Urban population growth in Timor-Leste
The urban population of Timor-Leste changed by 1.69% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016.
Timor-Leste, 2025
1.69%
Change from 2024
+0.28percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
85th of 217
Urban population growth in Timor-Leste over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.69% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.41% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.12% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 0.69% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.21% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.38% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.48% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.54% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 1.59% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 1.71% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.80% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.86% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.98% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.13% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.30% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.23% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 4.56% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 5.54% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 6.05% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 5.98% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.38% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.06% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 5.84% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 9.46% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 10.09% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.28 percentage points from 1.41% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.80%, the figure has changed by −0.11 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Timor-Leste has the 85th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Urban population share
28.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.27%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,384,286 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
21.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.71 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.08%
2023 · UN Population Division