Rural population in Timor-Leste in 2025 — 1,010,177 people. Ranked 128 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 140%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.01M | +11,019 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 999,158 | +10,715 | +1.08% |
| 2023 | 988,443 | +10,571 | +1.08% |
| 2022 | 977,872 | +16,475 | +1.71% |
| 2021 | 961,397 | +19,394 | +2.06% |
| 2020 | 942,003 | +19,827 | +2.15% |
| 2019 | 922,176 | +19,417 | +2.15% |
| 2018 | 902,759 | +18,557 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 884,202 | +17,582 | +2.03% |
| 2016 | 866,620 | +17,055 | +2.01% |
| 2015 | 849,565 | +16,871 | +2.03% |
| 2014 | 832,694 | +16,784 | +2.06% |
| 2013 | 815,910 | +17,105 | +2.14% |
| 2012 | 798,805 | +17,590 | +2.25% |
| 2011 | 781,215 | +18,034 | +2.36% |
| 2010 | 763,181 | +15,689 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 747,492 | +12,482 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 735,010 | +11,502 | +1.59% |
| 2007 | 723,508 | +11,781 | +1.66% |
| 2006 | 711,727 | +12,914 | +1.85% |
| 2005 | 698,813 | +8,549 | +1.24% |
| 2004 | 690,264 | +5,000 | +0.73% |
| 2003 | 685,264 | +24,581 | +3.72% |
| 2002 | 660,683 | +47,188 | +7.69% |
| 2001 | 613,495 | +48,077 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 565,418 | −70,795 | −11.13% |
| 1999 | 636,213 | −85,189 | −11.81% |
| 1998 | 721,402 | +16,596 | +2.35% |
| 1997 | 704,806 | +16,480 | +2.39% |
| 1996 | 688,326 | +16,067 | +2.39% |
| 1995 | 672,259 | +15,830 | +2.41% |
| 1994 | 656,429 | +15,463 | +2.41% |
| 1993 | 640,966 | +14,793 | +2.36% |
| 1992 | 626,173 | +13,977 | +2.28% |
| 1991 | 612,196 | +11,523 | +1.92% |
| 1990 | 600,673 | +9,538 | +1.61% |
| 1989 | 591,135 | +8,384 | +1.44% |
| 1988 | 582,751 | +6,870 | +1.19% |
| 1987 | 575,881 | +6,053 | +1.06% |
| 1986 | 569,828 | +5,416 | +0.96% |
| 1985 | 564,412 | +4,904 | +0.88% |
| 1984 | 559,508 | +4,250 | +0.77% |
| 1983 | 555,258 | +3,858 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 551,400 | +3,981 | +0.73% |
| 1981 | 547,419 | +5,681 | +1.05% |
| 1980 | 541,738 | +6,221 | +1.16% |
| 1979 | 535,517 | +5,320 | +1% |
| 1978 | 530,197 | +5,877 | +1.12% |
| 1977 | 524,320 | +6,217 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 518,103 | +5,312 | +1.04% |
| 1975 | 512,791 | +3,630 | +0.71% |
| 1974 | 509,161 | +4,332 | +0.86% |
| 1973 | 504,829 | +6,166 | +1.24% |
| 1972 | 498,663 | +6,444 | +1.31% |
| 1971 | 492,219 | +6,554 | +1.35% |
| 1970 | 485,665 | +6,595 | +1.38% |
| 1969 | 479,070 | +6,597 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 472,473 | +6,584 | +1.41% |
| 1967 | 465,889 | +6,553 | +1.43% |
| 1966 | 459,336 | +6,512 | +1.44% |
| 1965 | 452,824 | +6,474 | +1.45% |
| 1964 | 446,350 | +6,444 | +1.46% |
| 1963 | 439,906 | +6,393 | +1.47% |
| 1962 | 433,513 | +6,341 | +1.48% |
| 1961 | 427,172 | +6,260 | +1.49% |
| 1960 | 420,912 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
