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Population in East Timor compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 1,998,075 in Equatorial Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Equatorial Guinea's population is 1.39 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 2M (101.8% growth).

East Timor vs Equatorial Guinea: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Equatorial Guinea
2100 1,987,918 5,053,285
2099 1,992,867 5,030,801
2098 1,999,551 5,007,228
2097 2,006,120 4,983,150
2096 2,014,062 4,959,082
2095 2,022,241 4,933,332
2094 2,029,109 4,905,464
2093 2,034,335 4,877,815
2092 2,039,916 4,850,016
2091 2,046,825 4,823,911
2090 2,053,125 4,796,204
2089 2,060,960 4,765,373
2088 2,066,983 4,734,246
2087 2,074,665 4,703,695
2086 2,077,590 4,673,217
2085 2,083,082 4,642,131
2084 2,088,840 4,607,210
2083 2,094,115 4,574,316
2082 2,096,675 4,540,818
2081 2,100,480 4,505,519
2080 2,103,409 4,469,469
2079 2,102,541 4,430,966
2078 2,105,113 4,393,054
2077 2,106,052 4,354,278
2076 2,105,444 4,312,881
2075 2,105,772 4,271,277
2074 2,104,099 4,230,374
2073 2,103,684 4,189,634
2072 2,100,004 4,148,110
2071 2,092,187 4,106,996
2070 2,089,722 4,064,376
2069 2,084,088 4,021,900
2068 2,077,511 3,981,311
2067 2,070,890 3,939,430
2066 2,062,513 3,896,865
2065 2,055,518 3,852,791
2064 2,047,799 3,808,133
2063 2,039,134 3,764,740
2062 2,032,012 3,721,365
2061 2,026,320 3,677,181
2060 2,018,694 3,632,328
2059 2,008,316 3,586,049
2058 1,996,874 3,537,963
2057 1,984,864 3,491,303
2056 1,970,638 3,444,436
2055 1,957,948 3,396,599
2054 1,949,486 3,348,286
2053 1,933,418 3,300,634
2052 1,920,237 3,252,844
2051 1,909,754 3,205,569
2050 1,892,942 3,158,891
2049 1,878,747 3,112,260
2048 1,861,668 3,065,466
2047 1,845,027 3,019,272
2046 1,829,444 2,971,402
2045 1,813,000 2,922,377
2044 1,797,485 2,872,776
2043 1,777,393 2,823,692
2042 1,756,780 2,773,582
2041 1,738,404 2,723,897
2040 1,720,102 2,672,567
2039 1,699,431 2,622,347
2038 1,679,979 2,570,184
2037 1,659,934 2,519,310
2036 1,640,507 2,468,819
2035 1,617,823 2,418,856
2034 1,597,525 2,368,775
2033 1,578,920 2,319,952
2032 1,560,470 2,269,637
2031 1,540,575 2,220,861
2030 1,518,500 2,173,192
2029 1,496,906 2,126,230
2028 1,475,696 2,079,176
2027 1,455,624 2,032,075
2026 1,436,626 1,985,469
2025 1,418,578 1,938,873
2024 1,400,638 1,892,516
2023 1,384,286 1,847,549
2022 1,369,295 1,803,545
2021 1,350,139 1,758,786
2020 1,326,053 1,716,468
2019 1,300,945 1,670,177
2018 1,275,959 1,616,422
2017 1,251,703 1,562,396
2016 1,228,312 1,508,186
2015 1,205,131 1,453,923
2014 1,181,903 1,399,828
2013 1,158,695 1,346,218
2012 1,134,885 1,293,483
2011 1,110,207 1,241,835
2010 1,084,679 1,189,085
2009 1,058,782 1,135,673
2008 1,032,429 1,084,530
2007 1,004,889 1,036,044
2006 976,597 990,343
2005 948,311 947,367
2004 929,074 899,917
2003 916,878 847,862
2002 879,159 797,957
2001 812,249 749,836
2000 745,088 703,279
1999 834,697 667,214
1998 942,530 641,474
1997 917,184 616,893
1996 892,282 593,492
1995 868,146 571,264
1994 844,493 550,138
1993 821,437 530,023
1992 799,318 510,770
1991 778,278 492,217
1990 760,345 474,274
1989 744,856 456,808
1988 730,745 439,651
1987 718,476 422,522
1986 707,185 404,728
1985 696,665 385,547
1984 686,777 364,899
1983 677,707 343,421
1982 669,149 322,216
1981 660,493 303,252
1980 649,871 288,644
1979 638,719 279,846
1978 628,775 276,531
1977 618,315 276,779
1976 607,620 281,031
1975 598,158 287,901
1974 590,827 294,953
1973 582,855 302,281
1972 572,962 309,468
1971 562,966 315,940
1970 553,069 320,803
1969 543,356 322,517
1968 533,875 318,849
1967 524,648 311,805
1966 515,696 304,859
1965 507,034 298,238
1964 498,659 291,942
1963 490,564 285,965
1962 482,774 280,286
1961 475,291 274,896
1960 468,118 269,807

