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Average age of mothers at childbirth in East Timor

East Timor: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.41 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
29.41 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
101st
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.01 years
in 1950
All-time low
29.41 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in East Timor, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in East Timor is 29.41 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in East Timor peaked at 31.01 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 29.41 years, in 2023.

That places East Timor 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in East Timor, year by year

Year years Change
1950 31.01 years —
1951 31.01 years +0.0%
1952 31.01 years +0.0%
1953 31.01 years +0.0%
1954 31.01 years -0.0%
1955 31.01 years +0.0%
1956 31.01 years +0.0%
1957 31.01 years +0.0%
1958 31.01 years +0.0%
1959 31.01 years +0.0%
1960 31.01 years +0.0%
1961 31.01 years -0.0%
1962 31.01 years +0.0%
1963 31.01 years +0.0%
1964 31.01 years -0.0%
1965 31.01 years +0.0%
1966 31.01 years +0.0%
1967 31.01 years -0.0%
1968 31.01 years +0.0%
1969 31.01 years +0.0%
1970 31.01 years -0.0%
1971 31.01 years +0.0%
1972 31.01 years -0.0%
1973 31.01 years +0.0%
1974 31.01 years -0.0%
1975 31 years -0.0%
1976 31 years +0.0%
1977 31 years +0.0%
1978 31 years +0.0%
1979 31 years +0.0%
1980 31 years +0.0%
1981 31.01 years +0.0%
1982 31.01 years +0.0%
1983 31.01 years +0.0%
1984 31.01 years +0.0%
1985 31.01 years +0.0%
1986 31.01 years +0.0%
1987 31.01 years +0.0%
1988 31.01 years +0.0%
1989 31.01 years +0.0%
1990 31.01 years +0.0%
1991 31.01 years +0.0%
1992 31.01 years +0.0%
1993 31.01 years +0.0%
1994 31.01 years +0.0%
1995 31.01 years +0.0%
1996 31.01 years +0.0%
1997 31.01 years +0.0%
1998 31.01 years +0.0%
1999 31.01 years +0.0%
2000 31.01 years +0.0%
2001 30.96 years -0.2%
2002 30.94 years -0.1%
2003 30.99 years +0.2%
2004 30.99 years -0.0%
2005 30.96 years -0.1%
2006 30.92 years -0.2%
2007 30.87 years -0.2%
2008 30.81 years -0.2%
2009 30.73 years -0.3%
2010 30.65 years -0.2%
2011 30.51 years -0.5%
2012 30.36 years -0.5%
2013 30.24 years -0.4%
2014 30.11 years -0.4%
2015 29.99 years -0.4%
2016 29.9 years -0.3%
2017 29.84 years -0.2%
2018 29.77 years -0.2%
2019 29.7 years -0.2%
2020 29.64 years -0.2%
2021 29.59 years -0.2%
2022 29.5 years -0.3%
2023 29.41 years -0.3%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 29.41 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 29.41 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 31.01 years 31.01 years 31.01 years 10
1960s 31.01 years 31.01 years 31.01 years 10
1970s 31.01 years 31 years 31.01 years 10
1980s 31.01 years 31 years 31.01 years 10
1990s 31.01 years 31.01 years 31.01 years 10
2000s 30.92 years 30.73 years 31.01 years 10
2010s 30.11 years 29.7 years 30.65 years 10
2020s 29.53 years 29.41 years 29.64 years 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 98 Serbia 29.5 years compare
  2. 99 Guinea-Bissau 29.47 years compare
  3. 100 Somalia 29.42 years compare
  4. 102 American Samoa 29.38 years compare
  5. 103 Mongolia 29.33 years compare
  6. 104 French Guiana 29.33 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in East Timor?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in East Timor was 29.41 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 31.01 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 29.41 years in 2023.
How does East Timor rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
East Timor ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit
years
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.