This report tracks how densely populated Timor-Leste is and how population density has changed as the population has grown.
Timor-Leste had 93.1 residents per square kilometer of land area in 2023. Density up by 1.1% over the latest year and by 8.5% over five years. Total population changed by +7.0% during the same five-year period.
Based on comparable data for 2023, Timor-Leste ranked 112th of 216 economies by population density and 74th of 216 by five-year density growth.
Timor-Leste Population Density and Land Area by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Population density, people per sq. km of land area (EN.POP.DNST); Population, total (population); Land area, sq. km (AG.LND.TOTL.K2).
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About the Indicators
Population density. Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers, expressed as people per square kilometer.
Land area. A country’s total surface area excluding inland water bodies, in square kilometers.