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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Timor-Leste

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population1.42M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$1.9B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.34K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth67.92024 · yearsInternet use35%2021 · % of populationForest area61.7%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
1.3%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Timor-Leste2025 · 1.3%
-12.15-6.95-1.763.448.631960199320251961: 1.5%1962: 1.6%1963: 1.6%1964: 1.6%1965: 1.7%1966: 1.7%1967: 1.7%1968: 1.7%1969: 1.8%1970: 1.8%1971: 1.8%1972: 1.8%1973: 1.7%1974: 1.4%1975: 1.2%1976: 1.6%1977: 1.7%1978: 1.7%1979: 1.6%1980: 1.7%1981: 1.6%1982: 1.3%1983: 1.3%1984: 1.3%1985: 1.4%1986: 1.5%1987: 1.6%1988: 1.7%1989: 1.9%1990: 2.1%1991: 2.3%1992: 2.7%1993: 2.7%1994: 2.8%1995: 2.8%1996: 2.7%1997: 2.8%1998: 2.7%1999: -12.1%2000: -11.4%2001: 8.6%2002: 7.9%2003: 4.2%2004: 1.3%2005: 2%2006: 2.9%2007: 2.9%2008: 2.7%2009: 2.5%2010: 2.4%2011: 2.3%2012: 2.2%2013: 2.1%2014: 2%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.9%2017: 1.9%2018: 1.9%2019: 1.9%2020: 1.9%2021: 1.8%2022: 1.4%2023: 1.1%2024: 1.2%2025: 1.3%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Timor-Leste in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Dili
Country code
TLS

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