Population · Oceania

Timor Leste population 2026

Right now · estimate

1,443,596

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 25,823
Births minus deaths this year: +17,261

Timor Leste has an estimated 1,436,923 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 18,406 more than a year earlier (+1.30%). It is the 156th most populous country in the world. It is projected to keep growing until 2076, peaking at 2.1 million, then decline to 2 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	415 thousand	153rd
2000	745 thousand	161st
2026*	1.4 million	156th
2050*	1.9 million	152nd
2100*	2 million	144th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Timor Leste in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 31 thousand 84 a day
Deaths in 2026: 10 thousand 28 a day
Net migration: −2 thousand more departures than arrivals
Growth rate: +1.31% growing
Fertility rate: 2.50per woman above replacement (2.1)
Median age: 22.1years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 68.3years
Aged 65 and over: 5.2% 7.0% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Dili
Area: 15,007 km² 159th largest of 237
Population density: 97per km² 123rd most crowded
Urban population: 29.0% 48.1% by 2050
Men and women: 725 thousand / 712 thousand 101.7 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 70.1years men: 66.7 years
Infant mortality: 33.9per 1,000 births under-5: 42.2
Birth rate: 21.4per 1,000 death rate: 7.1
Net migration rate: −1.2per 1,000 net departures

Population of Timor Leste, 1950–2100

Projected peak: 2076, 2.1 million. By 2050: 1.9 million (+31.5% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

2M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	414,762
1951	418,260
1952	422,422
1953	426,988
1954	431,907
1955	437,150
1956	442,699
1957	448,561
1958	454,748
1959	461,269
1960	468,118
1961	475,292
1962	482,774
1963	490,564
1964	498,658
1965	507,034
1966	515,696
1967	524,648
1968	533,875
1969	543,356
1970	553,069
1971	562,966
1972	572,962
1973	582,854
1974	590,826
1975	598,158
1976	607,620
1977	618,315
1978	628,776
1979	638,719
1980	649,872
1981	660,493
1982	669,149
1983	677,706
1984	686,777
1985	696,665
1986	707,185
1987	718,476
1988	730,744
1989	744,856
1990	760,344
1991	778,278
1992	799,318
1993	821,436
1994	844,493
1995	868,146
1996	892,282
1997	917,184
1998	942,530
1999	834,697
2000	745,088
2001	812,249
2002	879,158
2003	916,878
2004	929,074
2005	948,311
2006	976,597
2007	1,004,889
2008	1,032,429
2009	1,058,782
2010	1,084,679
2011	1,110,207
2012	1,134,885
2013	1,158,695
2014	1,181,903
2015	1,205,131
2016	1,228,312
2017	1,251,703
2018	1,275,959
2019	1,300,945
2020	1,326,053
2021	1,350,139
2022	1,369,295
2023	1,384,286
2024 *	1,400,638
2025 *	1,418,517
2026 *	1,436,923
2027 *	1,456,334
2028 *	1,476,843
2029 *	1,498,109
2030 *	1,519,804
2031 *	1,540,656
2032 *	1,559,706
2033 *	1,578,117
2034 *	1,597,444
2035 *	1,618,798
2036 *	1,639,719
2037 *	1,659,330
2038 *	1,678,953
2039 *	1,698,887
2040 *	1,718,249
2041 *	1,736,472
2042 *	1,755,842
2043 *	1,776,065
2044 *	1,793,755
2045 *	1,809,633
2046 *	1,825,545
2047 *	1,841,554
2048 *	1,858,307
2049 *	1,873,844
2050 *	1,889,249
2051 *	1,902,810
2052 *	1,914,566
2053 *	1,929,098
2054 *	1,941,285
2055 *	1,951,794
2056 *	1,965,166
2057 *	1,978,200
2058 *	1,989,852
2059 *	2,000,693
2060 *	2,009,637
2061 *	2,016,254
2062 *	2,022,620
2063 *	2,030,463
2064 *	2,038,603
2065 *	2,045,914
2066 *	2,053,550
2067 *	2,061,001
2068 *	2,067,558
2069 *	2,073,625
2070 *	2,077,649
2071 *	2,082,758
2072 *	2,088,470
2073 *	2,090,504
2074 *	2,091,541
2075 *	2,092,209
2076 *	2,092,348
2077 *	2,092,184
2078 *	2,090,440
2079 *	2,089,593
2080 *	2,088,569
2081 *	2,085,224
2082 *	2,082,061
2083 *	2,078,169
2084 *	2,072,688
2085 *	2,067,098
2086 *	2,062,916
2087 *	2,057,646
2088 *	2,050,838
2089 *	2,043,953
2090 *	2,036,930
2091 *	2,030,368
2092 *	2,024,162
2093 *	2,018,794
2094 *	2,012,785
2095 *	2,005,310
2096 *	1,997,300
2097 *	1,990,091
2098 *	1,983,506
2099 *	1,977,727
2100 *	1,972,924