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/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 489,889 people (a 32.5% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.1% to 3,158,891 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 5.05M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Equatorial Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Equatorial Guinea
2100 -0.25% 0.45%
2099 -0.33% 0.47%
2098 -0.33% 0.48%
2097 -0.39% 0.49%
2096 -0.4% 0.52%
2095 -0.34% 0.57%
2094 -0.26% 0.57%
2093 -0.27% 0.57%
2092 -0.34% 0.54%
2091 -0.31% 0.58%
2090 -0.38% 0.65%
2089 -0.29% 0.66%
2088 -0.37% 0.65%
2087 -0.14% 0.65%
2086 -0.26% 0.67%
2085 -0.28% 0.76%
2084 -0.25% 0.72%
2083 -0.12% 0.74%
2082 -0.18% 0.78%
2081 -0.14% 0.81%
2080 0.04% 0.87%
2079 -0.12% 0.86%
2078 -0.04% 0.89%
2077 0.03% 0.96%
2076 -0.02% 0.97%
2075 0.08% 0.97%
2074 0.02% 0.97%
2073 0.18% 1%
2072 0.37% 1%
2071 0.12% 1.05%
2070 0.27% 1.06%
2069 0.32% 1.02%
2068 0.32% 1.06%
2067 0.41% 1.09%
2066 0.34% 1.14%
2065 0.38% 1.17%
2064 0.42% 1.15%
2063 0.35% 1.17%
2062 0.28% 1.2%
2061 0.38% 1.23%
2060 0.52% 1.29%
2059 0.57% 1.36%
2058 0.61% 1.34%
2057 0.72% 1.36%
2056 0.65% 1.41%
2055 0.43% 1.44%
2054 0.83% 1.44%
2053 0.69% 1.47%
2052 0.55% 1.47%
2051 0.89% 1.48%
2050 0.76% 1.5%
2049 0.92% 1.53%
2048 0.9% 1.53%
2047 0.85% 1.61%
2046 0.91% 1.68%
2045 0.86% 1.73%
2044 1.13% 1.74%
2043 1.17% 1.81%
2042 1.06% 1.82%
2041 1.06% 1.92%
2040 1.22% 1.92%
2039 1.16% 2.03%
2038 1.21% 2.02%
2037 1.18% 2.05%
2036 1.4% 2.07%
2035 1.27% 2.11%
2034 1.18% 2.1%
2033 1.18% 2.22%
2032 1.29% 2.2%
2031 1.45% 2.19%
2030 1.44% 2.21%
2029 1.44% 2.26%
2028 1.38% 2.32%
2027 1.32% 2.35%
2026 1.27% 2.4%
2025 1.28% 2.45%
2024 1.18% 2.43%
2023 1.09% 2.44%
2022 1.42% 2.54%
2021 1.82% 2.47%
2020 1.93% 2.77%
2019 1.96% 3.33%
2018 1.94% 3.46%
2017 1.9% 3.59%
2016 1.92% 3.73%
2015 1.97% 3.86%
2014 2% 3.98%
2013 2.1% 4.08%
2012 2.22% 4.16%
2011 2.35% 4.44%
2010 2.45% 4.7%
2009 2.55% 4.72%
2008 2.74% 4.68%
2007 2.9% 4.61%
2006 2.98% 4.54%
2005 2.07% 5.27%
2004 1.33% 6.14%
2003 4.29% 6.25%
2002 8.24% 6.42%
2001 9.01% 6.62%
2000 -10.7% 5.41%
1999 -11.4% 4.01%
1998 2.76% 3.98%
1997 2.79% 3.94%
1996 2.78% 3.89%
1995 2.8% 3.84%
1994 2.81% 3.8%
1993 2.77% 3.77%
1992 2.7% 3.77%
1991 2.36% 3.78%
1990 2.08% 3.82%
1989 1.93% 3.9%
1988 1.71% 4.05%
1987 1.6% 4.4%
1986 1.51% 4.98%
1985 1.44% 5.66%
1984 1.34% 6.25%
1983 1.28% 6.58%
1982 1.31% 6.25%
1981 1.63% 5.06%
1980 1.75% 3.14%
1979 1.58% 1.2%
1978 1.69% -0.09%
1977 1.76% -1.51%
1976 1.58% -2.39%
1975 1.24% -2.39%
1974 1.37% -2.42%
1973 1.73% -2.32%
1972 1.78% -2.05%
1971 1.79% -1.52%
1970 1.79% -0.53%
1969 1.78% 1.15%
1968 1.76% 2.26%
1967 1.74% 2.28%
1966 1.71% 2.22%
1965 1.68% 2.16%
1964 1.65% 2.09%
1963 1.61% 2.03%
1962 1.57% 1.96%
1961 1.53% 1.89%

