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Population state · Growing

Timor-Leste

Asia · South-Eastern Asia · TLS · TL
Population state
Growing
current run since 2000 · projected 2024
Fertility
2.63
164 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
World population rank
156
of 237
Regional population rank
46
of 51 in Asia
Peak population · projected 2076 Deaths exceed births · not in this year Working-age peak · not reached Support ratio · 11.57 people 15–64 per person 65+
ANNUAL COMPONENTS · 2024 PROJECTED

What drives population change?

Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.

Migration contribution Reduces growth

Negative net migration slows natural growth without reversing it.

Timor-Leste, 2024 projected: natural change +20,378 people, net migration −2,552, WPP adjustment 0, total population change +17,826. Negative net migration slows natural growth without reversing it.

Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a 0-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.

SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1 · migration-contribution-v1
Transformsite/src/lib/migration-contribution.ts
Raw file SHA-25698e34d9b65b53858cd08a57a566e45050b08093ad85ba5714fe6fbd78055ae6d
Measurement universeOne canonical country or area; annual natural change, net migration, WPP adjustment, and total population change use the same source row.
Reference time2024 projected annual components; estimates run through 2023.
UnitPeople per year.
Evidence status2024 WPP medium-variant projection.
GROWING · STATE-SPECIFIC EVIDENCE

Growth in this series

25 source years · since 2000 Growing cohort
Current run
Since 2000
25 consecutive years · projected 2024
Latest annual gain
+17,826
1.27% of 2024 population
Series maximum
projected 2076
Projected from the WPP medium variant, not a forecast.
AGE STRUCTURE · 2023
PROJECTED PATH · WPP 2024 MEDIUM VARIANT
YearPopulationAnnual changeFertility
20241.40m+17,8262.63
20501.89m+16,7051.92
20802.09m−2,9101.76
21001.97m−4,6891.72

Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.

AGE BALANCE · 1950–2100

Youth and older population

Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.

First annual crossover
2084 · projected
Rule
65+ strictly exceeds under 18

Timor-Leste annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 49.7% in 1950 to 41.1% in 2023 and 18.4% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 3.1% to 5.3% and 23.3%. First annual crossover: 2084 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.

