Timor-Leste Population Pyramid 2055
Timor-Leste in 2055
In 2055, Timor-Leste is projected to have a population of 1,951,794 people. That would be 7.9% more than in 2045 (1,809,633).
With a projected median age of 34.1 years, Timor-Leste would have a youth dependency ratio of 30.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.0 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 | 1,951,794 | 34.1 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 521,333 | 43.3 | |
| Singapore | 5,999,239 | 54.6 | |
| Laos | 9,958,044 | 35.7 | |
| Cambodia | 22,452,161 | 34.6 |