* UN projection

Population of Timor Leste by year

745 thousand in 2000, 1.4 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	1,436,923	+1.30%	+18,406	−1,695	22.1	2.50	97	29%	0.02%	156
2025*	1,418,517	+1.28%	+17,879	−2,550	21.7	2.56	95	29%	0.02%	156
2024*	1,400,638	+1.18%	+16,352	−2,552	21.3	2.63	94	29%	0.02%	156
2023	1,384,286	+1.09%	+14,991	−5,620	21.0	2.71	93	29%	0.02%	156
2022	1,369,295	+1.42%	+19,156	−5,519	20.6	2.80	92	29%	0.02%	156
2021	1,350,139	+1.82%	+24,086	+3,111	20.3	2.89	91	29%	0.02%	156
2020	1,326,053	+1.93%	+25,108	+3,793	20.1	3.01	89	29%	0.02%	157
2019	1,300,945	+1.96%	+24,986	+3,942	19.8	3.12	87	29%	0.02%	157
2018	1,275,959	+1.94%	+24,256	+3,062	19.5	3.24	86	29%	0.02%	158
2017	1,251,703	+1.90%	+23,391	+1,666	19.3	3.40	84	29%	0.02%	159
2016	1,228,312	+1.92%	+23,181	+208	19.0	3.58	83	29%	0.02%	159
2015	1,205,131	+1.97%	+23,228	−20	18.7	3.78	81	30%	0.02%	159
2010	1,084,679	+2.45%	+25,897	+470	17.8	4.82	73	30%	0.02%	160
2005	948,311	+2.07%	+19,237	+1,759	17.6	5.61	64	26%	0.01%	157
2000	745,088	−10.74%	−89,609	+40,272	17.5	5.93	50	24%	0.01%	161
1995	868,146	+2.80%	+23,653	+1,806	17.8	5.94	58	23%	0.02%	156
1990	760,344	+2.08%	+15,488	−2,881	18.0	5.81	51	21%	0.01%	158
1985	696,665	+1.44%	+9,888	−495	18.8	5.65	47	19%	0.01%	159
1980	649,872	+1.75%	+11,153	+5,457	20.0	5.22	44	17%	0.01%	157
1975	598,158	+1.24%	+7,332	+9,542	19.4	5.19	40	14%	0.01%	156
1970	553,069	+1.79%	+9,713	+0	19.5	5.66	37	12%	0.01%	155
1965	507,034	+1.68%	+8,376	+0	18.9	6.01	34	11%	0.02%	155
1960	468,118	+1.48%	+6,849	+0	18.2	6.32	31	10%	0.02%	155
1955	437,150	+1.21%	+5,243	+0	17.6	6.48	29	10%	0.02%	155
1950	414,762	–	–	+0	17.1	6.61	28	10%	0.02%	153

Population forecast for Timor Leste

UN medium-variant projection: 1.9 million in 2050 (+31.5% from 2026), 2 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	1,519,804	+1.45%	+916	23.7	2.32	102	30%	0.02%	155
2035	1,618,798	+1.34%	+1,962	25.6	2.17	109	33%	0.02%	155
2040	1,718,249	+1.14%	−1,494	27.3	2.05	116	37%	0.02%	152
2045	1,809,633	+0.89%	−1,273	29.1	1.97	122	42%	0.02%	152
2050	1,889,249	+0.82%	+2,033	31.2	1.92	127	48%	0.02%	152
2060	2,009,637	+0.45%	−2,657	34.7	1.84	135	–	0.02%	151
2070	2,077,649	+0.19%	−2,475	37.6	1.80	140	–	0.02%	145
2080	2,088,569	−0.05%	−1,558	40.2	1.76	140	–	0.02%	144
2090	2,036,930	−0.34%	−524	42.5	1.73	137	–	0.02%	144
2100	1,972,924	−0.24%	+2,675	43.6	1.72	133	–	0.02%	144

