Rural population, per capita in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of: Rural population, per capita was 0.7121 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 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 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of peaked at 0.8992 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7036 units per person, in 2010.
That places Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 19th out of 217 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 20.16 (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.2% (2024)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 20.16 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population 71.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
- Rural population, per capita in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of was 0.7121 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8992 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7036 units per person in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of rank for rural population, per capita?
- Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 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 Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.