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Timor-Leste: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 1,341,296 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.529 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 66.441 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 32.074 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 43.1 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 67.737 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.54 billion kWh (2021) #164
Consumption 0.43 billion kWh (2021) #167
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0 billion kWh (2021) #180

Oil

Ranking
Production 14 thousand bbl/day (2021) #87
Consumption 3.47 thousand bbl/day (2021) #177
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2012) #87
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 347.853 billion cu ft (2015) #46
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 213.31 billion cu ft (2021) #25
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 6 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 1,468,495 (2018 est.)
Highways 6,040 km (2008)
Internet Users 318,373 (2016 est.)
Telephones 2,206 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSoutheastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
Total Area14,874 sq. km
Land Area14,874 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline706 km
Climatetropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
Terrainmountainous
Lowest PointTimor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
Highest Point Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020