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Fertility & birth rates in Indonesia and Mongolia

Updated on by Georank team

Indonesia has an annual birth rate of 15.9 births per 1,000 people, compared to 19 for Mongolia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.13 in Indonesia and 2.7 in Mongolia — 26.9% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -61.4% in Indonesia and by -60.4% in Mongolia — in 1960, it was 5.51 and 6.82, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Indonesia is ranked 98/196 by birth rate compared to 81/196 for Mongolia.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 22.4 years in Indonesia, compared to 20.5 years in Mongolia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29 in Indonesia — it's 29.3 in Mongolia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 26.4 in Indonesia vs 19.7 in Mongolia.
  • In Indonesia, 25.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Mongolia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.84% in Indonesia and +1.35% in Mongolia.

Birth rate data compared

Indonesia Mongolia
Fertility rate 2.13 2.7
Birth rate 15.9 19
Birth rate rank 98/196 81/196
Age at first childbirth 22.4 years 20.5 years
Average age at childbearing 29 years 29.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 24.8 18.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 110.5 136.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 23.5 33.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.8% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 51.6% 45.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 94.7% 99.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.14% 0.04%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.05% 0.74%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.7% 1.14%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.06% 1.36%
Population change due to births and deaths +2,364,808 +46,995
Natural population change rank 7/196 99/196
Natural population change rate +0.84% +1.35%
Population growth +0.82% +1.25%
Population growth rank 117/197 88/197
Life expectancy 71.4 years 72.2 years

Fertility rate in Indonesia vs Mongolia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Indonesia was 2.13 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.7 in Mongolia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Indonesia vs Mongolia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Indonesia
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Indonesia Mongolia
1960 5.51 6.82
1961 5.52 6.96
1962 5.53 7.1
1963 5.55 7.24
1964 5.57 7.33
1965 5.59 7.38
1966 5.59 7.41
1967 5.58 7.39
1968 5.57 7.37
1969 5.55 7.34
1970 5.49 7.31
1971 5.4 7.3
1972 5.32 7.28
1973 5.25 7.24
1974 5.09 7.17
1975 5.03 7.07
1976 4.92 6.93
1977 4.81 6.79
1978 4.73 6.62
1979 4.63 6.42
1980 4.5 6.21
1981 4.36 5.98
1982 4.25 5.8
1983 4.11 5.63
1984 3.96 5.45
1985 3.73 5.26
1986 3.53 5.03
1987 3.42 4.83
1988 3.35 4.65
1989 3.25 4.42
1990 3.11 4.5
1991 3.06 4
1992 2.95 3.5
1993 2.9 2.5
1994 2.85 2.7
1995 2.81 2.77
1996 2.78 2.5
1997 2.74 2.4
1998 2.66 2.3
1999 2.57 2.3
2000 2.5 2.2
2001 2.47 2.2
2002 2.44 2.1
2003 2.41 2
2004 2.42 2
2005 2.45 2
2006 2.46 2.1
2007 2.48 2.3
2008 2.44 2.6
2009 2.44 2.8
2010 2.46 2.4
2011 2.52 2.6
2012 2.51 2.7
2013 2.44 3
2014 2.39 3.1
2015 2.35 3
2016 2.31 3
2017 2.25 2.8
2018 2.22 2.9
2019 2.21 3
2020 2.19 2.9
2021 2.17 2.8
2022 2.15 2.7
2023 2.13 2.7
2024 2.11 2.65
2025 2.1 2.6
2026 2.08 2.55
2027 2.06 2.51
2028 2.04 2.47
2029 2.03 2.44
2030 2.01 2.4
2031 2 2.37
2032 1.99 2.34
2033 1.98 2.31
2034 1.97 2.29
2035 1.95 2.26
2036 1.94 2.23
2037 1.94 2.21
2038 1.93 2.19
2039 1.92 2.17
2040 1.91 2.15
2041 1.9 2.13
2042 1.89 2.11
2043 1.89 2.09
2044 1.88 2.08
2045 1.87 2.06
2046 1.87 2.05
2047 1.86 2.04
2048 1.86 2.02
2049 1.85 2.01
2050 1.85 2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Indonesia
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Indonesia Mongolia
1960 39.8% 38.1%
1961 40% 38.8%
1962 40.3% 39.6%
1963 40.7% 40.4%
1964 41.1% 41.4%
1965 41.5% 42.4%
1966 41.9% 43.3%
1967 42.2% 44.2%
1968 42.5% 44.9%
1969 42.6% 45.4%
1970 42.6% 45.6%
1971 42.6% 45.8%
1972 42.5% 45.8%
1973 42.4% 45.8%
1974 42.3% 45.6%
1975 42% 45.4%
1976 41.8% 45.2%
1977 41.5% 44.8%
1978 41.2% 44.5%
1979 40.9% 44.1%
1980 40.6% 43.7%
1981 40.2% 43.3%
1982 39.8% 43%
1983 39.4% 42.7%
1984 39% 42.5%
1985 38.5% 42.3%
1986 38% 42.1%
1987 37.4% 42%
1988 36.9% 41.8%
1989 36.4% 41.7%
1990 35.9% 41.4%
1991 35.4% 41%
1992 34.8% 40.5%
1993 34.3% 40%
1994 33.7% 39.5%
1995 33.2% 39%
1996 32.7% 38.4%
1997 32.2% 37.8%
1998 31.7% 37%
1999 31.3% 36.2%
2000 30.8% 35.2%
2001 30.4% 34.1%
2002 30% 32.9%
2003 29.7% 31.8%
2004 29.3% 30.8%
2005 29.1% 29.9%
2006 28.8% 29.1%
2007 28.6% 28.5%
2008 28.4% 28.1%
2009 28.1% 27.9%
2010 27.9% 27.9%
2011 27.7% 28%
2012 27.5% 28.1%
2013 27.3% 28.5%
2014 27.2% 28.9%
2015 27% 29.5%
2016 26.8% 30.2%
2017 26.6% 30.9%
2018 26.3% 31.6%
2019 26.1% 32.3%
2020 25.8% 32.8%
2021 25.6% 32.9%
2022 25.3% 32.9%
2023 24.9% 32.6%
2024 24.6% 32.2%
2025 24.2% 31.6%
2026 23.9% 30.9%
2027 23.5% 30.1%
2028 23.1% 29.2%
2029 22.7% 28.2%
2030 22.4% 27.3%
2031 22.1% 26.3%
2032 21.9% 25.6%
2033 21.7% 24.9%
2034 21.5% 24.3%
2035 21.3% 23.8%
2036 21.1% 23.4%
2037 20.9% 23.1%
2038 20.8% 23%
2039 20.6% 22.9%
2040 20.5% 22.8%
2041 20.4% 22.9%
2042 20.2% 22.9%
2043 20.1% 23%
2044 20% 23.1%
2045 19.9% 23.2%
2046 19.7% 23.3%
2047 19.6% 23.4%
2048 19.5% 23.4%
2049 19.3% 23.4%
2050 19.2% 23.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in Indonesia and 32.2% in Mongolia in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 41.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Indonesia and Mongolia compared.

