Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Somalia

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Somalia 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 6.13 in Somalia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check East Timor vs Somalia 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	Somalia
1960	6.32	7.25
1961	6.27	7.25
1962	6.22	7.26
1963	6.16	7.26
1964	6.08	7.26
1965	6.01	7.26
1966	5.93	7.26
1967	5.86	7.25
1968	5.79	7.23
1969	5.72	7.21
1970	5.66	7.18
1971	5.58	7.15
1972	5.49	7.12
1973	5.39	7.09
1974	5.29	7.06
1975	5.19	7.03
1976	5.12	7.02
1977	5.09	7
1978	5.09	7.13
1979	5.14	7.16
1980	5.22	7.18
1981	5.53	7.23
1982	5.56	7.25
1983	5.59	7.28
1984	5.61	7.3
1985	5.65	7.33
1986	5.67	7.35
1987	5.68	7.37
1988	5.72	7.4
1989	5.76	7.42
1990	5.81	7.44
1991	5.84	7.47
1992	5.87	7.5
1993	5.88	7.53
1994	5.91	7.54
1995	5.94	7.58
1996	5.94	7.62
1997	5.96	7.66
1998	5.96	7.66
1999	5.97	7.66
2000	5.93	7.65
2001	5.92	7.64
2002	5.9	7.63
2003	5.85	7.6
2004	5.74	7.57
2005	5.61	7.53
2006	5.47	7.49
2007	5.33	7.46
2008	5.17	7.42
2009	4.99	7.38
2010	4.82	7.32
2011	4.61	7.27
2012	4.4	7.21
2013	4.21	7.14
2014	4	7.06
2015	3.78	6.98
2016	3.58	6.88
2017	3.4	6.77
2018	3.24	6.66
2019	3.12	6.56
2020	3.01	6.45
2021	2.89	6.35
2022	2.8	6.26
2023	2.71	6.13
2024	2.63	6.01
2025	2.56	5.91
2026	2.5	5.8
2027	2.45	5.68
2028	2.4	5.58
2029	2.36	5.47
2030	2.32	5.35
2031	2.29	5.25
2032	2.25	5.14
2033	2.22	5.04
2034	2.19	4.94
2035	2.17	4.84
2036	2.14	4.74
2037	2.12	4.63
2038	2.09	4.52
2039	2.07	4.44
2040	2.05	4.35
2041	2.03	4.26
2042	2.02	4.16
2043	2	4.07
2044	1.99	3.99
2045	1.97	3.91
2046	1.96	3.84
2047	1.95	3.78
2048	1.94	3.71
2049	1.93	3.65
2050	1.92	3.6

