Population growth in Timor-Leste
The population of Timor-Leste changed by 1.27% in 2025.
Timor-Leste, 2025
1.27%
Change from 2024
+0.09percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
82nd of 217
Population growth in Timor-Leste over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.27% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 1.17% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 1.09% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 1.41% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 1.80% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.91% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 1.94% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 1.92% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 1.89% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 1.91% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 1.95% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 1.98% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 2.08% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 2.20% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 2.33% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 2.42% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 2.52% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 2.70% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 2.86% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 2.94% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 2.05% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 1.32% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 4.20% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 7.92% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 8.63% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.09 percentage points from 1.17% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.95%, the figure has changed by −0.68 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Timor-Leste has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Population
1,418,517 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-2,550 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,384,286 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
21.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.71 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.08%
2023 · UN Population Division