Population by income level in East Timor
East Timor: Population by income level was 1.42 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by income level in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.42 million for population by income level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by income level in East Timor peaked at 1.42 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 468,118, in 1960.
East Timor ranks 153rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 504,002 | 468,118 | 543,356 | 10 |
| 1970s | 595,427 | 553,069 | 638,719 | 10 |
| 1980s | 694,192 | 649,871 | 744,856 | 10 |
| 1990s | 845,871 | 760,345 | 942,530 | 10 |
| 2000s | 930,346 | 745,088 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.08 million | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million | 1.33 million | 1.42 million | 6 |
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More population data for East Timor
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by income level in East Timor?
- Population by income level in East Timor was 1.42 million in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by income level recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by income level recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 468,118 in 1960.
- How does East Timor rank for population by income level?
- East Timor ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population by income level rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by income level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.