East Timor People
Population1,019,252
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 37.8% (male 196,007; female 189,584)
15-64 years: 59.2% (male 308,254; female 295,584)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 14,663; female 15,160) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 20 years
male: 20.1 years
female: 19.9 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
2.11% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
27.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
6.36 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 48.86 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 55.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 65.56 years
male: 63.31 years
female: 67.92 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.7 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths
NA
Nationality
noun: Timorese
adjective: Timorese
Ethnic groups
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority
Religions
Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.)
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% (2002)
