Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2021
Timor-Leste in 2021
In 2021, Timor-Leste had a total population of 1,350,139 people. A decade earlier, in 2011, the population was 1,110,208; it has grown by 21.6% since.
With a median age of 21.4 years, Timor-Leste had a youth dependency ratio of 60.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.3 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 1,350,139 | 21.4 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 451,721 | 31.8 | |
| Singapore | 5,546,290 | 35.8 | |
| Laos | 7,453,194 | 24.7 | |
| Cambodia | 16,974,306 | 26.3 |





