Population ages 0-14 in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Population ages 0-14 was 33.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
33.1%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
57th
of 217 countries
All-time high
43.0%
in 1996
All-time low
33.1%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Timor-Leste, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Timor-Leste stood at 33.1%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Timor-Leste peaked at 43.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2025.
Timor-Leste ranks 57th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population ages 0-14 in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.1% | — |
| 1961 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 38.8% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 39.6% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 39.4% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 39.0% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 38.5% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 38.0% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 37.5% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 40.7% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 41.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.1% | 37.5% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 37.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 42.2% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 41.9% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 36.6% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.1% | 36.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Timor-Leste
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.04 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,657 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1329 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,170 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Timor-Leste?
- Population ages 0-14 in Timor-Leste was 33.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for population ages 0-14?
- Timor-Leste ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.