Timor-Leste

Population in Timor-Leste

Population in Timor-Leste: 414,800 people in 1950 and 1.38 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
1.38 million people
Since 1950
+969,200 people
Rank, 2023
156 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
1.97 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in Timor-LestePopulation in Timor-Leste: 414,800 people in 1950 and 1.38 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 1.97 million people in 2100, between 785,900 people and 5.58 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 1.97 million people in 2100, between 785,900 people and 5.58 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 137,300 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearTimor-LesteWorld
20231.38 million8.09 billion
20221.37 million8.02 billion
20211.35 million7.95 billion
20201.33 million7.89 billion
20191.3 million7.81 billion
20181.28 million7.73 billion
20171.25 million7.65 billion
20161.23 million7.56 billion
20151.21 million7.47 billion
20141.18 million7.38 billion
20131.16 million7.29 billion
20121.14 million7.2 billion
20111.11 million7.11 billion
20101.09 million7.02 billion
20091.06 million6.93 billion
20081.03 million6.84 billion
20071.01 million6.76 billion
2006976,6006.67 billion
2005948,3006.59 billion
2004929,1006.5 billion
2003916,9006.42 billion
2002879,2006.34 billion
2001812,2006.26 billion
2000745,1006.17 billion
1999834,7006.09 billion
1998942,5006.01 billion
1997917,2005.93 billion
1996892,3005.84 billion
1995868,1005.76 billion
1994844,5005.68 billion
1993821,4005.59 billion
1992799,3005.51 billion
1991778,3005.42 billion
1990760,3005.33 billion
1989744,9005.23 billion
1988730,7005.14 billion
1987718,5005.05 billion
1986707,2004.96 billion
1985696,7004.87 billion
1984686,8004.78 billion
1983677,7004.7 billion
1982669,1004.61 billion
1981660,5004.53 billion
1980649,9004.45 billion
1979638,7004.37 billion
1978628,8004.29 billion
1977618,3004.22 billion
1976607,6004.14 billion
1975598,2004.07 billion
1974590,8004 billion
1973582,9003.92 billion
1972573,0003.85 billion
1971563,0003.77 billion
1970553,1003.7 billion
1969543,4003.62 billion
1968533,9003.55 billion
1967524,6003.47 billion
1966515,7003.4 billion
1965507,0003.34 billion
1964498,7003.26 billion
1963490,6003.19 billion
1962482,8003.12 billion
1961475,3003.07 billion
1960468,1003.02 billion
1959461,3002.97 billion
1958454,7002.91 billion
1957448,6002.85 billion
1956442,7002.8 billion
1955437,2002.74 billion
1954431,9002.69 billion
1953427,0002.63 billion
1952422,4002.58 billion
1951418,3002.54 billion
1950414,8002.49 billion
1949412,700–
1948412,000–
1947412,900–
1946413,700–
1945414,500–
1944415,400–
1943416,200–
1942417,100–
1941418,100–
1940419,400–
1939420,900–
1938422,600–
1937424,500–
1936426,400–
1935428,400–
1934430,300–
1933432,300–
1932434,300–
1931434,400–
1930432,600–
1929429,000–
1928423,700–
1927416,500–
1926409,500–
1925402,500–
1924395,700–
1923389,000–
1922382,500–
1921376,800–
1920372,100–
1919368,300–
1918365,400–
1917363,300–
1916361,600–
1915360,000–
1914358,400–
1913356,800–
1912355,100–
1911353,400–
1910351,500–
1909349,500–
1908347,300–
1907345,000–
1906342,800–
1905340,500–
1904338,300–
1903336,000–
1902333,800–
1901331,600–
1900329,400–
1899327,100–
1898324,900–
1897322,600–
1896320,400–
1895318,200–
1894316,000–
1893313,800–
1892311,600–
1891309,600–
1890307,700–
1889305,900–
1888304,300–
1887302,700–
1886301,200–
1885299,700–
1884298,200–
1883296,800–
1882295,300–
1881293,400–
1880291,100–
1879288,500–
1878285,400–
1877282,000–
1876278,600–
1875275,300–
1874272,000–
1873268,700–
1872265,500–
1871262,300–
1870259,200–
1869256,100–
1868253,000–
1867250,000–
1866247,000–
1865244,000–
1864241,100–
1863238,200–
1862235,400–
1861232,500–
1860229,800–
1859227,000–
1858224,300–
1857221,600–
1856218,900–
1855216,300–
1854213,700–
1853211,100–
1852208,600–
1851206,100–
1850203,600–
1849201,000–
1848198,400–
1847195,800–
1846193,200–
1845190,700–
1844188,200–
1843185,700–
1842183,300–
1841180,900–
1840178,600–
1839176,200–
1838173,900–
1837171,700–
1836169,400–
1835167,200–
1834165,000–
1833162,900–
1832160,700–
1831158,600–
1830156,600–
1829154,500–
1828152,500–
1827150,500–
1826148,500–
1825146,600–
1824144,700–
1823142,800–
1822140,900–
1821139,500–
1820138,400–
1819137,600–
1818137,300–
1817137,300–