Largest cities in Timor Leste

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames cities15000 (CC BY 4.0), so years differ by city. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Region	Population
1	Dili (capital)	Dili Municipality	150,000
2	Maliana	Bobonaro	22,000
3	Suai	Cova Lima	21,539
4	Likisá	Liquiçá	19,000
5	Aileu	Aileu	17,356
6	Lospalos	Lautém	17,186
7	Atsabe	Ermera	16,304
8	Maubara	Liquiçá	16,300
9	Baukau	Baucau	16,000
10	Venilale	Baucau	16,000

Age structure

Median age 22.1. 5.2% are 65 or older, 7.0% by 2050; 32.6% are under 15.

Timor Leste, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

2.50 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.7 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	6.61
1951	6.59
1952	6.56
1953	6.54
1954	6.51
1955	6.48
1956	6.45
1957	6.42
1958	6.39
1959	6.36
1960	6.32
1961	6.27
1962	6.22
1963	6.16
1964	6.08
1965	6.01
1966	5.93
1967	5.86
1968	5.79
1969	5.72
1970	5.66
1971	5.58
1972	5.49
1973	5.39
1974	5.29
1975	5.19
1976	5.12
1977	5.09
1978	5.09
1979	5.14
1980	5.22
1981	5.53
1982	5.55
1983	5.59
1984	5.61
1985	5.65
1986	5.67
1987	5.68
1988	5.72
1989	5.76
1990	5.81
1991	5.83
1992	5.87
1993	5.88
1994	5.91
1995	5.94
1996	5.94
1997	5.96
1998	5.96
1999	5.97
2000	5.93
2001	5.92
2002	5.90
2003	5.85
2004	5.74
2005	5.61
2006	5.47
2007	5.33
2008	5.17
2009	4.99
2010	4.82
2011	4.61
2012	4.40
2013	4.21
2014	4.00
2015	3.78
2016	3.58
2017	3.40
2018	3.24
2019	3.12
2020	3.01
2021	2.89
2022	2.80
2023	2.71
2024 *	2.63
2025 *	2.56
2026 *	2.50
2027 *	2.45
2028 *	2.40
2029 *	2.36
2030 *	2.32
2031 *	2.29
2032 *	2.26
2033 *	2.22
2034 *	2.19
2035 *	2.17
2036 *	2.14
2037 *	2.12
2038 *	2.09
2039 *	2.07
2040 *	2.05
2041 *	2.04
2042 *	2.02
2043 *	2.00
2044 *	1.99
2045 *	1.97
2046 *	1.96
2047 *	1.95
2048 *	1.94
2049 *	1.93
2050 *	1.92
2051 *	1.91
2052 *	1.90
2053 *	1.89
2054 *	1.88
2055 *	1.88
2056 *	1.87
2057 *	1.86
2058 *	1.85
2059 *	1.85
2060 *	1.84
2061 *	1.84
2062 *	1.83
2063 *	1.83
2064 *	1.82
2065 *	1.82
2066 *	1.81
2067 *	1.81
2068 *	1.80
2069 *	1.80
2070 *	1.80
2071 *	1.79
2072 *	1.79
2073 *	1.79
2074 *	1.78
2075 *	1.78
2076 *	1.78
2077 *	1.77
2078 *	1.77
2079 *	1.77
2080 *	1.76
2081 *	1.76
2082 *	1.76
2083 *	1.75
2084 *	1.75
2085 *	1.75
2086 *	1.75
2087 *	1.74
2088 *	1.74
2089 *	1.74
2090 *	1.73
2091 *	1.73
2092 *	1.73
2093 *	1.73
2094 *	1.73
2095 *	1.73
2096 *	1.72
2097 *	1.72
2098 *	1.72
2099 *	1.72
2100 *	1.72

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2078.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

