Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Timor-Leste

Children under 15 in Timor-Leste in 2025 — 469,743 people. Ranked 143 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 150.2%.

2025 469,743 people −0.36% vs 2024
World rank 143of 217
Period maximum 478,460 people2021
Period minimum 187,729 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Timor-Leste, 1960–2025100,000200,000300,000400,000500,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 187,729 people1962: 189,956 people1964: 193,305 people1966: 200,753 people1968: 209,871 people1970: 219,016 people1972: 227,739 people1974: 234,722 people1976: 236,789 people1978: 238,842 people1980: 243,271 people1982: 256,730 people1984: 269,630 people1986: 284,110 people1988: 301,885 people1990: 321,016 people1992: 340,220 people1994: 362,039 people1996: 383,575 people1998: 403,906 people2000: 317,436 people2002: 372,481 people2004: 390,611 people2006: 412,201 people2008: 435,138 people2010: 450,851 people2012: 464,133 people2014: 470,192 people2016: 472,235 people2018: 474,236 people2020: 477,455 people2022: 476,985 people2024: 471,433 people2025: 469,743 people
Change over the period: +282,014 (+150.22%) Average annual rate: 1.42 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 469,743 people
World 2.01B people
East Asia & Pacific 420M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 164M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 945M people
Children under 15 — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 469,743 −1,690 −0.36%
2024 471,433 −2,405 −0.51%
2023 473,838 −3,147 −0.66%
2022 476,985 −1,475 −0.31%
2021 478,460 +1,005 +0.21%
2020 477,455 +1,605 +0.34%
2019 475,850 +1,614 +0.34%
2018 474,236 +1,279 +0.27%
2017 472,957 +722 +0.15%
2016 472,235 +752 +0.16%
2015 471,483 +1,291 +0.27%
2014 470,192 +2,121 +0.45%
2013 468,071 +3,938 +0.85%
2012 464,133 +6,009 +1.31%
2011 458,124 +7,273 +1.61%
2010 450,851 +7,461 +1.68%
2009 443,390 +8,252 +1.9%
2008 435,138 +10,437 +2.46%
2007 424,701 +12,500 +3.03%
2006 412,201 +13,429 +3.37%
2005 398,772 +8,161 +2.09%
2004 390,611 +3,587 +0.93%
2003 387,024 +14,543 +3.9%
2002 372,481 +27,269 +7.9%
2001 345,212 +27,776 +8.75%
2000 317,436 −39,201 −10.99%
1999 356,637 −47,269 −11.7%
1998 403,906 +9,944 +2.52%
1997 393,962 +10,387 +2.71%
1996 383,575 +10,593 +2.84%
1995 372,982 +10,943 +3.02%
1994 362,039 +11,062 +3.15%
1993 350,977 +10,757 +3.16%
1992 340,220 +10,127 +3.07%
1991 330,093 +9,077 +2.83%
1990 321,016 +9,209 +2.95%
1989 311,807 +9,922 +3.29%
1988 301,885 +9,411 +3.22%
1987 292,474 +8,364 +2.94%
1986 284,110 +7,527 +2.72%
1985 276,583 +6,953 +2.58%
1984 269,630 +6,471 +2.46%
1983 263,159 +6,429 +2.5%
1982 256,730 +7,039 +2.82%
1981 249,691 +6,420 +2.64%
1980 243,271 +3,458 +1.44%
1979 239,813 +971 +0.41%
1978 238,842 +756 +0.32%
1977 238,086 +1,297 +0.55%
1976 236,789 +851 +0.36%
1975 235,938 +1,216 +0.52%
1974 234,722 +2,997 +1.29%
1973 231,725 +3,986 +1.75%
1972 227,739 +4,266 +1.91%
1971 223,473 +4,457 +2.04%
1970 219,016 +4,558 +2.13%
1969 214,458 +4,587 +2.19%
1968 209,871 +4,577 +2.23%
1967 205,294 +4,541 +2.26%
1966 200,753 +4,493 +2.29%
1965 196,260 +2,955 +1.53%
1964 193,305 +1,745 +0.91%
1963 191,560 +1,604 +0.84%
1962 189,956 +1,128 +0.6%
1961 188,828 +1,099 +0.59%
1960 187,729

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.