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{{Infobox place demographics|place=[[Timor-Leste]]|image=File:Timor-Leste single age population pyramid 2020.png|image_size=350|caption=Population pyramid of Timor-Leste in 2020|size_of_population=1,445,006 (2022 est.)|nation=Timorese|age_0–14_years=38.29%|age_15–64_years=56.38%|age_65_years=5.33%|growth=2.15% (2022 est.)|birth=30.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)|death=5.61 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)|net_migration=-3.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)|sr_at_birth=1.07 male(s)/female|sr_under_15=1.06 male(s)/female|sr_65_years_over=0.79 male(s)/female|total_mf_ratio=1 male(s)/female (2022 est.)|infant_mortality=33.69 deaths/1,000 live births|life=69.92 years|life_male=68.25 years|life_female=71.7 years|fertility=4.21 children born/woman (2022 est.)}}
This is a [[demographics|demography]] of the [[population]] of [[Timor-Leste]] including [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
==Population size and structure==
[[File:East Timor demographic change.png|thumb|500px|left|alt=Timor-Leste demographic change|Timor-Leste's population (1861-2011).]]
[[File:Timor-Leste (East Timor)  Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg|thumb|left|350px|[[Population]], [[fertility rate]] and [[net reproduction rate]], United Nations estimates]]
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1,242,000 (2017)
{{Historical populations
| title= Population census
| source = <ref>{{cite report| title= Issue on East Timor|url=https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/sites/www.un.org.dppa.decolonization/files/decon_num_7-1.pdf|publisher=United Nations|date=1976}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |title = Penduduk Indonesia Hasil Sensus Penduduk 1990 |trans-title= Indonesian Population - 1990 Population Census Results|language=Indonesian |url=https://web-api.bps.go.id/download.php?f=lPa907863yGkGImIGK1WtEpWMFZMOFRHS2UrQmpIUkVoaVI5QTlCWjVHVXVNcy9SR05pVkR1cjB6RDFPWjd1KzU2Vk5RbTdSTW9yY3d3bzFBUm8wVEtiZStxQ29ZdkRvcGtPbFRKSHRIZDFQOEc3YlJkbG9WdXZ2d1FaRXhvVmE3dmxRV3ZuckJxQ2d1VkJNTzBMUG1TN2N5VEtmVXVEVjd4RG84dkdXK1BkQkhRN2RUNDliQnV0WWVvZXZ4Y0I4REhHblpHRWZONjIrTVR2cHNGaTlFaFFlU3RVbDBvKzgxUlFzL2JDQ0Mwb1BmVEliTzgreDZyUFVHODhaVmZJYU9IM2NoREU5b0VqWENFeDd4TTY4WHlSU2NhaVU1QzlMWjNFaDRBPT0=&_gl=1*1tpd99q*_ga*ODYzNTQ0ODc0LjE3NDE5MjMwMzk.*_ga_XXTTVXWHDB*MTc0MjM2NzQ2Ny4yLjEuMTc0MjM2Nzk1Mi4wLjAuMA.. |date=1990 | publisher= Statistics Indonesia}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title= Population and Housing Census 2022|url=https://inetl-ip.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Final-Main-Report_TLPHC-Census_18052023.pdf|date=2022|publisher=National Institute Of Statistics Timor-Leste}}</ref>
| percentages = pagr
|1970 |609,477
|1980 |555,350
|1990 |747,557
|2004 |923,198
|2010 |1,066,409
|2015 |1,183,643
|2022 |1,341,737
}}
===Age groups===
{{Hidden begin 
|title= Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 11.VII.2015) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2_2015-V2-Population-by-Age-Sex.xls |title=Population by Age & Sex |website=Statistics Timor-Leste General Directorate of Statistics |publisher=Statistics Timor-Leste |access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 601 112
| align="right" | 582 531
| align="right" | 1 183 643
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0-4
| align="right" | 77 896
| align="right" | 72 410
| align="right" | 150 306
| align="right" | 12.70
|-
| align="right" | 5-9
| align="right" | 80 377
| align="right" | 75 705
| align="right" | 156 082
| align="right" | 13.19
|-
| align="right" | 10-14
| align="right" | 80 721
| align="right" | 75 548
| align="right" | 156 269
| align="right" | 13.20
|-
| align="right" | 15-19
| align="right" | 69 839
| align="right" | 67 033
| align="right" | 136 872 
| align="right" | 11.56
|-
| align="right" | 20-24
| align="right" | 52 759
| align="right" | 54 244
| align="right" | 107 003
| align="right" | 9.04
|-
| align="right" | 25-29
| align="right" | 45 486
| align="right" | 47 464
| align="right" | 92 950
| align="right" | 7.85
|-
| align="right" | 30-34
| align="right" | 35 934
| align="right" | 36 461
| align="right" | 72 395
| align="right" | 6.12
|-
| align="right" | 35-39
| align="right" | 24 245
| align="right" | 24 645
| align="right" | 48 890
| align="right" | 4.13
|-
| align="right" | 40-44
| align="right" | 29 097
| align="right" | 26 779
| align="right" | 55 876
| align="right" | 4.72
|-
| align="right" | 45-49
| align="right" | 25 044
| align="right" | 22 274
| align="right" | 47 318
| align="right" | 4.00
|-
| align="right" | 50-54
| align="right" | 18 661
| align="right" | 16 776
| align="right" | 35 437
| align="right" | 2.99
|-
| align="right" | 55-59
| align="right" | 14 436
| align="right" | 12 867
| align="right" | 27 303
| align="right" | 2.31
