Timor-Leste - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Timor-Leste was 412,936 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 412,936 in 2020 and a minimum value of 47,885 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 47,885
1961 49,459
1962 51,669
1963 53,995
1964 56,440
1965 58,999
1966 61,646
1967 64,378
1968 67,247
1969 70,322
1970 73,652
1971 77,329
1972 81,313
1973 85,315
1974 88,919
1975 91,823
1976 93,812
1977 94,993
1978 95,802
1979 96,914
1980 98,883
1981 101,946
1982 106,034
1983 110,972
1984 116,379
1985 121,970
1986 127,652
1987 133,526
1988 139,710
1989 146,407
1990 153,775
1991 161,133
1992 168,702
1993 176,438
1994 183,770
1995 190,262
1996 195,646
1997 200,083
1998 204,161
1999 208,767
2000 214,574
2001 221,870
2002 230,481
2003 240,026
2004 249,873
2005 259,142
2006 268,075
2007 276,809
2008 285,472
2009 294,236
2010 303,254
2011 312,563
2012 322,090
2013 331,905
2014 342,118
2015 352,787
2016 363,958
2017 375,614
2018 387,721
2019 400,182
2020 412,936

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Timor-Leste was 31.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 31.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.09 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.09
1961 10.24
1962 10.51
1963 10.79
1964 11.07
1965 11.35
1966 11.65
1967 11.95
1968 12.25
1969 12.57
1970 12.89
1971 13.21
1972 13.55
1973 13.89
1974 14.24
1975 14.59
1976 14.96
1977 15.33
1978 15.70
1979 16.09
1980 16.48
1981 16.88
1982 17.29
1983 17.71
1984 18.13
1985 18.56
1986 19.00
1987 19.45
1988 19.91
1989 20.37
1990 20.84
1991 21.22
1992 21.54
1993 21.87
1994 22.20
1995 22.53
1996 22.87
1997 23.22
1998 23.56
1999 23.91
2000 24.26
2001 24.62
2002 24.98
2003 25.34
2004 25.71
2005 26.04
2006 26.37
2007 26.71
2008 27.05
2009 27.39
2010 27.73
2011 28.08
2012 28.43
2013 28.78
2014 29.13
2015 29.49
2016 29.85
2017 30.21
2018 30.58
2019 30.95
2020 31.32

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization