Timor-Leste Population (LIVE)

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Timor-Leste Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Timor-Leste is 1,405,359 as of Sunday, October 6, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Timor-Leste 2024 population is estimated at 1,400,638 people at mid year.
  • Timor-Leste population is equivalent to 0.02% of the total world population.
  • Timor-Leste ranks number 155 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Timor-Leste is 94 per Km2 (244 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 14,870 Km2 (5,741 sq. miles).
  • 35.3 % of the population is urban (494,012 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Timor-Leste is 21.3 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Timor-Leste (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationTimor-Leste
Global Rank
2024 1,400,638 1.18 % 16,352 -2,552 21.3 2.63 94 35.3 % 494,012 0.02 % 8,161,972,572 155
2023 1,384,286 1.09 % 14,991 -5,620 21.0 2.71 93 34.5 % 477,963 0.02 % 8,091,734,930 155
2022 1,369,295 1.42 % 19,156 -5,519 20.6 2.80 92 33.8 % 462,385 0.02 % 8,021,407,192 155
2020 1,326,053 1.93 % 25,108 3,793 20.1 3.01 89 32.6 % 432,649 0.02 % 7,887,001,292 156
2015 1,205,131 2.13 % 24,090 -20 18.7 3.78 81 30.4 % 365,966 0.02 % 7,470,491,872 158
2010 1,084,679 2.72 % 27,274 470 17.8 4.82 73 28.4 % 307,717 0.02 % 7,021,732,148 159
2005 948,311 4.94 % 40,645 1,759 17.6 5.61 64 28.2 % 267,304 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 156
2000 745,088 -3.01 % -24,61240,272 17.5 5.93 50 28.4 % 211,480 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 160
1995 868,146 2.69 % 21,560 1,806 17.8 5.94 58 22.6 % 196,370 0.02 % 5,758,878,982 155
1990 760,345 1.76 % 12,736 -2,881 18.0 5.81 51 20.6 % 156,717 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 157
1985 696,665 1.40 % 9,359 -495 18.8 5.65 47 17.8 % 123,808 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 158
1980 649,871 1.67 % 10,343 5,457 20.0 5.22 44 14.9 % 96,847 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 156
1975 598,158 1.58 % 9,018 9,542 19.4 5.19 40 16.2 % 97,038 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 155
1970 553,069 1.75 % 9,207 0 19.5 5.66 37 14.1 % 77,977 0.01 % 3,694,683,794 154
1965 507,034 1.61 % 7,783 0 18.9 6.01 34 12.3 % 62,237 0.02 % 3,334,533,703 154
1960 468,118 1.38 % 6,194 0 18.2 6.32 31 10.8 % 50,449 0.02 % 3,015,470,894 154
1955 437,150 1.06 % 4,478 0 17.6 6.48 29 10.5 % 46,096 0.02 % 2,740,213,792 154
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Timor-Leste Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationTimor-Leste
Global Rank
2025 1,418,517 1.36 % 18,493 -2,550 21.7 2.56 95 36.0 % 510,529 0.02 % 8,231,613,070 155
2030 1,519,804 1.39 % 20,257 916 23.7 2.32 102 39.5 % 600,140 0.02 % 8,569,124,911 154
2035 1,618,798 1.27 % 19,799 1,962 25.6 2.17 109 43.3 % 700,738 0.02 % 8,885,210,181 154
2040 1,718,249 1.20 % 19,890 -1,494 27.3 2.05 116 47.2 % 811,286 0.02 % 9,177,190,203 152
2045 1,809,633 1.04 % 18,277 -1,273 29.1 1.97 122 51.4 % 930,947 0.02 % 9,439,639,668 152
2050 1,889,249 0.86 % 15,923   31.2 1.92 127 56.1 % 1,058,997 0.02 % 9,664,378,587 152
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Timor-Leste Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Timor-Leste
Life Expectancy
67.90 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
36.3
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
45.1
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Timor-Leste

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Dili 150,000
2 Maliana 22,000
3 Suai 21,539
4 Likisa 19,000
5 Aileu 17,356
6 Lospalos 17,186
7 Maubara 16,300
8 Baukau 16,000
8 Venilale 16,000

See also

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Notes

The Timor-Leste Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Timor-Leste delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Timor-Leste (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Timor-Leste in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.