East Timor Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of East Timor is 1,441,764 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,400,638 in 2024.

East Timor is projected to reach 2.11M people in 2077.
East Timor accounts for 0.02% of the world's population.
East Timor is ranked 152/197 by population and was ranked 155th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of 2.38% per year.

East Timor population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	1,987,918	-0.25%
2099	1,992,867	-0.33%
2098	1,999,551	-0.33%
2097	2,006,120	-0.39%
2096	2,014,062	-0.4%
2095	2,022,241	-0.34%
2094	2,029,109	-0.26%
2093	2,034,335	-0.27%
2092	2,039,916	-0.34%
2091	2,046,825	-0.31%
2090	2,053,125	-0.38%
2089	2,060,960	-0.29%
2088	2,066,983	-0.37%
2087	2,074,665	-0.14%
2086	2,077,590	-0.26%
2085	2,083,082	-0.28%
2084	2,088,840	-0.25%
2083	2,094,115	-0.12%
2082	2,096,675	-0.18%
2081	2,100,480	-0.14%
2080	2,103,409	0.04%
2079	2,102,541	-0.12%
2078	2,105,113	-0.04%
2077	2,106,052	0.03%
2076	2,105,444	-0.02%
2075	2,105,772	0.08%
2074	2,104,099	0.02%
2073	2,103,684	0.18%
2072	2,100,004	0.37%
2071	2,092,187	0.12%
2070	2,089,722	0.27%
2069	2,084,088	0.32%
2068	2,077,511	0.32%
2067	2,070,890	0.41%
2066	2,062,513	0.34%
2065	2,055,518	0.38%
2064	2,047,799	0.42%
2063	2,039,134	0.35%
2062	2,032,012	0.28%
2061	2,026,320	0.38%
2060	2,018,694	0.52%
2059	2,008,316	0.57%
2058	1,996,874	0.61%
2057	1,984,864	0.72%
2056	1,970,638	0.65%
2055	1,957,948	0.43%
2054	1,949,486	0.83%
2053	1,933,418	0.69%
2052	1,920,237	0.55%
2051	1,909,754	0.89%
2050	1,892,942	0.76%
2049	1,878,747	0.92%
2048	1,861,668	0.9%
2047	1,845,027	0.85%
2046	1,829,444	0.91%
2045	1,813,000	0.86%
2044	1,797,485	1.13%
2043	1,777,393	1.17%
2042	1,756,780	1.06%
2041	1,738,404	1.06%
2040	1,720,102	1.22%
2039	1,699,431	1.16%
2038	1,679,979	1.21%
2037	1,659,934	1.18%
2036	1,640,507	1.4%
2035	1,617,823	1.27%
2034	1,597,525	1.18%
2033	1,578,920	1.18%
2032	1,560,470	1.29%
2031	1,540,575	1.45%
2030	1,518,500	1.44%
2029	1,496,906	1.44%
2028	1,475,696	1.38%
2027	1,455,624	1.32%
2026	1,436,626	1.27%
2025	1,418,578	1.28%
2024	1,400,638	1.18%
2023	1,384,286	1.09%
2022	1,369,295	1.42%
2021	1,350,139	1.82%
2020	1,326,053	1.93%
2019	1,300,945	1.96%
2018	1,275,959	1.94%
2017	1,251,703	1.9%
2016	1,228,312	1.92%
2015	1,205,131	1.97%
2014	1,181,903	2%
2013	1,158,695	2.1%
2012	1,134,885	2.22%
2011	1,110,207	2.35%
2010	1,084,679	2.45%
2009	1,058,782	2.55%
2008	1,032,429	2.74%
2007	1,004,889	2.9%
2006	976,597	2.98%
2005	948,311	2.07%
2004	929,074	1.33%
2003	916,878	4.29%
2002	879,159	8.24%
2001	812,249	9.01%
2000	745,088	-10.7%
1999	834,697	-11.4%
1998	942,530	2.76%
1997	917,184	2.79%
1996	892,282	2.78%
1995	868,146	2.8%
1994	844,493	2.81%
1993	821,437	2.77%
1992	799,318	2.7%
1991	778,278	2.36%
1990	760,345	2.08%
1989	744,856	1.93%
1988	730,745	1.71%
1987	718,476	1.6%
1986	707,185	1.51%
1985	696,665	1.44%
1984	686,777	1.34%
1983	677,707	1.28%
1982	669,149	1.31%
1981	660,493	1.63%
1980	649,871	1.75%
1979	638,719	1.58%
1978	628,775	1.69%
1977	618,315	1.76%
1976	607,620	1.58%
1975	598,158	1.24%
1974	590,827	1.37%
1973	582,855	1.73%
1972	572,962	1.78%
1971	562,966	1.79%
1970	553,069	1.79%
1969	543,356	1.78%
1968	533,875	1.76%
1967	524,648	1.74%
1966	515,696	1.71%
1965	507,034	1.68%
1964	498,659	1.65%
1963	490,564	1.61%
1962	482,774	1.57%
1961	475,291	1.53%
1960	468,118	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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East Timor has a population of 1.44M as of 2026, compared to 1.23M in 2016, 977K in 2006, and 892K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.74% per year. East Timor is ranked 69th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) East Timor will have 1,829,444 people (26.9% growth) with a rank change from 152nd to 150th.

