Urban population, female in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Urban population, female was 16.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
16.3%
World rank
157th
of 192 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2015
All-time low
8.1%
in 1980
Years of data
8
1980–2015

Urban population, female in Timor-Leste, 1980–2015

0510151980199720151980: 8.1 % of total1985: 9.2 % of total1990: 10.3 % of total1995: 11.1 % of total2000: 11.9 % of total2005: 13.1 % of total2010: 14.6 % of total2015: 16.3 % of total

Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.

Analysis

Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 16.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.

That places Timor-Leste 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Urban population, female in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of total) in Timor-Leste, 1980 to 2015.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Timor-Leste

  1. 154 Viet Nam 17.3% compare
  2. 155 Sudan 17.0% compare
  3. 156 Bangladesh 16.3% compare
  4. 158 Mozambique 16.0% compare
  5. 159 Barbados 16.0% compare
  6. 160 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.9% compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More gender data for Timor-Leste

All data for Timor-Leste →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Timor-Leste?
Urban population, female in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
How does Timor-Leste rank for urban population, female?
Timor-Leste ranks 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Urban population, female in Timor-Leste. Statizoid, drawing on The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-female-percent-of-total/timor-leste/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-female-percent-of-total/timor-leste/">Urban population, female in Timor-Leste</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, female (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed

Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.