Municipalities
The population of the municipalities of East Timor according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (C) 1990-10-30 | Population Census (Cf) 2004-07-11 | Population Census (Cf) 2010-07-11 | Population Census (Cf) 2015-07-11 | Population Census (Cf) 2022-10-15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Timor | TLS | Dili | 14,950 | 747,547 | 923,198 | 1,066,409 | 1,183,643 | 1,341,737 | → | ||
| Aileu | AL | Aileu | 735 | 24,657 | 37,967 | 44,325 | 48,837 | 54,324 | 73500 | ||
| Ainaro (Ainaru) | AN | Ainaro | 802 | 43,375 | 52,480 | 59,175 | 63,136 | 73,115 | 80200 | ||
| Atauro (Ataúru) | AT | Vila Maumeta | 141 | Dili | 7,863 | 8,602 | 9,274 | 10,295 | 14100 | ||
| Baucau (Baukau) | BA | Baucau | 1,494 | 86,675 | 100,748 | 111,694 | 123,203 | 134,878 | 149400 | ||
| Bobonaro (Bobonaru) | BO | Maliana | 1,374 | 81,692 | 83,579 | 92,049 | 97,762 | 106,639 | 137400 | ||
| Covalima (Kovalima) | CO | Suai | 1,207 | 45,310 | 53,063 | 59,455 | 65,301 | 73,933 | 120700 | ||
| Dili | DI | Dili | 228 | 123,305 | 165,678 | 225,424 | 268,005 | 324,738 | 22800 | ||
| Ermera | ER | Gleno | 759 | 77,570 | 103,322 | 117,064 | 125,702 | 137,750 | 75900 | ||
| Lautém (Lautein) | LA | Lospalos | 1,817 | 48,390 | 56,293 | 59,787 | 65,240 | 70,022 | 181700 | ||
| Liquiça (Likisá) | LI | Liquiça | 562 | 44,235 | 54,973 | 63,403 | 71,927 | 83,658 | 56200 | ||
| Manatuto (Manatutu) | MT | Manatuto | 1,787 | 31,805 | 36,897 | 42,742 | 46,619 | 50,859 | 178700 | ||
| Manufahi | MF | Same | 1,338 | 34,275 | 45,081 | 48,628 | 53,691 | 60,665 | 133800 | ||
| Oecusse Ambeno (Oe-Kusi Ambeno) | OE | Pante Macassar | 817 | 48,979 | 57,616 | 64,025 | 68,913 | 80,685 | 81700 | ||
| Viqueque (Vikeke) | VI | Viqueque | 1,888 | 57,279 | 65,449 | 70,036 | 76,033 | 80,176 | 188800 |
- National Institute of Statistics Timor-Leste.
Major Urban Places
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2022-10-15 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dili | DI | 267,623 |
| 2 | Baucau | BA | 19,118 |
| 3 | Pante Macassar | OE | 15,240 |
| 4 | Maliana | BO | 13,078 |
| 5 | Lospalos | LA | 12,782 |
| 6 | Gleno | ER | 12,546 |
| 7 | Suai | CO | 10,660 |
Contents: Urban Places
The population of all urban places in East Timor by census years.
The comparibility of different census results is limited due to varying definitions.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2004-07-11 | Population Census (Cf) 2010-07-11 | Population Census (Cf) 2015-07-11 | Population Census (Cf) 2022-10-15 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aileu | AL | 2,460 | 3,576 | 2,592 | 2,921 | 939 | |
| Ainaro (Ainaru) | AN | 4,741 | 6,937 | 6,250 | 5,217 | 917 | |
| Atsabe | ER | ... | ... | 256 | ... | 0 | |
| Baucau (Baukau) | BA | 13,668 | 20,852 | 17,357 | 19,118 | 3336 | |
| Dili | DI | 151,026 | 192,652 | 244,584 | 267,623 | 5990 | |
| Gleno | ER | 6,990 | 7,780 | 8,045 | 12,546 | 0 | |
| Liquiça (Likisá) | LI | 6,115 | 5,081 | 5,201 | 4,593 | 319 | |
| Lospalos | LA | 12,612 | 12,946 | 12,471 | 12,782 | 4372 | |
| Maliana | BO | 9,721 | 16,688 | 12,787 | 13,078 | 1143 | |
| Manatuto (Manatutu) | MT | 1,051 | 9,096 | 3,703 | 4,655 | 318 | |
| Maubisse (Maubise) | AN | 4,947 | 6,184 | ... | 3,370 | 0 | |
| Pante Macassar (Pante-Makasár) | OE | 9,754 | 8,638 | 12,421 | 15,240 | 4643 | |
| Railaco | ER | ... | ... | 549 | ... | 0 | |
| Same | MF | 9,966 | 11,504 | 7,332 | 7,191 | 1174 | |
| Suai | CO | 9,136 | 8,123 | 9,130 | 10,660 | 3064 | |
| Vila Maumeta | AT | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Viqueque (Vikeke) | VI | 5,105 | 6,029 | 6,530 | 4,422 | 522 |
- National Institute of Statistics Timor-Leste.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 681,229 |
| Females | 660,508 |
| Age Groups (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 467,034 |
| 15-64 years | 799,597 |
| 65+ years | 75,106 |
| Age Distribution (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 12,541 |
| 70-79 years | 41,395 |
| 60-69 years | 50,667 |
| 50-59 years | 86,468 |
| 40-49 years | 108,316 |
| 30-39 years | 175,431 |
| 20-29 years | 242,342 |
| 10-19 years | 305,102 |
| 0-9 years | 319,475 |
| Urbanization (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 958,321 |
| Urban | 383,416 |
| Country of Birth (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| East Timor | 1,330,440 |
| Other country | 10,485 |
| Religion (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Catholicism | 1,217,157 |
| Protestantism / Evangelicalism | 25,511 |
| Other religion | 5,001 |
| No religion | 797 |