Population of Timor-Leste

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date30 Apr 2025

The current population of Timor-Leste is 1,419,010 as of July 12, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Timor-Leste is projected at 1,418,517, or 1.42 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Timor-Leste is projected at 1,400,638, or 1.40 million people for the year 2024.

Timor-Leste ranks 156th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Timor-Leste is ranked 46th among 51 countries and territories in Asia.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Timor-Leste population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20241,391,7251,400,63817,8261.2730.0172
20251,409,5511,418,51717,9331.2640.0172
20261,427,4841,436,92318,8781.3140.0173
20271,446,3621,456,33419,9441.3690.0174
20281,466,3061,476,84321,0751.4270.0175
20291,487,3811,498,10921,4561.4320.0176
20301,508,8371,519,80421,9351.4430.0177
20311,530,7721,540,65619,7681.2830.0178
20321,550,5401,559,70718,3331.1750.0179
20331,568,8731,578,11718,4871.1710.0180
20341,587,3601,597,44420,1681.2630.0181
20351,607,5281,618,79822,5401.3920.0182
20361,630,0681,639,71919,3031.1770.0183
20371,649,3711,659,33019,9181.2000.0184
20381,669,2891,678,95319,3281.1510.0185
20391,688,6171,698,88720,5401.2090.0186
20401,709,1571,718,24918,1851.0580.0187
20411,727,3421,736,47218,2591.0520.0188
20421,745,6011,755,84220,4821.1670.0189
20431,766,0831,776,06519,9641.1240.0190
20441,786,0471,793,75515,4160.8590.0191
20451,801,4631,809,63316,3400.9030.0192
20461,817,8031,825,54515,4840.8480.0192
20471,833,2871,841,55416,5350.8980.0193
20481,849,8221,858,30716,9700.9130.0194
20491,866,7921,873,84414,1050.7530.0195
20501,880,8971,889,24916,7050.8840.0195
20511,897,6021,902,81010,4160.5470.0196
20521,908,0181,914,56613,0970.6840.0197
20531,921,1151,929,09815,9660.8280.0197
20541,937,0811,941,2858,4080.4330.0198
20551,945,4891,951,79312,6090.6460.0198
20561,958,0981,965,16614,1360.7190.0199
20571,972,2341,978,20011,9330.6030.0200
20581,984,1671,989,85211,3700.5710.0200
20591,995,5372,000,69310,3110.5150.0201
20602,005,8482,009,6377,5780.3770.0201
20612,013,4262,016,2545,6560.2810.0201
20622,019,0822,022,6207,0760.3500.0202
20632,026,1582,030,4638,6100.4240.0202
20642,034,7682,038,6037,6700.3760.0202
20652,042,4382,045,9146,9510.3400.0203
20662,049,3892,053,5508,3230.4050.0203
20672,057,7122,061,0016,5790.3190.0203
20682,064,2912,067,5596,5350.3160.0204
20692,070,8262,073,6255,5980.2700.0204
20702,076,4242,077,6492,4500.1180.0204
20712,078,8742,082,7587,7670.3730.0204
20722,086,6412,088,4703,6570.1750.0204
20732,090,2982,090,5044120.0200.0204
20742,090,7102,091,5411,6620.0790.0204
20752,092,3722,092,209-326-0.0160.0204
20762,092,0462,092,3496050.0290.0204
20772,092,6512,092,184-933-0.0450.0204
20782,091,7182,090,440-2,556-0.1220.0203
20792,089,1622,089,5938620.0410.0203
20802,090,0242,088,569-2,910-0.1390.0203
20812,087,1142,085,224-3,781-0.1810.0203
20822,083,3332,082,061-2,543-0.1220.0202
20832,080,7902,078,169-5,242-0.2520.0202
20842,075,5482,072,688-5,721-0.2760.0201
20852,069,8272,067,099-5,457-0.2640.0201
20862,064,3702,062,916-2,907-0.1410.0201
20872,061,4632,057,646-7,633-0.3710.0200
20882,053,8302,050,838-5,984-0.2920.0199
20892,047,8462,043,953-7,786-0.3810.0199
20902,040,0602,036,930-6,260-0.3070.0198
20912,033,8002,030,368-6,865-0.3380.0198
20922,026,9352,024,162-5,545-0.2740.0197
20932,021,3902,018,793-5,193-0.2570.0197
20942,016,1972,012,785-6,824-0.3390.0196
20952,009,3732,005,310-8,127-0.4050.0196
20962,001,2461,997,300-7,892-0.3950.0195
20971,993,3541,990,091-6,527-0.3280.0195
20981,986,8271,983,506-6,641-0.3350.0194
20991,980,1861,977,727-4,918-0.2490.0194
21001,975,2681,972,924-4,689-0.2380.0194

Timor-Leste population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950413,233414,7623,0580.7370.0166
1951416,291418,2603,9390.9420.0165
1952420,230422,4224,3841.0380.0163
1953424,614426,9884,7481.1120.0162
1954429,362431,9075,0901.1790.0161
1955434,452437,1505,3961.2340.0160
1956439,848442,6995,7021.2880.0158
1957445,550448,5616,0221.3430.0157
1958451,572454,7486,3521.3970.0156
1959457,924461,2696,6891.4500.0156
1960464,613468,1187,0111.4980.0155
1961471,624475,2917,3351.5430.0155
1962478,959482,7747,6291.5800.0155
1963486,588490,5647,9521.6210.0154
1964494,540498,6598,2371.6520.0153
1965502,777507,0348,5151.6790.0152
1966511,292515,6968,8081.7080.0151
1967520,100524,6489,0951.7340.0151
1968529,195533,8759,3601.7530.0151
1969538,555543,3569,6011.7670.0150
1970548,156553,0699,8271.7770.0150
1971557,983562,9669,9671.7700.0149
1972567,950572,96210,0251.7500.0149
1973577,975582,8559,7591.6740.0149
1974587,734590,8276,1851.0470.0148
1975593,919598,1588,4781.4170.0147
1976602,397607,62010,4451.7190.0147
1977612,842618,31510,9461.7700.0147
1978623,788628,7759,9751.5860.0146
1979633,763638,7199,9121.5520.0146
1980643,675649,87112,3931.9070.0146
1981656,068660,4938,8501.3400.0146
1982664,918669,1498,4621.2650.0145
1983673,380677,7078,6531.2770.0144
1984682,033686,7779,4881.3820.0144
1985691,521696,66510,2881.4770.0143
1986701,809707,18510,7521.5200.0143
1987712,561718,47611,8311.6470.0142
1988724,392730,74512,7051.7390.0142
1989737,097744,85615,5192.0840.0142
1990752,616760,34515,4572.0330.0143
1991768,073778,27820,4102.6230.0144
1992788,483799,31821,6702.7110.0145
1993810,153821,43722,5672.7470.0147
1994832,720844,49323,5462.7880.0149
1995856,266868,14623,7612.7370.0151
1996880,027892,28224,5092.7470.0153
1997904,536917,18425,2972.7580.0155
1998929,833942,53025,3952.6950.0157
1999955,228834,697-241,062-29.0830.0137
2000714,166745,08861,8448.3050.0121
2001776,010812,24972,4788.9290.0130
2002848,488879,15961,3416.9800.0139
2003909,829916,87814,0971.5380.0143
2004923,926929,07410,2961.1080.0143
2005934,222948,31128,1772.9720.0144
2006962,399976,59728,3962.9080.0146
2007990,7951,004,88928,1882.8050.0149
20081,018,9831,032,42926,8932.6050.0151
20091,045,8761,058,78225,8122.4380.0153
20101,071,6881,084,67925,9832.3960.0154
20111,097,6711,110,20725,0732.2590.0156
20121,122,7441,134,88524,2822.1400.0158
20131,147,0261,158,69523,3382.0140.0159
20141,170,3641,181,90323,0791.9530.0160
20151,193,4431,205,13123,3771.9400.0161
20161,216,8201,228,31222,9831.8710.0163
20171,239,8031,251,70323,8001.9010.0164
20181,263,6031,275,95924,7121.9370.0165
20191,288,3151,300,94525,2591.9420.0167
20201,313,5741,326,05324,9591.8820.0168
20211,338,5331,350,13923,2111.7190.0170
20221,361,7441,369,29515,1031.1030.0171
20231,376,8471,384,28614,8781.0750.0171