Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2032
Timor-Leste in 2032
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Timor-Leste at 1,559,706 in 2032. Compared with 2022, when the projection stands at 1,369,296, that represents growth of 13.9% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 25.5 years, Timor-Leste would have a youth dependency ratio of 44.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.8 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 1,559,707 | 25.5 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 487,952 | 36.9 | |
| Singapore | 6,085,224 | 41.2 | |
| Laos | 8,536,451 | 28.2 | |
| Cambodia | 19,193,351 | 28.6 |





