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Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Grenada

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has an annual birth rate of 22.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 11.7 for Grenada. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.71 in East Timor and 1.49 in Grenada — 45.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -57.2% in East Timor and by -77.9% in Grenada — in 1960, it was 6.32 and 6.74, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • East Timor is ranked 62/196 by birth rate compared to 120/196 for Grenada.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.3 in East Timor — it's 28.7 in Grenada.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 27.4 in East Timor vs 29.1 in Grenada.
  • In East Timor, 25.9% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 25.9% in Grenada.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.48% in East Timor and +0.29% in Grenada.

Birth rate data compared

East Timor Grenada
Fertility rate 2.71 1.49
Birth rate 22.1 11.7
Birth rate rank 62/196 120/196
Age at first childbirth 23 years n/a
Average age at childbearing 29.3 years 28.7 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 26.2 28.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 135.6 70.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 38.7 17.3
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.9% 25.9%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 24.1% 27.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 56.7% 100%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.19% 0.05%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 2.22% 1.24%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 3.59% 1.67%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 5% 1.83%
Population change due to births and deaths +20,495 +334
Natural population change rank 107/196 148/196
Natural population change rate +1.48% +0.29%
Population growth +1.18% +0.11%
Population growth rank 93/197 158/197
Life expectancy 68.1 years 75.5 years

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Grenada chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in East Timor was 2.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Grenada in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

East Timor
Factual

UN forecast
Grenada
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
East Timor Grenada
1960 6.32 6.74
1961 6.27 6.63
1962 6.22 6.44
1963 6.16 6.2
1964 6.08 5.91
1965 6.01 5.6
1966 5.93 5.3
1967 5.86 5.04
1968 5.79 4.84
1969 5.72 4.69
1970 5.66 4.46
1971 5.58 4.31
1972 5.49 4.18
1973 5.39 4.05
1974 5.29 3.92
1975 5.19 3.75
1976 5.12 3.6
1977 5.09 3.46
1978 5.09 3.35
1979 5.14 3.34
1980 5.22 3.3
1981 5.53 2.99
1982 5.56 3.15
1983 5.59 3.31
1984 5.61 3.22
1985 5.65 3.48
1986 5.67 3.58
1987 5.68 3.58
1988 5.72 3.19
1989 5.76 3.23
1990 5.81 3.06
1991 5.84 3.11
1992 5.87 2.97
1993 5.88 2.81
1994 5.91 2.79
1995 5.94 2.82
1996 5.94 2.85
1997 5.96 2.8
1998 5.96 2.49
1999 5.97 2.39
2000 5.93 2.44
2001 5.92 2.42
2002 5.9 2.38
2003 5.85 2.33
2004 5.74 2.29
2005 5.61 2.24
2006 5.47 2.19
2007 5.33 2.15
2008 5.17 2.12
2009 4.99 2.08
2010 4.82 2.04
2011 4.61 2.01
2012 4.4 1.97
2013 4.21 1.91
2014 4 1.8
2015 3.78 1.72
2016 3.58 1.62
2017 3.4 1.44
2018 3.24 1.53
2019 3.12 1.54
2020 3.01 1.53
2021 2.89 1.52
2022 2.8 1.5
2023 2.71 1.49
2024 2.63 1.47
2025 2.56 1.46
2026 2.5 1.45
2027 2.45 1.44
2028 2.4 1.44
2029 2.36 1.44
2030 2.32 1.44
2031 2.29 1.44
2032 2.25 1.44
2033 2.22 1.44
2034 2.19 1.44
2035 2.17 1.45
2036 2.14 1.45
2037 2.12 1.45
2038 2.09 1.45
2039 2.07 1.46
2040 2.05 1.46
2041 2.03 1.46
2042 2.02 1.46
2043 2 1.47
2044 1.99 1.47
2045 1.97 1.47
2046 1.96 1.47
2047 1.95 1.47
2048 1.94 1.47
2049 1.93 1.48
2050 1.92 1.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

