Economy, jobs and prices in Atauro, Timor-Leste: official figures
The 2022 census counted 2,179 conventional dwellings in Atauro: 2,073 occupied and 106 vacant.
How many people in Atauro have piped water and a toilet at home?
24 of the 10,278 people living in conventional dwellings in Atauro had all four basic facilities at home (piped water, toilet, fixed bath or shower and a kitchen) at the 2022 census.
Source: National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.) · saved copyHow many homes have piped water and a toilet in Atauro?
At the 2022 census, 0.2% of people in Atauro living in a conventional dwelling had all four basic facilities in the home (piped water, toilet, fixed bath or shower, and a kitchen or cooking space). It ranks as the lowest of 14 municipalities, against 2.0% for Timor-Leste as a whole.
Source: National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.) · saved copyHow many empty homes are there in Atauro?
At the 2022 census, 4.9% of the conventional dwellings in Atauro were vacant. It ranks as the lowest of 14 municipalities, against 9.5% for Timor-Leste as a whole.
Source: National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.) · saved copyHow big are households in Atauro?
The 2022 census counted 2,073 occupied conventional dwellings in Atauro for 10,295 residents, about 5.0 people per occupied dwelling (Timor-Leste: 5.4).
Source: National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.) · saved copyHow Atauro compares with other island municipalities
People in homes with all four basic facilities (2022)
Atauro ranks 14 of 14, highest first. Share of people in conventional dwellings with piped water, a toilet, a fixed bath or shower and a kitchen all inside the home (2022 census).
| Rank | Region | People in homes with all four basic facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aileu | 0.7% |
| 9 | Ermera | 0.6% |
| 10 | Liquiçá | 0.6% |
| 11 | Manufahi | 0.6% |
| 12 | Lautém | 0.5% |
| 13 | Oecusse | 0.4% |
| 14 | Atauro | 0.2% |
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Sources
- National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.): Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2022, Main Report (Tables 4.3, 4.11, 4.12, 4.18, 4.20, 4.22), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd4177c7b2b0…)
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