Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.71
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
70th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.61
in 1950
All-time low
2.71
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Timor-Leste, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Timor-Leste stood at 2.71. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Timor-Leste peaked at 6.61 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.71, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 70th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.61 | — |
| 1951 | 6.59 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.56 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 6.54 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 6.51 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 6.48 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 6.45 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.42 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 6.39 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 6.36 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 6.32 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 6.27 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 6.22 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 6.16 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 6.08 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 6.01 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 5.93 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 5.86 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 5.79 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 5.72 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.66 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 5.58 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 5.49 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.39 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 5.29 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 5.19 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 5.12 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 5.08 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.09 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.14 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.22 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 5.53 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 5.55 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.59 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.61 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.65 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 5.67 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.68 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.72 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.76 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 5.81 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.83 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.87 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.88 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.91 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.94 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.94 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.96 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.96 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.97 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.93 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.92 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.9 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.85 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.74 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.61 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.47 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.33 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.17 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.99 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.82 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.61 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.4 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.21 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.78 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 3.58 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.24 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.12 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 3.01 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.89 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.71 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 | 6.36 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.04 | 5.72 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3 | 5.08 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6 | 5.22 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.91 | 5.81 | 5.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.59 | 4.99 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 | 3.12 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 | 2.71 | 3.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 67 Botswana 2.73 compare
- 68 Saint Martin (French part) 2.72 compare
- 69 Syrian Arab Republic 2.71 compare
- 71 Lesotho 2.69 compare
- 72 Turkmenistan 2.69 compare
- 73 Mongolia 2.69 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Timor-Leste
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,129 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.99 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1491 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Timor-Leste?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Timor-Leste was 2.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Timor-Leste ranks 70th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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