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

East Timor and Eritrea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	East Timor	Eritrea	East Timor	Eritrea
1960	468,118	972,547	-	-
1961	475,291	995,573	1.53%	2.37%
1962	482,774	1,019,788	1.57%	2.43%
1963	490,564	1,045,092	1.61%	2.48%
1964	498,659	1,071,287	1.65%	2.51%
1965	507,034	1,098,335	1.68%	2.52%
1966	515,696	1,124,957	1.71%	2.42%
1967	524,648	1,152,339	1.74%	2.43%
1968	533,875	1,181,737	1.76%	2.55%
1969	543,356	1,212,005	1.78%	2.56%
1970	553,069	1,243,453	1.79%	2.59%
1971	562,966	1,276,154	1.79%	2.63%
1972	572,962	1,309,235	1.78%	2.59%
1973	582,855	1,342,669	1.73%	2.55%
1974	590,827	1,375,688	1.37%	2.46%
1975	598,158	1,408,210	1.24%	2.36%
1976	607,620	1,443,807	1.58%	2.53%
1977	618,315	1,482,565	1.76%	2.68%
1978	628,775	1,522,378	1.69%	2.69%
1979	638,719	1,563,332	1.58%	2.69%
1980	649,871	1,605,797	1.75%	2.72%
1981	660,493	1,649,939	1.63%	2.75%
1982	669,149	1,695,461	1.31%	2.76%
1983	677,707	1,736,160	1.28%	2.4%
1984	686,777	1,771,730	1.34%	2.05%
1985	696,665	1,807,816	1.44%	2.04%
1986	707,185	1,845,164	1.51%	2.07%
1987	718,476	1,888,669	1.6%	2.36%
1988	730,745	1,938,255	1.71%	2.63%
1989	744,856	1,987,017	1.93%	2.52%
1990	760,345	2,032,737	2.08%	2.3%
1991	778,278	1,919,571	2.36%	-5.57%
1992	799,318	1,798,748	2.7%	-6.29%
1993	821,437	1,856,006	2.77%	3.18%
1994	844,493	1,913,915	2.81%	3.12%
1995	868,146	2,025,267	2.8%	5.82%
1996	892,282	2,128,464	2.78%	5.1%
1997	917,184	2,152,135	2.79%	1.11%
1998	942,530	2,180,419	2.76%	1.31%
1999	834,697	2,212,780	-11.4%	1.48%
2000	745,088	2,247,031	-10.7%	1.55%
2001	812,249	2,312,079	9.01%	2.89%
2002	879,159	2,392,978	8.24%	3.5%
2003	916,878	2,493,903	4.29%	4.22%
2004	929,074	2,598,284	1.33%	4.19%
2005	948,311	2,661,215	2.07%	2.42%
2006	976,597	2,703,502	2.98%	1.59%
2007	1,004,889	2,743,222	2.9%	1.47%
2008	1,032,429	2,816,327	2.74%	2.66%
2009	1,058,782	2,887,885	2.55%	2.54%
2010	1,084,679	2,945,186	2.45%	1.98%
2011	1,110,207	2,998,485	2.35%	1.81%
2012	1,134,885	3,036,988	2.22%	1.28%
2013	1,158,695	3,074,360	2.1%	1.23%
2014	1,181,903	3,095,173	2%	0.68%
2015	1,205,131	3,105,546	1.97%	0.34%
2016	1,228,312	3,124,698	1.92%	0.62%
2017	1,251,703	3,150,347	1.9%	0.82%
2018	1,275,959	3,192,760	1.94%	1.35%
2019	1,300,945	3,240,194	1.96%	1.49%
2020	1,326,053	3,291,271	1.93%	1.58%
2021	1,350,139	3,350,183	1.82%	1.79%
2022	1,369,295	3,409,447	1.42%	1.77%
2023	1,384,286	3,470,390	1.09%	1.79%
2024	1,400,638	3,535,603	1.18%	1.88%
2025	1,418,519	3,606,996	1.28%	2.02%
2026	1,436,934	3,682,659	1.3%	2.1%
2027	1,456,334	3,760,368	1.35%	2.11%
2028	1,476,850	3,840,135	1.41%	2.12%
2029	1,498,119	3,920,467	1.44%	2.09%
2030	1,519,802	4,002,671	1.45%	2.1%
2031	1,540,659	4,085,037	1.37%	2.06%
2032	1,559,710	4,166,507	1.24%	1.99%
2033	1,578,114	4,249,501	1.18%	1.99%
2034	1,597,444	4,334,727	1.22%	2.01%
2035	1,618,799	4,420,915	1.34%	1.99%
2036	1,639,721	4,509,755	1.29%	2.01%
2037	1,659,327	4,601,933	1.2%	2.04%
2038	1,678,953	4,692,340	1.18%	1.96%
2039	1,698,891	4,780,469	1.19%	1.88%
2040	1,718,249	4,868,668	1.14%	1.84%
2041	1,736,476	4,954,481	1.06%	1.76%
2042	1,755,847	5,039,298	1.12%	1.71%
2043	1,776,066	5,124,256	1.15%	1.69%
2044	1,793,758	5,207,858	1%	1.63%
2045	1,809,637	5,292,756	0.89%	1.63%
2046	1,825,551	5,375,963	0.88%	1.57%
2047	1,841,558	5,456,488	0.88%	1.5%
2048	1,858,311	5,537,538	0.91%	1.49%
2049	1,873,846	5,617,348	0.84%	1.44%
2050	1,889,246	5,696,052	0.82%	1.4%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 208,834 (a 17% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 558,810 (a 17.9% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 131st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 31.5% to 1,889,246 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Eritrea will increase by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.