Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of population using limited sanitation services was 14.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Timor-Leste is 14.49, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Timor-Leste peaked at 14.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.89, in 2002.
That places Timor-Leste 40th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9 | 3.89 | 7.84 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.5 | 8.35 | 12.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 | 12.93 | 14.49 | 5 |
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More population data for Timor-Leste
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 0 (2015)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person (2015)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Timor-Leste was 14.49 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 14.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of population using limited sanitation services?
- Timor-Leste ranks 40th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited sanitation services rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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