Demographic profile
East Timor is the 158th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.02% of everyone alive. Within Southeast Asia, it ranks 10 of 11.
Each day brings roughly 63 births and 29 deaths, adding about 12,418 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 46.0 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of East Timor in 2026? Approximately 1,363,593 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is East Timor growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 63 births and 29 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in East Timor? Around 0.02% — ranked 158 worldwide by population.