Population, female in East Timor
East Timor: Population, female was 703,273 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in East Timor stood at 703,273. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in East Timor peaked at 703,273 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 232,123, in 1960.
That places East Timor 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250,130 | 232,123 | 269,834 | 10 |
| 1970s | 298,816 | 274,685 | 328,029 | 10 |
| 1980s | 349,656 | 335,756 | 363,499 | 10 |
| 1990s | 408,628 | 367,473 | 456,358 | 10 |
| 2000s | 452,664 | 361,856 | 516,244 | 10 |
| 2010s | 586,219 | 529,256 | 642,976 | 10 |
| 2020s | 681,518 | 656,360 | 703,273 | 6 |
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More health data for East Timor
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 13,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 14,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 14,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 14,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,541 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in East Timor?
- Population, female in East Timor was 703,273 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 703,273 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,123 in 1960.
- How does East Timor rank for population, female?
- East Timor ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.