This article is about the demographic features of the population of East Timor, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook 2002.
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (2002 est.)
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Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority and a few Timorese of traceable European Portuguese descent.
Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.) The Timorese government reports[1] that most Christians continue to practice animist traditions. A minority, called serani, do not. (Main article: Religion in East Timor).
Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian (constitutionally defined as a 'working language') and English ((constitutionally defined as a 'working language')).
note: there are a total of about 16 indigenous languages, of which Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people. The Tetum language is partially influenced by European languages introduced to the island for over 400 years.
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