Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Zambia

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Zambia 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 4.1 in Zambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check East Timor vs Zambia 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	Zambia
1960	6.32	6.95
1961	6.27	6.98
1962	6.22	7.01
1963	6.16	7.06
1964	6.08	7.09
1965	6.01	7.12
1966	5.93	7.14
1967	5.86	7.15
1968	5.79	7.18
1969	5.72	7.18
1970	5.66	7.22
1971	5.58	7.26
1972	5.49	7.3
1973	5.39	7.34
1974	5.29	7.36
1975	5.19	7.42
1976	5.12	7.39
1977	5.09	7.35
1978	5.09	7.29
1979	5.14	7.22
1980	5.22	7.14
1981	5.53	7.07
1982	5.56	7.04
1983	5.59	7.01
1984	5.61	6.97
1985	5.65	6.93
1986	5.67	6.87
1987	5.68	6.8
1988	5.72	6.7
1989	5.76	6.64
1990	5.81	6.57
1991	5.84	6.46
1992	5.87	6.35
1993	5.88	6.3
1994	5.91	6.26
1995	5.94	6.23
1996	5.94	6.18
1997	5.96	6.12
1998	5.96	6.07
1999	5.97	6
2000	5.93	5.92
2001	5.92	5.85
2002	5.9	5.77
2003	5.85	5.71
2004	5.74	5.7
2005	5.61	5.7
2006	5.47	5.68
2007	5.33	5.61
2008	5.17	5.53
2009	4.99	5.45
2010	4.82	5.36
2011	4.61	5.26
2012	4.4	5.14
2013	4.21	5.01
2014	4	4.89
2015	3.78	4.78
2016	3.58	4.67
2017	3.4	4.57
2018	3.24	4.49
2019	3.12	4.42
2020	3.01	4.32
2021	2.89	4.25
2022	2.8	4.18
2023	2.71	4.1
2024	2.63	4.04
2025	2.56	3.97
2026	2.5	3.91
2027	2.45	3.85
2028	2.4	3.77
2029	2.36	3.72
2030	2.32	3.67
2031	2.29	3.61
2032	2.25	3.56
2033	2.22	3.5
2034	2.19	3.45
2035	2.17	3.4
2036	2.14	3.35
2037	2.12	3.3
2038	2.09	3.25
2039	2.07	3.19
2040	2.05	3.15
2041	2.03	3.11
2042	2.02	3.07
2043	2	3.03
2044	1.99	3
2045	1.97	2.96
2046	1.96	2.93
2047	1.95	2.9
2048	1.94	2.87
2049	1.93	2.84
2050	1.92	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	Zambia
1960	40.1%	46%
1961	39.7%	46.2%
1962	39.3%	46.3%
1963	39%	46.5%
1964	38.8%	46.7%
1965	38.7%	46.9%
1966	38.9%	46.9%
1967	39.1%	47%
1968	39.3%	47.1%
1969	39.5%	47.2%
1970	39.6%	47.4%
1971	39.7%	47.7%
1972	39.7%	48%
1973	39.8%	48.3%
1974	39.7%	48.6%
1975	39.4%	48.8%
1976	39%	49.1%
1977	38.5%	49.2%
1978	38%	49.4%
1979	37.5%	49.5%
1980	37.4%	49.5%
1981	37.8%	49.4%
1982	38.4%	49.3%
1983	38.8%	49.1%
1984	39.3%	49%
1985	39.7%	48.9%
1986	40.2%	48.8%
1987	40.7%	48.7%
1988	41.3%	48.6%
1989	41.9%	48.5%
1990	42.2%	48.4%
1991	42.4%	48.3%
1992	42.6%	48.2%
1993	42.7%	48.2%
1994	42.9%	48.2%
1995	43%	48.2%
1996	43%	48.2%
1997	43%	48.2%
1998	42.9%	48.2%
1999	42.7%	48.1%
2000	42.6%	48%
2001	42.5%	47.8%
2002	42.4%	47.6%
2003	42.2%	47.4%
2004	42%	47.3%
2005	42.1%	47.1%
2006	42.2%	47%
2007	42.3%	46.8%
2008	42.1%	46.6%
2009	41.9%	46.4%
2010	41.6%	46.3%
2011	41.3%	46.1%
2012	40.9%	45.9%
2013	40.4%	45.7%
2014	39.8%	45.5%
2015	39.1%	45.2%
2016	38.4%	44.9%
2017	37.8%	44.5%
2018	37.2%	44.1%
2019	36.6%	43.8%
2020	36%	43.3%
2021	35.4%	42.9%
2022	34.8%	42.4%
2023	34.2%	42%
2024	33.7%	41.5%
2025	33.1%	41%
2026	32.6%	40.5%
2027	32.1%	40%
2028	31.6%	39.6%
2029	31%	39.2%
2030	30.4%	38.8%
2031	29.8%	38.5%
2032	29.2%	38.1%
2033	28.7%	37.8%
2034	28.1%	37.5%
2035	27.6%	37.1%
2036	27.2%	36.8%
2037	26.9%	36.5%
2038	26.7%	36.1%
2039	26.4%	35.8%
2040	26.2%	35.4%
2041	25.9%	35.1%
2042	25.6%	34.7%
2043	25.4%	34.4%
2044	25.1%	34%
2045	24.8%	33.7%
2046	24.5%	33.3%
2047	24.1%	33%
