Population, female in East Timor

East Timor: Population, female was 703,273 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
703,273
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
153rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
703,273
in 2025
All-time low
232,123
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in East Timor, 1960–2025

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population, female in East Timor stood at 703,273. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in East Timor peaked at 703,273 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 232,123, in 1960.

That places East Timor 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 250,130 232,123 269,834 10
1970s 298,816 274,685 328,029 10
1980s 349,656 335,756 363,499 10
1990s 408,628 367,473 456,358 10
2000s 452,664 361,856 516,244 10
2010s 586,219 529,256 642,976 10
2020s 681,518 656,360 703,273 6

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 150 Equatorial Guinea 917,139 compare
  2. 151 Qatar 859,219 compare
  3. 152 Estonia 716,019 compare
  4. 154 Trinidad and Tobago 692,080 compare
  5. 155 Cyprus 680,291 compare
  6. 156 Eswatini 639,179 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in East Timor?
Population, female in East Timor was 703,273 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 703,273 in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 232,123 in 1960.
How does East Timor rank for population, female?
East Timor ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.