East Timor:
People

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Population	1,084,971 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2007 est.)
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.)
Median Age	total: 21.1 years male: 21.2 years female: 21.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	2.059% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	26.77 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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.)
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.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 66.6 years male: 64.28 years female: 69.04 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.45 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths	NA
Nationality	noun: Timorese adjective: Timorese
Ethnic groups	Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority
Religions	Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
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
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58.6% male: NA% female: NA% (2002)

East Timor: People

East Timor:
People