Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Mauritius

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Mauritius 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 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	East Timor	Mauritius
1960	6.32	5.9
1961	6.27	5.98
1962	6.22	5.88
1963	6.16	6.18
1964	6.08	5.96
1965	6.01	5.51
1966	5.93	5.46
1967	5.86	4.63
1968	5.79	4.6
1969	5.72	3.97
1970	5.66	3.82
1971	5.58	3.51
1972	5.49	3.41
1973	5.39	3.07
1974	5.29	3.45
1975	5.19	3.2
1976	5.12	3.13
1977	5.09	3.07
1978	5.09	3.01
1979	5.14	2.91
1980	5.22	2.8
1981	5.53	2.67
1982	5.56	2.53
1983	5.59	2.4
1984	5.61	2.16
1985	5.65	2.02
1986	5.67	1.99
1987	5.68	2.05
1988	5.72	2.14
1989	5.76	2.23
1990	5.81	2.32
1991	5.84	2.3
1992	5.87	2.37
1993	5.88	2.21
1994	5.91	2.25
1995	5.94	2.14
1996	5.94	2.12
1997	5.96	2.04
1998	5.96	1.97
1999	5.97	2.05
2000	5.93	1.99
2001	5.92	1.91
2002	5.9	1.94
2003	5.85	1.87
2004	5.74	1.92
2005	5.61	1.88
2006	5.47	1.77
2007	5.33	1.74
2008	5.17	1.67
2009	4.99	1.59
2010	4.82	1.57
2011	4.61	1.55
2012	4.4	1.54
2013	4.21	1.44
2014	4	1.43
2015	3.78	1.36
2016	3.58	1.4
2017	3.4	1.44
2018	3.24	1.41
2019	3.12	1.4
2020	3.01	1.44
2021	2.89	1.41
2022	2.8	1.32
2023	2.71	1.39
2024	2.63	1.37
2025	2.56	1.36
2026	2.5	1.35
2027	2.45	1.35
2028	2.4	1.35
2029	2.36	1.35
2030	2.32	1.36
2031	2.29	1.36
2032	2.25	1.37
2033	2.22	1.37
2034	2.19	1.38
2035	2.17	1.39
2036	2.14	1.39
2037	2.12	1.4
2038	2.09	1.41
2039	2.07	1.41
2040	2.05	1.42
2041	2.03	1.42
2042	2.02	1.43
2043	2	1.43
2044	1.99	1.44
2045	1.97	1.45
2046	1.96	1.45
2047	1.95	1.46
2048	1.94	1.46
2049	1.93	1.47
2050	1.92	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	Mauritius
1960	40.1%	45%
1961	39.7%	45%
1962	39.3%	45.1%
1963	39%	45.1%
1964	38.8%	44.8%
1965	38.7%	44.4%
1966	38.9%	44%
1967	39.1%	43.4%
1968	39.3%	42.9%
1969	39.5%	42.3%
1970	39.6%	41.6%
1971	39.7%	40.9%
1972	39.7%	40.1%
1973	39.8%	39.1%
1974	39.7%	38.2%
1975	39.4%	37.3%
1976	39%	36.5%
1977	38.5%	35.7%
1978	38%	34.9%
1979	37.5%	34.2%
1980	37.4%	33.6%
1981	37.8%	33.1%
1982	38.4%	32.6%
1983	38.8%	32.2%
1984	39.3%	31.8%
1985	39.7%	31.4%
1986	40.2%	31.1%
1987	40.7%	30.8%
1988	41.3%	30.5%
1989	41.9%	30.1%
1990	42.2%	29.8%
1991	42.4%	29.4%
1992	42.6%	29%
1993	42.7%	28.5%
1994	42.9%	28%
1995	43%	27.5%
1996	43%	27%
1997	43%	26.6%
1998	42.9%	26.2%
1999	42.7%	25.8%
2000	42.6%	25.6%
2001	42.5%	25.3%
2002	42.4%	25%
2003	42.2%	24.7%
2004	42%	24.3%
2005	42.1%	23.9%
2006	42.2%	23.4%
2007	42.3%	22.9%
2008	42.1%	22.3%
2009	41.9%	21.7%
2010	41.6%	21.1%
2011	41.3%	20.6%
2012	40.9%	20.1%
2013	40.4%	19.7%
2014	39.8%	19.3%
2015	39.1%	18.9%
2016	38.4%	18.4%
2017	37.8%	17.9%
2018	37.2%	17.4%
2019	36.6%	16.9%
2020	36%	16.4%
2021	35.4%	15.9%
2022	34.8%	15.5%
2023	34.2%	15.1%
2024	33.7%	14.8%
2025	33.1%	14.5%
2026	32.6%	14.3%
2027	32.1%	14.1%
2028	31.6%	14%
2029	31%	13.8%
2030	30.4%	13.7%
2031	29.8%	13.6%
2032	29.2%	13.5%
2033	28.7%	13.4%
2034	28.1%	13.3%
2035	27.6%	13.2%
2036	27.2%	13%
2037	26.9%	12.9%
2038	26.7%	12.8%
2039	26.4%	12.7%
2040	26.2%	12.6%
2041	25.9%	12.5%
2042	25.6%	12.4%
2043	25.4%	12.3%
2044	25.1%	12.2%
2045	24.8%	12.1%
2046	24.5%	12%
2047	24.1%	11.8%
2048	23.8%	11.7%
