Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2024

Timor-Leste
2024
Population: 1,400,638

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-5 -1   2024  +1 +5

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Timor-Leste in 2024

As of 2024, Timor-Leste counted 1,400,638 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 18.5%, up from 1,181,904 in 2014.

With a median age of 22.4 years, Timor-Leste had a youth dependency ratio of 55.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.6 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
1,400,638
Median age
22.4
0-14 %
33.7%
65+ %
5.3%
Child dependency
55.1
Old-age dependency
8.6
Region
Pyramid shape
Population 2050
1,889,250
Population 2100
1,972,924
Births per woman
Total fertility rate, 1960–2023
1234567
1960Replacement level (2.1)2023 · 2.71

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
Years, 1960–2023
Total Women Men
1020304050607080
19602023 · 67.7

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.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
22456890
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

7,154 immigrants live in Timor-Leste, 0.5% of the population.

Indonesia4,066
China927
Australia547
Philippines366
Pakistan298
Where emigrants live (2024)

109,613 people born in Timor-Leste live in other countries.

Indonesia95,603
Australia11,546
Portugal2,215
Greece231
Norway9
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Immigration statistics Origin of migrant stocks map

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

Country Population Median age Relative size
Timor-Leste 1,400,638 22.4
Brunei Darussalam 462,722 33.2
Singapore 5,832,387 36.8
Laos 7,769,819 25.6
Cambodia 17,638,801 27.0
What was the population of Timor-Leste in 2024?
Timor-Leste had a population of 1,400,638 in 2024.
Is the population of Timor-Leste increasing or decreasing?
Yes, growing: up 18.5% from 2014, with a projected population of 1,889,250 in 2050.
What is the median age in Timor-Leste?
The median age in Timor-Leste is 22.4 years — half the population is younger, half older.
What share of Timor-Leste's population is over 65 or under 15?
5.3% of Timor-Leste's population is 65 or older, and 33.7% is under 15.
What type of population pyramid does Timor-Leste have?
Timor-Leste's pyramid is expansive — broad at the bottom, the signature of high birth rates and a growing population.

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