# Population density in Timor-Leste

Population density in Timor-Leste was 94.2 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `tl`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/timor-leste
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/timor-leste.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=tl

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 94.2 |
| 2023 | 93.1 |
| 2022 | 92.1 |
| 2021 | 90.8 |
| 2020 | 89.2 |
| 2019 | 87.5 |
| 2018 | 85.8 |
| 2017 | 84.2 |
| 2016 | 82.6 |
| 2015 | 81 |
| 2014 | 79.5 |
| 2013 | 77.9 |
| 2012 | 76.3 |
| 2011 | 74.7 |
| 2010 | 72.9 |
| 2009 | 71.2 |
| 2008 | 69.4 |
| 2007 | 67.6 |
| 2006 | 65.7 |
| 2005 | 63.8 |
| 2004 | 62.5 |
| 2003 | 61.7 |
| 2002 | 59.1 |
| 2001 | 54.6 |
| 2000 | 50.1 |
| 1999 | 56.1 |
| 1998 | 63.4 |
| 1997 | 61.7 |
| 1996 | 60 |
| 1995 | 58.4 |
| 1994 | 56.8 |
| 1993 | 55.2 |
| 1992 | 53.8 |
| 1991 | 52.3 |
| 1990 | 51.1 |
| 1989 | 50.1 |
| 1988 | 49.1 |
| 1987 | 48.3 |
| 1986 | 47.6 |
| 1985 | 46.9 |
| 1984 | 46.2 |
| 1983 | 45.6 |
| 1982 | 45 |
| 1981 | 44.4 |
| 1980 | 43.7 |
| 1979 | 43 |
| 1978 | 42.3 |
| 1977 | 41.6 |
| 1976 | 40.9 |
| 1975 | 40.2 |
| 1974 | 39.7 |
| 1973 | 39.2 |
| 1972 | 38.5 |
| 1971 | 37.9 |
| 1970 | 37.2 |
| 1969 | 36.5 |
| 1968 | 35.9 |
| 1967 | 35.3 |
| 1966 | 34.7 |
| 1965 | 34.1 |
| 1964 | 33.5 |
| 1963 | 33 |
| 1962 | 32.5 |
| 1961 | 32 |