Share of the population that is female in East Timor
East Timor: Share of the population that is female was 49.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
167th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.7%
in 1980
All-time low
48.1%
in 1991
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in East Timor is 49.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in East Timor peaked at 51.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1991.
That places East Timor 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 49.7% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 48.8% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 48.1% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 48.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.6% | 6 |
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More gender data for East Timor
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 15,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 14,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 15,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 15,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 15,783 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in East Timor?
- Share of the population that is female in East Timor was 49.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1991.
- How does East Timor rank for share of the population that is female?
- East Timor ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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