|-
| align="right" | 60-64
| align="right" | 13 864
| align="right" | 14 516
| align="right" | 28 380
| align="right" | 2.40
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 14 611
| align="right" | 16 427
| align="right" | 31 038
| align="right" | 2.62
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 8 949
| align="right" | 9 204
| align="right" | 18 153
| align="right" | 1.53
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 4 862
| align="right" | 5 009
| align="right" | 9 961
| align="right" | 0.84
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 2 399
| align="right" | 2 798
| align="right" | 5 197
| align="right" | 0.44
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 1 932
| align="right" | 2 281
| align="right" | 4 213
| align="right" | 0.36
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0-14
| align="right" | 238 994
| align="right" | 223 663
| align="right" | 462 657
| align="right" | 39.09
|-
| align="right" | 15-64
| align="right" | 329 365
| align="right" | 323 059
| align="right" | 652 334
| align="right" | 55.11
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 32 753
| align="right" | 35 809
| align="right" | 68 562
| align="right" | 5.79
|-
|}
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{{Hidden begin 
|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2018) (Data refer to national projections.): <ref>{{cite web | url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/ | title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics }}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 642 639
| align="right" | 618 768
| align="right" | 1 261 407
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 86 042
| align="right" | 78 681
| align="right" | 164 723
| align="right" | 13.06
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 84 950
| align="right" | 76 259
| align="right" | 161 209
| align="right" | 12.78
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 82 088
| align="right" | 75 015
| align="right" | 157 103
| align="right" | 12.45
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 75 602
| align="right" | 71 942
| align="right" | 147 544
| align="right" | 11.70
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 60 513
| align="right" | 60 703
| align="right" | 121 216
| align="right" | 9.61
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 46 777
| align="right" | 50 239
| align="right" | 97 016
| align="right" | 7.69
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 40 344
| align="right" | 42 718
| align="right" | 83 062
| align="right" | 6.58
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 28 909
| align="right" | 30 013
| align="right" | 58 922
| align="right" | 4.67
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 24 228
| align="right" | 23 965
| align="right" | 48 193
| align="right" | 3.82
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 27 718
| align="right" | 25 146
| align="right" | 52 864
| align="right" | 4.19
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 21 620
| align="right" | 19 325
| align="right" | 40 945
| align="right" | 3.25
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 16 674
| align="right" | 15 419
| align="right" | 32 093
| align="right" | 2.54
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 14 583
| align="right" | 14 712
| align="right" | 29 295
| align="right" | 2.32
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 11 764
| align="right" | 12 441
| align="right" | 24 205
| align="right" | 1.92
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 9 187
| align="right" | 9 388
| align="right" | 18 575
| align="right" | 1.47
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 6 452
| align="right" | 6 789
| align="right" | 13 241
| align="right" | 1.05
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 5 188
| align="right" | 6 013
| align="right" | 11 201
| align="right" | 0.89
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 253 080
| align="right" | 229 955
| align="right" | 483 035
| align="right" | 38.29
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 356 968
| align="right" | 354 182
| align="right" | 711 150
| align="right" | 56.38
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 32 591
| align="right" | 34 631
| align="right" | 67 222
| align="right" | 5.33
|-
|}
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===Median age===
In 2015 the [[median age]] of the population was 19.6 years old. The population living in rural areas is slightly younger (19.0) compared to the population living in urban areas (20.6).
[[Ainaro Municipality]] has the lowest median age with 17.3 years, while [[Dili Municipality]] has the highest median age with 21.2 years.<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Wall-Chart-Poster-Landscape-Final-English-rev.pdf 2015 Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census – Data Sheet]</ref>