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	Somalia
1960	40.1%	44.4%
1961	39.7%	44.7%
1962	39.3%	44.8%
1963	39%	45%
1964	38.8%	45.1%
1965	38.7%	45.1%
1966	38.9%	44.9%
1967	39.1%	44.8%
1968	39.3%	44.7%
1969	39.5%	44.6%
1970	39.6%	44.5%
1971	39.7%	44.5%
1972	39.7%	44.4%
1973	39.8%	44.4%
1974	39.7%	44.4%
1975	39.4%	44.3%
1976	39%	44.3%
1977	38.5%	44.3%
1978	38%	44.4%
1979	37.5%	44.5%
1980	37.4%	44.6%
1981	37.8%	44.8%
1982	38.4%	45%
1983	38.8%	45.2%
1984	39.3%	45.4%
1985	39.7%	45.6%
1986	40.2%	45.8%
1987	40.7%	46%
1988	41.3%	46.3%
1989	41.9%	46.7%
1990	42.2%	47%
1991	42.4%	47%
1992	42.6%	46.5%
1993	42.7%	46.4%
1994	42.9%	46.5%
1995	43%	46.7%
1996	43%	46.9%
1997	43%	47%
1998	42.9%	47.1%
1999	42.7%	47.2%
2000	42.6%	47.4%
2001	42.5%	47.5%
2002	42.4%	47.6%
2003	42.2%	47.7%
2004	42%	47.9%
2005	42.1%	48.2%
2006	42.2%	48.6%
2007	42.3%	48.9%
2008	42.1%	48.9%
2009	41.9%	48.8%
2010	41.6%	48.7%
2011	41.3%	48.3%
2012	40.9%	47.9%
2013	40.4%	47.8%
2014	39.8%	47.7%
2015	39.1%	47.6%
2016	38.4%	47.5%
2017	37.8%	47.4%
2018	37.2%	47.3%
2019	36.6%	47.1%
2020	36%	47%
2021	35.4%	47%
2022	34.8%	46.8%
2023	34.2%	46.7%
2024	33.7%	46.6%
2025	33.1%	46.6%
2026	32.6%	46.5%
2027	32.1%	46.4%
2028	31.6%	46.1%
2029	31%	45.8%
2030	30.4%	45.4%
2031	29.8%	45.1%
2032	29.2%	44.7%
2033	28.7%	44.3%
2034	28.1%	43.9%
2035	27.6%	43.5%
2036	27.2%	43.1%
2037	26.9%	42.6%
2038	26.7%	42.1%
2039	26.4%	41.7%
2040	26.2%	41.2%
2041	25.9%	40.8%
2042	25.6%	40.3%
2043	25.4%	39.9%
2044	25.1%	39.4%
2045	24.8%	39%
2046	24.5%	38.6%
2047	24.1%	38.2%
2048	23.8%	37.8%
2049	23.5%	37.4%
2050	23.1%	37%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 46.6% in Somalia in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Somalia compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Somalia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +3.34% in Somalia. 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	Somalia
1960	7,012	73,850
1961	7,330	75,513
1962	7,639	77,737
1963	7,938	79,859
1964	8,235	82,042
1965	8,526	84,448
1966	8,810	86,930
1967	9,089	89,497
1968	9,356	92,208
1969	9,611	95,045
1970	9,824	98,025
1971	9,964	101,196
1972	10,030	104,493
1973	10,033	108,038
1974	8,405	104,813
1975	-1,062	108,998
1976	783	113,319
1977	296	124,818
1978	-1,000	132,689
1979	987	151,016
1980	6,940	174,790
1981	9,336	185,211
1982	9,579	182,793
1983	9,686	190,775
1984	10,922	199,017
1985	10,788	207,960
1986	11,062	218,416
1987	11,945	231,580
1988	12,118	215,599
1989	17,758	225,255
1990	18,343	225,162
1991	18,605	53,052
1992	19,880	57,495
1993	20,770	232,960
1994	21,746	246,950
1995	21,962	254,509
1996	22,703	264,807
1997	23,501	271,894
1998	23,590	284,779
1999	21,871	295,523
2000	21,579	306,651
2001	23,314	319,059
2002	25,410	331,215
2003	26,900	341,192
2004	26,751	351,959
2005	26,412	363,117
2006	26,221	372,597
2007	26,074	380,303
2008	25,888	394,258
2009	25,696	405,784
2010	25,515	385,571
2011	25,237	203,213
2012	24,890	399,468
2013	24,538	448,518
2014	24,040	464,481
2015	23,391	481,573
2016	22,778	495,132
2017	22,145	478,556
2018	21,650	514,244
2019	21,307	548,756
2020	21,166	561,311
2021	20,101	566,399
2022	20,625	551,450
2023	20,495	608,203

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Somalia

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 563 deaths in Somalia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	Somalia
1985	1,916	1,465
1986	1,860	1,452
1987	1,763	1,393
1988	1,743	1,423
1989	1,511	1,395
1990	1,477	1,358
1991	1,439	1,431
1992	1,368	1,339
1993	1,308	1,195
1994	1,254	1,254
1995	1,239	1,210
1996	1,193	1,225
1997	1,166	1,206
1998	1,157	1,177
1999	1,488	1,170
2000	796	1,150
2001	761	1,129
2002	724	1,121
2003	714	1,111
2004	683	1,104
2005	648	1,086
2006	600	1,085
2007	559	1,074
2008	518	1,035
2009	477	995
2010	439	1,062
2011	404	972
2012	374	894
2013	349	855
2014	327	816
2015	305	784
2016	287	754
2017	269	716
2018	251	727
2019	237	656
2020	257	655
2021	263	726
2022	235	622
2023	192	563

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 10.4% in Somalia. 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	Somalia
1982	-	20.1%
1983	-	19.8%
1984	-	19.5%
1985	27.1%	19.3%
1986	26.3%	19%
1987	24.4%	18.8%
1988	24.1%	18.6%
1989	23%	18.3%
1990	22.5%	18%
1991	22.2%	44.3%
1992	21.1%	45.6%
1993	20%	17.3%
1994	19.2%	17.2%
1995	19.3%	17.2%
1996	18.5%	17.2%
1997	17.7%	17.2%
1998	18%	17.2%
1999	19.4%	17.2%
2000	11.1%	17.2%
2001	10.6%	17.2%
2002	10.1%	17.2%
2003	9.61%	17.2%
2004	9.17%	17.2%
2005	8.75%	17.2%
2006	8.36%	17.2%
2007	8.01%	17%
2008	7.68%	16.6%
2009	7.38%	16.2%
2010	7.11%	18.6%
2011	6.86%	35.9%
2012	6.63%	18.4%
2013	6.42%	14.3%
2014	6.23%	13.8%
2015	6.06%	13.4%
2016	5.91%	13%
2017	5.78%	15.5%
2018	5.66%	13.6%
2019	5.55%	11.8%
2020	5.42%	11.4%
2021	5.28%	11.1%
2022	5.14%	14.3%
2023	5%	10.4%