East Timor has a population density of 244 people per square mile compared to 706 people in the Gambia. East Timor has 114,650 sq ft of land per person vs 44,070 sq ft in the Gambia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, East Timor and the Gambia are ranked 99th and 37th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. East Timor has 0.02% of the world's population and 0.01% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.03% of the population and 0.007% of the land area for the Gambia, hence the population density in East Timor is 65.5% lower than in the Gambia.
Population density comparison
East Timor
|
Gambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 706 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 99/197 | 37/197 |
| Population |
1433311
|
2871879
|
| Land area | 5,741 sq mi | 3,907 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 114,276 sq ft | 39,468 sq ft |
| Rural population | 67.2% | 34.9% |
| Urban population | 32.8% | 65.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
East Timor vs the Gambia:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in East Timor increased by 50.8%, compared to a 70.2% growth in the Gambia.
In 2004, East Timor ranked 109th for population density and is in 99th place now. The Gambia was 51st in 2004 and ranks 37th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
East Timor
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 244 | 706 |
| 2023 | 241.1 | 690 |
| 2022 | 238.5 | 675 |
| 2021 | 235.2 | 659 |
| 2020 | 231 | 644 |
| 2019 | 226.6 | 629 |
| 2018 | 222.2 | 614 |
| 2017 | 218 | 599 |
| 2016 | 213.9 | 584 |
| 2015 | 209.9 | 569 |
| 2014 | 205.9 | 554 |
| 2013 | 201.8 | 538 |
| 2012 | 197.7 | 523 |
| 2011 | 193.4 | 508 |
| 2010 | 188.9 | 493 |
| 2009 | 184.4 | 479 |
| 2008 | 179.8 | 465 |
| 2007 | 175 | 452 |
| 2006 | 170.1 | 439 |
| 2005 | 165.2 | 427 |
| 2004 | 161.8 | 415 |
| 2003 | 159.7 | 404 |
| 2002 | 153.1 | 393 |
| 2001 | 141.5 | 383 |
| 2000 | 129.8 | 372 |
| 1999 | 145.4 | 362 |
| 1998 | 164.2 | 352 |
| 1997 | 159.8 | 343 |
| 1996 | 155.4 | 333 |
| 1995 | 151.2 | 324 |
| 1994 | 147.1 | 314 |
| 1993 | 143.1 | 304 |
| 1992 | 139.2 | 293.2 |
| 1991 | 135.6 | 281.5 |
| 1990 | 132.4 | 269.9 |
| 1989 | 129.7 | 258.8 |
| 1988 | 127.3 | 248.3 |
| 1987 | 125.1 | 238.3 |
| 1986 | 123.2 | 228.8 |
| 1985 | 121.3 | 219.8 |
| 1984 | 119.6 | 211.3 |
| 1983 | 118 | 203.3 |
| 1982 | 116.5 | 196 |
| 1981 | 115 | 189.2 |
| 1980 | 113.2 | 182.7 |
| 1979 | 111.2 | 176.5 |
| 1978 | 109.5 | 170.7 |
| 1977 | 107.7 | 165.3 |
| 1976 | 105.8 | 160.1 |
| 1975 | 104.2 | 155.3 |
| 1974 | 102.9 | 150.8 |
| 1973 | 101.5 | 146.4 |
| 1972 | 99.8 | 142.1 |
| 1971 | 98.1 | 138 |
| 1970 | 96.3 | 134.1 |
| 1969 | 94.6 | 130.4 |
| 1968 | 93 | 126.8 |
| 1967 | 91.4 | 123.3 |
| 1966 | 89.8 | 119.9 |
| 1965 | 88.3 | 116.7 |
| 1964 | 86.9 | 113.6 |
| 1963 | 85.4 | 110.5 |
| 1962 | 84.1 | 107.5 |
| 1961 | 82.8 | 104.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
East Timor
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 32.8% | 65.1% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | 64.5% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | 63.9% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | 63.2% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | 62.6% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | 61.9% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | 61.3% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | 59.9% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | 59.2% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | 57.1% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | 56.4% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | 54.9% |
| 2008 | 27% | 54.2% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | 52.8% |
| 2005 | 26% | 52% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | 51.3% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | 50.6% |
| 2002 | 25% | 49.7% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | 48.8% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | 47.9% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | 47% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | 46.1% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | 45.2% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | 44.3% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | 43.4% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | 42.5% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | 41.6% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | 40.5% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | 39.4% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | 38.3% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | 37.2% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | 36.2% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | 35.1% |
| 1986 | 19% | 34% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | 33% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | 32% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | 31% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | 30.1% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | 29.3% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | 28.4% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | 27.6% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | 26.8% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | 26% |
| 1976 | 15% | 25.2% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | 24.4% |
| 1974 | 14.2% | 23.7% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | 22.9% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | 21.8% |
| 1971 | 13.2% | 20.6% |
| 1970 | 12.9% | 19.5% |
| 1969 | 12.6% | 18.4% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | 17.4% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | 16.4% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | 15.4% |
| 1965 | 11.4% | 14.5% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | 13.7% |
| 1963 | 10.8% | 12.9% |
| 1962 | 10.5% | 12.5% |
| 1961 | 10.2% | 12.3% |
| 1960 | 10.1% | 12.1% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 25.7% to 32.8% in East Timor and from 51.3% to 65.1% in the Gambia.
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