Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2045
Timor-Leste in 2045
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Timor-Leste at 1,809,633 in 2045. Compared with 2035, when the projection stands at 1,618,798, that represents growth of 11.8% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 30.2 years, with 24.8% children under 15 and 6.1% aged 65 or older. 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 | 1,809,633 | 30.2 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 514,052 | 41.3 | |
| Singapore | 6,156,188 | 48.9 | |
| Laos | 9,492,503 | 32.4 | |
| Cambodia | 21,286,238 | 31.9 |





