Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in East Timor

East Timor: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 14,573 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14,573 people
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
146th
of 236 countries
All-time high
16,271 people
in 2020
All-time low
6,266 people
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in East Timor, 1950–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 14,573 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in East Timor peaked at 16,271 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,266 people, in 1952.

East Timor ranks 146th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in East Timor, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 7,621 people
1951 7,072 people -7.2%
1952 6,266 people -11.4%
1953 6,391 people +2.0%
1954 6,514 people +1.9%
1955 6,644 people +2.0%
1956 6,782 people +2.1%
1957 6,931 people +2.2%
1958 7,089 people +2.3%
1959 7,255 people +2.3%
1960 7,425 people +2.3%
1961 7,596 people +2.3%
1962 7,764 people +2.2%
1963 7,928 people +2.1%
1964 8,085 people +2.0%
1965 8,236 people +1.9%
1966 8,380 people +1.7%
1967 8,518 people +1.6%
1968 8,652 people +1.6%
1969 8,781 people +1.5%
1970 8,902 people +1.4%
1971 9,008 people +1.2%
1972 9,089 people +0.9%
1973 9,135 people +0.5%
1974 9,076 people -0.6%
1975 8,796 people -3.1%
1976 8,491 people -3.5%
1977 8,511 people +0.2%
1978 8,662 people +1.8%
1979 8,851 people +2.2%
1980 9,476 people +7.1%
1981 10,319 people +8.9%
1982 11,364 people +10.1%
1983 12,085 people +6.3%
1984 12,242 people +1.3%
1985 12,482 people +2.0%
1986 12,762 people +2.2%
1987 13,082 people +2.5%
1988 13,450 people +2.8%
1989 13,792 people +2.5%
1990 13,937 people +1.1%
1991 13,833 people -0.7%
1992 13,640 people -1.4%
1993 13,781 people +1.0%
1994 14,216 people +3.2%
1995 14,608 people +2.8%
1996 14,980 people +2.5%
1997 15,342 people +2.4%
1998 15,693 people +2.3%
1999 13,794 people -12.1%
2000 12,380 people -10.3%
2001 13,681 people +10.5%
2002 14,793 people +8.1%
2003 15,316 people +3.5%
2004 15,348 people +0.2%
2005 15,347 people -0.0%
2006 15,535 people +1.2%
2007 15,716 people +1.2%
2008 15,616 people -0.6%
2009 15,145 people -3.0%
2010 14,710 people -2.9%
2011 14,983 people +1.9%
2012 15,376 people +2.6%
2013 15,284 people -0.6%
2014 14,986 people -1.9%
2015 14,932 people -0.4%
2016 15,310 people +2.5%
2017 15,620 people +2.0%
2018 15,829 people +1.3%
2019 16,126 people +1.9%
2020 16,271 people +0.9%
2021 16,064 people -1.3%
2022 15,392 people -4.2%
2023 14,573 people -5.3%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 14,573 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421 people, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 14,573 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573 people, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 6,856 people 6,266 people 7,621 people 10
1960s 8,136 people 7,425 people 8,781 people 10
1970s 8,852 people 8,491 people 9,135 people 10
1980s 12,105 people 9,476 people 13,792 people 10
1990s 14,382 people 13,640 people 15,693 people 10
2000s 14,888 people 12,380 people 15,716 people 10
2010s 15,316 people 14,710 people 16,126 people 10
2020s 15,575 people 14,573 people 16,271 people 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 143 Moldova 16,355 people compare
  2. 144 Jamaica 16,201 people compare
  3. 145 Qatar 14,645 people compare
  4. 147 Eswatini 14,136 people compare
  5. 148 Albania 13,864 people compare
  6. 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12,127 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in East Timor?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in East Timor was 14,573 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 16,271 people in 2020.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 6,266 people in 1952.
How does East Timor rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
East Timor ranks 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
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 population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.