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Population in East Timor compared to Egypt: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 83.7 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

East Timor vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Egypt
2100 1,987,918 203,522,884
2099 1,992,867 203,403,368
2098 1,999,551 203,247,703
2097 2,006,120 203,074,807
2096 2,014,062 202,870,003
2095 2,022,241 202,625,820
2094 2,029,109 202,350,087
2093 2,034,335 202,040,251
2092 2,039,916 201,709,051
2091 2,046,825 201,347,225
2090 2,053,125 200,966,749
2089 2,060,960 200,561,011
2088 2,066,983 200,123,182
2087 2,074,665 199,650,440
2086 2,077,590 199,156,169
2085 2,083,082 198,637,936
2084 2,088,840 198,084,947
2083 2,094,115 197,501,965
2082 2,096,675 196,891,089
2081 2,100,480 196,242,522
2080 2,103,409 195,570,383
2079 2,102,541 194,850,670
2078 2,105,113 194,103,613
2077 2,106,052 193,324,592
2076 2,105,444 192,507,892
2075 2,105,772 191,661,705
2074 2,104,099 190,786,862
2073 2,103,684 189,886,620
2072 2,100,004 188,947,991
2071 2,092,187 187,981,245
2070 2,089,722 186,988,514
2069 2,084,088 185,965,572
2068 2,077,511 184,912,088
2067 2,070,890 183,835,428
2066 2,062,513 182,734,967
2065 2,055,518 181,620,901
2064 2,047,799 180,467,102
2063 2,039,134 179,293,260
2062 2,032,012 178,110,375
2061 2,026,320 176,907,621
2060 2,018,694 175,686,879
2059 2,008,316 174,441,815
2058 1,996,874 173,179,511
2057 1,984,864 171,897,733
2056 1,970,638 170,593,445
2055 1,957,948 169,269,144
2054 1,949,486 167,915,661
2053 1,933,418 166,538,943
2052 1,920,237 165,130,747
2051 1,909,754 163,704,732
2050 1,892,942 162,240,246
2049 1,878,747 160,743,182
2048 1,861,668 159,206,813
2047 1,845,027 157,631,586
2046 1,829,444 156,023,680
2045 1,813,000 154,371,216
2044 1,797,485 152,668,334
2043 1,777,393 150,927,496
2042 1,756,780 149,145,569
2041 1,738,404 147,333,445
2040 1,720,102 145,505,786
2039 1,699,431 143,662,428
2038 1,679,979 141,820,567
2037 1,659,934 139,977,812
2036 1,640,507 138,139,382
2035 1,617,823 136,315,557
2034 1,597,525 134,490,574
2033 1,578,920 132,681,153
2032 1,560,470 130,879,780
2031 1,540,575 129,085,888
2030 1,518,500 127,304,473
2029 1,496,906 125,524,007
2028 1,475,696 123,745,979
2027 1,455,624 121,973,080
2026 1,436,626 120,224,089
2025 1,418,578 118,473,897
2024 1,400,638 116,538,258
2023 1,384,286 114,535,772
2022 1,369,295 112,618,250
2021 1,350,139 110,957,008
2020 1,326,053 109,315,124
2019 1,300,945 107,553,158
2018 1,275,959 105,682,094
2017 1,251,703 103,696,057
2016 1,228,312 101,644,589
2015 1,205,131 99,597,342
2014 1,181,903 97,528,654
2013 1,158,695 95,333,553
2012 1,134,885 93,161,001
2011 1,110,207 91,093,059
2010 1,084,679 89,196,072
2009 1,058,782 87,501,636
2008 1,032,429 85,864,789
2007 1,004,889 84,276,225
2006 976,597 82,700,403
2005 948,311 81,101,004
2004 929,074 79,477,443
2003 916,878 77,853,548
2002 879,159 76,239,137
2001 812,249 74,652,029
2000 745,088 73,083,284
1999 834,697 71,520,954
1998 942,530 69,943,294
1997 917,184 68,431,740
1996 892,282 67,028,048
1995 868,146 65,652,622
1994 844,493 64,285,589
1993 821,437 62,915,681
1992 799,318 61,480,660
1991 778,278 60,028,997
1990 760,345 58,396,618
1989 744,856 56,710,642
1988 730,745 55,187,681
1987 718,476 53,674,435
1986 707,185 52,206,295
1985 696,665 50,734,968
1984 686,777 49,247,334
1983 677,707 47,786,402
1982 669,149 46,407,611
1981 660,493 45,147,224
1980 649,871 43,950,413
1979 638,719 42,818,628
1978 628,775 41,761,431
1977 618,315 40,748,870
1976 607,620 39,795,557
1975 598,158 38,875,327
1974 590,827 37,969,667
1973 582,855 37,102,043
1972 572,962 36,258,328
1971 562,966 35,433,368
1970 553,069 34,623,990
1969 543,356 33,811,615
1968 533,875 32,998,319
1967 524,648 32,196,360
1966 515,696 31,406,541
1965 507,034 30,629,174
1964 498,659 29,858,922
1963 490,564 29,091,869
1962 482,774 28,337,013
1961 475,291 27,600,898
1960 468,118 26,896,479