Natural population change in Indonesia vs Mongolia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.94% in Indonesia and +1.81% in Mongolia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Indonesia
Mongolia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Indonesia Mongolia
1960 2,350,971 20,726
1961 2,434,113 21,873
1962 2,525,163 22,960
1963 2,609,526 24,142
1964 2,700,138 25,317
1965 2,278,891 26,364
1966 2,715,011 27,338
1967 2,909,981 28,178
1968 2,961,608 29,017
1969 3,034,825 29,781
1970 3,080,421 30,558
1971 3,111,304 31,536
1972 3,149,726 32,727
1973 3,210,643 33,993
1974 3,196,136 35,297
1975 3,263,794 36,490
1976 3,291,479 37,670
1977 3,334,779 38,995
1978 3,412,980 40,276
1979 3,460,621 41,568
1980 3,484,846 42,343
1981 3,497,244 43,588
1982 3,545,504 45,179
1983 3,558,949 46,919
1984 3,549,570 48,562
1985 3,419,412 49,944
1986 3,309,905 50,329
1987 3,304,520 51,140
1988 3,331,242 51,588
1989 3,316,792 51,420
1990 3,250,906 49,443
1991 3,288,791 47,884
1992 3,241,576 42,437
1993 3,287,348 36,924
1994 3,292,127 34,711
1995 3,304,550 34,473
1996 3,331,535 33,741
1997 3,338,243 32,403
1998 3,258,820 31,757
1999 3,137,133 32,283
2000 3,080,621 32,753
2001 3,066,275 32,052
2002 3,063,044 30,439
2003 3,037,698 28,827
2004 2,894,440 28,418
2005 3,149,551 29,290
2006 3,163,026 33,609
2007 3,211,484 39,636
2008 3,138,143 45,843
2009 3,140,944 48,876
2010 3,161,082 44,914
2011 3,266,560 50,711
2012 3,259,811 55,942
2013 3,104,258 62,618
2014 3,000,907 66,078
2015 2,899,165 64,473
2016 2,814,578 62,086
2017 2,682,556 57,940
2018 2,587,219 60,635
2019 2,548,048 61,433
2020 2,152,076 60,888
2021 1,764,332 52,109
2022 2,429,171 47,730
2023 2,364,808 46,995

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Indonesia vs Mongolia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 140 deaths per 100,000 live births in Indonesia, compared to 41 deaths in Mongolia.

Indonesia
Mongolia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Indonesia Mongolia
1985 474 352
1986 455 346
1987 437 341
1988 431 335
1989 402 311
1990 392 276
1991 378 227
1992 359 199
1993 327 181
1994 333 178
1995 334 176
1996 331 178
1997 323 180
1998 317 174
1999 321 162
2000 311 144
2001 300 130
2002 283 120
2003 279 114
2004 283 108
2005 268 99
2006 264 90
2007 257 81
2008 251 77
2009 246 75
2010 242 71
2011 230 67
2012 220 63
2013 208 59
2014 198 56
2015 190 52
2016 182 48
2017 173 45
2018 168 45
2019 161 45
2020 184 47
2021 226 63
2022 148 41
2023 140 41

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in Indonesia and 1.36% in Mongolia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Indonesia
Mongolia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Indonesia Mongolia
1960 22.4% -
1961 21.8% -
1962 21.2% -
1963 20.6% -
1964 20% -
1965 22.9% -
1966 18.9% -
1967 18.3% -
1968 17.7% -
1969 17.2% -
1970 16.6% -
1971 16.1% -
1972 15.5% -
1973 15% -
1974 14.6% -
1975 14.1% -
1976 13.7% -
1977 13.2% -
1978 12.8% 17.3%
1979 12.5% 16.7%
1980 12.1% 16.1%
1981 11.7% 15.5%
1982 11.3% 15%
1983 11% 14.4%
1984 10.6% 13.9%
1985 10.2% 13.4%
1986 9.88% 12.8%
1987 9.51% 12.2%
1988 9.14% 11.7%
1989 8.76% 11.1%
1990 8.39% 10.7%
1991 8.01% 10.2%
1992 7.64% 9.78%
1993 7.28% 9.39%
1994 6.94% 9%
1995 6.61% 8.6%
1996 6.29% 8.19%
1997 5.99% 7.74%
1998 5.71% 7.27%
1999 5.44% 6.78%
2000 5.19% 6.29%
2001 4.96% 5.8%
2002 4.73% 5.32%
2003 4.52% 4.87%
2004 4.91% 4.45%
2005 4.14% 4.07%
2006 3.96% 3.71%
2007 3.8% 3.39%
2008 3.64% 3.11%
2009 3.5% 2.85%
2010 3.36% 2.63%
2011 3.22% 2.44%
2012 3.1% 2.28%
2013 2.97% 2.15%
2014 2.86% 2.04%
2015 2.74% 1.94%
2016 2.64% 1.84%
2017 2.54% 1.74%
2018 2.45% 1.64%
2019 2.36% 1.56%
2020 2.28% 1.48%
2021 2.2% 1.43%
2022 2.13% 1.39%
2023 2.06% 1.36%

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