Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2001
Timor-Leste in 2001
As of 2001, Timor-Leste counted 812,249 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 4.4%, up from 778,278 in 1991.
With a median age of 18.6 years, Timor-Leste had a youth dependency ratio of 77.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.4 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 | 812,249 | 18.6 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 333,345 | 26.1 | |
| Singapore | 4,116,166 | 32.5 | |
| Laos | 5,521,482 | 18.2 | |
| Cambodia | 12,658,484 | 18.5 |