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 31.3% to 1,892,942 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Egypt
2100 -0.25% 0.06%
2099 -0.33% 0.08%
2098 -0.33% 0.09%
2097 -0.39% 0.1%
2096 -0.4% 0.12%
2095 -0.34% 0.14%
2094 -0.26% 0.15%
2093 -0.27% 0.16%
2092 -0.34% 0.18%
2091 -0.31% 0.19%
2090 -0.38% 0.2%
2089 -0.29% 0.22%
2088 -0.37% 0.24%
2087 -0.14% 0.25%
2086 -0.26% 0.26%
2085 -0.28% 0.28%
2084 -0.25% 0.3%
2083 -0.12% 0.31%
2082 -0.18% 0.33%
2081 -0.14% 0.34%
2080 0.04% 0.37%
2079 -0.12% 0.38%
2078 -0.04% 0.4%
2077 0.03% 0.42%
2076 -0.02% 0.44%
2075 0.08% 0.46%
2074 0.02% 0.47%
2073 0.18% 0.5%
2072 0.37% 0.51%
2071 0.12% 0.53%
2070 0.27% 0.55%
2069 0.32% 0.57%
2068 0.32% 0.59%
2067 0.41% 0.6%
2066 0.34% 0.61%
2065 0.38% 0.64%
2064 0.42% 0.65%
2063 0.35% 0.66%
2062 0.28% 0.68%
2061 0.38% 0.69%
2060 0.52% 0.71%
2059 0.57% 0.73%
2058 0.61% 0.75%
2057 0.72% 0.76%
2056 0.65% 0.78%
2055 0.43% 0.81%
2054 0.83% 0.83%
2053 0.69% 0.85%
2052 0.55% 0.87%
2051 0.89% 0.9%
2050 0.76% 0.93%
2049 0.92% 0.97%
2048 0.9% 1%
2047 0.85% 1.03%
2046 0.91% 1.07%
2045 0.86% 1.12%
2044 1.13% 1.15%
2043 1.17% 1.19%
2042 1.06% 1.23%
2041 1.06% 1.26%
2040 1.22% 1.28%
2039 1.16% 1.3%
2038 1.21% 1.32%
2037 1.18% 1.33%
2036 1.4% 1.34%
2035 1.27% 1.36%
2034 1.18% 1.36%
2033 1.18% 1.38%
2032 1.29% 1.39%
2031 1.45% 1.4%
2030 1.44% 1.42%
2029 1.44% 1.44%
2028 1.38% 1.45%
2027 1.32% 1.45%
2026 1.27% 1.48%
2025 1.28% 1.66%
2024 1.18% 1.75%
2023 1.09% 1.7%
2022 1.42% 1.5%
2021 1.82% 1.5%
2020 1.93% 1.64%
2019 1.96% 1.77%
2018 1.94% 1.92%
2017 1.9% 2.02%
2016 1.92% 2.06%
2015 1.97% 2.12%
2014 2% 2.3%
2013 2.1% 2.33%
2012 2.22% 2.27%
2011 2.35% 2.13%
2010 2.45% 1.94%
2009 2.55% 1.91%
2008 2.74% 1.88%
2007 2.9% 1.91%
2006 2.98% 1.97%
2005 2.07% 2.04%
2004 1.33% 2.09%
2003 4.29% 2.12%
2002 8.24% 2.13%
2001 9.01% 2.15%
2000 -10.7% 2.18%
1999 -11.4% 2.26%
1998 2.76% 2.21%
1997 2.79% 2.09%
1996 2.78% 2.1%
1995 2.8% 2.13%
1994 2.81% 2.18%
1993 2.77% 2.33%
1992 2.7% 2.42%
1991 2.36% 2.8%
1990 2.08% 2.97%
1989 1.93% 2.76%
1988 1.71% 2.82%
1987 1.6% 2.81%
1986 1.51% 2.9%
1985 1.44% 3.02%
1984 1.34% 3.06%
1983 1.28% 2.97%
1982 1.31% 2.79%
1981 1.63% 2.72%
1980 1.75% 2.64%
1979 1.58% 2.53%
1978 1.69% 2.48%
1977 1.76% 2.4%
1976 1.58% 2.37%
1975 1.24% 2.39%
1974 1.37% 2.34%
1973 1.73% 2.33%
1972 1.78% 2.33%
1971 1.79% 2.34%
1970 1.79% 2.4%
1969 1.78% 2.46%
1968 1.76% 2.49%
1967 1.74% 2.51%
1966 1.71% 2.54%
1965 1.68% 2.58%
1964 1.65% 2.64%
1963 1.61% 2.66%
1962 1.57% 2.67%
1961 1.53% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

