Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check East Timor vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	6.32	5.15
1961	6.27	5.09
1962	6.22	5
1963	6.16	4.91
1964	6.08	4.83
1965	6.01	4.73
1966	5.93	4.64
1967	5.86	4.49
1968	5.79	4.36
1969	5.72	4.23
1970	5.66	4.08
1971	5.58	3.94
1972	5.49	3.81
1973	5.39	3.71
1974	5.29	3.63
1975	5.19	3.58
1976	5.12	3.55
1977	5.09	3.56
1978	5.09	3.59
1979	5.14	3.65
1980	5.22	3.73
1981	5.53	3.8
1982	5.56	3.88
1983	5.59	3.91
1984	5.61	3.95
1985	5.65	3.97
1986	5.67	3.97
1987	5.68	3.94
1988	5.72	3.88
1989	5.76	3.8
1990	5.81	3.75
1991	5.84	3.79
1992	5.87	3.86
1993	5.88	3.92
1994	5.91	3.92
1995	5.94	3.96
1996	5.94	3.95
1997	5.96	3.95
1998	5.96	3.95
1999	5.97	3.92
2000	5.93	3.84
2001	5.92	3.75
2002	5.9	3.64
2003	5.85	3.58
2004	5.74	3.55
2005	5.61	3.55
2006	5.47	3.53
2007	5.33	3.45
2008	5.17	3.42
2009	4.99	3.43
2010	4.82	3.44
2011	4.61	3.46
2012	4.4	3.47
2013	4.21	3.39
2014	4	3.33
2015	3.78	3.31
2016	3.58	3.3
2017	3.4	3.3
2018	3.24	3.33
2019	3.12	3.33
2020	3.01	3.31
2021	2.89	3.28
2022	2.8	3.24
2023	2.71	3.21
2024	2.63	3.17
2025	2.56	3.14
2026	2.5	3.1
2027	2.45	3.06
2028	2.4	3.03
2029	2.36	3
2030	2.32	2.97
2031	2.29	2.94
2032	2.25	2.91
2033	2.22	2.88
2034	2.19	2.84
2035	2.17	2.82
2036	2.14	2.79
2037	2.12	2.77
2038	2.09	2.74
2039	2.07	2.72
2040	2.05	2.69
2041	2.03	2.67
2042	2.02	2.65
2043	2	2.63
2044	1.99	2.61
2045	1.97	2.58
2046	1.96	2.57
2047	1.95	2.54
2048	1.94	2.52
2049	1.93	2.5
2050	1.92	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	Tuvalu
1960	40.1%	41%
1961	39.7%	42.1%
1962	39.3%	43.1%
1963	39%	43.9%
1964	38.8%	44.1%
1965	38.7%	43.9%
1966	38.9%	43.9%
1967	39.1%	44.1%
1968	39.3%	44.3%
1969	39.5%	43.9%
1970	39.6%	43.2%
1971	39.7%	42.3%
1972	39.7%	41.3%
1973	39.8%	40.2%
1974	39.7%	39.4%
1975	39.4%	38.9%
1976	39%	38.1%
1977	38.5%	37%
1978	38%	35.5%
1979	37.5%	34.5%
1980	37.4%	34%
1981	37.8%	33.4%
1982	38.4%	32.8%
1983	38.8%	32.1%
1984	39.3%	31.6%
1985	39.7%	31.7%
1986	40.2%	32.3%
1987	40.7%	32.9%
1988	41.3%	33.5%
1989	41.9%	34.1%
1990	42.2%	34.5%
1991	42.4%	35%
1992	42.6%	35.4%
1993	42.7%	35.9%
1994	42.9%	36.1%
1995	43%	36.2%
1996	43%	36.3%
1997	43%	36.3%
1998	42.9%	36.3%
1999	42.7%	36.2%
2000	42.6%	36.3%
2001	42.5%	36.3%
2002	42.4%	36.3%
2003	42.2%	36%
2004	42%	35.5%
2005	42.1%	35%
2006	42.2%	34.5%
2007	42.3%	34%
2008	42.1%	33.5%
2009	41.9%	33.1%
2010	41.6%	32.8%
2011	41.3%	32.6%
2012	40.9%	32.5%
2013	40.4%	32.4%
2014	39.8%	32.1%
2015	39.1%	31.9%
2016	38.4%	31.8%
2017	37.8%	31.6%
2018	37.2%	31.6%
2019	36.6%	31.7%
2020	36%	31.7%
2021	35.4%	31.6%
2022	34.8%	32%
2023	34.2%	32.6%
2024	33.7%	32.9%
2025	33.1%	33%
2026	32.6%	32.9%
2027	32.1%	32.7%
2028	31.6%	32.3%
2029	31%	31.8%
2030	30.4%	31.2%
2031	29.8%	30.6%
2032	29.2%	29.9%
2033	28.7%	29.3%
2034	28.1%	28.7%
2035	27.6%	28.2%
2036	27.2%	27.8%
2037	26.9%	27.5%
2038	26.7%	27.1%
2039	26.4%	26.9%