East Timor
Factual

UN forecast
Grenada
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
East Timor Grenada
1960 40.1% 47.3%
1961 39.7% 47.2%
1962 39.3% 47.2%
1963 39% 47.1%
1964 38.8% 46.9%
1965 38.7% 47%
1966 38.9% 47.5%
1967 39.1% 47.6%
1968 39.3% 47.5%
1969 39.5% 47.2%
1970 39.6% 46.8%
1971 39.7% 46.2%
1972 39.7% 45.5%
1973 39.8% 44.7%
1974 39.7% 43.9%
1975 39.4% 43.1%
1976 39% 42.3%
1977 38.5% 41.5%
1978 38% 40.8%
1979 37.5% 40%
1980 37.4% 39.4%
1981 37.8% 38.6%
1982 38.4% 37.5%
1983 38.8% 36.5%
1984 39.3% 35.6%
1985 39.7% 34.8%
1986 40.2% 34.1%
1987 40.7% 33.6%
1988 41.3% 33.2%
1989 41.9% 33%
1990 42.2% 32.8%
1991 42.4% 32.8%
1992 42.6% 32.9%
1993 42.7% 33.1%
1994 42.9% 33.3%
1995 43% 33.5%
1996 43% 33.6%
1997 43% 33.6%
1998 42.9% 33.5%
1999 42.7% 33.3%
2000 42.6% 32.9%
2001 42.5% 32.1%
2002 42.4% 31%
2003 42.2% 29.8%
2004 42% 28.7%
2005 42.1% 27.7%
2006 42.2% 26.7%
2007 42.3% 25.9%
2008 42.1% 25.2%
2009 41.9% 24.6%
2010 41.6% 24%
2011 41.3% 23.6%
2012 40.9% 23.3%
2013 40.4% 23%
2014 39.8% 22.7%
2015 39.1% 22.4%
2016 38.4% 22.1%
2017 37.8% 21.8%
2018 37.2% 21.5%
2019 36.6% 21.2%
2020 36% 20.9%
2021 35.4% 20.6%
2022 34.8% 20.2%
2023 34.2% 19.8%
2024 33.7% 19.4%
2025 33.1% 19%
2026 32.6% 18.6%
2027 32.1% 18.1%
2028 31.6% 17.7%
2029 31% 17.3%
2030 30.4% 17%
2031 29.8% 16.7%
2032 29.2% 16.5%
2033 28.7% 16.4%
2034 28.1% 16.2%
2035 27.6% 16%
2036 27.2% 15.8%
2037 26.9% 15.6%
2038 26.7% 15.4%
2039 26.4% 15.2%
2040 26.2% 15%
2041 25.9% 14.9%
2042 25.6% 14.8%
2043 25.4% 14.6%
2044 25.1% 14.5%
2045 24.8% 14.4%
2046 24.5% 14.3%
2047 24.1% 14.1%
2048 23.8% 14%
2049 23.5% 13.9%
2050 23.1% 13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 19.4% in Grenada in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 32.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Grenada compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Grenada by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +0.42% in Grenada. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

