Population:
1,131,612
note:
other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.7% (male 199,237/female 192,900)
15-64 years:
61.9% (male 356,772/female 344,103)
65 years and over:
3.4% (male 18,403/female 20,197) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 21.8 years
male:
21.8 years
female:
21.8 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.027% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
26.25 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
5.98 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
NA (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 27% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 40.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
46.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
34.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 67.27 years
male:
64.92 years
female:
69.75 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.28 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases:
chikungunya, dengue fever and malaria (2009)
Nationality:
noun: Timorese
adjective:
Timorese
Ethnic groups:
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority
Religions:
Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
Languages:
Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
note:
there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
58.6%
male:
NA
female:
NA (2002)
Education expenditures:
NA