| Population | 1,084,971
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 35.7% (male 196,825/female 190,454)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 337,816/female 325,094)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 16,823/female 17,959) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 21.1 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 21.1 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 2.059% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 26.77 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.033 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.039 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.937 male(s)/female
total population: 1.034 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 44.46 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 50.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 66.6 years
male: 64.28 years
female: 69.04 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 3.45 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | NA |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Timorese
adjective: Timorese |
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| Ethnic groups | Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005) |
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| Languages | Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2002) |
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