Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2022
Timor-Leste in 2022
The population of Timor-Leste in 2022 was 1,369,296. A decade earlier, in 2012, the population was 1,134,885; it has grown by 20.7% since.
Half of the population was younger than 21.7 years; 34.8% were children under 15 and 5.4% were 65 or older. 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 | 1,369,296 | 21.7 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 455,370 | 32.3 | |
| Singapore | 5,649,885 | 35.9 | |
| Laos | 7,559,008 | 25.0 | |
| Cambodia | 17,201,724 | 26.5 |