19.3k26.7k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	17,833	14,776
1951	18,129	14,193
1952	18,396	14,007
1953	18,678	13,923
1954	18,982	13,900
1955	19,309	13,915
1956	19,661	13,956
1957	20,034	14,009
1958	20,418	14,062
1959	20,803	14,117
1960	21,178	14,166
1961	21,536	14,205
1962	21,869	14,230
1963	22,175	14,237
1964	22,453	14,218
1965	22,708	14,182
1966	22,946	14,135
1967	23,169	14,080
1968	23,373	14,018
1969	23,551	13,939
1970	23,678	13,854
1971	23,725	13,760
1972	23,685	13,656
1973	23,574	13,540
1974	23,393	14,988
1975	23,057	24,120
1976	23,667	22,885
1977	24,457	24,160
1978	25,511	26,512
1979	26,800	25,814
1980	28,147	21,206
1981	30,557	21,222
1982	30,509	20,930
1983	30,519	20,833
1984	30,585	19,663
1985	30,764	19,977
1986	30,940	19,879
1987	31,112	19,167
1988	31,472	19,353
1989	31,961	14,202
1990	32,499	14,157
1991	32,917	14,312
1992	33,820	13,940
1993	34,576	13,805
1994	35,432	13,685
1995	36,217	14,256
1996	36,890	14,187
1997	37,626	14,125
1998	38,351	14,760
1999	39,101	17,230
2000	28,792	7,212
2001	30,897	7,583
2002	33,406	7,997
2003	35,176	8,276
2004	34,865	8,114
2005	34,363	7,950
2006	34,240	8,020
2007	34,212	8,138
2008	34,170	8,283
2009	34,145	8,449
2010	34,155	8,639
2011	34,060	8,823
2012	33,813	8,922
2013	33,558	9,021
2014	33,159	9,119
2015	32,611	9,220
2016	32,120	9,342
2017	31,606	9,462
2018	31,236	9,586
2019	31,034	9,727
2020	30,966	9,799
2021	30,689	10,588
2022	30,704	10,081
2023	30,561	10,065
2024 *	30,489	10,111
2025 *	30,643	10,156
2026 *	30,774	10,203
2027 *	30,945	10,255
2028 *	31,116	10,302
2029 *	31,317	10,345
2030 *	31,410	10,395
2031 *	31,510	10,443
2032 *	31,525	10,483
2033 *	31,389	10,516
2034 *	31,255	10,566
2035 *	31,205	10,618
2036 *	31,173	10,701
2037 *	31,069	10,776
2038 *	30,965	10,876
2039 *	30,856	10,989
2040 *	30,793	11,116
2041 *	30,613	11,247
2042 *	30,400	11,398
2043 *	30,205	11,574
2044 *	29,954	11,766
2045 *	29,576	11,954
2046 *	29,164	12,164
2047 *	28,762	12,384
2048 *	28,421	12,610
2049 *	28,105	12,846
2050 *	27,747	13,079
2051 *	27,541	13,333
2052 *	27,199	13,578
2053 *	26,986	13,856
2054 *	26,918	14,122
2055 *	26,663	14,402
2056 *	26,547	14,684
2057 *	26,487	14,990
2058 *	26,394	15,305
2059 *	26,299	15,625
2060 *	26,197	15,959
2061 *	26,059	16,290
2062 *	25,847	16,621
2063 *	25,686	16,992
2064 *	25,574	17,369
2065 *	25,445	17,759
2066 *	25,310	18,149
2067 *	25,208	18,567
2068 *	25,069	18,982
2069 *	24,892	19,391
2070 *	24,718	19,790
2071 *	24,479	20,182
2072 *	24,357	20,608
2073 *	24,133	21,039
2074 *	23,822	21,435
2075 *	23,571	21,833
2076 *	23,309	22,209
2077 *	23,040	22,610
2078 *	22,794	22,984
2079 *	22,509	23,325
2080 *	22,350	23,698
2081 *	22,113	24,028
2082 *	21,875	24,353
2083 *	21,692	24,671
2084 *	21,478	24,953
2085 *	21,284	25,219
2086 *	21,128	25,480
2087 *	21,028	25,687
2088 *	20,838	25,873
2089 *	20,679	26,065
2090 *	20,485	26,208
2091 *	20,380	26,354
2092 *	20,258	26,485
2093 *	20,167	26,566
2094 *	20,078	26,646
2095 *	19,985	26,693
2096 *	19,820	26,734
2097 *	19,667	26,756
2098 *	19,526	26,735
2099 *	19,409	26,716
2100 *	19,327	26,693

