Timor-leste poverty declines with improved services
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The Ministry of Finance and the National Institute of Statistics of Timor-Leste released a report showing poverty decreased in the country between 2014 and 2024, alongside gains in essential services.
The report, based on the Survey on Living Conditions in Timor-Leste 2024, determined the poverty rate fell from 48.4% to 37% over the decade, representing a decline of 11.4 percentage points. Access to basic services also improved significantly during the same period.
The percentage of people without electricity dropped from 27.9% to 1.7%, and those lacking safe drinking water decreased from 25.4% to 9.1%. More families now live in adequate housing, increasing from 22.4% in 2014 to 42.6% in 2024, and fewer families report children not attending primary school. The report indicates a connection between access to services and poverty reduction in Timor-Leste, a Southeast Asian country. These improvements suggest progress in overall living conditions for the population.
