Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 1993
Timor-Leste in 1993
In 1993, Timor-Leste had a total population of 821,436 people. A decade earlier, in 1983, the population was 677,706; it has grown by 21.2% since.
With a median age of 19.0 years, Timor-Leste had a youth dependency ratio of 77.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 821,437 | 19.0 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 276,972 | 23.8 | |
| Singapore | 3,317,892 | 30.4 | |
| Laos | 4,685,060 | 17.9 | |
| Cambodia | 8,616,382 | 18.4 |





