Country profile
Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste · South-Eastern Asia
👥 Population
1,418,517
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Dili
🗺 Area
14,874 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$1.9B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.634
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
95 /km²
💱 Currency
USD
United States dollar
🗣 Languages
Portuguese, Tetum
About Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste (officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Dili as its capital. It is home to roughly 1.42 million people, giving a population density of about 95 people per square kilometre. The country covers 14,874 km² of land and shares land borders with 1 neighbouring country. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.9B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.634. The official currency is the United States dollar (USD), and the main languages are Portuguese, Tetum.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$6.19B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$4,423
GDP growth
7.0%
Inflation
0.4%
Unemployment
1.6%
👥 People
Life expectancy
67.9 yrs
Fertility rate
2.63
Pop. growth
1.3%
Urban population
28.8%
Infant mortality /1k
34.6
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
35.0%
Literacy rate
69.4%
Physicians /1k
0.75
Renewable energy
11.4%
Travel & practical
Capital
Dili
Currency
USD
Dialing code
+670
Internet TLD
.tl
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Fun facts about Timor-Leste
- Timor-Leste is the 150th most populous country in the world, with about 1.42 million people.
- By land area it is the 154th-largest country in the world, covering 14,874 km².
- It has the world's 176th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.9B).
- Timor-Leste shares land borders with 1 country.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.634.
- Timor-Leste has a population density of about 95 people per square kilometre.
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