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East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Timor-Leste: key statistics
Timor-Leste has 1.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,341. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Dili
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- US dollar, East Timor centavo coins USD
- Languages
- Portuguese, Tetum
- ISO codes
- TLTLS
Population1.4m2025 · rank 154 of 217GDP$1.9bn2025 · rank 190 of 211GDP per capita$1,3412025 · rank 186 of 211Life expectancy67.9 yrs2024 · rank 168 of 217Internet users35.0%2021 · rank 162 of 188Fertility2.632024 · rank 70 of 217CO₂ per person0.50 t2024 · rank 163 of 203Inflation0.4%2025 · rank 158 of 180
topic profiles
Timor-Leste, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Timor-Leste by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.4m | 2025 | 154/217 | 19/37 | +18% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.27% | 2025 | 82/217 | 7/37 | −0.7 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 28.8% | 2025 | 199/217 | 32/37 | −0.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.63 | 2024 | 70/217 | 12/37 | −34% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 5.2% | 2025 | 144/217 | 30/37 | ±0.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 33.1% | 2025 | 57/217 | 9/37 | −6.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 94.2 | 2024 | 112/216 | 23/37 | +19% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 21.8 | 2024 | 63/217 | 10/37 | −22% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 14,870 km² | 2024 | 156/216 | 20/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.9bn | 2025 | 190/211 | 24/36 | +20% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,341 | 2025 | 186/211 | 36/36 | +1.6% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $4,809 | 2025 | 169/199 | 27/31 | +55% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,510 | 2025 | 173/201 | 32/33 | −31% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 7.0% | 2025 | 20/210 | 3/36 | +4.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 5.6% | 2025 | 22/210 | 5/36 | +5.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 20.2% | 2024 | 36/198 | 6/29 | −0.9 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 11.8% | 2024 | 176/201 | 23/30 | −5.2 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 71.6% | 2024 | 29/201 | 6/30 | +8.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 30.1% | 2024 | 30/175 | 7/27 | −13.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | -21.1% | 2024 | 163/163 | 25/25 | −127.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.4% | 2025 | 158/180 | 21/27 | −0.1 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 15.8% | 2025 | 8/136 | 1/24 | +10.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 10.4% | 2025 | 56/136 | 4/24 | −3.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.00 | 2025 | 170/210 | 36/36 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 21.6% | 2022 | 39/142 | 7/25 | −126.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 52.5% | 2022 | 6/142 | 5/25 | −25.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 15.4% | 2024 | 110/119 | 14/16 | +12.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.25% | 2025 | 51/156 | 5/18 | −0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 10.6% | 2024 | 176/184 | 30/32 | +6.0 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 84.9% | 2024 | 18/184 | 6/32 | +6.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 95.4% | 2024 | 69/184 | 17/32 | +12.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -36.9% | 2025 | 182/185 | 28/29 | −51.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 13.3% | 2025 | 11/197 | 4/32 | +10.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 10.0% | 2025 | 27/178 | 5/26 | +6.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 74,800 | 2019 | 175/196 | 24/35 | +70% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 1.6% | 2025 | 174/187 | 24/29 | −2.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 3.7% | 2025 | 174/187 | 26/29 | −4.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 67.0% | 2025 | 46/187 | 9/29 | +0.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 61.7% | 2025 | 41/187 | 9/29 | +0.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $260m | 2023 | 87/145 | 9/24 | +0.5% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 11.3% | 2023 | 24/139 | 10/23 | +5.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $188 | 2023 | 31/145 | 12/24 | −16% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 44.0% | 2014 | — | — | −11.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 71.4% | 2014 | — | — | −2.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 41.8% | 2014 | — | — | +5.5 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 28.7 | 2014 | — | — | −20% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 16.9% | 2024 | 35/167 | 3/23 | +4.7 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 35.4% | 2025 | 46/190 | 3/30 | −3.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 69.4% | 2022 | 116/141 | 23/23 | +11.1 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 65.7% | 2022 | 115/147 | 22/24 | +12.8 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 119.7% | 2023 | 13/191 | 2/30 | −9.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 84.7% | 2020 | 122/176 | 22/26 | +16.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 31.0% | 2023 | 110/172 | 20/27 | +13.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 93.2% | 2023 | 99/168 | 16/26 | +1.9 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 26.9 | 2018 | 45/173 | 6/27 | −47% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.2% | 2023 | 51/184 | 11/29 | −0.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.9 yrs | 2024 | 168/217 | 29/37 | +4.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 34.6 | 2024 | 34/196 | 2/30 | −23% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 47.6 | 2024 | 33/196 | 2/30 | −23% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 192 | 2023 | 38/194 | 2/30 | −45% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.6% | 2023 | 34/193 | 10/29 | +1.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $144 | 2023 | 135/193 | 22/29 | +40% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.75 | 2020 | 116/180 | 17/25 | +852% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 72% | 2024 | 165/193 | 26/30 | −2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2% | 2024 | 107/153 | 12/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 46.7% | 2020 | 6/154 | 2/25 | −10.8 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 87.3% | 2024 | 157/206 | 30/37 | +17.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 72.9% | 2024 | 147/203 | 31/37 | +24.6 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 35.0% | 2021 | 162/188 | 26/28 | +31.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 116.4 | 2024 | 103/210 | 17/34 | ±0.0% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.0 | 2024 | 205/208 | 34/34 | −93% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 94.3% | 2024 | 156/215 | 30/36 | +31.9 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 19.0% | 2024 | 162/192 | 27/30 | +11.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.50 t | 2024 | 163/203 | 29/37 | −21% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 11.4% | 2022 | 140/212 | 19/37 | −14.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.4% | 2021 | 193/206 | 34/35 | −0.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 71.0% | 2024 | 17/214 | 8/35 | −0.8 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 7.5% | 2024 | 116/206 | 13/34 | −0.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 14.3% | 2022 | 75/177 | 8/20 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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