Youth and older population in Timor-Leste, 1950 to 2100 Timor-Leste annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 49.7% in 1950 to 41.1% in 2023 and 18.4% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 3.1% to 5.3% and 23.3%. First annual crossover: 2084 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1950 1975 2000 2023 2050 2075 2100 ESTIMATES · THROUGH 2023 WPP MEDIUM PROJECTION UNDER 18 · 18.4% 65+ · 23.3%
1950
Under 18 · 49.7%65+ · 3.1%
2023 observed
Under 18 · 41.1%65+ · 5.3%
2100 projected
Under 18 · 18.4%65+ · 23.3%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
Timor-Leste under-18 and 65+ population history
YearEvidenceUnder 18Share65+Share
1950 observed 206,321 49.7% 13,010 3.1%
1951 observed 207,485 49.6% 13,117 3.1%
1952 observed 208,984 49.5% 13,263 3.1%
1953 observed 210,481 49.3% 13,392 3.1%
1954 observed 211,903 49.1% 13,397 3.1%
1955 observed 213,145 48.8% 13,263 3.0%
1956 observed 214,345 48.4% 13,018 2.9%
1957 observed 215,734 48.1% 12,674 2.8%
1958 observed 217,370 47.8% 12,299 2.7%
1959 observed 219,178 47.5% 12,013 2.6%
1960 observed 221,111 47.2% 11,877 2.5%
1961 observed 223,146 46.9% 11,859 2.5%
1962 observed 225,248 46.7% 11,943 2.5%
1963 observed 227,349 46.3% 12,130 2.5%
1964 observed 229,432 46.0% 12,398 2.5%
1965 observed 231,513 45.7% 12,716 2.5%
1966 observed 234,047 45.4% 13,091 2.5%
1967 observed 236,707 45.1% 13,554 2.6%
1968 observed 240,539 45.1% 14,037 2.6%
1969 observed 245,855 45.2% 14,489 2.7%
1970 observed 251,167 45.4% 14,879 2.7%
1971 observed 256,430 45.5% 15,225 2.7%
1972 observed 261,558 45.7% 15,513 2.7%
1973 observed 266,452 45.7% 15,761 2.7%
1974 observed 270,337 45.8% 15,961 2.7%
1975 observed 272,609 45.6% 15,985 2.7%
1976 observed 274,694 45.2% 15,952 2.6%
1977 observed 277,158 44.8% 15,974 2.6%
1978 observed 278,979 44.4% 15,945 2.5%
1979 observed 280,846 44.0% 15,926 2.5%
1980 observed 285,027 43.9% 16,133 2.5%
1981 observed 292,245 44.2% 16,464 2.5%
1982 observed 300,192 44.9% 16,762 2.5%
1983 observed 307,407 45.4% 17,029 2.5%
1984 observed 314,473 45.8% 17,221 2.5%
1985 observed 321,760 46.2% 17,335 2.5%
1986 observed 329,319 46.6% 17,334 2.5%
1987 observed 337,423 47.0% 17,225 2.4%
1988 observed 346,394 47.4% 17,025 2.3%
1989 observed 355,929 47.8% 16,772 2.3%
1990 observed 365,032 48.0% 16,585 2.2%
1991 observed 374,322 48.1% 16,801 2.2%
1992 observed 384,948 48.2% 17,393 2.2%
1993 observed 396,580 48.3% 18,027 2.2%
1994 observed 409,007 48.4% 18,715 2.2%
1995 observed 421,872 48.6% 19,416 2.2%
1996 observed 434,901 48.7% 20,151 2.3%
1997 observed 448,146 48.9% 20,925 2.3%
1998 observed 461,166 48.9% 21,725 2.3%
1999 observed 408,860 49.0% 19,438 2.3%
2000 observed 365,456 49.0% 17,655 2.4%
2001 observed 398,395 49.0% 19,670 2.4%
2002 observed 430,766 49.0% 21,779 2.5%
2003 observed 448,308 48.9% 23,269 2.5%
2004 observed 452,754 48.7% 24,195 2.6%
2005 observed 461,409 48.7% 26,123 2.8%
2006 observed 475,532 48.7% 29,314 3.0%
2007 observed 489,487 48.7% 33,031 3.3%
2008 observed 502,485 48.7% 37,441 3.6%
2009 observed 513,728 48.5% 42,667 4.0%
2010 observed 523,585 48.3% 48,014 4.4%
2011 observed 532,587 48.0% 52,163 4.7%
2012 observed 540,676 47.6% 55,277 4.9%
2013 observed 547,641 47.3% 58,103 5.0%
2014 observed 553,348 46.8% 60,734 5.1%
2015 observed 557,766 46.3% 63,399 5.3%
2016 observed 560,628 45.6% 66,203 5.4%
2017 observed 562,999 45.0% 68,774 5.5%
2018 observed 566,090 44.4% 70,808 5.5%
2019 observed 569,670 43.8% 72,335 5.6%
2020 observed 572,998 43.2% 73,408 5.5%
2021 observed 574,998 42.6% 73,997 5.5%
2022 observed 573,380 41.9% 74,016 5.4%
2023 observed 569,052 41.1% 73,840 5.3%
2024 projected 564,978 40.3% 73,920 5.3%
2025 projected 561,533 39.6% 74,170 5.2%
2026 projected 558,914 38.9% 74,553 5.2%
2027 projected 557,389 38.3% 74,998 5.1%
2028 projected 556,847 37.7% 75,569 5.1%
2029 projected 556,837 37.2% 76,352 5.1%
2030 projected 556,932 36.6% 77,329 5.1%
2031 projected 556,410 36.1% 78,511 5.1%
2032 projected 554,689 35.6% 79,982 5.1%
