Population living in slums (% of urban population) in East Timor
East Timor: Population living in slums (% of urban population) was 33.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in East Timor, 2004–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 33.9% for population living in slums in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in East Timor peaked at 56.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2018.
That places East Timor 67th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Population living in slums (% of urban population) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.1% | — |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 33.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 33.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 2.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 54.0% | 56.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 33.9% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More poverty & inequality data for East Timor
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,129 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.7% (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in East Timor?
- Population living in slums in East Timor was 33.9% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for population living in slums?
- East Timor ranks 67th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.