Population
1,418,517
East TimorWorld Bank, 2025
From 1,205,131 in 2015 to 1,418,517 in 2025.
Everyone living in the country, estimated at mid-year.
East Timor by the numbers
Official figures for East Timor. Each one shows its date, its source and the area it covers. A figure for a larger area says so.
People
Change over 5 years
+7.0%
East TimorWorld Bank, 2020 to 2025
Change in the World Bank population figure over the five years shown, both from the same release.
Living in urban areas
28.8%
East TimorWorld Bank, 2025
From 29.5% in 2015 to 28.8% in 2025.
Share of people living in areas the country itself defines as urban.
Life expectancy at birth
67.9years
East TimorWorld Bank, 2024
From 65.3 years in 2015 to 67.9 years in 2024.
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
Work and income
GDP per person
$1,341
East TimorWorld Bank, 2025
From $1,320 in 2015 to $1,341 in 2025.
The value of what the country produces in a year, divided by its population, in current US dollars.
Unemployment rate
1.6%
East TimorWorld Bank, 2025
From 3.7% in 2015 to 1.6% in 2025.
Share of the labour force without work and looking for work, as modelled by the International Labour Organization.
Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · CC BY 4.0
Figures are shown as each source publishes them. Survey figures carry a 90% margin of error. A figure for a larger area is labelled with that area.