Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.7121 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.7121 units per person for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.8992 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7036 units per person, in 2010.
East Timor ranks 20th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8992 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8988 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.898 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8967 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8951 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8931 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8907 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.888 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.885 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8817 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8781 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8743 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8703 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8661 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8618 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8573 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8527 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.848 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8432 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8384 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8336 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8288 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.824 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8193 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8147 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8102 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8058 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8015 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7975 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7936 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.79 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7866 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7834 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7803 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7773 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7744 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7714 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7684 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7654 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7622 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7589 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7553 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7515 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7474 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.743 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7369 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7288 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.72 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7119 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.706 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7036 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7037 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7039 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7042 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7045 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.705 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7055 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7064 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7075 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7089 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7104 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7121 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7141 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.714 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7134 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7121 units per person | -0.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.7121 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.7121 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3455 units per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8926 units per person | 0.8817 units per person | 0.8992 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.859 units per person | 0.8384 units per person | 0.8781 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8129 units per person | 0.7936 units per person | 0.8336 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7759 units per person | 0.7622 units per person | 0.79 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.736 units per person | 0.706 units per person | 0.7589 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7053 units per person | 0.7036 units per person | 0.7089 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7127 units per person | 0.7104 units per person | 0.7141 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More population data for East Timor
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in East Timor?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in East Timor was 0.7121 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8992 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7036 units per person in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.