Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Taiwan

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check East Timor vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	6.32	-
1961	6.27	-
1962	6.22	-
1963	6.16	-
1964	6.08	-
1965	6.01	-
1966	5.93	-
1967	5.86	-
1968	5.79	-
1969	5.72	-
1970	5.66	-
1971	5.58	-
1972	5.49	-
1973	5.39	-
1974	5.29	-
1975	5.19	-
1976	5.12	-
1977	5.09	-
1978	5.09	-
1979	5.14	-
1980	5.22	-
1981	5.53	2.46
1982	5.56	-
1983	5.59	-
1984	5.61	-
1985	5.65	-
1986	5.67	-
1987	5.68	-
1988	5.72	-
1989	5.76	-
1990	5.81	-
1991	5.84	1.72
1992	5.87	-
1993	5.88	-
1994	5.91	-
1995	5.94	-
1996	5.94	-
1997	5.96	-
1998	5.96	-
1999	5.97	-
2000	5.93	-
2001	5.92	1.4
2002	5.9	-
2003	5.85	-
2004	5.74	-
2005	5.61	-
2006	5.47	-
2007	5.33	-
2008	5.17	-
2009	4.99	-
2010	4.82	-
2011	4.61	1.07
2012	4.4	-
2013	4.21	-
2014	4	-
2015	3.78	1.18
2016	3.58	1.17
2017	3.4	1.13
2018	3.24	1.06
2019	3.12	1.05
2020	3.01	0.99
2021	2.89	0.98
2022	2.8	0.87
2023	2.71	0.87
2024	2.63	0.89
2025	2.56	0.88
2026	2.5	0.88
2027	2.45	0.89
2028	2.4	0.9
2029	2.36	0.91
2030	2.32	0.91
2031	2.29	0.92
2032	2.25	0.93
2033	2.22	0.95
2034	2.19	0.96
2035	2.17	0.97
2036	2.14	0.98
2037	2.12	0.99
2038	2.09	1
2039	2.07	1.01
2040	2.05	1.02
2041	2.03	1.03
2042	2.02	1.04
2043	2	1.05
2044	1.99	1.06
2045	1.97	1.07
2046	1.96	1.07
2047	1.95	1.08
2048	1.94	1.09
2049	1.93	1.1
2050	1.92	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	Taiwan
1960	40.1%	-
1961	39.7%	-
1962	39.3%	-
1963	39%	-
1964	38.8%	-
1965	38.7%	-
1966	38.9%	-
1967	39.1%	-
1968	39.3%	-
1969	39.5%	-
1970	39.6%	-
1971	39.7%	-
1972	39.7%	-
1973	39.8%	-
1974	39.7%	36.2%
1975	39.4%	35.4%
1976	39%	34.7%
1977	38.5%	34%
1978	38%	33.3%
1979	37.5%	32.7%
1980	37.4%	32.1%
1981	37.8%	31.6%
1982	38.4%	31.2%
1983	38.8%	30.8%
1984	39.3%	30.2%
1985	39.7%	29.6%
1986	40.2%	29%
1987	40.7%	28.4%
1988	41.3%	28%
1989	41.9%	27.5%
1990	42.2%	27.1%
1991	42.4%	26.3%
1992	42.6%	25.8%
1993	42.7%	25.1%
1994	42.9%	24.4%
1995	43%	23.8%
1996	43%	23.1%
1997	43%	22.6%
1998	42.9%	22%
1999	42.7%	21.4%
2000	42.6%	21.1%
2001	42.5%	20.8%
2002	42.4%	20.4%
2003	42.2%	19.8%
2004	42%	19.3%
2005	42.1%	18.7%
2006	42.2%	18.1%
2007	42.3%	17.6%
2008	42.1%	17%
2009	41.9%	16.3%
2010	41.6%	15.6%
2011	41.3%	15.1%
2012	40.9%	14.6%
2013	40.4%	14.3%
2014	39.8%	14%
2015	39.1%	13.6%
2016	38.4%	13.3%
2017	37.8%	13.1%
2018	37.2%	12.9%
2019	36.6%	12.8%