==Vital statistics==

===UN estimates===

Registration of vital events is in Timor-Leste not complete. The Population Department of the [[United Nations]] prepared the following estimates. Population estimates account for under numeration in population censuses.<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=8789:8860|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!
! style="width:80pt;"|Mid-year population (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Live births (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Deaths (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Total fertility rate]] (TFR)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Infant mortality]] (per 1000 live births)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Life expectancy]] (in years)
|-
|1950
|   415
|   18
|   15
|   3
|43.4
|35.9
|7.5
|6.61
|274.2
|29.05
|-
|1951
|  418
|  18
|  14
|  4
|43.7
|34.2
|9.5
|6.59
|271.8
|29.30
|-
|1952
|  423
|  19
|  14
|  4
|43.9
|33.4
|10.5
|6.56
|268.5
|29.62
|-
|1953
|  427
|  19
|  14
|  5
|44.2
|32.9
|11.2
|6.54
|265.8
|29.89
|-
|1954
|  432
|  19
|  14
|  5
|44.4
|32.5
|11.9
|6.51
|262.8
|30.20
|-
|1955
|  437
|  20
|  14
|  5
|44.6
|32.1
|12.5
|6.48
|259.7
|30.52
|-
|1956
|  443
|  20
|  14
|  6
|44.8
|31.8
|13.0
|6.45
|256.7
|30.83
|-
|1957
|  449
|  20
|  14
|  6
|45.1
|31.6
|13.5
|6.42
|254.0
|31.12
|-
|1958
|  455
|  21
|  14
|  6
|45.3
|31.3
|14.0
|6.39
|251.3
|31.40
|-
|1959
|  462
|  21
|  14
|  7
|45.5
|31.1
|14.4
|6.36
|248.6
|31.70
|-
|1960
|  469
|  21
|  14
|  7
|45.7
|30.6
|15.1
|6.32
|244.3
|32.20
|-
|1961
|  476
|  22
|  14
|  7
|45.7
|30.2
|15.5
|6.27
|241.1
|32.57
|-
|1962
|  483
|  22
|  14
|  8
|45.7
|29.9
|15.9
|6.22
|237.9
|32.95
|-
|1963
|  491
|  22
|  15
|  8
|45.6
|29.5
|16.1
|6.16
|235.4
|33.26
|-
|1964
|  499
|  23
|  15
|  8
|45.5
|29.2
|16.3
|6.08
|232.5
|33.60
|-
|1965
|  507
|  23
|  14
|  9
|45.2
|28.3
|16.9
|6.01
|226.4
|34.36
|-
|1966
|  516
|  23
|  14
|  9
|44.9
|27.6
|17.2
|5.93
|221.2
|35.00
|-
|1967
|  525
|  23
|  14
|  9
|44.5
|26.9
|17.6
|5.86
|215.3
|35.73
|-
|1968
|  535
|  24
|  14
|  9
|44.1
|26.3
|17.7
|5.79
|211.5
|36.23
|-