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/equatorial-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Equatorial Guinea's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

East Timor Equatorial Guinea
Current population
1441764
1998075
Population rank 152/197 148/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.02%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
11.7 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
9.61 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
36.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +123
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +44,967
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 30/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
2.3 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 +3,812
Net migration rank 102/196 53/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 248,930
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 106/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 13.2%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 52/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Equatorial Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Equatorial Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 3,812
2024 - -2,552 - 3,891
2023 20,495 -5,620 40,140 3,997
2022 20,625 -5,519 39,873 3,997
2021 20,101 3,111 39,160 6,493
2020 21,166 3,793 38,994 0
2019 21,307 3,942 38,894 14,695
2018 21,650 3,062 38,332 15,581
2017 22,145 1,666 37,740 16,399
2016 22,778 208 37,180 17,107
2015 23,391 -20 36,543 17,697
2014 24,040 -958 35,889 18,058
2013 24,538 -1,206 35,158 18,106
2012 24,890 -609 34,347 17,860
2011 25,237 -159 33,502 17,604
2010 25,515 470 32,368 22,027
2009 25,696 117 31,184 21,235
2008 25,888 1,009 29,941 19,925
2007 26,074 2,103 28,672 18,433
2006 26,221 2,184 27,404 16,889
2005 26,412 1,759 26,116 15,548
2004 26,751 -16,447 24,666 28,578
2003 26,900 -12,810 23,168 27,696
2002 25,410 35,935 21,744 27,198
2001 23,314 49,159 20,376 26,919
2000 21,579 40,272 19,132 26,695
1999 21,871 -262,940 18,465 7,846
1998 23,590 1,806 17,854 7,307
1997 23,501 1,804 17,305 6,696
1996 22,703 1,796 16,802 6,003
1995 21,962 1,806 16,345 5,300
1994 21,746 1,794 15,937 4,664
1993 20,770 1,795 15,459 4,175
1992 19,880 1,794 15,010 3,867
1991 18,605 1,803 14,581 3,642
1990 18,343 -2,881 14,158 3,511
1989 17,758 -2,246 13,724 3,545
1988 12,118 587 13,266 3,777
1987 11,945 -106 12,727 4,482
1986 11,062 -316 12,061 6,317
1985 10,788 -495 11,179 8,816
1984 10,922 -1,436 10,076 11,221
1983 9,686 -1,032 8,886 12,766
1982 9,579 -1,125 8,182 12,568
1981 9,336 -482 7,573 9,605
1980 6,940 5,457 7,142 4,903
1979 987 8,924 5,786 -235
1978 -1,000 10,967 5,635 -4,553
1977 296 10,657 5,550 -7,131
1976 783 9,662 2,451 -9,377
1975 -1,062 9,542 4,580 -11,398
1974 8,405 -2,222 5,697 -12,983
1973 10,033 -278 6,508 -13,875
1972 10,030 0 6,572 -13,576
1971 9,964 0 4,822 -10,760
1970 9,824 0 2,715 -6,499
1969 9,611 0 2,593 -2,237
1968 9,356 0 6,417 565
1967 9,089 0 6,135 974
1966 8,810 0 5,868 915
1965 8,526 0 5,618 837
1964 8,235 0 5,393 735
1963 7,938 0 5,192 632
1962 7,639 0 5,013 528
1961 7,330 0 4,858 384
1960 7,012 0 4,727 210

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/equatorial-guinea | 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 Equatorial Guinea 77% is from natural causes (a gain of 382,745 people) and 23% is from migration (a gain of 114,024 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 248,930 people or 13.2% in Equatorial Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Equatorial Guinea
City Population
Malabo 297K
Bata 290K

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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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