Fertility & birth rates in Chad and East Timor

Fertility rate in Chad vs East Timor chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chad was 6.12 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 Chad 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
	Chad	East Timor
1960	6.25	6.32
1961	6.27	6.27
1962	6.29	6.22
1963	6.3	6.16
1964	6.32	6.08
1965	6.34	6.01
1966	6.36	5.93
1967	6.39	5.86
1968	6.43	5.79
1969	6.48	5.72
1970	6.53	5.66
1971	6.58	5.58
1972	6.85	5.49
1973	6.87	5.39
1974	6.86	5.29
1975	6.88	5.19
1976	6.89	5.12
1977	6.9	5.09
1978	6.89	5.09
1979	6.91	5.14
1980	6.91	5.22
1981	6.94	5.53
1982	6.96	5.56
1983	6.98	5.59
1984	7.02	5.61
1985	7.04	5.65
1986	7.07	5.67
1987	7.11	5.68
1988	7.15	5.72
1989	7.19	5.76
1990	7.22	5.81
1991	7.26	5.84
1992	7.3	5.87
1993	7.34	5.88
1994	7.31	5.91
1995	7.29	5.94
1996	7.29	5.94
1997	7.27	5.96
1998	7.27	5.96
1999	7.26	5.97
2000	7.25	5.93
2001	7.23	5.92
2002	7.2	5.9
2003	7.18	5.85
2004	7.16	5.74
2005	7.13	5.61
2006	7.12	5.47
2007	7.09	5.33
2008	7.06	5.17
2009	7.02	4.99
2010	6.99	4.82
2011	6.95	4.61
2012	6.91	4.4
2013	6.84	4.21
2014	6.78	4
2015	6.71	3.78
2016	6.62	3.58
2017	6.54	3.4
2018	6.46	3.24
2019	6.41	3.12
2020	6.35	3.01
2021	6.26	2.89
2022	6.22	2.8
2023	6.12	2.71
2024	6.03	2.63
2025	5.94	2.56
2026	5.83	2.5
2027	5.74	2.45
2028	5.63	2.4
2029	5.54	2.36
2030	5.44	2.32
2031	5.36	2.29
2032	5.25	2.25
2033	5.15	2.22
2034	5.06	2.19
2035	4.97	2.17
2036	4.88	2.14
2037	4.8	2.12
2038	4.72	2.09
2039	4.63	2.07
2040	4.55	2.05
2041	4.47	2.03
2042	4.39	2.02
2043	4.32	2
2044	4.24	1.99
2045	4.17	1.97
2046	4.1	1.96
2047	4.04	1.95
2048	3.97	1.94
2049	3.91	1.93
2050	3.85	1.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chad	East Timor
1960	41%	40.1%
1961	41.2%	39.7%
1962	41.5%	39.3%
1963	41.7%	39%
1964	41.9%	38.8%
1965	42%	38.7%
1966	42.1%	38.9%
1967	42.2%	39.1%
1968	42.4%	39.3%
1969	42.5%	39.5%
1970	42.7%	39.6%
1971	43%	39.7%
1972	43.2%	39.7%
1973	43.5%	39.8%
1974	43.9%	39.7%
1975	44.2%	39.4%
1976	44.6%	39%
1977	45%	38.5%
1978	45.4%	38%
1979	45.7%	37.5%
1980	46.6%	37.4%
1981	47.5%	37.8%
1982	46.6%	38.4%
1983	45.8%	38.8%
1984	46.5%	39.3%
1985	47.3%	39.7%
1986	47.2%	40.2%
1987	47%	40.7%
1988	46.8%	41.3%
1989	46.8%	41.9%
1990	47.1%	42.2%
1991	47.1%	42.4%
1992	46.9%	42.6%
1993	47.5%	42.7%
1994	48.2%	42.9%
1995	47.9%	43%
1996	47.8%	43%
1997	48.2%	43%
1998	48.5%	42.9%
1999	48.6%	42.7%
2000	48.8%	42.6%
2001	49%	42.5%
2002	49.1%	42.4%
2003	49%	42.2%
2004	48.7%	42%
2005	48.6%	42.1%
2006	48.6%	42.2%
2007	48.7%	42.3%
2008	48.7%	42.1%
2009	48.7%	41.9%
2010	48.8%	41.6%
2011	48.7%	41.3%
2012	48.7%	40.9%
2013	48.6%	40.4%
2014	48.5%	39.8%
2015	48.5%	39.1%
2016	48.5%	38.4%
2017	48.4%	37.8%
2018	48.2%	37.2%
2019	48.1%	36.6%
2020	48%	36%
2021	47.7%	35.4%
2022	47.4%	34.8%
2023	46.7%	34.2%
2024	46.1%	33.7%
2025	46%	33.1%
2026	46%	32.6%
2027	45.9%	32.1%
2028	45.8%	31.6%
2029	45.6%	31%
2030	45.4%	30.4%
2031	45.1%	29.8%
2032	44.9%	29.2%
2033	44.6%	28.7%
2034	44.3%	28.1%
2035	44%	27.6%
2036	43.7%	27.2%
2037	43.3%	26.9%
2038	42.9%	26.7%
2039	42.4%	26.4%
2040	41.9%	26.2%
2041	41.4%	25.9%
2042	40.9%	25.6%
2043	40.5%	25.4%
2044	40%	25.1%
2045	39.6%	24.8%
2046	39.2%	24.5%
2047	38.8%	24.1%
2048	38.4%	23.8%
2049	38.1%	23.5%
2050	37.7%	23.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Chad and 33.7% in East Timor in 2024, compared to 47.1% and 42.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chad and East Timor compared.

