Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in East Timor
East Timor: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 73,843 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in East Timor, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in East Timor is 73,843 people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in East Timor peaked at 74,018 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,866 people, in 1961.
That places East Timor 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12,951 people | 12,022 people | 13,401 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 12,815 people | 11,866 people | 14,494 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 15,718 people | 14,889 people | 15,997 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,936 people | 16,138 people | 17,338 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,923 people | 16,591 people | 21,731 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,520 people | 17,663 people | 42,671 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,587 people | 48,023 people | 72,337 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,818 people | 73,407 people | 74,018 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 160 Gambia 80,339 people compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 67,668 people compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 66,931 people compare
- 164 Iceland 59,435 people compare
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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people in East Timor?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in East Timor was 73,843 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 74,018 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,866 people in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- East Timor ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.