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Timor-Leste

Population

1,442,686

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
156th
Share of world
0.02%
Annual change
+18,4061.25%

Population of Timor-Leste

1M2M3M4M5M6M95% prediction intervalProjected peak20261.4M2050 projection1.9M↑ 31% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 1,442,686. 2050 projection: 1,889,249.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Timor-Leste. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20261,436,9231.25%156
20251,418,5171.36%156
20201,326,0531.93%157
20191,300,9451.96%157
20181,275,9591.94%158
20171,251,7031.90%159
20151,205,1312.13%159
20101,084,6792.72%160
2005948,3114.94%157
2000745,0883.01%161

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Dili is home to 281,750 people, 19.61% of Timor-Leste's population.

City population200K100K40K
Dili 281.8KBaucau 20.2KPante Macassar 17.1KGleno 15.3KMaliana 13.2KLospalos 13.0KSuai 11.6KSame 7.1KManatuto 5.3KAinaro 4.7K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Dili281.8K19.61%
2Baucau20.2K1.41%
3Pante Macassar17.1K1.19%
4Gleno15.3K1.07%
5Maliana13.2K0.92%
6Lospalos13.0K0.90%
7Suai11.6K0.81%
8Same7.1K0.49%
9Manatuto5.3K0.37%
10Ainaro4.7K0.33%

Timor-Leste by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Timor-Leste is home to an estimated 1,442,686 people, the 156th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Timor-Leste has a net population change of approximately 51 people per day, driven by 84 births, 28 deaths, and net emigration of 5 people.
Share of world
Timor-Leste makes up 0.02% of the world's population and 0.03% of Asia's.
Density
96.6 people per km² of land (250.3 per mi²), ranking 121st among countries and territories.
Urban living
28.79% of people live in urban areas.

Timor-Leste Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 0100+ years, female: 195–99 years, male: 2195–99 years, female: 3790–94 years, male: 21590–94 years, female: 32385–89 years, male: 1,30785–89 years, female: 1,73180–84 years, male: 4,23280–84 years, female: 5,48975–79 years, male: 7,79375–79 years, female: 10,31170–74 years, male: 8,70070–74 years, female: 9,50965–69 years, male: 12,22965–69 years, female: 12,66560–64 years, male: 16,78360–64 years, female: 16,33655–59 years, male: 23,51755–59 years, female: 21,68650–54 years, male: 27,87350–54 years, female: 25,52945–49 years, male: 25,72045–49 years, female: 25,23440–44 years, male: 38,17840–44 years, female: 37,75035–39 years, male: 45,64835–39 years, female: 46,11330–34 years, male: 53,05730–34 years, female: 53,59525–29 years, male: 65,45225–29 years, female: 64,77920–24 years, male: 77,69820–24 years, female: 75,97815–19 years, male: 77,41115–19 years, female: 75,52110–14 years, male: 80,11010–14 years, female: 77,5655–9 years, male: 83,1615–9 years, female: 80,9000–4 years, male: 75,5500–4 years, female: 71,237100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–420K20K40K40K60K60K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

23.1 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

68.3 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.43%

Female

49.57%

Life expectancy 66.7Life expectancy 70.1

Ethnicity

Percentages are not reported for these groups.

  • Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian)Not reported
  • PapuanNot reported
  • small Chinese minorityNot reported

Some groups have no reported percentage.

Data notes

Source estimate: est.

no percentages available

Religion

97.6%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic97.6%
  • Protestant/Evangelical2%
  • Muslim0.2%
  • Other0.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2015 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Timor-Leste United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. GeoNames - Locations used in the city population map.
  5. Direcção Nacional de Estatística