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Timor-Leste: area, population and density
Timor-Leste has 14,870 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 1,418,517; calculated population density is 95 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Timor-Leste ranks 155th of 196 by land area, 152nd by population and 97th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 14,870 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 1,418,517World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 95 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Timor-Leste in the country comparison set
Timor-Leste has 14,870 sq km of land area and a population value of 1,418,517 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 155th by land area, 152nd by population, and 97th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Timor-Leste first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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