Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2034
Timor-Leste in 2034
By 2034, the population of Timor-Leste is expected to reach 1,597,444. Compared with 2024, when the projection stands at 1,400,638, that represents growth of 14.1% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 26.2 years, Timor-Leste would have a youth dependency ratio of 42.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.9 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 | 1,597,444 | 26.2 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 492,894 | 37.7 | |
| Singapore | 6,134,781 | 42.4 | |
| Laos | 8,706,827 | 28.9 | |
| Cambodia | 19,546,877 | 29.0 |





