Timor-Leste vs Turkmenistan: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty

Timor-Leste
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Timor-Leste rank
71st
Turkmenistan rank
73rd

Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 6.49 live births per woman 5.86 live births per woman 0.6296 live births per woman Timor-Leste
1960s 6.04 live births per woman 6.67 live births per woman 0.6389 live births per woman Turkmenistan
1970s 5.3 live births per woman 5.99 live births per woman 0.6872 live births per woman Turkmenistan
1980s 5.6 live births per woman 4.93 live births per woman 0.6661 live births per woman Timor-Leste
1990s 5.91 live births per woman 3.58 live births per woman 2.33 live births per woman Timor-Leste
2000s 5.59 live births per woman 2.75 live births per woman 2.84 live births per woman Timor-Leste
2010s 3.92 live births per woman 2.94 live births per woman 0.9762 live births per woman Timor-Leste
2020s 2.85 live births per woman 2.74 live births per woman 0.1115 live births per woman Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Timor-Leste or Turkmenistan?
Timor-Leste, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Timor-Leste and Turkmenistan?
0.02 live births per woman, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Turkmenistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Timor-Leste and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
Timor-Leste ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.