East Timor Egypt
Current population
1441764
120697176
Population rank 152/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.46%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 62/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -57,305
Net migration rank 102/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -57,305
2024 - -2,552 - 123,884
2023 20,495 -5,620 1,780,230 305,006
2022 20,625 -5,519 1,736,123 13,707
2021 20,101 3,111 1,566,491 6,161
2020 21,166 3,793 1,704,988 6,016
2019 21,307 3,942 1,805,818 7,050
2018 21,650 3,062 1,908,512 20,788
2017 22,145 1,666 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 22,778 208 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 23,391 -20 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 24,040 -958 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 24,538 -1,206 2,156,922 130,305
2012 24,890 -609 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 25,237 -159 1,951,851 126,170
2010 25,515 470 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 25,696 117 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 25,888 1,009 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 26,074 2,103 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 26,221 2,184 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 26,412 1,759 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 26,751 -16,447 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 26,900 -12,810 1,614,293 9,854
2002 25,410 35,935 1,593,474 11,205
2001 23,314 49,159 1,568,962 556
2000 21,579 40,272 1,540,084 27,873
1999 21,871 -262,940 1,534,697 22,026
1998 23,590 1,806 1,519,728 78,858
1997 23,501 1,804 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 22,703 1,796 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 21,962 1,806 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 21,746 1,794 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 20,770 1,795 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 19,880 1,794 1,421,372 74,950
1991 18,605 1,803 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 18,343 -2,881 1,450,747 406,994
1989 17,758 -2,246 1,461,547 52,648
1988 12,118 587 1,465,620 66,147
1987 11,945 -106 1,436,059 58,678
1986 11,062 -316 1,410,249 31,299
1985 10,788 -495 1,388,718 112,411
1984 10,922 -1,436 1,351,297 122,791
1983 9,686 -1,032 1,318,474 129,242
1982 9,579 -1,125 1,258,574 51,229
1981 9,336 -482 1,206,830 4,140
1980 6,940 5,457 1,181,914 738
1979 987 8,924 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 -1,000 10,967 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 296 10,657 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 783 9,662 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 -1,062 9,542 987,822 -62,368
1974 8,405 -2,222 946,052 -60,174
1973 10,033 -278 905,068 -55,702
1972 10,030 0 893,333 -55,282
1971 9,964 0 868,365 -56,503
1970 9,824 0 841,952 -35,064
1969 9,611 0 824,564 -6,703
1968 9,356 0 809,482 -764
1967 9,089 0 788,908 6,286
1966 8,810 0 774,391 10,089
1965 8,526 0 752,682 17,605
1964 8,235 0 749,608 20,596
1963 7,938 0 738,788 25,109
1962 7,639 0 720,128 25,696
1961 7,330 0 703,216 23,184
1960 7,012 0 685,403 -2,954

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/egypt | CC BY

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). In Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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