Rural population, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Rural population, per square kilometre was 66.47 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rural population, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste stood at 66.47 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste peaked at 66.47 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.73 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Timor-Leste ranks 43rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.46 units per square kilometre | 28.73 units per square kilometre | 32.22 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.37 units per square kilometre | 32.66 units per square kilometre | 36.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.92 units per square kilometre | 36.43 units per square kilometre | 39.75 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.11 units per square kilometre | 40.4 units per square kilometre | 48.51 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.94 units per square kilometre | 38.02 units per square kilometre | 50.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6 units per square kilometre | 51.32 units per square kilometre | 62.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.06 units per square kilometre | 63.35 units per square kilometre | 66.47 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 40 Guatemala 75.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Isle of Man 70.61 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Nepal 69.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Egypt 65.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Kenya 65.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 64.99 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Timor-Leste
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 71.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture share gdp 20.16 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 20.16 (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Timor-Leste was 66.47 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 66.47 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.73 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Timor-Leste ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.