Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor
East Timor: Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre was 0.032 thousands per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in thousands per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.032 thousands per square kilometre for population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor peaked at 0.0322 thousands per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 thousands per square kilometre, in 1970.
East Timor ranks 86th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor, year by year
| Year | thousands per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0146 thousands per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0149 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 thousands per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0155 thousands per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 thousands per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0159 thousands per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0159 thousands per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.016 thousands per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.016 thousands per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0161 thousands per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0162 thousands per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0165 thousands per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.017 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0179 thousands per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0184 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0188 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0194 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.02 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0206 thousands per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0213 thousands per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0219 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0225 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0232 thousands per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.024 thousands per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0247 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0254 thousands per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0275 thousands per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 thousands per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0222 thousands per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0242 thousands per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0259 thousands per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0262 thousands per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0264 thousands per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0273 thousands per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0282 thousands per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.029 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0301 thousands per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0306 thousands per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.031 thousands per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0314 thousands per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0316 thousands per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0317 thousands per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0317 thousands per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 thousands per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0318 thousands per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0319 thousands per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0321 thousands per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0322 thousands per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0322 thousands per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.032 thousands per square kilometre | -0.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.032 thousands per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0266 thousands per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.032 thousands per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0302 thousands per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -25.5% | 0.0275 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0205 thousands per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0156 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0146 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0161 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0182 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0162 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0206 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0244 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0213 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0275 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0259 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0205 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0296 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0314 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0301 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0319 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0321 thousands per square kilometre | 0.032 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0322 thousands per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 83 Switzerland 0.0337 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 84 Germany 0.0336 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0332 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 87 Tanzania 0.0317 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 88 Yemen 0.0303 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 89 Samoa 0.0302 thousands per square kilometre compare
More population data for East Timor
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor?
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor was 0.032 thousands per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0322 thousands per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 thousands per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does East Timor rank for population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre?
- East Timor ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands) 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.
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population aged 14 years or younger UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands) 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.