2033 projected 551,952 35.0% 81,884 5.2%
2034 projected 548,731 34.4% 84,227 5.3%
2035 projected 545,527 33.7% 86,912 5.4%
2036 projected 542,076 33.1% 89,775 5.5%
2037 projected 538,677 32.5% 92,728 5.6%
2038 projected 536,305 31.9% 95,900 5.7%
2039 projected 535,480 31.5% 99,171 5.8%
2040 projected 535,887 31.2% 102,127 5.9%
2041 projected 536,571 30.9% 104,439 6.0%
2042 projected 537,454 30.6% 106,122 6.0%
2043 projected 538,310 30.3% 107,444 6.0%
2044 projected 538,207 30.0% 108,814 6.1%
2045 projected 537,279 29.7% 110,701 6.1%
2046 projected 535,932 29.4% 113,455 6.2%
2047 projected 534,180 29.0% 117,131 6.4%
2048 projected 532,257 28.6% 121,669 6.5%
2049 projected 529,750 28.3% 126,846 6.8%
2050 projected 526,956 27.9% 132,479 7.0%
2051 projected 523,560 27.5% 138,386 7.3%
2052 projected 519,649 27.1% 144,470 7.5%
2053 projected 516,338 26.8% 150,853 7.8%
2054 projected 512,443 26.4% 157,267 8.1%
2055 projected 508,159 26.0% 163,679 8.4%
2056 projected 504,606 25.7% 170,299 8.7%
2057 projected 501,031 25.3% 177,100 9.0%
2058 projected 497,206 25.0% 184,222 9.3%
2059 projected 493,287 24.7% 191,750 9.6%
2060 projected 489,064 24.3% 199,636 9.9%
2061 projected 484,481 24.0% 207,873 10.3%
2062 projected 480,067 23.7% 216,601 10.7%
2063 projected 476,277 23.5% 225,872 11.1%
2064 projected 472,884 23.2% 235,589 11.6%
2065 projected 469,640 23.0% 245,708 12.0%
2066 projected 466,830 22.7% 256,307 12.5%
2067 projected 464,305 22.5% 267,387 13.0%
2068 projected 461,916 22.3% 278,812 13.5%
2069 projected 459,675 22.2% 290,452 14.0%
2070 projected 457,143 22.0% 301,959 14.5%
2071 projected 455,065 21.8% 313,093 15.0%
2072 projected 453,257 21.7% 323,623 15.5%
2073 projected 450,655 21.6% 333,218 15.9%
2074 projected 447,865 21.4% 341,857 16.3%
2075 projected 445,020 21.3% 349,672 16.7%
2076 projected 442,066 21.1% 356,980 17.1%
2077 projected 439,061 21.0% 364,053 17.4%
2078 projected 435,696 20.8% 371,123 17.8%
2079 projected 432,549 20.7% 378,592 18.1%
2080 projected 429,370 20.6% 386,450 18.5%
2081 projected 425,671 20.4% 394,450 18.9%
2082 projected 422,051 20.3% 402,500 19.3%
2083 projected 418,292 20.1% 410,301 19.7%
2084 projected 414,194 20.0% 417,402 20.1%
2085 projected 410,128 19.8% 423,313 20.5%
2086 projected 406,492 19.7% 427,742 20.7%
2087 projected 402,713 19.6% 430,723 20.9%
2088 projected 398,696 19.4% 432,962 21.1%
2089 projected 394,776 19.3% 435,016 21.3%
2090 projected 390,946 19.2% 437,026 21.5%
2091 projected 387,396 19.1% 439,093 21.6%
2092 projected 384,129 19.0% 441,223 21.8%
2093 projected 381,263 18.9% 443,477 22.0%
2094 projected 378,420 18.8% 445,796 22.1%
2095 projected 375,404 18.7% 448,153 22.3%
2096 projected 372,434 18.6% 450,495 22.6%
2097 projected 369,787 18.6% 452,889 22.8%
2098 projected 367,411 18.5% 455,275 23.0%
2099 projected 365,341 18.5% 457,651 23.1%
2100 projected 363,612 18.4% 460,038 23.3%
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 · SINGLE-AGE POPULATION CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulaunder18-vs-65plus-annual-history-v1
Transformpipeline.derive.age_structure_history
Raw file SHA-2566de949eb0d6bf3277959da88c7591c608ad5fd995a17b4f120c11245a351dfb1 · d9c962d7e0beb731d3450cfabba8499a1449411e3c8aec3aeced06a7a2955b6e
Measurement universeall 237 WPP country and area records in the canonical Register
Reference time1950–2023 estimates; 2024–2100 WPP Medium projection
UnitPeople and percentage of same-year single-age population.
Evidence statusAnnual estimates through 2023; WPP Medium projection thereafter. No interpolation.
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1
Transformreproducible canonical pipeline
Measurement universeDe facto population: all residents in the country or area, regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Reference timePopulation is measured at 1 July 2024; annual flows cover the source year.
UnitPeople; the source workbook's thousands are converted to whole people for display.
Evidence status2024 medium-variant projection; estimates run through 2023.