* UN projection

Economy of Timor Leste

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $2.2 billion 174th largest economy
GDP per person: $1,520 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 5,288 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +4.0% real GDP
Inflation: 2.1% consumer prices
Unemployment: – of the labour force
Government debt: 13.9% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.0%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

3B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
2000	367,000,000
2001	477,000,000
2002	470,000,000
2003	490,000,000
2004	441,000,000
2005	462,000,000
2006	454,000,000
2007	543,000,000
2008	648,000,000
2009	727,000,000
2010	882,000,000
2011	1,042,000,000
2012	1,160,000,000
2013	1,396,000,000
2014	1,448,000,000
2015	1,590,000,000
2016	1,640,000,000
2017	1,585,000,000
2018	1,556,000,000
2019	2,033,000,000
2020	2,163,000,000
2021	3,625,000,000
2022	3,209,000,000
2023	2,080,000,000
2024	1,866,000,000
2025	2,064,000,000
2026 *	2,170,000,000
2027 *	2,317,000,000
2028 *	2,469,000,000
2029 *	2,626,000,000
2030 *	2,789,000,000
2031 *	2,958,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Timor Leste

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CO₂ emissions 2024: 670,000 tonnes 176th largest emitter
Per person: 0.48 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.00% 0.02% of its people
Change since 1990: – +108% since 2005

0.7 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1994	0.00
1995	0.00
1996	0.00
1997	0.00
1998	0.06
1999	0.15
2000	0.22
2001	0.12
2002	0.26
2003	0.25
2004	0.50
2005	0.32
2006	0.32
2007	0.29
2008	0.28
2009	0.32
2010	0.31
2011	0.43
2012	0.59
2013	0.62
2014	0.63
2015	0.59
2016	0.64
2017	0.69
2018	0.62
2019	0.68
2020	0.65
2021	0.62
2022	0.67
2023	0.64
2024	0.67

By source, 2024

Oil95.5%
Flaring4.5%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with Oceania

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Timor Leste	1.4 million	+1.31%	2.50	22.1
Australia	27.2 million	+0.91%	1.64	38.5
Papua New Guinea	10.9 million	+1.68%	2.99	23.0
New Zealand	5.3 million	+0.65%	1.64	38.0
Fiji	937 thousand	+0.43%	2.23	28.3
Solomon Islands	858 thousand	+2.30%	3.42	20.9
Vanuatu	343 thousand	+2.16%	3.50	20.3
New Caledonia	298 thousand	+0.83%	1.93	34.8
French Polynesia	283 thousand	+0.21%	1.47	36.7

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Questions

What is the population of Timor Leste in 2026?

1,436,923 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 1.4 million people, +1.30% on 2025.

Is Timor Leste's population growing or shrinking?

Growing: 18,406 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 84 births and 28 deaths a day and net migration of −1,695 a year.

When will Timor Leste's population peak?

In 2076, at about 2.1 million, on the UN's medium projection; 2 million by 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Timor Leste?

2.50 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1.

How many babies are born in Timor Leste every day?

About 84 a day (31 thousand in 2026), against about 28 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Timor Leste?

68.3 years at birth in 2026: 70.1 for women and 66.7 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Timor Leste?

About 725 thousand men and 712 thousand women in 2026, or 101.7 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Timor Leste?

97 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 15,007 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Timor Leste in 2000?

745,088 (745 thousand), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 93% since, to 1.4 million in 2026.

What will the population of Timor Leste be in 2050?

About 1.9 million on the UN's medium projection (1,889,249), +31.5% from 2026; 2 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Timor Leste?

Dili (150 thousand), Maliana (22 thousand), Suai (22 thousand), Likisá (19 thousand), Aileu (17 thousand). Figures are for the city proper, from GeoNames.

What is the GDP of Timor Leste in 2026?

$2.2 billion at current prices, the 174th largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +4.0%.

What is Timor Leste's GDP per capita?

$1,520 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 5,288 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Timor Leste emit?

670,000 tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 0.48 t per person and 0.00% of the world total; oil is the largest source (95%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.