The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,405,773,318 people compared to 1,433,311 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 981 times bigger than East Timor's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 17% of the world: 17% for China vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2005, the population of China has increased from 1.3B people to 1.41B (7.83% growth), while East Timor has grown from 948K to 1.43M (51.1% growth).
- East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 2.09M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs East Timor: live population counter
China
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East Timor
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1405773318
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1433311
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 17% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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32.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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17.2 minutes
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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52.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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3.43 hours
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | -2,552 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 173/197 | 93/197 |
China and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
East Timor
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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East Timor
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China
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East Timor
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 468,118 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 475,291 | -1.01% | 1.53% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 482,774 | 0.82% | 1.57% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 490,564 | 2.49% | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 498,659 | 2.35% | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 507,034 | 2.41% | 1.68% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 515,696 | 2.83% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 524,648 | 2.6% | 1.74% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 533,875 | 2.65% | 1.76% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 543,356 | 2.78% | 1.78% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 553,069 | 2.8% | 1.79% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 562,966 | 2.78% | 1.79% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 572,962 | 2.49% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 582,855 | 2.31% | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 590,827 | 2.09% | 1.37% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 598,158 | 1.78% | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 607,620 | 1.56% | 1.58% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 618,315 | 1.37% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 628,775 | 1.35% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 638,719 | 1.34% | 1.58% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 649,871 | 1.26% | 1.75% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 660,493 | 1.29% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 669,149 | 1.48% | 1.31% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 677,707 | 1.46% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 686,777 | 1.32% | 1.34% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 696,665 | 1.37% | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 707,185 | 1.5% | 1.51% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 718,476 | 1.62% | 1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 730,745 | 1.62% | 1.71% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 744,856 | 1.54% | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 760,345 | 1.48% | 2.08% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 778,278 | 1.37% | 2.36% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 799,318 | 1.23% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 821,437 | 1.16% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 844,493 | 1.14% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 868,146 | 1.09% | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 892,282 | 1.05% | 2.78% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 917,184 | 1.03% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 942,530 | 0.96% | 2.76% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 834,697 | 0.87% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 745,088 | 0.79% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 812,249 | 0.73% | 9.01% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 879,159 | 0.67% | 8.24% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 916,878 | 0.62% | 4.29% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 929,074 | 0.6% | 1.33% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 948,311 | 0.59% | 2.07% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 976,597 | 0.56% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 1,004,889 | 0.52% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 1,032,429 | 0.51% | 2.74% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 1,058,782 | 0.5% | 2.55% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 1,084,679 | 0.48% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 1,110,207 | 0.55% | 2.35% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 1,134,885 | 0.68% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 1,158,695 | 0.67% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 1,181,903 | 0.63% | 2% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 1,205,131 | 0.58% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 1,228,312 | 0.57% | 1.92% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 1,251,703 | 0.61% | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 1,275,959 | 0.47% | 1.94% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 1,300,945 | 0.36% | 1.96% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 1,326,053 | 0.24% | 1.93% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 1,350,139 | 0.09% | 1.82% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 1,369,295 | -0.01% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 1,384,286 | -0.1% | 1.09% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 1,400,638 | -0.12% | 1.18% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 1,418,519 | -0.23% | 1.28% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 1,436,934 | -0.22% | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 1,456,334 | -0.23% | 1.35% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 1,476,850 | -0.25% | 1.41% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 1,498,119 | -0.27% | 1.44% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 1,519,802 | -0.29% | 1.45% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 1,540,659 | -0.32% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 1,559,710 | -0.34% | 1.24% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 1,578,114 | -0.36% | 1.18% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 1,597,444 | -0.38% | 1.22% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 1,618,799 | -0.4% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 1,639,721 | -0.41% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 1,659,327 | -0.43% | 1.2% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 1,678,953 | -0.45% | 1.18% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 1,698,891 | -0.47% | 1.19% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 1,718,249 | -0.49% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 1,736,476 | -0.51% | 1.06% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 1,755,847 | -0.53% | 1.12% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 1,776,066 | -0.55% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 1,793,758 | -0.57% | 1% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 1,809,637 | -0.6% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 1,825,551 | -0.64% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 1,841,558 | -0.67% | 0.88% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 1,858,311 | -0.71% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 1,873,846 | -0.75% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 1,889,246 | -0.79% | 0.82% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of China increased by 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth), while East Timor gained 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, China gained 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 228,180 (a 18.9% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2005 and is 2nd in 2025. East Timor was ranked 154th in 2005 and ranked 152nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of East Timor will increase by 31.8% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
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Population differences between China and East Timor
|
China
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.4 years | 68.1 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 244 ppl/mi² |
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