2040	26.2%	26.9%
2041	25.9%	26.9%
2042	25.6%	26.9%
2043	25.4%	27%
2044	25.1%	27.1%
2045	24.8%	27.3%
2046	24.5%	27.4%
2047	24.1%	27.6%
2048	23.8%	27.7%
2049	23.5%	27.8%
2050	23.1%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	7,012	126
1961	7,330	120
1962	7,639	113
1963	7,938	106
1964	8,235	98
1965	8,526	93
1966	8,810	91
1967	9,089	92
1968	9,356	97
1969	9,611	102
1970	9,824	102
1971	9,964	101
1972	10,030	94
1973	10,033	101
1974	8,405	102
1975	-1,062	108
1976	783	117
1977	296	128
1978	-1,000	141
1979	987	158
1980	6,940	173
1981	9,336	186
1982	9,579	198
1983	9,686	206
1984	10,922	212
1985	10,788	215
1986	11,062	219
1987	11,945	219
1988	12,118	215
1989	17,758	208
1990	18,343	204
1991	18,605	203
1992	19,880	196
1993	20,770	202
1994	21,746	195
1995	21,962	191
1996	22,703	182
1997	23,501	177
1998	23,590	172
1999	21,871	166
2000	21,579	159
2001	23,314	151
2002	25,410	141
2003	26,900	136
2004	26,751	132
2005	26,412	131
2006	26,221	129
2007	26,074	125
2008	25,888	125
2009	25,696	130
2010	25,515	136
2011	25,237	142
2012	24,890	148
2013	24,538	148
2014	24,040	149
2015	23,391	153
2016	22,778	157
2017	22,145	163
2018	21,650	169
2019	21,307	166
2020	21,166	161
2021	20,101	151
2022	20,625	150
2023	20,495	137

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	Tuvalu
1985	1,916	230
1986	1,860	226
1987	1,763	252
1988	1,743	300
1989	1,511	296
1990	1,477	291
1991	1,439	289
1992	1,368	312
1993	1,308	286
1994	1,254	284
1995	1,239	281
1996	1,193	277
1997	1,166	249
1998	1,157	245
1999	1,488	242
2000	796	237
2001	761	235
2002	724	234
2003	714	210
2004	683	209
2005	648	230
2006	600	226
2007	559	222
2008	518	219
2009	477	215
2010	439	213
2011	404	169
2012	374	168
2013	349	168
2014	327	168
2015	305	169
2016	287	170
2017	269	171
2018	251	153
2019	237	155
2020	257	206
2021	263	157
2022	235	220
2023	192	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	-	17.7%
1961	-	17%
1962	-	16.3%
1963	-	15.6%
1964	-	14.9%
1965	-	14.2%
1966	-	13.6%
1967	-	12.9%
1968	-	12.3%
1969	-	11.7%
1970	-	11.1%
1971	-	10.5%
1972	-	9.93%
1973	-	9.37%
1974	-	8.81%
1975	-	8.31%
1976	-	7.84%
1977	-	7.43%
1978	-	7.08%
1979	-	6.76%
1980	-	6.49%
1981	-	6.26%
1982	-	6.06%
1983	-	5.9%
1984	-	5.76%
1985	27.1%	5.66%
1986	26.3%	5.59%
1987	24.4%	5.53%
1988	24.1%	5.47%
1989	23%	5.42%
1990	22.5%	5.37%
1991	22.2%	5.31%
1992	21.1%	5.24%
1993	20%	5.15%
1994	19.2%	5.05%
1995	19.3%	4.94%
1996	18.5%	4.81%
1997	17.7%	4.67%
1998	18%	4.52%
1999	19.4%	4.39%
2000	11.1%	4.26%
2001	10.6%	4.16%
2002	10.1%	4.07%
2003	9.61%	3.98%
2004	9.17%	3.89%
2005	8.75%	3.8%
2006	8.36%	3.68%
2007	8.01%	3.56%
2008	7.68%	3.42%
2009	7.38%	3.28%
2010	7.11%	3.14%
2011	6.86%	3.02%
2012	6.63%	2.91%
2013	6.42%	2.8%
2014	6.23%	2.71%
2015	6.06%	2.61%
2016	5.91%	2.52%
2017	5.78%	2.43%
2018	5.66%	2.35%
2019	5.55%	2.27%
2020	5.42%	2.19%
2021	5.28%	2.12%
2022	5.14%	2.05%
2023	5%	1.99%