Adolescent birth rate in Timor-Leste
The adolescent birth rate in Timor-Leste was 26.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Timor-Leste, 2024
26.8
Change from 2023
−0.6per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
World, 2024
38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Position in 2024
110th of 217
Adolescent birth rate in Timor-Leste over time
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Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2023 | 27.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2022 | 27.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2021 | 28.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2020 | 29.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2019 | 30.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 41.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2018 | 31.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 42.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2017 | 33.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 43.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2016 | 34.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2015 | 36.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 46.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2014 | 38.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 49.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2013 | 41.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 51.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2012 | 43.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2011 | 44.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2010 | 46.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2009 | 49.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2008 | 49.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 53.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2007 | 50.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2006 | 52.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2005 | 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 53.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2004 | 53.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 57.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2003 | 56.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 61.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2002 | 60.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 63.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2001 | 60.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 65.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2000 | 61.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 66.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 from 27.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 38.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, the figure has changed by −12.2.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Timor-Leste has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Fertility rate
2.63 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,384,286 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
21.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.71 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.08%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
1,418,517 people
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