| Population: |
1,084,971
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 35.7% (male 196,825/female 190,454)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 337,816/female 325,094)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 16,823/female 17,959) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.059% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
26.77 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.033 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.039 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.937 male(s)/female
total population: 1.034 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 44.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 50.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 66.6 years
male: 64.28 years
female: 69.04 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
3.45 children born/woman (2007 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 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) |
