| People | Timor-Leste |
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Population:
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1,108,777
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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void |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 35.1% (male 197,975/female 191,716)
15-64 years: 61.6% (male 347,573/female 334,908)
65 years and over: 3.3% (male 17,578/female 19,027) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 21.5 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 21.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.05% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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26.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA |
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: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 41.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 66.94 years
male: 64.6 years
female: 69.39 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.36 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever and malaria (2008) |
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 |
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 significant numbers of people |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA
female: NA (2002) |
People - note:
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