Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2053
Timor-Leste in 2053
By 2053, the population of Timor-Leste is expected to reach 1,929,098. That would be 8.6% more than in 2043 (1,776,065).
The median age is projected at 33.3 years, with 31.6 children under 15 and 11.2 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 1,929,098 | 33.3 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 521,057 | 42.9 | |
| Singapore | 6,036,534 | 53.5 | |
| Laos | 9,886,186 | 35.0 | |
| Cambodia | 22,259,415 | 34.0 |





