Population in Timor-Leste
The population of Timor-Leste was 1,418,517 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Timor-Leste, 2025
1,418,517
Change from 2024
+1.3%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
154th of 217
Population in Timor-Leste over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,418,517 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 1,400,638 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 1,384,286 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 1,369,295 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 1,350,139 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 1,326,053 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 1,300,945 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 1,275,959 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 1,251,703 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 1,228,312 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 1,205,131 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 1,181,903 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 1,158,695 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 1,134,885 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 1,110,207 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 1,084,679 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,058,782 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,032,429 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,004,889 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 976,597 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 948,311 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 929,074 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 916,878 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 879,159 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 812,249 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3% from 1,400,638 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1,205,131 people, the figure has changed by +17.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Timor-Leste has the 154th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Population growth
1.27%
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
Population aged 65 and over
5.2%
2025 · World Bank