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Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste / TL

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Timor-Leste in numbers.

Area14,870 kmยฒWorld # 156 โ†’Population1.4MWorld # 153 โ†’Population density95.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 108 โ†’Life expectancy67.9 yearsWorld # 166 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,341World # 184 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Timor-Leste across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area14,870 kmยฒWorld # 156 / 2023 โ†’Population1.4MWorld # 153 / 2025 โ†’Population density95.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 108 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,975World # 39 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.3%World # 82 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.6World # 70 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate21.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 63 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 107 / 2024 โ†’Median age21 yearsWorld # 185 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5.2%World # 142 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1433.1%World # 57 / 2025 โ†’Urban population28.8%World # 197 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-2.6KWorld # 121 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 154 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.6%World # 187 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy67.9 yearsWorld # 166 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy59.5 yearsWorld # 126 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 126 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate48.8%World # 1 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,341World # 184 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.9BWorld # 191 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 4,809World # 169 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth7%World # 21 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.4%World # 167 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment1.6%World # 173 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment3.7%World # 173 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)28.7World # 142 / 2014 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.2%World # 51 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,277 kcal/dayWorld # 174 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person31.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 131 / 2023 โ†’Rice production62K tWorld # 82 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production9.5K tWorld # 35 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area61.7%World # 24 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.5 tWorld # 181 / 2024 โ†’Internet use35%World # 175 / 2021 โ†’Mobile subscriptions116.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 103 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 77 / 2015 โ†’Road traffic death rate11.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 117 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.7%World # 38 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament35.4%World # 46 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals74.8KWorld # 177 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 78MWorld # 152 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 92.6%Main languagePortugueseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal222 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightPortugueseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country