Timor Leste: cities by population
Timor Leste has a population of 1,436,923 (UN estimate, 2026), with Dili as its capital. The 32 largest of its 32 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+93%
since 2000 (745,088)
+31%
projected by 2050 (1,889,249)
97
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Timor Leste
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dili | Dili Municipality | 150,000 |
| 2 | Maliana | Bobonaro | 22,000 |
| 3 | Suai | Cova Lima | 21,539 |
| 4 | Likisá | Liquiçá | 19,000 |
| 5 | Aileu | Aileu | 17,356 |
| 6 | Lospalos | Lautém | 17,186 |
| 7 | Atsabe | Ermera | 16,304 |
| 8 | Maubara | Liquiçá | 16,300 |
| 9 | Baukau | Baucau | 16,000 |
| 10 | Venilale | Baucau | 16,000 |
| 11 | Ainaro | Ainaro | 12,000 |
| 12 | Hatoudo | Ainaro | 10,299 |
| 13 | Atauro | Dili Municipality | 9,274 |
| 14 | Gleno | Ermera | 8,133 |
| 15 | Tilomar | Cova Lima | 7,885 |
| 16 | Same | Manufahi | 7,500 |
| 17 | Bobonaro | Bobonaro | 6,110 |
| 18 | Viqueque | Viqueque | 6,078 |
| 19 | Barique | Manatuto | 5,438 |
| 20 | Pante Makasar | Oecusse | 4,730 |
| 21 | Fohorem | Cova Lima | 4,086 |
| 22 | Dare | Dili Municipality | 4,052 |
| 23 | Metinaro | Dili Municipality | 4,000 |
| 24 | Tutuala | Lautém | 3,707 |
| 25 | Lautem | Lautém | 3,157 |
| 26 | Luro | Lautém | 2,839 |
| 27 | Irabin de Baixo | Viqueque | 2,454 |
| 28 | Aissirimou | Aileu | 2,192 |
| 29 | Lifau | Oecusse | 1,938 |
| 30 | Lifau | Oecusse | 1,938 |
| 31 | Manatutu | Manatuto | 1,924 |
| 32 | Abo | Baucau | 1,118 |
Twenty years earlier: Timor Leste in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 936,053.
Common questions
What is the population of Timor Leste?
Timor Leste has a population of 1,436,923, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 1,889,249 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Timor Leste?
Dili.