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Timor-Leste: Rural population growth

1.10percent · 2025-45.3% since 2015

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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. Annual figures for Timor-Leste from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20251.097
20241.078
20231.075
20221.699
20212.038
20202.127
20192.128
20182.077
20172.008
20161.988
20152.006
20142.036
20132.119
20122.227
20112.336
20102.077
20091.684
20081.577
20071.642
20061.831
20051.231
20040.727
20033.653
20027.41
20018.161
2000-11.797
1999-12.566
19982.327
19972.366
19962.362
19952.383
19942.384
19932.335
19922.257
19911.9
19901.601
19891.428
19881.186
19871.057
19860.955
19850.873
19840.762
19830.697
19820.725
19811.043
19801.155
19790.998
19781.115
19771.193
19761.031
19750.71
19740.854
19731.229
19721.301
19711.34
19701.367
19691.387
19681.403
19671.417
19661.428
19651.44
19641.454
19631.464
19621.474
19611.476

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Rural population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-rural-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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