2048	23.8%	32.6%
2049	23.5%	32.3%
2050	23.1%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +2.87% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	7,012	102,335
1961	7,330	106,318
1962	7,639	110,173
1963	7,938	114,555
1964	8,235	117,197
1965	8,526	122,814
1966	8,810	127,164
1967	9,089	131,938
1968	9,356	137,315
1969	9,611	142,660
1970	9,824	149,380
1971	9,964	155,249
1972	10,030	161,648
1973	10,033	168,258
1974	8,405	174,484
1975	-1,062	182,258
1976	783	186,762
1977	296	191,557
1978	-1,000	194,933
1979	987	197,578
1980	6,940	198,817
1981	9,336	202,822
1982	9,579	207,621
1983	9,686	212,712
1984	10,922	216,695
1985	10,788	221,351
1986	11,062	224,768
1987	11,945	227,813
1988	12,118	230,118
1989	17,758	233,429
1990	18,343	235,835
1991	18,605	237,957
1992	19,880	239,953
1993	20,770	245,917
1994	21,746	252,023
1995	21,962	257,897
1996	22,703	262,468
1997	23,501	268,198
1998	23,590	275,568
1999	21,871	283,297
2000	21,579	293,186
2001	23,314	302,682
2002	25,410	316,041
2003	26,900	331,189
2004	26,751	349,352
2005	26,412	368,756
2006	26,221	387,891
2007	26,074	403,729
2008	25,888	419,560
2009	25,696	434,458
2010	25,515	448,337
2011	25,237	459,743
2012	24,890	469,406
2013	24,538	476,846
2014	24,040	483,663
2015	23,391	491,021
2016	22,778	497,521
2017	22,145	504,630
2018	21,650	515,644
2019	21,307	528,089
2020	21,166	536,484
2021	20,101	535,629
2022	20,625	563,456
2023	20,495	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Zambia

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 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	Zambia
1985	1,916	596
1986	1,860	619
1987	1,763	630
1988	1,743	635
1989	1,511	635
1990	1,477	625
1991	1,439	611
1992	1,368	581
1993	1,308	532
1994	1,254	507
1995	1,239	466
1996	1,193	433
1997	1,166	403
1998	1,157	392
1999	1,488	378
2000	796	340
2001	761	306
2002	724	274
2003	714	250
2004	683	260
2005	648	264
2006	600	262
2007	559	324
2008	518	394
2009	477	406
2010	439	332
2011	404	291
2012	374	256
2013	349	213
2014	327	174
2015	305	154
2016	287	158
2017	269	141
2018	251	117
2019	237	103
2020	257	99
2021	263	140
2022	235	89
2023	192	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 4.47% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	-	20.5%
1961	-	20.1%
1962	-	19.8%
1963	-	19.5%
1964	-	19.2%
1965	-	19%
1966	-	18.9%
1967	-	18.7%
1968	-	18.5%
1969	-	18.3%
1970	-	17.9%
1971	-	17.4%
1972	-	16.9%
1973	-	16.3%
1974	-	15.9%
1975	-	15.5%
1976	-	15.4%
1977	-	15.3%
1978	-	15.3%
1979	-	15.4%
1980	-	15.5%
1981	-	15.6%
1982	-	15.7%
1983	-	15.9%
1984	-	16.2%
1985	27.1%	16.6%
1986	26.3%	17%
1987	24.4%	17.3%
1988	24.1%	17.7%
1989	23%	17.9%
1990	22.5%	18.1%
1991	22.2%	18.1%
1992	21.1%	18.1%
1993	20%	17.9%
1994	19.2%	17.7%
1995	19.3%	17.3%
1996	18.5%	17%
1997	17.7%	16.7%
1998	18%	16.3%
1999	19.4%	15.9%
2000	11.1%	15.3%
2001	10.6%	14.4%
2002	10.1%	13.4%
2003	9.61%	12.4%
2004	9.17%	11.4%
2005	8.75%	10.5%
2006	8.36%	9.71%
2007	8.01%	9.14%
2008	7.68%	8.62%
2009	7.38%	8%
2010	7.11%	7.57%
2011	6.86%	7.31%
2012	6.63%	7.04%
2013	6.42%	6.72%
2014	6.23%	6.38%
2015	6.06%	6.15%
2016	5.91%	5.9%
2017	5.78%	5.61%
2018	5.66%	5.52%
2019	5.55%	5.41%
2020	5.42%	5.24%
2021	5.28%	4.92%
2022	5.14%	4.67%
2023	5%	4.47%