Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in East Timor vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check East Timor vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	6.32	6.5
1961	6.27	6.49
1962	6.22	6.49
1963	6.16	6.5
1964	6.08	6.49
1965	6.01	6.5
1966	5.93	6.5
1967	5.86	6.51
1968	5.79	6.53
1969	5.72	6.52
1970	5.66	6.52
1971	5.58	6.52
1972	5.49	6.5
1973	5.39	6.46
1974	5.29	6.41
1975	5.19	6.35
1976	5.12	6.29
1977	5.09	6.22
1978	5.09	6.15
1979	5.14	6.06
1980	5.22	5.95
1981	5.53	5.81
1982	5.56	5.66
1983	5.59	5.48
1984	5.61	5.3
1985	5.65	5.13
1986	5.67	5
1987	5.68	4.88
1988	5.72	4.77
1989	5.76	4.65
1990	5.81	4.51
1991	5.84	4.25
1992	5.87	4.09
1993	5.88	3.82
1994	5.91	3.76
1995	5.94	3.28
1996	5.94	3.06
1997	5.96	2.83
1998	5.96	2.77
1999	5.97	2.79
2000	5.93	2.73
2001	5.92	2.62
2002	5.9	2.54
2003	5.85	2.49
2004	5.74	2.38
2005	5.61	2.23
2006	5.47	1.96
2007	5.33	1.79
2008	5.17	1.52
2009	4.99	1.58
2010	4.82	1.57
2011	4.61	1.54
2012	4.4	1.53
2013	4.21	1.53
2014	4	1.48
2015	3.78	1.42
2016	3.58	1.37
2017	3.4	1.35
2018	3.24	1.29
2019	3.12	1.25
2020	3.01	1.29
2021	2.89	1.16
2022	2.8	1.15
2023	2.71	1.2
2024	2.63	1.21
2025	2.56	1.21
2026	2.5	1.21
2027	2.45	1.21
2028	2.4	1.22
2029	2.36	1.22
2030	2.32	1.23
2031	2.29	1.23
2032	2.25	1.24
2033	2.22	1.25
2034	2.19	1.25
2035	2.17	1.26
2036	2.14	1.26
2037	2.12	1.27
2038	2.09	1.28
2039	2.07	1.28
2040	2.05	1.28
2041	2.03	1.29
2042	2.02	1.29
2043	2	1.3
2044	1.99	1.3
2045	1.97	1.31
2046	1.96	1.31
2047	1.95	1.31
2048	1.94	1.32
2049	1.93	1.32
2050	1.92	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	UAE
1960	40.1%	37.8%
1961	39.7%	36.7%
1962	39.3%	35.8%
1963	39%	35.1%
1964	38.8%	34.5%
1965	38.7%	33.9%
1966	38.9%	33.2%
1967	39.1%	32.1%
1968	39.3%	31.2%
1969	39.5%	30.6%
1970	39.6%	29.8%
1971	39.7%	29%
1972	39.7%	28.3%
1973	39.8%	27.8%
1974	39.7%	27.4%
1975	39.4%	27.2%
1976	39%	26.9%
1977	38.5%	26.8%
1978	38%	26.9%
1979	37.5%	27.1%
1980	37.4%	27.4%
1981	37.8%	28%
1982	38.4%	28.8%
1983	38.8%	29.5%
1984	39.3%	30.2%
1985	39.7%	30.7%
1986	40.2%	31.2%
1987	40.7%	31.2%
1988	41.3%	30.9%
1989	41.9%	30.3%
1990	42.2%	29.6%
1991	42.4%	28.8%
1992	42.6%	28.1%
1993	42.7%	27.4%
1994	42.9%	26.7%
1995	43%	25.9%
1996	43%	25.2%
1997	43%	24.3%
1998	42.9%	23.1%
1999	42.7%	22%
2000	42.6%	20.8%
2001	42.5%	19.8%
2002	42.4%	18.9%
2003	42.2%	18.3%
2004	42%	17.8%
2005	42.1%	17.5%
2006	42.2%	17.2%
2007	42.3%	17%
2008	42.1%	16.9%
2009	41.9%	16.9%
2010	41.6%	16.9%
2011	41.3%	16.8%
2012	40.9%	16.8%
2013	40.4%	16.8%
2014	39.8%	16.8%
2015	39.1%	16.8%
2016	38.4%	16.8%
2017	37.8%	16.8%
2018	37.2%	16.7%
2019	36.6%	16.6%
2020	36%	16.6%
2021	35.4%	16.5%
2022	34.8%	16.5%
2023	34.2%	16.3%
2024	33.7%	16.1%
2025	33.1%	16%
2026	32.6%	15.9%
2027	32.1%	15.9%
2028	31.6%	15.9%
2029	31%	15.9%
2030	30.4%	16%
2031	29.8%	16.1%
2032	29.2%	16.3%
2033	28.7%	16.5%
2034	28.1%	16.7%
2035	27.6%	16.9%
2036	27.2%	17.1%
2037	26.9%	17.3%
2038	26.7%	17.5%
2039	26.4%	17.7%
2040	26.2%	17.9%
2041	25.9%	18%
