Urban population, per capita in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Urban population, per capita was 0.2879 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Timor-Leste, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.2879 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.2964 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1008 units per person, in 1960.
Timor-Leste ranks 200th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1008 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1012 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.102 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1033 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1049 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1069 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1093 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.112 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.115 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1183 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1219 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1257 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1297 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1339 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1382 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1427 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1473 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.152 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1568 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1616 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1664 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1712 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.176 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1807 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1853 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1898 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1942 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1985 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2025 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2064 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.21 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2134 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2166 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2197 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2227 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2256 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2286 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2316 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2346 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2378 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2411 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2447 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2485 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2526 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.257 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2631 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2712 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.28 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2881 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.294 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2964 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2963 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2961 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2958 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2955 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.295 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2945 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2936 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2925 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2912 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2896 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2879 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2859 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.286 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2866 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2879 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1074 units per person | 0.1008 units per person | 0.1183 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.141 units per person | 0.1219 units per person | 0.1616 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1871 units per person | 0.1664 units per person | 0.2064 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2241 units per person | 0.21 units per person | 0.2378 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.264 units per person | 0.2411 units per person | 0.294 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2947 units per person | 0.2912 units per person | 0.2964 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2873 units per person | 0.2859 units per person | 0.2896 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Timor-Leste
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 28.8% (2025)
- Urban population 408,340 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 1.42 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Timor-Leste?
- Urban population, per capita in Timor-Leste was 0.2879 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1008 units per person in 1960.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for urban population, per capita?
- Timor-Leste ranks 200th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.