Median age estimates and projections in Timor-Leste
The median age in Timor-Leste was 21.0 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Timor-Leste, 2023 (latest estimate)
21.0
Change from 2022
+1.6%
Projection for 2030
23.7 years
Projection for 2050
31.2 years
Projection for 2100
43.6 years
Position in 2023
166th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Timor-Leste over time
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Timor-Leste
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 43.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 43.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 42.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 41.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 40.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 39.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 37.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 36.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 34.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 33.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 31.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 29.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 27.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 25.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 23.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 21.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 21.0 years |
| 2022 | 20.6 years |
| 2021 | 20.3 years |
| 2020 | 20.1 years |
| 2019 | 19.8 years |
| 2018 | 19.5 years |
| 2017 | 19.3 years |
| 2016 | 19.0 years |
| 2015 | 18.7 years |
| 2014 | 18.5 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 20.6 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 18.3 years, the figure has changed by +14.7%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Timor-Leste has the 166th highest value.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Population estimates and projections
1,384,286 people
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
1,418,517 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.27%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
5.2%
2025 · World Bank