| Population: |
1,019,252
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.) |
| 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
female: 42.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 55.34 deaths/1,000 live births |
| 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) |
