Timor-Leste - Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line as a share of rural population

47.1 (%) in 2014

In 2014, rural poverty rate for Timor-Leste was 47.1 %. Rural poverty rate of Timor-Leste increased from 39.7 % in 2001 to 47.1 % in 2014 growing at an average annual rate of 11.94%.

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What is rural poverty rate?

Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.

What is Timor-Leste rural poverty rate?