East Timor has a population density of 244 people per square mile compared to 1,384 people in the Netherlands. East Timor has 114,650 sq ft of land per person vs 22,359 sq ft in the Netherlands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, East Timor and the Netherlands are ranked 99th and 17th, 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 0.22% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for the Netherlands, hence the population density in East Timor is 82.4% lower than in the Netherlands.
Population density comparison
East Timor
|
Netherlands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 99/197 | 17/197 |
| Population |
1433311
|
18191638
|
| Land area | 5,741 sq mi | 13,000 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 114,276 sq ft | 20,141 sq ft |
| Rural population | 67.2% | 6.55% |
| Urban population | 32.8% | 93.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
East Timor vs the Netherlands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in East Timor increased by 50.8%, compared to a 10.8% growth in the Netherlands.
In 2004, East Timor ranked 109th for population density and is in 99th place now. The Netherlands was 15th in 2004 and ranks 17th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
East Timor
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 244 | 1,384 |
| 2023 | 241.1 | 1,375 |
| 2022 | 238.5 | 1,362 |
| 2021 | 235.2 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 231 | 1,342 |
| 2019 | 226.6 | 1,334 |
| 2018 | 222.2 | 1,326 |
| 2017 | 218 | 1,318 |
| 2016 | 213.9 | 1,310 |
| 2015 | 209.9 | 1,303 |
| 2014 | 205.9 | 1,297 |
| 2013 | 201.8 | 1,292 |
| 2012 | 197.7 | 1,287 |
| 2011 | 193.4 | 1,282 |
| 2010 | 188.9 | 1,276 |
| 2009 | 184.4 | 1,269 |
| 2008 | 179.8 | 1,262 |
| 2007 | 175 | 1,257 |
| 2006 | 170.1 | 1,254 |
| 2005 | 165.2 | 1,252 |
| 2004 | 161.8 | 1,249 |
| 2003 | 159.7 | 1,245 |
| 2002 | 153.1 | 1,239 |
| 2001 | 141.5 | 1,231 |
| 2000 | 129.8 | 1,222 |
| 1999 | 145.4 | 1,213 |
| 1998 | 164.2 | 1,205 |
| 1997 | 159.8 | 1,198 |
| 1996 | 155.4 | 1,191 |
| 1995 | 151.2 | 1,186 |
| 1994 | 147.1 | 1,180 |
| 1993 | 143.1 | 1,173 |
| 1992 | 139.2 | 1,165 |
| 1991 | 135.6 | 1,156 |
| 1990 | 132.4 | 1,147 |
| 1989 | 129.7 | 1,139 |
| 1988 | 127.3 | 1,132 |
| 1987 | 125.1 | 1,125 |
| 1986 | 123.2 | 1,118 |
| 1985 | 121.3 | 1,112 |
| 1984 | 119.6 | 1,107 |
| 1983 | 118 | 1,102 |
| 1982 | 116.5 | 1,098 |
| 1981 | 115 | 1,093 |
| 1980 | 113.2 | 1,086 |
| 1979 | 111.2 | 1,077 |
| 1978 | 109.5 | 1,070 |
| 1977 | 107.7 | 1,063 |
| 1976 | 105.8 | 1,057 |
| 1975 | 104.2 | 1,048 |
| 1974 | 102.9 | 1,039 |
| 1973 | 101.5 | 1,031 |
| 1972 | 99.8 | 1,023 |
| 1971 | 98.1 | 1,012 |
| 1970 | 96.3 | 1,000 |
| 1969 | 94.6 | 988 |
| 1968 | 93 | 977 |
| 1967 | 91.4 | 967 |
| 1966 | 89.8 | 956 |
| 1965 | 88.3 | 943 |
| 1964 | 86.9 | 930 |
| 1963 | 85.4 | 918 |
| 1962 | 84.1 | 906 |
| 1961 | 82.8 | 893 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
East Timor
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 32.8% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | 91.9% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | 88.6% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | 27% | 85.4% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | 83.6% |
| 2005 | 26% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | 81.5% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | 80.3% |
| 2002 | 25% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | 77.8% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | 76.8% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | 76% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | 75.3% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | 74.5% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | 73.6% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | 72.8% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | 72% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | 71.1% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | 70.2% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | 69.3% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | 68.7% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | 68.3% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | 67.9% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | 67.5% |
| 1986 | 19% | 67.1% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | 66.7% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | 66.3% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | 65.9% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | 65.5% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | 65.1% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | 64.7% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | 64.4% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | 64.1% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | 63.8% |
| 1976 | 15% | 63.5% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | 63.2% |
| 1974 | 14.2% | 62.9% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | 62.6% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | 62.2% |
| 1971 | 13.2% | 61.9% |
| 1970 | 12.9% | 61.7% |
| 1969 | 12.6% | 61.5% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | 61.3% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | 61.1% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | 60.9% |
| 1965 | 11.4% | 60.8% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | 60.6% |
| 1963 | 10.8% | 60.4% |
| 1962 | 10.5% | 60.2% |
| 1961 | 10.2% | 60% |
| 1960 | 10.1% | 59.8% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 25.7% to 32.8% in East Timor and from 81.5% to 93.5% in the Netherlands.
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