Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities was 80.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 80.12 for share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste peaked at 80.12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.46, in 2002.
That places Timor-Leste 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 52.46 | — |
| 2003 | 53.85 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 55.24 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 56.63 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 57.91 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 59.19 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 60.47 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 61.73 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 63 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 64.25 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 65.5 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 66.75 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 67.99 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 69.23 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 70.46 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 71.69 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 72.91 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.12 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 75.33 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 76.54 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 77.74 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 78.93 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 80.12 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.18 | 52.46 | 61.73 | 8 |
| 2010s | 68.59 | 63 | 74.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.73 | 75.33 | 80.12 | 5 |
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More population data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- 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)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.7121 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste?
- Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities in Timor-Leste was 80.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 80.12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.46 in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities?
- Timor-Leste ranks 129th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population with improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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