Mongolia vs East Timor: Fertility rate: births per woman

Mongolia
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
East Timor
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Mongolia rank
74th
East Timor rank
71st

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Mongolia
  • East Timor
2468195019862023

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Mongolia, 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 East Timor ahead.

Mongolia ranks 74th and East Timor ranks 71st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia East Timor Difference Ahead
1950s 6.03 live births per woman 6.49 live births per woman 0.4652 live births per woman East Timor
1960s 7.23 live births per woman 6.04 live births per woman 1.2 live births per woman Mongolia
1970s 7.01 live births per woman 5.3 live births per woman 1.71 live births per woman Mongolia
1980s 5.33 live births per woman 5.6 live births per woman 0.2721 live births per woman East Timor
1990s 2.98 live births per woman 5.91 live births per woman 2.93 live births per woman East Timor
2000s 2.21 live births per woman 5.59 live births per woman 3.38 live births per woman East Timor
2010s 2.86 live births per woman 3.92 live births per woman 1.06 live births per woman East Timor
2020s 2.8 live births per woman 2.85 live births per woman 0.049 live births per woman East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
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
Last refreshed

The 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.