1816137,300–
1815137,300–
1814137,300–
1813137,300–
1812137,300–
1811137,300–
1810137,300–
1809137,300–
1808137,300–
1807137,300–
1806137,300–
1805137,300–
1804137,300–
1803137,300–
1802137,300–
1801137,300–
1800137,300–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearTimor-LesteWorld
20241.4 million1.35 million–1.45 million8.16 billion
20251.42 million1.28 million–1.55 million8.23 billion
20261.44 million1.25 million–1.62 million8.3 billion
20271.46 million1.24 million–1.69 million8.37 billion
20281.48 million1.23 million–1.76 million8.44 billion
20291.5 million1.22 million–1.82 million8.5 billion
20301.52 million1.21 million–1.89 million8.57 billion
20311.54 million1.2 million–1.95 million8.63 billion
20321.56 million1.19 million–2.01 million8.7 billion
20331.58 million1.19 million–2.09 million8.76 billion
20341.6 million1.18 million–2.15 million8.82 billion
20351.62 million1.18 million–2.2 million8.89 billion
20361.64 million1.18 million–2.27 million8.95 billion
20371.66 million1.18 million–2.34 million9.01 billion
20381.68 million1.17 million–2.4 million9.06 billion
20391.7 million1.17 million–2.45 million9.12 billion
20401.72 million1.16 million–2.53 million9.18 billion
20411.74 million1.16 million–2.6 million9.23 billion
20421.76 million1.16 million–2.66 million9.29 billion
20431.78 million1.17 million–2.73 million9.34 billion
20441.79 million1.17 million–2.8 million9.39 billion
20451.81 million1.17 million–2.87 million9.44 billion
20461.83 million1.16 million–2.94 million9.49 billion
20471.84 million1.17 million–3 million9.54 billion
20481.86 million1.16 million–3.06 million9.58 billion
20491.87 million1.14 million–3.1 million9.62 billion
20501.89 million1.13 million–3.11 million9.66 billion
20511.9 million1.13 million–3.15 million9.7 billion
20521.92 million1.13 million–3.22 million9.74 billion
20531.93 million1.12 million–3.28 million9.78 billion
20541.94 million1.12 million–3.37 million9.81 billion
20551.95 million1.11 million–3.46 million9.85 billion
20561.97 million1.11 million–3.49 million9.88 billion
20571.98 million1.1 million–3.57 million9.91 billion
20581.99 million1.08 million–3.67 million9.94 billion
20592 million1.08 million–3.72 million9.96 billion
20602.01 million1.07 million–3.74 million9.99 billion
20612.02 million1.05 million–3.79 million10 billion
20622.02 million1.04 million–3.9 million10 billion
20632.03 million1.04 million–3.97 million10.1 billion
20642.04 million1.04 million–4.01 million10.1 billion
20652.05 million1.04 million–4.05 million10.1 billion
20662.05 million1.03 million–4.09 million10.1 billion
20672.06 million1.03 million–4.13 million10.1 billion
20682.07 million1.03 million–4.22 million10.2 billion
20692.07 million1.03 million–4.29 million10.2 billion
20702.08 million1.01 million–4.31 million10.2 billion
20712.08 million1 million–4.36 million10.2 billion
20722.09 million995,800–4.42 million10.2 billion
20732.09 million983,400–4.47 million10.2 billion
20742.09 million977,700–4.49 million10.2 billion
20752.09 million972,000–4.57 million10.3 billion
20762.09 million957,500–4.65 million10.3 billion
20772.09 million938,300–4.71 million10.3 billion
20782.09 million928,100–4.75 million10.3 billion
20792.09 million917,800–4.86 million10.3 billion
20802.09 million917,500–4.99 million10.3 billion
20812.09 million926,800–5.03 million10.3 billion
20822.08 million914,000–5.07 million10.3 billion
20832.08 million884,000–5.04 million10.3 billion
20842.07 million871,800–4.99 million10.3 billion
20852.07 million877,100–5 million10.3 billion
20862.06 million869,100–5.01 million10.3 billion
20872.06 million863,100–5.05 million10.3 billion
20882.05 million866,100–5.09 million10.3 billion
20892.04 million861,000–5.12 million10.3 billion
20902.04 million846,800–5.17 million10.3 billion
20912.03 million831,900–5.25 million10.3 billion
20922.02 million828,800–5.29 million10.3 billion
20932.02 million823,600–5.31 million10.3 billion
20942.01 million817,600–5.41 million10.2 billion
20952.01 million803,200–5.45 million10.2 billion
20962 million787,300–5.46 million10.2 billion
20971.99 million787,200–5.5 million10.2 billion
20981.98 million789,600–5.49 million10.2 billion
20991.98 million787,200–5.49 million10.2 billion
21001.97 million785,900–5.58 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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