Geography - note:
Timor comes from the Malay word for "Orient;" the island of Timor
is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost
of the Lesser Sunda Islands
People East Timor
Population:
997,853
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (2002 est.) (July 2003
est.)
Age structure:
NA (2003 est.)
Median age: total: 19.7 years female: 19.6 years (2002) male: 19.8 years
Population growth rate:
2.13% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
27.75 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2003 est.)