Rural population, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Rural population, per capita was 0.7121 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in East Timor is 0.7121 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.8992 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7036 units per person, in 2010.
That places East Timor 19th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8992 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8988 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.898 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8967 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8951 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8931 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8907 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.888 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.885 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8817 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8781 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8743 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8703 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8661 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8618 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8573 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8527 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.848 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8432 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8384 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8336 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8288 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.824 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8193 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8147 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8102 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8058 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8015 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7975 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7936 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.79 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7866 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7834 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7803 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7773 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7744 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7714 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7684 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7654 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7622 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7589 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7553 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7515 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7474 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.743 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7369 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7288 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.72 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7119 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.706 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7036 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7037 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7039 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7042 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7045 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.705 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7055 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7064 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7075 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7089 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7104 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7121 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7141 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.714 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7134 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7121 units per person | -0.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.7121 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.7121 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8926 units per person | 0.8817 units per person | 0.8992 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.859 units per person | 0.8384 units per person | 0.8781 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8129 units per person | 0.7936 units per person | 0.8336 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7759 units per person | 0.7622 units per person | 0.79 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.736 units per person | 0.706 units per person | 0.7589 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7053 units per person | 0.7036 units per person | 0.7089 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7127 units per person | 0.7104 units per person | 0.7141 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 71.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in East Timor?
- Rural population, per capita in East Timor was 0.7121 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8992 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7036 units per person in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for rural population, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 19th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.