Life expectancy at birth, total in East Timor
East Timor: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.69 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in East Timor, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 67.69 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in East Timor peaked at 67.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.93 years, in 1978.
East Timor ranks 164th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.13 years | 22.93 years | 38.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.68 years | 30.2 years | 44.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.99 years | 45.08 years | 48.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.89 years | 58.1 years | 63.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.13 years | 63.66 years | 66.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.04 years | 66.2 years | 67.69 years | 4 |
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More population data for East Timor
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.63 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2015)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.63 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.63 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.48 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.71 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in East Timor?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in East Timor was 67.69 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 67.69 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.93 years in 1978.
- How does East Timor rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- East Timor ranks 164th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release