2049	23.5%	11.6%
2050	23.1%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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
	East Timor	Mauritius
1960	7,012	19,931
1961	7,330	20,355
1962	7,639	20,660
1963	7,938	22,069
1964	8,235	22,239
1965	8,526	20,482
1966	8,810	20,758
1967	9,089	17,560
1968	9,356	17,884
1969	9,611	15,761
1970	9,824	16,190
1971	9,964	15,441
1972	10,030	14,825
1973	10,033	13,145
1974	8,405	17,561
1975	-1,062	15,342
1976	783	16,407
1977	296	16,769
1978	-1,000	18,670
1979	987	19,282
1980	6,940	19,321
1981	9,336	18,334
1982	9,579	15,880
1983	9,686	14,525
1984	10,922	13,665
1985	10,788	12,451
1986	11,062	12,340
1987	11,945	13,262
1988	12,118	14,084
1989	17,758	14,718
1990	18,343	15,564
1991	18,605	15,091
1992	19,880	15,833
1993	20,770	14,814
1994	21,746	14,355
1995	21,962	13,020
1996	22,703	13,041
1997	23,501	11,943
1998	23,590	11,489
1999	21,871	12,341
2000	21,579	12,224
2001	23,314	11,723
2002	25,410	11,685
2003	26,900	10,799
2004	26,751	10,745
2005	26,412	10,195
2006	26,221	8,515
2007	26,074	8,429
2008	25,888	7,465
2009	25,696	6,113
2010	25,515	5,877
2011	25,237	5,511
2012	24,890	5,149
2013	24,538	4,281
2014	24,040	3,657
2015	23,391	3,031
2016	22,778	2,906
2017	22,145	3,415
2018	21,650	2,151
2019	21,307	1,773
2020	21,166	2,405
2021	20,101	-253
2022	20,625	-757
2023	20,495	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Mauritius

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 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	Mauritius
1985	1,916	111
1986	1,860	106
1987	1,763	103
1988	1,743	93
1989	1,511	85
1990	1,477	77
1991	1,439	75
1992	1,368	73
1993	1,308	70
1994	1,254	63
1995	1,239	55
1996	1,193	52
1997	1,166	49
1998	1,157	48
1999	1,488	46
2000	796	43
2001	761	42
2002	724	42
2003	714	42
2004	683	43
2005	648	43
2006	600	45
2007	559	46
2008	518	48
2009	477	51
2010	439	53
2011	404	55
2012	374	55
2013	349	58
2014	327	60
2015	305	61
2016	287	62
2017	269	66
2018	251	67
2019	237	67
2020	257	58
2021	263	80
2022	235	61
2023	192	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 1.52% in Mauritius. 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
	East Timor	Mauritius
1960	-	10.2%
1961	-	9.82%
1962	-	9.31%
1963	-	8.72%
1964	-	8.4%
1965	-	8.66%
1966	-	9.25%
1967	-	9.55%
1968	-	9.25%
1969	-	8.72%
1970	-	8.35%
1971	-	8.15%
1972	-	7.98%
1973	-	7.71%
1974	-	7.24%
1975	-	6.53%
1976	-	5.74%
1977	-	5.08%
1978	-	4.62%
1979	-	4.28%
1980	-	4.02%
1981	-	3.77%
1982	-	3.47%
1983	-	3.15%
1984	-	2.92%
1985	27.1%	2.85%
1986	26.3%	2.88%
1987	24.4%	2.85%
1988	24.1%	2.7%
1989	23%	2.5%
1990	22.5%	2.32%
1991	22.2%	2.19%
1992	21.1%	2.13%
1993	20%	2.12%
1994	19.2%	2.16%
1995	19.3%	2.22%
1996	18.5%	2.26%
1997	17.7%	2.25%
1998	18%	2.16%
1999	19.4%	2.03%
2000	11.1%	1.89%
2001	10.6%	1.76%
2002	10.1%	1.66%
2003	9.61%	1.6%
2004	9.17%	1.57%
2005	8.75%	1.55%
2006	8.36%	1.54%
2007	8.01%	1.52%
2008	7.68%	1.5%
2009	7.38%	1.48%
2010	7.11%	1.48%
2011	6.86%	1.49%
2012	6.63%	1.5%
2013	6.42%	1.49%
2014	6.23%	1.47%
2015	6.06%	1.47%
2016	5.91%	1.47%
2017	5.78%	1.5%
2018	5.66%	1.53%
2019	5.55%	1.57%
2020	5.42%	1.58%
2021	5.28%	1.57%
2022	5.14%	1.55%
2023	5%	1.52%