| People | Timor-Leste |
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Population:
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1,177,834
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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80 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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DILI (capital) 166,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.8% (male 202,431/female 195,895)
15-64 years: 62.5% (male 374,659/female 361,983)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 20,160/female 22,706) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 22.5 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 22.5 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.981% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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25.7 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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370 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 38.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 43.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 31.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 67.95 years
male: 65.54 years
female: 70.47 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.13 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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12.3% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2004) |
Hospital bed density:
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void |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 86% of population
rural: 63% of population
total: 69% of population
unimproved:
urban: 14% of population
rural: 37% of population
total: 31% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 76% of population
rural: 40% of population
total: 50% of population
unimproved:
urban: 24% of population
rural: 60% of population
total: 50% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever and malaria (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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40.6% (2002) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Timorese
adjective: Timorese |
Ethnic groups:
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Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005) |
Languages:
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Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by a significant portion of the population |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA
female: NA (2002) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years (2004) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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16.8% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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