Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 1961
Timor-Leste in 1961
As of 1961, Timor-Leste counted 475,292 inhabitants. That is 13.6% more than in 1951, when the population stood at 418,260.
With a median age of 19.4 years, Timor-Leste had a youth dependency ratio of 68.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.3 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Timor-Leste was 2.71 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 67.7 years in 2023: 69.4 for women and 66.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
7,154 immigrants live in Timor-Leste, 0.5% of the population.
| Indonesia | 4,066 |
| China | 927 |
| Australia | 547 |
| Philippines | 366 |
| Pakistan | 298 |
109,613 people born in Timor-Leste live in other countries.
| Indonesia | 95,603 |
| Australia | 11,546 |
| Portugal | 2,215 |
| Greece | 231 |
| Norway | 9 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | 475,292 | 19.4 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 92,518 | 18.1 | |
| Singapore | 1,670,461 | 18.1 | |
| Laos | 2,169,796 | 19.2 | |
| Cambodia | 5,571,168 | 18.1 |





