EAST TIMOR

December 15, 2006

Major countries of destination of migrants from East Timor are
Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Portugal.

Note: Countries are listed in alphabetical order.
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.


According to UN Population Division estimates, the international migrant population was reported to be 0.7 percent (6,127) of the total population of East Timor in 2005.**

Source: UN Population Division. 2006. Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. POP/DB/MIG/Rev.2005
**There were no data on either the foreign or the foreign-born population for East Timor. Therefore, the estimate is an inputed value.


For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
East Timor country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/easttimor.cfm

East Timor's Resources:
Timor-Leste Official Government Website: http://www.timor-leste.gov.tl/

* The conventional long form: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

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