Population in East Timor

East Timor
1 291 358

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in East Timor is 1 291 358 people, including children under the age of 6 - 128 813 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 152 703 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 154 640 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 555 607 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 281 516 people, and the centenarians in East Timor over 80 years old - 18 079 people.

151

place is occupied by East Timor in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in East Timor by age groups

Children under 6 years old 128 813 / 9.98%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 152 703 / 11.83%
Young people from 18 to 29 154 640 / 11.98%
Adults from 30 to 59 555 607 / 43.03%
Elderly over 60 281 516 / 21.8%
Centenarians over 80 18 079 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population in East Timor

Total in East Timor permanent residents 623 726 men (48.3%) and 667 632 women (51.7%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 440 290 / 6.2%32 233 / 5.5%48%
5 – 940 290 / 6.2%31 613 / 5.4%47.8%
10 - 14 35 951 / 5.5%28 513 / 4.9%47.8%
15 - 19 30 372 / 4.6%24 794 / 4.3%48.3%
20 - 24 35 951 / 5.5%29 753 / 5.1%49.3%
25 - 29 53 307 / 8.3%44 630 / 7.5%49.2%
30 - 34 52 067 / 8.1%44 630 / 7.5%49.7%
35 - 39 47 728 / 7.4%43 390 / 7.3%51.4%
40 - 44 44 009 / 6.8%40 911 / 6.9%51.8%
45 - 49 40 290 / 6.2%37 811 / 6.4%52.1%
50 - 54 45 869 / 7.1%45 869 / 7.7%53.9%
55 - 59 48 348 / 7.5%52 688 / 8.8%55.8%
60 - 64 40 290 / 6.2%47 109 / 7.9%57.6%
65 - 69 27 893 / 4.2%37 191 / 6.3%60.7%
70 - 74 11 777 / 1.6%19 836 / 3.5%66.1%
75 - 79 14 876 / 2.1%30 993 / 5.3%70.3%
80+10 537 / 1.4%27 894 / 4.8%75.5%

Education level

Education level of residents in East Timor: have higher education 22.8% (294 430 people), incomplete higher education — 2.8% (36 158 people), secondary vocational — 35.8% (462 306 people), 11 classes — 15.8% (204 035 people), 9 classes — 8.8% (113 640 people), 5 classes — 8.1% (104 600 people), have no education — 0.5% (6 457 people), illiterate — 0.5% (6 457 people).

Higher education 294 430 / 22.8%
Incomplete higher 36 158 / 2.8%
Secondary vocational 462 306 / 35.8%
Elementary school 204 035 / 15.8%
Middle school 113 640 / 8.8%
High school 104 600 / 8.1%
Without education 6 457 / 0.5%
Illiterate 6 457 / 0.5%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in East Timor

Total in East Timor the number of officially employed population is 860 044 people (66.6%), pensioners 348 667 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 43 906 people (3.4%).

Employed population 860 044 / 66.6%
Unemployed 43 906 / 3.4%
Pensioners 348 667 / 27%

Disability

Total in East Timor have a disability 117 901 people, what constitutes 9.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 17 692 (1.37.%), disabled of the group II are 46 747 (3.62.%), disabled of the group III are 44 810 (3.47.%), disabled children 8 652 (0.67.%).

Total disabled 117 901 / 9.13%
Disabled of the group I 17 692 / 1.37%
Disabled of the group II 46 747 / 3.62%
Disabled of the group III 44 810 / 3.47%
Disabled children 8 652 / 0.67%