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Live births in Timor-Leste

Live births in Timor-Leste was 30,561 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 145th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count30,561 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank145th of 236Countries ranked
Series high39,1011999
Series low17,8331950
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Live births in Timor-Leste, 1950 to 2023

15K20K25K30K35K40K19501961197219831994200520231950: 17,833 count1951: 18,129 count1952: 18,396 count1953: 18,678 count1954: 18,982 count1955: 19,309 count1956: 19,661 count1957: 20,034 count1958: 20,418 count1959: 20,803 count1960: 21,178 count1961: 21,536 count1962: 21,869 count1963: 22,175 count1964: 22,453 count1965: 22,708 count1966: 22,946 count1967: 23,169 count1968: 23,373 count1969: 23,551 count1970: 23,678 count1971: 23,725 count1972: 23,685 count1973: 23,574 count1974: 23,393 count1975: 23,057 count1976: 23,667 count1977: 24,457 count1978: 25,511 count1979: 26,800 count1980: 28,147 count1981: 30,557 count1982: 30,509 count1983: 30,519 count1984: 30,585 count1985: 30,764 count1986: 30,940 count1987: 31,112 count1988: 31,472 count1989: 31,961 count1990: 32,499 count1991: 32,917 count1992: 33,820 count1993: 34,576 count1994: 35,432 count1995: 36,217 count1996: 36,890 count1997: 37,626 count1998: 38,351 count1999: 39,101 count2000: 28,792 count2001: 30,897 count2002: 33,406 count2003: 35,176 count2004: 34,865 count2005: 34,363 count2006: 34,240 count2007: 34,212 count2008: 34,170 count2009: 34,145 count2010: 34,155 count2011: 34,060 count2012: 33,813 count2013: 33,558 count2014: 33,159 count2015: 32,611 count2016: 32,120 count2017: 31,606 count2018: 31,236 count2019: 31,034 count2020: 30,966 count2021: 30,689 count2022: 30,704 count2023: 30,561 count10K20K30K40K19501975200020231950: 17,833 count1951: 18,129 count1952: 18,396 count1953: 18,678 count1954: 18,982 count1955: 19,309 count1956: 19,661 count1957: 20,034 count1958: 20,418 count1959: 20,803 count1960: 21,178 count1961: 21,536 count1962: 21,869 count1963: 22,175 count1964: 22,453 count1965: 22,708 count1966: 22,946 count1967: 23,169 count1968: 23,373 count1969: 23,551 count1970: 23,678 count1971: 23,725 count1972: 23,685 count1973: 23,574 count1974: 23,393 count1975: 23,057 count1976: 23,667 count1977: 24,457 count1978: 25,511 count1979: 26,800 count1980: 28,147 count1981: 30,557 count1982: 30,509 count1983: 30,519 count1984: 30,585 count1985: 30,764 count1986: 30,940 count1987: 31,112 count1988: 31,472 count1989: 31,961 count1990: 32,499 count1991: 32,917 count1992: 33,820 count1993: 34,576 count1994: 35,432 count1995: 36,217 count1996: 36,890 count1997: 37,626 count1998: 38,351 count1999: 39,101 count2000: 28,792 count2001: 30,897 count2002: 33,406 count2003: 35,176 count2004: 34,865 count2005: 34,363 count2006: 34,240 count2007: 34,212 count2008: 34,170 count2009: 34,145 count2010: 34,155 count2011: 34,060 count2012: 33,813 count2013: 33,558 count2014: 33,159 count2015: 32,611 count2016: 32,120 count2017: 31,606 count2018: 31,236 count2019: 31,034 count2020: 30,966 count2021: 30,689 count2022: 30,704 count2023: 30,561 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202330,561 Estimated
202230,704 Estimated
202130,689 Estimated
202030,966 Estimated
201931,034 Estimated
201831,236 Estimated
201731,606 Estimated
201632,120 Estimated
201532,611 Estimated
201433,159 Estimated
201333,558 Estimated
201233,813 Estimated
201134,060 Estimated
201034,155 Estimated
200934,145 Estimated
200834,170 Estimated
200734,212 Estimated
200634,240 Estimated
200534,363 Estimated
200434,865 Estimated
200335,176 Estimated
200233,406 Estimated
200130,897 Estimated
200028,792 Estimated
199939,101 Estimated
199838,351 Estimated
199737,626 Estimated
199636,890 Estimated
199536,217 Estimated
199435,432 Estimated
199334,576 Estimated
199233,820 Estimated
199132,917 Estimated
199032,499 Estimated
198931,961 Estimated
198831,472 Estimated
198731,112 Estimated
198630,940 Estimated
198530,764 Estimated
198430,585 Estimated
198330,519 Estimated
198230,509 Estimated
198130,557 Estimated
198028,147 Estimated
197926,800 Estimated
197825,511 Estimated
197724,457 Estimated
197623,667 Estimated
197523,057 Estimated
197423,393 Estimated
197323,574 Estimated
197223,685 Estimated
197123,725 Estimated
197023,678 Estimated
196923,551 Estimated
196823,373 Estimated
196723,169 Estimated
196622,946 Estimated
196522,708 Estimated
196422,453 Estimated
196322,175 Estimated
196221,869 Estimated
196121,536 Estimated
196021,178 Estimated
195920,803 Estimated
195820,418 Estimated
195720,034 Estimated
195619,661 Estimated
195519,309 Estimated
195418,982 Estimated
195318,678 Estimated
195218,396 Estimated
195118,129 Estimated
195017,833 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Timor-Leste, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Timor-Leste, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/timor-leste. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Timor-Leste, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/timor-leste.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Timor-Leste, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/timor-leste (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_timor_leste_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Timor-Leste, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/timor-leste. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Timor-Leste?

Live births in Timor-Leste was 30,561 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 145th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Timor-Leste?

39,101 in 1999, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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