Natural population change in Chad vs East Timor by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.18% in Chad 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
	Chad	East Timor
1960	62,003	7,012
1961	63,639	7,330
1962	65,312	7,639
1963	67,414	7,938
1964	69,483	8,235
1965	70,913	8,526
1966	73,123	8,810
1967	76,142	9,089
1968	79,465	9,356
1969	83,413	9,611
1970	87,660	9,824
1971	89,404	9,964
1972	101,142	10,030
1973	104,418	10,033
1974	106,898	8,405
1975	109,315	-1,062
1976	111,324	783
1977	113,498	296
1978	115,084	-1,000
1979	117,780	987
1980	122,468	6,940
1981	111,907	9,336
1982	119,121	9,579
1983	144,684	9,686
1984	151,511	10,922
1985	145,845	10,788
1986	152,360	11,062
1987	156,797	11,945
1988	178,489	12,118
1989	188,485	17,758
1990	191,959	18,343
1991	200,102	18,605
1992	219,348	19,880
1993	229,984	20,770
1994	223,996	21,746
1995	234,010	21,962
1996	254,589	22,703
1997	261,030	23,501
1998	270,055	23,590
1999	278,264	21,871
2000	287,173	21,579
2001	297,254	23,314
2002	302,995	25,410
2003	314,740	26,900
2004	334,136	26,751
2005	352,302	26,412
2006	362,027	26,221
2007	376,732	26,074
2008	387,439	25,888
2009	401,937	25,696
2010	416,177	25,515
2011	428,989	25,237
2012	444,246	24,890
2013	454,517	24,538
2014	467,957	24,040
2015	478,010	23,391
2016	483,442	22,778
2017	494,304	22,145
2018	509,642	21,650
2019	530,540	21,307
2020	541,234	21,166
2021	554,851	20,101
2022	588,060	20,625
2023	605,924	20,495

Maternal mortality chart: Chad vs East Timor

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chad, compared to 192 deaths in East Timor.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chad	East Timor
1985	1,119	1,916
1986	1,068	1,860
1987	1,123	1,763
1988	1,093	1,743
1989	1,083	1,511
1990	1,113	1,477
1991	1,093	1,439
1992	1,119	1,368
1993	1,166	1,308
1994	1,151	1,254
1995	1,119	1,239
1996	1,150	1,193
1997	1,146	1,166
1998	1,177	1,157
1999	1,184	1,488
2000	1,208	796
2001	1,204	761
2002	1,199	724
2003	1,170	714
2004	1,167	683
2005	1,189	648
2006	1,220	600
2007	1,240	559
2008	1,264	518
2009	1,285	477
2010	1,284	439
2011	1,264	404
2012	1,245	374
2013	1,216	349
2014	1,198	327
2015	1,176	305
2016	1,133	287
2017	1,085	269
2018	1,020	251
2019	958	237
2020	877	257
2021	869	263
2022	775	235
2023	748	192

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.1% in Chad 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
	Chad	East Timor
1960	26.7%	-
1961	26.6%	-
1962	26.5%	-
1963	26.4%	-
1964	26.3%	-
1965	26.1%	-
1966	26%	-
1967	25.9%	-
1968	25.7%	-
1969	25.6%	-
1970	25.4%	-
1971	25.3%	-
1972	25.2%	-
1973	25%	-
1974	24.8%	-
1975	24.7%	-
1976	24.6%	-
1977	24.4%	-
1978	24.2%	-
1979	24.1%	-
1980	23.8%	-
1981	23.6%	-
1982	23.4%	-
1983	23.2%	-
1984	22.9%	-
1985	22.6%	27.1%
1986	22.3%	26.3%
1987	22%	24.4%
1988	21.8%	24.1%
1989	21.5%	23%
1990	21.2%	22.5%
1991	20.9%	22.2%
1992	20.6%	21.1%
1993	20.3%	20%
1994	20.1%	19.2%
1995	19.8%	19.3%
1996	19.6%	18.5%
1997	19.3%	17.7%
1998	19%	18%
1999	18.7%	19.4%
2000	18.4%	11.1%
2001	18%	10.6%
2002	17.7%	10.1%
2003	17.3%	9.61%
2004	17%	9.17%
2005	16.7%	8.75%
2006	16.3%	8.36%
2007	15.9%	8.01%
2008	15.5%	7.68%
2009	15.2%	7.38%
2010	14.8%	7.11%
2011	14.4%	6.86%
2012	14%	6.63%
2013	13.7%	6.42%
2014	13.3%	6.23%
2015	12.9%	6.06%
2016	12.6%	5.91%
2017	12.2%	5.78%
2018	11.8%	5.66%
2019	11.5%	5.55%
2020	11.1%	5.42%
2021	10.8%	5.28%
2022	10.4%	5.14%
2023	10.1%	5%