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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Timor-Leste's population stands at 1.42M as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.40M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Timor-Leste's population was 1.42M, up from 1.40M in 2024.
In 2024, Timor-Leste's population was 1.40M, up from 1.38M in 2023.
In 2023, Timor-Leste's population was 1.38M, up from 1.37M in 2022.
In 2022, Timor-Leste's population was 1.37M, up from 1.35M in 2021.
In 2021, Timor-Leste's population was 1.35M, up from 1.33M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.42M | +17,879 |
| 2024 | 1.40M | +16,352 |
| 2023 | 1.38M | +14,991 |
| 2022 | 1.37M | +19,156 |
| 2021 | 1.35M | +24,086 |
| 2020 | 1.33M | +25,108 |
| 2019 | 1.30M | +24,986 |
| 2018 | 1.28M | +24,256 |
| 2017 | 1.25M | +23,391 |
| 2016 | 1.23M | +23,181 |
| 2015 | 1.21M | +23,228 |
| 2014 | 1.18M | +23,208 |
| 2013 | 1.16M | +23,810 |
| 2012 | 1.13M | +24,678 |
| 2011 | 1.11M | +25,528 |
| 2010 | 1.08M | +25,897 |
| 2009 | 1.06M | +26,353 |
| 2008 | 1.03M | +27,540 |
| 2007 | 1.00M | +28,292 |
| 2006 | 976,597 | +28,286 |
| 2005 | 948,311 | +19,237 |
| 2004 | 929,074 | +12,196 |
| 2003 | 916,878 | +37,719 |
| 2002 | 879,159 | +66,910 |
| 2001 | 812,249 | +67,161 |
| 2000 | 745,088 | -89,609 |
| 1999 | 834,697 | -107,833 |
| 1998 | 942,530 | +25,346 |
| 1997 | 917,184 | +24,902 |
| 1996 | 892,282 | +24,136 |
| 1995 | 868,146 | +23,653 |
| 1994 | 844,493 | +23,056 |
| 1993 | 821,437 | +22,119 |
| 1992 | 799,318 | +21,040 |
| 1991 | 778,278 | +17,933 |
| 1990 | 760,345 | +15,489 |
| 1989 | 744,856 | +14,111 |
| 1988 | 730,745 | +12,269 |
| 1987 | 718,476 | +11,291 |
| 1986 | 707,185 | +10,520 |
| 1985 | 696,665 | +9,888 |
| 1984 | 686,777 | +9,070 |
| 1983 | 677,707 | +8,558 |
| 1982 | 669,149 | +8,656 |
| 1981 | 660,493 | +10,622 |
| 1980 | 649,871 | +11,152 |
| 1979 | 638,719 | +9,944 |
| 1978 | 628,775 | +10,460 |
| 1977 | 618,315 | +10,695 |
| 1976 | 607,620 | +9,462 |
| 1975 | 598,158 | +7,331 |
| 1974 | 590,827 | +7,972 |
| 1973 | 582,855 | +9,893 |
| 1972 | 572,962 | +9,996 |
| 1971 | 562,966 | +9,897 |
| 1970 | 553,069 | +9,713 |
| 1969 | 543,356 | +9,481 |
| 1968 | 533,875 | +9,227 |
| 1967 | 524,648 | +8,952 |
| 1966 | 515,696 | +8,662 |
| 1965 | 507,034 | +8,375 |
| 1964 | 498,659 | +8,095 |
| 1963 | 490,564 | +7,790 |
| 1962 | 482,774 | +7,483 |
| 1961 | 475,291 | +7,173 |
| 1960 | 468,118 | — |
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Timor-Leste's population is 1.42M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.40M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.42M (2025); the lowest is 468,118 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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