Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in East Timor
East Timor: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 28.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
28.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
217th
of 238 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in East Timor, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in East Timor is 28.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in East Timor peaked at 29.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
East Timor ranks 217th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1% | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3% | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.0% | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.1% | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 1.2% | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 1.3% | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 1.5% | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 1.6% | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 1.8% | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 1.9% | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 2.5% | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 2.8% | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 3.0% | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 3.3% | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 3.6% | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 4.0% | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 4.4% | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 4.8% | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 5.2% | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 5.7% | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 6.3% | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 7.5% | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 8.2% | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 9.0% | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 9.9% | +9.6% |
| 1951 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 10.0% | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 10.2% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 10.9% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 13.4% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 20.6% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 21.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 28.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 28.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.4%, 44% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1850s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 1920s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 10.0% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 16.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 21.0% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 24.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 29.1% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.6% | 29.0% | 6 |
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- 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 share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in East Timor?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in East Timor was 28.8% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does East Timor rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- East Timor ranks 217th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.