|1969
|  544
|  24
|  14
|  10
|43.6
|25.8
|17.8
|5.72
|207.8
|36.71
|-
|1970
|  554
|  24
|  14
|  10
|43.1
|25.3
|17.8
|5.66
|204.3
|37.17
|-
|1971
|  564
|  24
|  14
|  10
|42.4
|24.6
|17.7
|5.58
|200.2
|37.72
|-
|1972
|  574
|  24
|  14
|  10
|41.6
|24.0
|17.6
|5.49
|195.8
|38.32
|-
|1973
|  584
|  24
|  14
|  10
|40.7
|23.2
|17.5
|5.39
|190.7
|38.99
|-
|1974
|  592
|  24
|  15
|  9
|39.8
|25.0
|14.8
|5.29
|200.8
|36.88
|-
|1975
|  600
|  23
|  24
| align="right" style="color: red" | − 0
|39.1
|39.8
| align="right" style="color: red" | −0.7
|5.19
|241.2
|24.83
|-
|1976
|  610
|  23
|  23
|  0
|38.3
|37.9
|0.4
|5.12
|229.8
|25.96
|-
|1977
|  619
|  23
|  24
| align="right" style="color: red" | −1
|37.9
|39.9
| align="right" style="color: red" | −2.0
|5.09
|242.6
|24.43
|-
|1978
|  628
|  24
|  27
| align="right" style="color: red" | − 4
|37.9
|43.8
| align="right" style="color: red" | −5.9
|5.09
|266.9
|21.84
|-
|1979
|  635
|  24
|  27
| align="right" style="color: red" | − 2
|38.3
|42.3
| align="right" style="color: red" | −3.9
|5.14
|258.8
|22.53
|-
|1980
|  642
|  25
|  21
|  3
|39.0
|33.6
|5.4
|5.22
|203.3
|28.45
|-
|1981
|  649
|  27
|  21
|  6
|41.3
|32.5
|8.8
|5.53
|193.5
|29.57
|-
|1982
|  655
|  27
|  21
|  7
|41.6
|31.3
|10.3
|5.56
|183.4
|30.82
|-
|1983
|  662
|  28
|  20
|  7
|41.9
|30.6
|11.3
|5.59
|177.0
|31.64
|-
|1984
|  671
|  28
|  19
|  9
|42.2
|28.4
|13.7
|5.61
|161.5
|33.75
|-
|1985
|  682
|  29
|  19
|  9
|42.4
|28.5
|13.9
|5.65
|161.4
|33.80
|-
|1986
|  694
|  29
|  19
|  10
|42.5
|28.1
|14.5
|5.67
|157.4
|34.34
|-
|1987
|  708
|  30
|  19
|  11
|42.5
|26.7
|15.7
|5.68
|148.7
|35.64
|-
|1988
|  723
|  31
|  19
|  11
|42.5
|26.6
|15.8
|5.72
|148.4
|35.75
|-
|1989
|  740
|  31
|  14
|  17
|42.3
|19.1
|23.3
|5.76
|144.4
|44.55
|-
|1990
|  758
|  32
|  14
|  18
|42.2
|18.7
|23.5
|5.81
|142.6
|44.95
|-
|1991
|  773
|  32
|  14
|  18
|41.8
|18.4
|23.3
|5.84
|140.8
|44.99
|-
|1992
|  784
|  33
|  14
|  19
|41.6
|17.5
|24.1
|5.87
|134.2
|46.28
|-
|1993
|  795
|  33
|  13
|  20
|41.2
|16.8
|24.4
|5.88
|128.5
|47.25
|-
|1994
|  807
|  33
|  13
|  20
|40.9
|16.1
|24.8
|5.91
|123.6
|48.25
|-
|1995
|  819
|  33
