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Nationality:
noun: Timorese
adjective:
Timorese
Ethnic groups:
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority
Languages:
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
Religions:
Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
Population:
1,143,667
country comparison to the world: 159
note:
other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2012 est.)
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (male 252,874/female 238,865)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.6% (male 112,722/female 111,060)
25-54 years:
29.2% (male 162,256/female 171,838)
55-64 years:
4.7% (male 27,594/female 26,093)
65 years and over:
3.5% (male 19,719/female 20,646) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22.8 years
female:
22.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.49% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
35.2 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
DILI (capital) 166,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
300 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 41.4 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 56
male:
44.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.27 years
country comparison to the world: 157
male:
65.85 years
female:
70.81 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.32 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
12.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 76% of population
rural: 40% of population
total: 50% of population
unimproved:
