Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2033
Timor-Leste in 2033
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Timor-Leste at 1,578,116 in 2033. That would be 14.0% more than in 2023 (1,384,286).
The median age is projected at 25.8 years, with 43.3 children under 15 and 7.8 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 1,578,117 | 25.8 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 490,437 | 37.3 | |
| Singapore | 6,111,153 | 41.8 | |
| Laos | 8,622,827 | 28.6 | |
| Cambodia | 19,371,578 | 28.8 |





