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The Government of Timor-Leste, through the Ministry of Finance, held today, 26 July 2024, an official launch of the 2022 Population Census results, dubbed the “Fó Fila Fali” 2022 Population Census Event. Xanana Gusmão, Kay Rala Auditorium, Ministry of Finance, Dili, attended by members of the Government, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of non-governmental organizations and presidents of municipalities. 
The 2022 “Fó Fila Fali” Population Census, conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and the General Statistics Office with technical and financial support from UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, UN Women and the Population Statistics Office, is a very important initiative to share the 2022 Population Census results with community leaders and local people in all villages and cities across the country. The project provides a clear and detailed view of the socio-economic situation of the communities, allowing local leaders to actively contribute to the development of their areas.
Each city’s report includes detailed statistics on various socioeconomic indicators, such as population, education, health, labour market, agriculture, access to water and sanitation, electricity, mortality and poverty levels. They also discuss progress related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), enabling an accurate assessment of local needs and progress. 
In her opening speech, the Minister of Finance stressed the “importance of the data collected in 2022 to help us understand the socio-economic reality of the Timorese people”. The Minister revealed that the national population has grown to 1,341,737 inhabitants, with an annual growth rate of 1.8% between 2015 and 2022. She also stressed that “65% of the population is made up of young people under the age of 30”, which “presents both opportunities and challenges for the future of the country”. 
The event was also attended by Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, who stressed the importance of an accurate understanding of the population in order to plan and implement effective public policies. “A government that does not know its people is a government that does not know the country it governs,” the Prime Minister said. “With the 2022 Census, we will be better able to achieve our goal of providing progress and well-being for our people,” he added. “We will therefore return the results we obtain to our people in a simple and understandable form so that they can understand each other and contribute to their development.” 
The head of government took the opportunity to address the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the People’s Consultation Day, which will be celebrated on August 20. This day is to pay tribute to the people who achieved the country’s independence “on August 30, 1999, with courage and determination, against violence and threats.” The Prime Minister also said that “August 30 is a national day, a people’s day”, so “the celebrations must reach all administrative posts”, where “members of the government must also be present.”
The prime minister also called for “the 2025 state budget to be used to improve people’s lives” because “the money from the oil fund was won by the people with their blood and death, so this money belongs to the people and for the people.” 
At the end of the event, Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Agio Pereira, stressed the importance of this information to improve the work of the members of the Government. On behalf of the Ninth Constitutional Government, he thanked and congratulated the teams responsible for preparing these sectoral reports, stressing the excellent work done in simplifying the large amount of information, which will support the Government in planning public policies.
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