East Timor has a population density of 244 people per square mile compared to 918 people in Sri Lanka. East Timor has 114,650 sq ft of land per person vs 32,224 sq ft in Sri Lanka. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, East Timor and Sri Lanka are ranked 99th and 25th, 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 0.27% of the population and 0.04% of the land area for Sri Lanka, hence the population density in East Timor is 73.4% lower than in Sri Lanka.
Population density comparison
East Timor
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 918 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 99/197 | 25/197 |
| Population |
1433311
|
22125995
|
| Land area | 5,741 sq mi | 23,884 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 114,276 sq ft | 30,382 sq ft |
| Rural population | 67.2% | 80.6% |
| Urban population | 32.8% | 19.4% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
East Timor vs Sri Lanka:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in East Timor increased by 50.8%, compared to a 10.6% growth in Sri Lanka.
In 2004, East Timor ranked 109th for population density and is in 99th place now. Sri Lanka was 24th in 2004 and ranks 25th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
East Timor
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
| 2024 | 244 | 918 |
| 2023 | 241.1 | 923 |
| 2022 | 238.5 | 929 |
| 2021 | 235.2 | 928 |
| 2020 | 231 | 918 |
| 2019 | 226.6 | 913 |
| 2018 | 222.2 | 907 |
| 2017 | 218 | 898 |
| 2016 | 213.9 | 888 |
| 2015 | 209.9 | 878 |
| 2014 | 205.9 | 858 |
| 2013 | 201.8 | 850 |
| 2012 | 197.7 | 874 |
| 2011 | 193.4 | 868 |
| 2010 | 188.9 | 862 |
| 2009 | 184.4 | 857 |
| 2008 | 179.8 | 852 |
| 2007 | 175 | 846 |
| 2006 | 170.1 | 841 |
| 2005 | 165.2 | 835 |
| 2004 | 161.8 | 830 |
| 2003 | 159.7 | 824 |
| 2002 | 153.1 | 818 |
| 2001 | 141.5 | 810 |
| 2000 | 129.8 | 797 |
| 1999 | 145.4 | 782 |
| 1998 | 164.2 | 768 |
| 1997 | 159.8 | 754 |
| 1996 | 155.4 | 739 |
| 1995 | 151.2 | 725 |
| 1994 | 147.1 | 714 |
| 1993 | 143.1 | 703 |
| 1992 | 139.2 | 691 |
| 1991 | 135.6 | 680 |
| 1990 | 132.4 | 675 |
| 1989 | 129.7 | 671 |
| 1988 | 127.3 | 664 |
| 1987 | 125.1 | 657 |
| 1986 | 123.2 | 650 |
| 1985 | 121.3 | 642 |
| 1984 | 119.6 | 638 |
| 1983 | 118 | 636 |
| 1982 | 116.5 | 631 |
| 1981 | 115 | 624 |
| 1980 | 113.2 | 613 |
| 1979 | 111.2 | 602 |
| 1978 | 109.5 | 591 |
| 1977 | 107.7 | 580 |
| 1976 | 105.8 | 570 |
| 1975 | 104.2 | 560 |
| 1974 | 102.9 | 550 |
| 1973 | 101.5 | 539 |
| 1972 | 99.8 | 529 |
| 1971 | 98.1 | 518 |
| 1970 | 96.3 | 507 |
| 1969 | 94.6 | 496 |
| 1968 | 93 | 485 |
| 1967 | 91.4 | 473 |
| 1966 | 89.8 | 462 |
| 1965 | 88.3 | 451 |
| 1964 | 86.9 | 440 |
| 1963 | 85.4 | 429 |
| 1962 | 84.1 | 419 |
| 1961 | 82.8 | 409 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
East Timor
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
| 2024 | 32.8% | 19.4% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | 19.2% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | 19% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | 18.9% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | 18.7% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | 18.5% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | 18.4% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | 18.3% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | 18.3% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | 18.2% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | 18.2% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | 18.2% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | 18.2% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | 18.2% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | 18.2% |
| 2008 | 27% | 18.3% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | 18.3% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | 18.3% |
| 2005 | 26% | 18.3% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | 18.3% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | 18.3% |
| 2002 | 25% | 18.3% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | 18.4% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | 18.4% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | 18.4% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | 18.4% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | 18.4% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | 18.4% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | 18.5% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | 18.5% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | 18.5% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | 18.5% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | 18.5% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | 18.5% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | 18.6% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | 18.6% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | 18.6% |
| 1986 | 19% | 18.6% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | 18.6% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | 18.6% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | 18.6% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | 18.7% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | 18.7% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | 18.6% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | 18.5% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | 18.4% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | 18.3% |
| 1976 | 15% | 18.2% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | 18.1% |
| 1974 | 14.2% | 18% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | 17.9% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | 17.8% |
| 1971 | 13.2% | 17.7% |
| 1970 | 12.9% | 17.6% |
| 1969 | 12.6% | 17.5% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | 17.4% |
| 1967 | 11.9% | 17.3% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | 17.2% |
| 1965 | 11.4% | 17.1% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | 17% |
| 1963 | 10.8% | 16.9% |
| 1962 | 10.5% | 16.8% |
| 1961 | 10.2% | 16.6% |
| 1960 | 10.1% | 16.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 25.7% to 32.8% in East Timor and from 18.3% to 19.4% in Sri Lanka.
Densely populated cities
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Colombo | 753K |
| Gampaha | 191K |
| Beruwala | 165K |
| Negombo | 142K |
| Kandy | 120K |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 116K |
| Trincomalee | 99.1K |
| Galle | 93.1K |
| Matara | 68.2K |
| Anuradhapura | 63.2K |
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