Urban population, female (% of total) in East Timor
East Timor: Urban population, female (% of total) was 16.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in East Timor, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 16.3% for urban population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in East Timor peaked at 16.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
That places East Timor 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.1% | — |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +11.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 16.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 16.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.8%, 61% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.9% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.6% | 16.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 154 Vietnam 17.3% compare
- 155 Sudan 17.0% compare
- 156 Bangladesh 16.3% compare
- 158 Mozambique 16.0% compare
- 159 Barbados 16.0% compare
- 160 Channel Islands 16.0% compare
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in East Timor?
- Urban population, female in East Timor was 16.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does East Timor rank for urban population, female?
- East Timor ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.