By the year 2100, East Timor's population is projected to grow by 37.9% from its current level to 1.99M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-2,550
2024	-	-	-2,552
2023	14,875	20,495	-5,620
2022	15,106	20,625	-5,519
2021	23,212	20,101	3,111
2020	24,959	21,166	3,793
2019	25,249	21,307	3,942
2018	24,712	21,650	3,062
2017	23,811	22,145	1,666
2016	22,986	22,778	208
2015	23,371	23,391	-20
2014	23,082	24,040	-958
2013	23,332	24,538	-1,206
2012	24,281	24,890	-609
2011	25,078	25,237	-159
2010	25,985	25,515	470
2009	25,813	25,696	117
2008	26,897	25,888	1,009
2007	28,177	26,074	2,103
2006	28,405	26,221	2,184
2005	28,171	26,412	1,759
2004	10,304	26,751	-16,447
2003	14,090	26,900	-12,810
2002	61,345	25,410	35,935
2001	72,473	23,314	49,159
2000	61,851	21,579	40,272
1999	-241,069	21,871	-262,940
1998	25,396	23,590	1,806
1997	25,305	23,501	1,804
1996	24,499	22,703	1,796
1995	23,768	21,962	1,806
1994	23,540	21,746	1,794
1993	22,565	20,770	1,795
1992	21,674	19,880	1,794
1991	20,408	18,605	1,803
1990	15,462	18,343	-2,881
1989	15,512	17,758	-2,246
1988	12,705	12,118	587
1987	11,839	11,945	-106
1986	10,746	11,062	-316
1985	10,293	10,788	-495
1984	9,486	10,922	-1,436
1983	8,654	9,686	-1,032
1982	8,454	9,579	-1,125
1981	8,854	9,336	-482
1980	12,397	6,940	5,457
1979	9,911	987	8,924
1978	9,967	-1,000	10,967
1977	10,953	296	10,657
1976	10,445	783	9,662
1975	8,480	-1,062	9,542
1974	6,183	8,405	-2,222
1973	9,755	10,033	-278
1972	10,030	10,030	0
1971	9,964	9,964	0
1970	9,824	9,824	0
1969	9,611	9,611	0
1968	9,356	9,356	0
1967	9,089	9,089	0
1966	8,810	8,810	0
1965	8,526	8,526	0
1964	8,235	8,235	0
1963	7,938	7,938	0
1962	7,639	7,639	0
1961	7,330	7,330	0
1960	7,012	7,012	0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.3% of the population change in East Timor is from natural causes (a gain of 217,698 people) and 1.66% is from migration (a gain of 3,665 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 11,540 and 1.1% in 2010.

East Timor population clock

	East Timor	Rank
Current population	1441764	152/197
Percent of world population	0.02%	152/197
One net population change	32.1 minutes	125/197
One birth every	17.2 minutes	143/196
One death every	52.2 minutes	150/196
Daily growth/decline	+45	125/197
Annual growth/decline	+16,352	125/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.18%	91/197
One migration net change every	3.44 hours	102/196
Annual migration change	-2,550	102/196
Foreign-born residents	8,303	179/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.6%	169/195

East Timor population statistics

	East Timor	World
Life expectancy	68.3 years	73.8 years
Average age	26.6 years	33.8 years
Median age	22.4 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.4:49.6	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.71 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	250.2 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of East Timor.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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