|  13
|  20
|40.6
|16.3
|24.3
|5.94
|123.5
|48.02
|-
|1996
|  831
|  34
|  13
|  20
|40.2
|15.8
|24.4
|5.94
|118.7
|48.82
|-
|1997
|  843
|  34
|  13
|  21
|39.9
|15.4
|24.5
|5.96
|114.2
|49.52
|-
|1998
|  855
|  34
|  13
|  21
|39.6
|15.7
|23.9
|5.96
|115.1
|49.12
|-
|1999
|  867
|  34
|  16
|  19
|39.4
|18.0
|21.4
|5.97
|118.0
|45.70
|-
|2000
|  878
|  35
|  9
|  26
|39.1
|10.2
|28.9
|5.98
|77.0
|58.57
|-
|2001
|  893
|  35
|  9
|  26
|39.1
|9.9
|29.2
|6.01
|73.3
|59.36
|-
|2002
|  910
|  36
|  9
|  27
|39.0
|9.6
|29.4
|6.02
|69.7
|60.15
|-
|2003
|  927
|  36
|  9
|  27
|38.3
|9.3
|29.0
|5.95
|66.5
|60.87
|-
|2004
|  946
|  36
|  9
|  27
|37.6
|9.1
|28.5
|5.85
|63.1
|61.63
|-
|2005
|  969
|  35
|  9
|  27
|36.5
|8.8
|27.7
|5.71
|59.8
|62.33
|-
|2006
|  995
|  35
|  8
|  27
|35.4
|8.5
|26.9
|5.56
|56.7
|63.07
|-
|2007
|  1 019
|  35
|  8
|  26
|34.2
|8.3
|25.9
|5.40
|53.9
|63.72
|-
|2008
|  1 043
|  35
|  8
|  26
|33.2
|8.1
|25.1
|5.23
|51.4
|64.33
|-
|2009
|  1 066
|  35
|  9
|  26
|32.3
|8.0
|24.3
|5.04
|49.2
|64.85
|-
|2010
|  1 088
|  34
|  9
|  26
|31.4
|8.0
|23.4
|4.82
|47.3
|65.30
|-
|2011
|  1 113
|  34
|  9
|  25
|30.7
|7.9
|22.8
|4.61
|45.7
|65.70
|-
|2012
|  1 138
|  34
|  9
|  25
|29.8
|7.7
|22.1
|4.40
|44.1
|66.08
|-
|2013
|  1 162
|  34
|  9
|  25
|29.1
|7.6
|21.5
|4.21
|42.6
|66.44
|-
|2014
|  1 185
|  34
|  9
|  25
|28.4
|7.6
|20.9
|4.00
|41.2
|66.79
|-
|2015
|  1 206
|  33
|  9
|  24
|27.7
|7.5
|20.2
|3.78
|39.8
|67.14
|-
|2016
|  1 225
|  33
|  9
|  24
|27.0
|7.3
|19.7
|3.58
|38.5
|67.45
|-
|2017
|  1 243
|  33
|  9
|  24
|26.5
|7.2
|19.3
|3.40
|37.3
|67.75
|-
|2018
|  1 262
|  33
|  9
|  24
|25.9
|7.0
|18.9
|3.24
|36.2
|68.02
|-
|2019
|  1 280
|  33
|  9
|  24
|25.5
|6.9
|18.6
|3.12
|35.2
|68.27
|-
|2020
|  1 300
|  33
|  9
|  24
|25.3
|6.8
|18.4
|3.01
|34.2
|68.48
|-
|2021
|  1 321
|  33
|  10
|  23
|24.9
|7.2
|17.7
|2.89
|33.4
|67.74
|-
|2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|2.80
|
|
|-
|2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|2.71
|
|
|-
|2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|2.63
|
|
|-
|2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|2.56
|
|
|-
|}

