Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Oman

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Oman 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 2.53 in Oman in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	East Timor	Oman
1960	6.32	7.28
1961	6.27	7.29
1962	6.22	7.32
1963	6.16	7.33
1964	6.08	7.37
1965	6.01	7.39
1966	5.93	7.41
1967	5.86	7.44
1968	5.79	7.46
1969	5.72	7.49
1970	5.66	7.52
1971	5.58	7.56
1972	5.49	7.59
1973	5.39	7.63
1974	5.29	7.67
1975	5.19	7.71
1976	5.12	7.74
1977	5.09	7.78
1978	5.09	7.82
1979	5.14	7.85
1980	5.22	7.89
1981	5.53	7.9
1982	5.56	7.84
1983	5.59	7.75
1984	5.61	7.64
1985	5.65	7.51
1986	5.67	7.35
1987	5.68	7.18
1988	5.72	6.95
1989	5.76	6.72
1990	5.81	6.46
1991	5.84	6.2
1992	5.87	5.92
1993	5.88	5.64
1994	5.91	5.36
1995	5.94	5.07
1996	5.94	4.79
1997	5.96	4.52
1998	5.96	4.27
1999	5.97	4.06
2000	5.93	3.85
2001	5.92	3.66
2002	5.9	3.51
2003	5.85	3.37
2004	5.74	3.2
2005	5.61	3.03
2006	5.47	2.88
2007	5.33	2.76
2008	5.17	2.76
2009	4.99	2.83
2010	4.82	2.97
2011	4.61	2.96
2012	4.4	2.93
2013	4.21	2.95
2014	4	2.97
2015	3.78	2.97
2016	3.58	2.95
2017	3.4	2.92
2018	3.24	2.81
2019	3.12	2.7
2020	3.01	2.64
2021	2.89	2.59
2022	2.8	2.45
2023	2.71	2.53
2024	2.63	2.51
2025	2.56	2.48
2026	2.5	2.44
2027	2.45	2.41
2028	2.4	2.37
2029	2.36	2.33
2030	2.32	2.29
2031	2.29	2.26
2032	2.25	2.22
2033	2.22	2.19
2034	2.19	2.16
2035	2.17	2.14
2036	2.14	2.11
2037	2.12	2.09
2038	2.09	2.07
2039	2.07	2.05
2040	2.05	2.03
2041	2.03	2.01
2042	2.02	2
2043	2	1.98
2044	1.99	1.97
2045	1.97	1.96
2046	1.96	1.95
2047	1.95	1.93
2048	1.94	1.92
2049	1.93	1.92
2050	1.92	1.91

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	Oman
1960	40.1%	41.5%
1961	39.7%	41.6%
1962	39.3%	41.7%
1963	39%	42%
1964	38.8%	42.6%
1965	38.7%	43.2%
1966	38.9%	43.8%
1967	39.1%	44.3%
1968	39.3%	44.8%
1969	39.5%	45.3%
1970	39.6%	45.9%
1971	39.7%	46.4%
1972	39.7%	46.8%
1973	39.8%	47.3%
1974	39.7%	47.5%
1975	39.4%	47.5%
1976	39%	47.5%
1977	38.5%	47.4%
1978	38%	47.3%
1979	37.5%	47.2%
1980	37.4%	47.1%
1981	37.8%	47.1%
1982	38.4%	47.1%
1983	38.8%	47.2%
1984	39.3%	47.2%
1985	39.7%	47%
1986	40.2%	46.5%
1987	40.7%	45.9%
1988	41.3%	45.1%
1989	41.9%	44.3%
1990	42.2%	43.4%
1991	42.4%	42.5%
1992	42.6%	41.5%
1993	42.7%	40.5%
1994	42.9%	39.9%
1995	43%	39.7%
1996	43%	39.3%
1997	43%	38.7%
1998	42.9%	38%
1999	42.7%	37.3%
2000	42.6%	36.6%
2001	42.5%	35.8%
2002	42.4%	35%
2003	42.2%	34.2%
2004	42%	33.2%
2005	42.1%	32.1%
2006	42.2%	30.9%
2007	42.3%	29.9%
2008	42.1%	29.1%
2009	41.9%	28.4%
2010	41.6%	27.9%
2011	41.3%	25.5%
2012	40.9%	22.8%
2013	40.4%	21.9%
2014	39.8%	22.1%
2015	39.1%	22.2%
2016	38.4%	22.1%
2017	37.8%	22.3%
2018	37.2%	22.9%
2019	36.6%	24%
2020	36%	25.6%
2021	35.4%	26.7%
2022	34.8%	26.2%
2023	34.2%	25.2%
2024	33.7%	24.7%
2025	33.1%	24.3%
2026	32.6%	24%
2027	32.1%	23.8%
2028	31.6%	23.6%
2029	31%	23.3%
2030	30.4%	23%
2031	29.8%	22.7%
2032	29.2%	22.4%
2033	28.7%	22.1%
2034	28.1%	21.8%
2035	27.6%	21.6%
2036	27.2%	21.4%
2037	26.9%	21.3%
2038	26.7%	21.3%
2039	26.4%	21.2%
2040	26.2%	21%
2041	25.9%	20.8%
2042	25.6%	20.7%
2043	25.4%	20.5%
2044	25.1%	20.4%
2045	24.8%	20.3%
2046	24.5%	20.2%
2047	24.1%	20.1%
2048	23.8%	20.1%
2049	23.5%	20%
2050	23.1%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 24.7% in Oman in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 43.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Oman compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Oman by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +1.7% in Oman. 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	Oman
1960	7,012	12,034
1961	7,330	12,690
1962	7,639	13,485
1963	7,938	14,283
1964	8,235	15,205
1965	8,526	16,103
1966	8,810	17,030
1967	9,089	17,990
1968	9,356	18,962
1969	9,611	19,949
1970	9,824	20,893
1971	9,964	21,973
1972	10,030	22,968
1973	10,033	24,195
1974	8,405	25,543
1975	-1,062	27,699
1976	783	30,032
1977	296	32,342
1978	-1,000	35,141
1979	987	38,022
1980	6,940	41,109
1981	9,336	44,176
1982	9,579	46,939
1983	9,686	49,646
1984	10,922	52,253
1985	10,788	54,609
1986	11,062	55,324
1987	11,945	55,933
1988	12,118	56,142
1989	17,758	56,202
1990	18,343	56,000
1991	18,605	55,382
1992	19,880	54,471
1993	20,770	53,439
1994	21,746	52,337
1995	21,962	51,139
1996	22,703	50,362
1997	23,501	49,510
1998	23,590	48,654
1999	21,871	48,053
2000	21,579	47,208
2001	23,314	46,651
2002	25,410	46,397
2003	26,900	46,273
2004	26,751	45,651
2005	26,412	44,688
2006	26,221	43,969
2007	26,074	44,207
2008	25,888	47,146
2009	25,696	52,007
2010	25,515	57,619
2011	25,237	59,689
2012	24,890	65,572
2013	24,538	71,905
2014	24,040	76,258
2015	23,391	79,241
2016	22,778	81,350
2017	22,145	82,408
2018	21,650	79,438
2019	21,307	77,394
2020	21,166	74,224
2021	20,101	69,991
2022	20,625	67,278
2023	20,495	75,467

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Oman

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 13 deaths in Oman.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	Oman
1985	1,916	43
1986	1,860	40
1987	1,763	37
1988	1,743	34
1989	1,511	32
1990	1,477	29
1991	1,439	28
1992	1,368	26
1993	1,308	25
1994	1,254	23
1995	1,239	22
1996	1,193	21
1997	1,166	20
1998	1,157	20
1999	1,488	19
2000	796	19
2001	761	18
2002	724	18
2003	714	18
2004	683	18
2005	648	18
2006	600	18
2007	559	18
2008	518	18
2009	477	17
2010	439	17
2011	404	16
2012	374	16
2013	349	15
2014	327	15
2015	305	15
2016	287	14
2017	269	14
2018	251	14
2019	237	14
2020	257	32
2021	263	74
2022	235	13
2023	192	13

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 1.04% in Oman. 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	Oman
1960	-	37.5%
1961	-	35.8%
1962	-	34.2%
1963	-	32.7%
1964	-	31.2%
1965	-	29.8%
1966	-	28.4%
1967	-	27.1%
1968	-	25.7%
1969	-	24.4%
1970	-	23.1%
1971	-	21.8%
1972	-	20.5%
1973	-	19.3%
1974	-	18.1%
1975	-	16.9%
1976	-	15.7%
1977	-	14.5%
1978	-	13.4%
1979	-	12.2%
1980	-	11.1%
1981	-	10.1%
1982	-	9.1%
1983	-	8.18%
1984	-	7.34%
1985	27.1%	6.58%
1986	26.3%	5.9%
1987	24.4%	5.3%
1988	24.1%	4.78%
1989	23%	4.32%
1990	22.5%	3.91%
1991	22.2%	3.54%
1992	21.1%	3.2%
1993	20%	2.9%
1994	19.2%	2.64%
1995	19.3%	2.41%
1996	18.5%	2.22%
1997	17.7%	2.04%
1998	18%	1.89%
1999	19.4%	1.76%
2000	11.1%	1.64%
2001	10.6%	1.54%
2002	10.1%	1.45%
2003	9.61%	1.38%
2004	9.17%	1.32%
2005	8.75%	1.28%
2006	8.36%	1.24%
2007	8.01%	1.22%
2008	7.68%	1.2%
2009	7.38%	1.19%
2010	7.11%	1.17%
2011	6.86%	1.16%
2012	6.63%	1.15%
2013	6.42%	1.13%
2014	6.23%	1.12%
2015	6.06%	1.12%
2016	5.91%	1.11%
2017	5.78%	1.1%
2018	5.66%	1.09%
2019	5.55%	1.08%
2020	5.42%	1.07%
2021	5.28%	1.06%
2022	5.14%	1.05%
2023	5%	1.04%