Population, total in East Timor
East Timor: Population, total was 1.42 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.42 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in East Timor peaked at 1.42 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 468,118, in 1960.
East Timor ranks 153rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 504,002 | 468,118 | 543,356 | 10 |
| 1970s | 595,427 | 553,069 | 638,719 | 10 |
| 1980s | 694,192 | 649,871 | 744,856 | 10 |
| 1990s | 845,871 | 760,345 | 942,530 | 10 |
| 2000s | 930,346 | 745,088 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.08 million | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million | 1.33 million | 1.42 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for East Timor
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 408,340 (2025)
- Urban population 28.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.17 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 14.3% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 4.7% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.7% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.6 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in East Timor?
- Population, total in East Timor was 1.42 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 468,118 in 1960.
- How does East Timor rank for population, total?
- East Timor ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.