===Demographic and Health Surveys===
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=15&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=|title = MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:70pt;"| Year
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Total)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Total)
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Urban)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Urban)
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Rural)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Rural)
|-
| 2003
| style="text-align:right;"| 52.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 7.8
| style="text-align:right;"| 50.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 7.4
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 
|-
| 2009–2010
| style="text-align:right;"| 33.2
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.7 (5.1)
| style="text-align:right;"| 33.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.9 (4.2)
| style="text-align:right;"| 33.2
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.0 (5.4)
|-
| 2016
| style="text-align:right;"| 26.8
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.2 (3.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 28.4
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.5 (3.0)
| style="text-align:right;"| 26.2
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.6 (3.8)
|-
|}

=== Fertility rate by municipality ===
[[Aileu Municipality]] and [[Ainaro Municipality]] have the highest fertility rate with 5.5 children per woman, followed by [[Ermera Municipality]] with 5.4 children per woman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2015 - Analytical Report on Fertility |url=http://www.statistics.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2015-Census-Fertility-Report12.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019150740/http://www.statistics.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2015-Census-Fertility-Report12.pdf |archive-date=2018-10-19 |website=statistics.gov.tl}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! class="sort" | Municipality
! class="sort" | Fertility rate in 2004
! class="sort" | Fertility rate in 2010
! class="sort" | Fertility rate in 2015
! class="sort" | Decline between 2004 and 2015
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Dili Municipality|Dili]] ||6.7 || 5.3 || 3.9 || {{decrease}} 2.8
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Liquiçá Municipality|Liquiçá]] || 7.1 || 6.2 || 5.1 || {{decrease}} 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Cova Lima Municipality|Covalima]] || 7.0 || 5.6 || 4.7 || {{decrease}} 2.3 
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Manufahi Municipality|Manufahi]] || 7.3 || 5.6 || 4.9 || {{decrease}} 2.4
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Manatuto Municipality|Manatuto]] || 6.7 || 5.6 || 4.6 || {{decrease}} 2.1
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Aileu Municipality|Aileu]] || 8.4 || 7.0 || 5.5 || {{decrease}} 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Lautém Municipality|Lautém]] || 7.7 || 6.4 || 5.2 || {{decrease}} 2.5 
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Bobonaro Municipality|Bobonaro]] || 6.9 || 5.9 || 4.7 || {{decrease}} 2.2
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Baucau Municipality|Baucau]] || 6.9 || 5.8 || 4.7 || {{decrease}} 2.2 
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Viqueque Municipality|Viqueque]] || 6.3 || 5.3 || 4.6 || {{decrease}} 1.7 
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Ermera Municipality|Ermera]] || 8.2 || 6.9 || 5.4 || {{decrease}} 2.8
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Ainaro Municipality|Ainaro]] || 8.3 || 6.4 || 5.5 || {{decrease}} 2.8
|-
| style="text-align:left"| [[Oecusse]] (SAR) || 6.9 || 5.2 || 4.2 || {{decrease}} 2.7
|-
! style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Timor-Leste}} || 7.2 || 5.9 || 4.7 || {{decrease}} 2.5
|}
Between 2014/15, around 43.5% of the births occurred in a health facility, up from 36.3% in 2010/11. This percentage varies widely from 77.5% in [[Dili Municipality]] to only 15.1% of all births in [[Ermera Municipality]].

=== Life expectancy at birth ===
Average [[life expectancy]] at age 0 of the total population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Period
!Life expectancy <br />in Years
!Period
!Life expectancy in<br />Years
|-
|1950–1955
|30.0
|1985–1990
|46.5
|-
|1955–1960
|32.5
|1990–1995
|50.5
|-
|1960–1965
|35.0
|1995–2000
|57.0
|-
|1965–1970
|37.5
|2000–2005
|61.5
|-
|1970–1975
|40.0
|2005–2010
|66.4
|-
|1975–1980
|31.2
|2010–2015
|67.7
|-
|1980–1985
|39.9
|
|
|}

==Ethnic groups==
[[File:Man in traditional dress, East Timor.jpg|thumb|upright|An East Timorese man partially dressed in traditional clothing]]
:[[Austronesian people|Austronesian]] (Malayo-Polynesian), [[Papuan peoples|Papuan]], small [[List of Chinese ethnic groups|Chinese]] particularly [[Cantonese people]] and [[Europeans]] particularly [[Portuguese people]] descent.

==Religion==
{{main|Religion in Timor-Leste}}{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2025}}
:[[Roman Catholic]] 97.6% (2015 est.)
:[[Protestant]]/[[Evangelical]] 2%  (2015 est.)
:[[Islam]] 0.2%  (2015 est.)
:Other 0.2% (2015 est.)

==Languages==
:[[Tetum language|Tetum]] ([[official language|official]]), [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ([[official language|official]]),  [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] (constitutionally defined as a 'working language') and [[English language|English]] (constitutionally defined as a 'working language').

:''Note:'' There are a total of about 16 indigenous languages, of which Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people. The Tetum language is partially influenced by European languages, particularly Portuguese, a legacy of Portuguese rule.

==References==
{{Commons category|Demographics of East Timor}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Cite journal |last1=Fernandes |first1=Ajito |last2=Prabawa |first2=Titi Susilowati |last3=Therik |first3=Wilson M. A. |date=April 2022 |title=The Livelihood of Chinese Migrants in Timor-Leste |journal=Social Sciences |language=en |volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=157 |doi=10.3390/socsci11040157 |issn=2076-0760 |doi-access=free }}

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