2042	25.6%	18.1%
2043	25.4%	18.2%
2044	25.1%	18.3%
2045	24.8%	18.3%
2046	24.5%	18.3%
2047	24.1%	18.3%
2048	23.8%	18.3%
2049	23.5%	18.2%
2050	23.1%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	7,012	3,418
1961	7,330	3,657
1962	7,639	3,901
1963	7,938	4,157
1964	8,235	4,410
1965	8,526	4,675
1966	8,810	4,955
1967	9,089	5,264
1968	9,356	5,588
1969	9,611	6,138
1970	9,824	6,922
1971	9,964	7,839
1972	10,030	8,818
1973	10,033	9,822
1974	8,405	10,835
1975	-1,062	11,859
1976	783	12,876
1977	296	15,787
1978	-1,000	18,879
1979	987	21,987
1980	6,940	25,005
1981	9,336	27,560
1982	9,579	29,585
1983	9,686	31,480
1984	10,922	33,250
1985	10,788	34,855
1986	11,062	36,829
1987	11,945	37,741
1988	12,118	38,861
1989	17,758	40,148
1990	18,343	41,339
1991	18,605	41,409
1992	19,880	42,119
1993	20,770	41,324
1994	21,746	42,976
1995	21,962	38,685
1996	22,703	37,886
1997	23,501	38,207
1998	23,590	41,176
1999	21,871	46,198
2000	21,579	49,993
2001	23,314	52,789
2002	25,410	55,922
2003	26,900	59,118
2004	26,751	60,344
2005	26,412	60,046
2006	26,221	54,338
2007	26,074	55,048
2008	25,888	55,426
2009	25,696	66,521
2010	25,515	69,907
2011	25,237	73,496
2012	24,890	78,682
2013	24,538	82,977
2014	24,040	84,277
2015	23,391	85,044
2016	22,778	87,028
2017	22,145	89,382
2018	21,650	86,840
2019	21,307	86,296
2020	21,166	87,871
2021	20,101	76,802
2022	20,625	81,758
2023	20,495	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	UAE
1985	1,916	19
1986	1,860	19
1987	1,763	19
1988	1,743	19
1989	1,511	19
1990	1,477	19
1991	1,439	19
1992	1,368	19
1993	1,308	19
1994	1,254	19
1995	1,239	18
1996	1,193	16
1997	1,166	14
1998	1,157	12
1999	1,488	10
2000	796	8
2001	761	7
2002	724	5
2003	714	5
2004	683	4
2005	648	4
2006	600	3
2007	559	3
2008	518	3
2009	477	3
2010	439	3
2011	404	4
2012	374	4
2013	349	4
2014	327	3
2015	305	3
2016	287	3
2017	269	3
2018	251	3
2019	237	3
2020	257	6
2021	263	6
2022	235	2
2023	192	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	-	20.1%
1961	-	19%
1962	-	18%
1963	-	16.9%
1964	-	15.8%
1965	-	14.8%
1966	-	13.7%
1967	-	12.6%
1968	-	11.6%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.62%
1971	-	8.72%
1972	-	7.89%
1973	-	7.12%
1974	-	6.43%
1975	-	5.8%
1976	-	5.23%
1977	-	4.7%
1978	-	4.22%
1979	-	3.78%
1980	-	3.4%
1981	-	3.06%
1982	-	2.77%
1983	-	2.52%
1984	-	2.31%
1985	27.1%	2.12%
1986	26.3%	1.97%
1987	24.4%	1.83%
1988	24.1%	1.71%
1989	23%	1.61%
1990	22.5%	1.51%
1991	22.2%	1.43%
1992	21.1%	1.37%
1993	20%	1.31%
1994	19.2%	1.26%
1995	19.3%	1.21%
1996	18.5%	1.18%
1997	17.7%	1.15%
1998	18%	1.12%
1999	19.4%	1.09%
2000	11.1%	1.07%
2001	10.6%	1.05%
2002	10.1%	1.03%
2003	9.61%	1.01%
2004	9.17%	1%
2005	8.75%	0.98%
2006	8.36%	0.96%
2007	8.01%	0.94%
2008	7.68%	0.92%
2009	7.38%	0.9%
2010	7.11%	0.88%
2011	6.86%	0.86%
2012	6.63%	0.84%
2013	6.42%	0.82%
2014	6.23%	0.79%
2015	6.06%	0.77%
2016	5.91%	0.73%
2017	5.78%	0.7%
2018	5.66%	0.67%
2019	5.55%	0.63%
2020	5.42%	0.6%
2021	5.28%	0.56%
2022	5.14%	0.53%
2023	5%	0.5%