Timor-Leste Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Timor-Leste rural population for 2023 was 919,001, a 0.87% increase from 2022.
  • Timor-Leste rural population for 2022 was 911,089, a 0.98% increase from 2021.
  • Timor-Leste rural population for 2021 was 902,269, a 1.06% increase from 2020.
  • Timor-Leste rural population for 2020 was 892,837, a 0.98% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Timor-Leste Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 919,001 67.54 0.86%
2022 911,089 67.93 0.97%
2021 902,269 68.31 1.05%
2020 892,837 68.68 0.97%
2019 884,181 69.05 0.93%
2018 875,998 69.42 0.96%
2017 867,629 69.79 1.00%
2016 859,030 70.15 1.03%
2015 850,219 70.51 1.25%
2014 839,653 70.87 1.49%
2013 827,271 71.22 1.59%
2012 814,257 71.57 1.71%
2011 800,463 71.92 1.74%
2010 786,627 72.27 1.66%
2009 773,699 72.61 1.66%
2008 760,945 72.95 1.84%
2007 747,101 73.29 2.01%
2006 732,258 73.63 2.12%
2005 716,894 73.96 1.99%
2004 702,775 74.29 1.57%
2003 691,862 74.66 1.37%
2002 682,420 75.02 1.37%
2001 673,153 75.38 1.18%
2000 665,244 75.74 0.88%
1999 659,433 76.09 0.85%
1998 653,866 76.44 0.97%
1997 647,559 76.79 1.00%
1996 641,133 77.13 1.02%
1995 634,622 77.47 1.06%
1994 627,944 77.80 1.06%
1993 621,297 78.13 1.04%
1992 614,895 78.46 1.01%
1991 608,736 78.79 1.43%
1990 600,102 79.16 1.86%
1989 589,051 79.63 1.75%
1988 578,824 80.09 1.52%
1987 570,095 80.55 1.37%
1986 562,322 81.00 1.22%
1985 555,489 81.44 1.06%
1984 549,640 81.87 0.83%
1983 545,112 82.29 0.60%
1982 541,837 82.71 0.41%
1981 539,637 83.12 0.61%
1980 536,366 83.52 0.73%
1979 532,456 83.91 0.63%
1978 529,102 84.30 0.89%
1977 524,393 84.67 1.14%
1976 518,471 85.04 1.15%
1975 512,550 85.41 0.90%
1974 507,955 85.76 1.00%
1973 502,918 86.11 1.34%
1972 496,247 86.45 1.38%
1971 489,438 86.79 1.40%
1970 482,630 87.11 1.41%
1969 475,853 87.43 1.42%
1968 469,138 87.75 1.42%
1967 462,525 88.05 1.40%
1966 456,081 88.35 1.37%
1965 449,863 88.65 1.33%
1964 443,902 88.93 1.30%
1963 438,150 89.22 1.29%
1962 432,522 89.49 1.27%
1961 427,060 89.76 1.36%
1960 421,289 89.91 %