Total population (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor
East Timor: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre was 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in thousands per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total population (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor is 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor peaked at 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0369 thousands per square kilometre, in 1970.
East Timor ranks 113th 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.
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor, year by year
| Year | thousands per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0369 thousands per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0375 thousands per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0382 thousands per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0389 thousands per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0395 thousands per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0399 thousands per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0405 thousands per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0412 thousands per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0419 thousands per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0426 thousands per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0433 thousands per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0441 thousands per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0447 thousands per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0453 thousands per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0459 thousands per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0465 thousands per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0472 thousands per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0479 thousands per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0487 thousands per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0496 thousands per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0506 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0517 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.053 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0545 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.056 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0576 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0592 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0608 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0625 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0642 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.048 thousands per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0522 thousands per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0571 thousands per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0612 thousands per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0621 thousands per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0628 thousands per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0647 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0666 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0685 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0703 thousands per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0721 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0738 thousands per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0755 thousands per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0771 thousands per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0787 thousands per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0803 thousands per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0818 thousands per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0834 thousands per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.085 thousands per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0866 thousands per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0883 thousands per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 thousands per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0916 thousands per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre | +1.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0801 thousands per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1404 thousands per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total population (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 | -25.2% | 0.0642 thousands per square kilometre | 0.048 thousands per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0397 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0369 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0426 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0463 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0433 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0496 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.057 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0506 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0642 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0614 thousands per square kilometre | 0.048 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0703 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0794 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0721 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0866 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0906 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0883 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 110 Honduras 0.0943 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 111 Moldova 0.094 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 112 Senegal 0.0928 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 114 Dominica 0.0889 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 115 Brunei 0.0867 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 116 Morocco 0.0841 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 total population (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor?
- Total population (thousands), per square kilometre in East Timor was 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total population (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0926 thousands per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total population (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0369 thousands per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does East Timor rank for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
- East Timor ranks 113th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total population (thousands), per square kilometre rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total population (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.
Total population (thousands) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total population 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
Total population (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.