2020	36%	12.6%
2021	35.4%	12.4%
2022	34.8%	12.1%
2023	34.2%	11.9%
2024	33.7%	11.7%
2025	33.1%	11.5%
2026	32.6%	11.3%
2027	32.1%	10.9%
2028	31.6%	10.5%
2029	31%	10.2%
2030	30.4%	9.8%
2031	29.8%	9.39%
2032	29.2%	9.06%
2033	28.7%	8.79%
2034	28.1%	8.55%
2035	27.6%	8.34%
2036	27.2%	8.2%
2037	26.9%	8.11%
2038	26.7%	8.06%
2039	26.4%	8.03%
2040	26.2%	8.01%
2041	25.9%	7.99%
2042	25.6%	7.99%
2043	25.4%	8%
2044	25.1%	8.01%
2045	24.8%	8.03%
2046	24.5%	8.06%
2047	24.1%	8.1%
2048	23.8%	8.14%
2049	23.5%	8.19%
2050	23.1%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	7,012	-
1961	7,330	-
1962	7,639	-
1963	7,938	-
1964	8,235	-
1965	8,526	-
1966	8,810	346,958
1967	9,089	356,019
1968	9,356	365,133
1969	9,611	379,160
1970	9,824	393,010
1971	9,964	401,921
1972	10,030	410,193
1973	10,033	417,863
1974	8,405	425,401
1975	-1,062	433,225
1976	783	442,018
1977	296	450,897
1978	-1,000	459,289
1979	987	468,197
1980	6,940	477,138
1981	9,336	326,883
1982	9,579	332,774
1983	9,686	338,181
1984	10,922	343,199
1985	10,788	347,942
1986	11,062	351,930
1987	11,945	355,657
1988	12,118	359,694
1989	17,758	363,606
1990	18,343	367,657
1991	18,605	215,698
1992	19,880	217,809
1993	20,770	219,858
1994	21,746	221,832
1995	21,962	223,736
1996	22,703	225,564
1997	23,501	227,591
1998	23,590	229,712
1999	21,871	231,550
2000	21,579	233,382
2001	23,314	132,707
2002	25,410	133,431
2003	26,900	134,023
2004	26,751	134,522
2005	26,412	135,015
2006	26,221	135,572
2007	26,074	136,130
2008	25,888	136,607
2009	25,696	137,086
2010	25,515	137,458
2011	25,237	43,836
2012	24,890	43,981
2013	24,538	44,121
2014	24,040	44,233
2015	23,391	49,741
2016	22,778	35,980
2017	22,145	22,613
2018	21,650	8,725
2019	21,307	1,416
2020	21,166	-7,782
2021	20,101	-30,039
2022	20,625	-68,327
2023	20,495	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	Taiwan
1985	1,916	-
1986	1,860	9.4
1987	1,763	8.9
1988	1,743	9
1989	1,511	12.7
1990	1,477	12.2
1991	1,439	8.1
1992	1,368	6.8
1993	1,308	9.2
1994	1,254	8
1995	1,239	7.7
1996	1,193	7.7
1997	1,166	9.2
1998	1,157	8.9
1999	1,488	8.4
2000	796	7.8
2001	761	7.8
2002	724	7.8
2003	714	7.8
2004	683	7.8
2005	648	7.8
2006	600	7.8
2007	559	7.8
2008	518	7.8
2009	477	7.8
2010	439	7.8
2011	404	7.8
2012	374	8.5
2013	349	8.5
2014	327	8.5
2015	305	11.3
2016	287	11.6
2017	269	11.6
2018	251	11.6
2019	237	15.4
2020	257	13
2021	263	14
2022	235	14
2023	192	14
2024	-	14