East Timor
Grenada

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
East Timor Grenada
1960 7,012 3,678
1961 7,330 3,703
1962 7,639 3,674
1963 7,938 3,601
1964 8,235 3,508
1965 8,526 3,399
1966 8,810 3,278
1967 9,089 3,158
1968 9,356 3,040
1969 9,611 2,948
1970 9,824 2,793
1971 9,964 2,705
1972 10,030 2,578
1973 10,033 2,464
1974 8,405 2,360
1975 -1,062 2,224
1976 783 2,092
1977 296 1,974
1978 -1,000 1,882
1979 987 1,871
1980 6,940 1,840
1981 9,336 1,625
1982 9,579 1,798
1983 9,686 1,817
1984 10,922 1,975
1985 10,788 2,215
1986 11,062 2,324
1987 11,945 2,345
1988 12,118 2,044
1989 17,758 2,084
1990 18,343 1,931
1991 18,605 1,953
1992 19,880 1,811
1993 20,770 1,641
1994 21,746 1,596
1995 21,962 1,580
1996 22,703 1,559
1997 23,501 1,480
1998 23,590 1,204
1999 21,871 1,092
2000 21,579 1,105
2001 23,314 1,082
2002 25,410 1,077
2003 26,900 1,074
2004 26,751 1,034
2005 26,412 1,075
2006 26,221 1,068
2007 26,074 1,059
2008 25,888 1,046
2009 25,696 1,024
2010 25,515 989
2011 25,237 954
2012 24,890 925
2013 24,538 878
2014 24,040 772
2015 23,391 684
2016 22,778 579
2017 22,145 402
2018 21,650 470
2019 21,307 462
2020 21,166 433
2021 20,101 343
2022 20,625 371
2023 20,495 334

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Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Grenada

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 192 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor, compared to 48 deaths in Grenada.

East Timor
Grenada
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
East Timor Grenada
1985 1,916 71
1986 1,860 68
1987 1,763 68
1988 1,743 61
1989 1,511 64
1990 1,477 61
1991 1,439 59
1992 1,368 56
1993 1,308 53
1994 1,254 55
1995 1,239 54
1996 1,193 51
1997 1,166 50
1998 1,157 50
1999 1,488 48
2000 796 46
2001 761 45
2002 724 42
2003 714 42
2004 683 48
2005 648 40
2006 600 39
2007 559 40
2008 518 41
2009 477 41
2010 439 43
2011 404 44
2012 374 44
2013 349 44
2014 327 45
2015 305 46
2016 287 44
2017 269 45
2018 251 46
2019 237 48
2020 257 51
2021 263 52
2022 235 50
2023 192 48

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 1.83% in Grenada. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

East Timor
Grenada

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
East Timor Grenada
1960 - 9.5%
1961 - 8.83%
1962 - 8.15%
1963 - 7.5%
1964 - 6.91%
1965 - 6.39%
1966 - 5.95%
1967 - 5.59%
1968 - 5.3%
1969 - 5.06%
1970 - 4.87%
1971 - 4.71%
1972 - 4.58%
1973 - 4.47%
1974 - 4.36%
1975 - 4.25%
1976 - 4.15%
1977 - 4.03%
1978 - 3.9%
1979 - 3.77%
1980 - 3.62%
1981 - 3.46%
1982 - 3.3%
1983 - 3.15%
1984 - 2.99%
1985 27.1% 2.85%
1986 26.3% 2.71%
1987 24.4% 2.58%
1988 24.1% 2.46%
1989 23% 2.35%
1990 22.5% 2.24%
1991 22.2% 2.13%
1992 21.1% 2.04%
1993 20% 1.95%
1994 19.2% 1.87%
1995 19.3% 1.79%
1996 18.5% 1.73%
1997 17.7% 1.67%
1998 18% 1.62%
1999 19.4% 1.58%
2000 11.1% 1.55%
2001 10.6% 1.52%
2002 10.1% 1.5%
2003 9.61% 1.49%
2004 9.17% 1.49%
2005 8.75% 1.48%
2006 8.36% 1.49%
2007 8.01% 1.5%
2008 7.68% 1.51%
2009 7.38% 1.54%
2010 7.11% 1.57%
2011 6.86% 1.6%
2012 6.63% 1.64%
2013 6.42% 1.68%
2014 6.23% 1.72%
2015 6.06% 1.75%
2016 5.91% 1.79%
2017 5.78% 1.81%
2018 5.66% 1.83%
2019 5.55% 1.85%
2020 5.42% 1.87%
2021 5.28% 1.87%
2022 5.14% 1.85%
2023 5% 1.83%

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