East Asia & Pacific
Timor-Leste in numbers Timor-Leste is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Dili. Its population was 1.42 million in 2025, ranking 154 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$1,341 in 2025.
Population 1.42 million 2025
GDP US$1.9 billion 2025
GDP per person US$1,341 2025
Life expectancy 67.9 2024
Area 14,870 2024
Urban share 28.8% 2025
People 1.42 million
2025 · +90% since 2000 · Rank 154 of 217
1.27%
2025 · -11.36% in 2000 · Rank 82 of 217
94.2
2024 · +88% since 2000 · Rank 112 of 216
28.8%
2025 · 24.1% in 2000 · Rank 199 of 217
33.1%
2025 · 42.6% in 2000 · Rank 57 of 217
5.2%
2025 · 2.4% in 2000 · Rank 144 of 217
2.63
2024 · -56% since 2000 · Rank 70 of 217
Health and living standards 67.9
2024 · +17% since 2000 · Rank 168 of 217
47.6
2024 · -57% since 2000 · Rank 33 of 196
US$144
2023 · +850% since 2003 · Rank 135 of 193
94.3%
2024 · 17.8% in 2000 · Rank 156 of 215
35.0%
2021 · 0.0% in 2002 · Rank 161 of 186
119.7%
2023 · 151.2% in 2001 · Rank 13 of 190
Economy US$1.9 billion
2025 · +418% since 2000 · Rank 189 of 210
US$1,341
2025 · +172% since 2000 · Rank 185 of 210
Int$4,809
2025 · +224% since 2000 · Rank 169 of 199
6.98%
2025 · 58.08% in 2000 · Rank 20 of 210
0.43%
2025 · 7.17% in 2003 · Rank 158 of 180
1.6%
2025 · 3.5% in 2000 · Rank 174 of 187
10.6%
2024 · 10.6% in 2000 · Rank 175 of 183
10.0%
2025 · 0.8% in 2006 · Rank 27 of 176
Land and environment 14,870
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 156 of 216
71.0%
2024 · 73.1% in 2000 · Rank 17 of 214
0.50
2024 · +6% since 2000 · Rank 163 of 203
Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Timor-Leste. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.