 14.8% 27.2%
2037 14.6% 26.9%
2038 14.4% 26.7%
2039 14.2% 26.4%
2040 14% 26.2%
2041 13.9% 25.9%
2042 13.8% 25.6%
2043 13.7% 25.4%
2044 13.7% 25.1%
2045 13.6% 24.8%
2046 13.6% 24.5%
2047 13.6% 24.1%
2048 13.6% 23.8%
2049 13.6% 23.5%
2050 13.7% 23.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.2% of the population in the Cayman Islands and 33.7% in East Timor in 2024, compared to 22.3% and 42.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Cayman Islands and East Timor compared.

Natural population change in Cayman Islands vs East Timor by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.67% in the Cayman Islands and +1.7% in East Timor. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Cayman Islands
East Timor

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Cayman Islands East Timor
1960 180 7,012
1961 188 7,330
1962 192 7,639
1963 191 7,938
1964 179 8,235
1965 168 8,526
1966 167 8,810
1967 168 9,089
1968 167 9,356
1969 139 9,611
1970 219 9,824
1971 158 9,964
1972 292 10,030
1973 216 10,033
1974 184 8,405
1975 181 -1,062
1976 180 783
1977 184 296
1978 195 -1,000
1979 210 987
1980 232 6,940
1981 255 9,336
1982 217 9,579
1983 206 9,686
1984 216 10,922
1985 225 10,788
1986 227 11,062
1987 214 11,945
1988 233 12,118
1989 269 17,758
1990 284 18,343
1991 327 18,605
1992 320 19,880
1993 325 20,770
1994 343 21,746
1995 362 21,962
1996 377 22,703
1997 387 23,501
1998 392 23,590
1999 394 21,871
2000 392 21,579
2001 400 23,314
2002 407 25,410
2003 416 26,900
2004 426 26,751
2005 439 26,412
2006 451 26,221
2007 468 26,074
2008 490 25,888
2009 513 25,696
2010 515 25,515
2011 503 25,237
2012 468 24,890
2013 439 24,538
2014 392 24,040
2015 364 23,391
2016 351 22,778
2017 351 22,145
2018 383 21,650
2019 514 21,307
2020 539 21,166
2021 533 20,101
2022 527 20,625
2023 514 20,495

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