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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 97 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

East Timor vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Ethiopia
2100 1,987,918 371,192,732
2099 1,992,867 369,452,188
2098 1,999,551 367,626,914
2097 2,006,120 365,680,268
2096 2,014,062 363,648,440
2095 2,022,241 361,707,589
2094 2,029,109 359,642,227
2093 2,034,335 357,570,752
2092 2,039,916 355,499,462
2091 2,046,825 353,327,595
2090 2,053,125 351,068,287
2089 2,060,960 348,859,203
2088 2,066,983 346,624,222
2087 2,074,665 344,268,493
2086 2,077,590 341,777,395
2085 2,083,082 339,272,558
2084 2,088,840 336,753,372
2083 2,094,115 334,186,307
2082 2,096,675 331,503,693
2081 2,100,480 328,816,892
2080 2,103,409 326,114,551
2079 2,102,541 323,382,593
2078 2,105,113 320,521,381
2077 2,106,052 317,590,857
2076 2,105,444 314,615,353
2075 2,105,772 311,583,813
2074 2,104,099 308,511,275
2073 2,103,684 305,477,711
2072 2,100,004 302,351,806
2071 2,092,187 299,211,554
2070 2,089,722 296,054,535
2069 2,084,088 292,847,034
2068 2,077,511 289,612,061
2067 2,070,890 286,279,975
2066 2,062,513 282,992,981
2065 2,055,518 279,662,528
2064 2,047,799 276,283,161
2063 2,039,134 272,866,834
2062 2,032,012 269,424,014
2061 2,026,320 265,885,347
2060 2,018,694 262,350,260
2059 2,008,316 258,772,570
2058 1,996,874 255,284,371
2057 1,984,864 251,733,988
2056 1,970,638 248,079,002
2055 1,957,948 244,501,471
2054 1,949,486 240,868,686
2053 1,933,418 237,228,269
2052 1,920,237 233,551,340
2051 1,909,754 229,804,463
2050 1,892,942 226,124,819
2049 1,878,747 222,420,063
2048 1,861,668 218,694,640
2047 1,845,027 214,950,242
2046 1,829,444 211,226,920
2045 1,813,000 207,525,986
2044 1,797,485 203,812,674
2043 1,777,393 200,097,321
2042 1,756,780 196,411,774
2041 1,738,404 192,749,114
2040 1,720,102 189,081,695
2039 1,699,431 185,422,958
2038 1,679,979 181,789,129
2037 1,659,934 178,179,942
2036 1,640,507 174,569,201
2035 1,617,823 170,957,061
2034 1,597,525 167,367,920
2033 1,578,920 163,813,895
2032 1,560,470 160,216,774
2031 1,540,575 156,638,324
2030 1,518,500 153,070,380
2029 1,496,906 149,507,684
2028 1,475,696 145,989,372
2027 1,455,624 142,463,827
2026 1,436,626 138,973,582
2025 1,418,578 135,513,842
2024 1,400,638 132,059,767
2023 1,384,286 128,691,692
2022 1,369,295 125,384,287
2021 1,350,139 122,138,588
2020 1,326,053 118,917,671
2019 1,300,945 115,737,383
2018 1,275,959 112,664,152
2017 1,251,703 109,666,481
2016 1,228,312 106,718,162
2015 1,205,131 103,867,135
2014 1,181,903 101,115,610
2013 1,158,695 98,438,751
2012 1,134,885 95,798,767
2011 1,110,207 93,149,970
2010 1,084,679 90,538,514
2009 1,058,782 88,007,636
2008 1,032,429 85,543,668
2007 1,004,889 83,103,217
2006 976,597 80,703,490
2005 948,311 78,367,470
2004 929,074 76,077,206
2003 916,878 73,832,663
2002 879,159 71,635,517
2001 812,249 69,487,762
2000 745,088 67,411,494
1999 834,697 65,374,561
1998 942,530 63,363,524
1997 917,184 61,404,539
1996 892,282 59,467,635
1995 868,146 57,537,335
1994 844,493 55,611,508
1993 821,437 53,708,891
1992 799,318 51,853,747
1991 778,278 49,717,198
1990 760,345 47,609,755
1989 744,856 45,879,690
1988 730,745 44,150,825
1987 718,476 42,460,039
1986 707,185 41,037,656
1985 696,665 39,842,136
1984 686,777 38,735,722
1983 677,707 37,740,817
1982 669,149 36,701,290
1981 660,493 35,304,012
1980 649,871 34,428,514
1979 638,719 34,238,652
1978 628,775 33,734,592
1977 618,315 33,167,272
1976 607,620 32,534,418
1975 598,158 31,723,252
1974 590,827 30,957,273
1973 582,855 30,166,785
1972 572,962 29,374,608
1971 562,966 28,600,106
1970 553,069 27,829,128
1969 543,356 27,072,571
1968 533,875 26,337,930
1967 524,648 25,620,276
1966 515,696 24,952,689
1965 507,034 24,310,612
1964 498,659 23,666,548
1963 490,564 23,051,637
1962 482,774 22,465,126
1961 475,291 21,906,102
1960 468,118 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Ethiopia
2100 -0.25% 0.47%
2099 -0.33% 0.5%
2098 -0.33% 0.53%
2097 -0.39% 0.56%
2096 -0.4% 0.54%
2095 -0.34% 0.57%
2094 -0.26% 0.58%
2093 -0.27% 0.58%
2092 -0.34% 0.61%
2091 -0.31% 0.64%
2090 -0.38% 0.63%
2089 -0.29% 0.64%
2088 -0.37% 0.68%
2087 -0.14% 0.73%
2086 -0.26% 0.74%
2085 -0.28% 0.75%
2084 -0.25% 0.77%
2083 -0.12% 0.81%
2082 -0.18% 0.82%
2081 -0.14% 0.83%
2080 0.04% 0.84%
2079 -0.12% 0.89%
2078 -0.04% 0.92%
2077 0.03% 0.95%
2076 -0.02% 0.97%
2075 0.08% 1%
2074 0.02% 0.99%
2073 0.18% 1.03%
2072 0.37% 1.05%
2071 0.12% 1.07%
2070 0.27% 1.1%
2069 0.32% 1.12%
2068 0.32% 1.16%
2067 0.41% 1.16%
2066 0.34% 1.19%
2065 0.38% 1.22%
2064 0.42% 1.25%
2063 0.35% 1.28%
2062 0.28% 1.33%
2061 0.38% 1.35%
2060 0.52% 1.38%
2059 0.57% 1.37%
2058 0.61% 1.41%
2057 0.72% 1.47%
2056 0.65% 1.46%
2055 0.43% 1.51%
2054 0.83% 1.53%
2053 0.69% 1.57%
2052 0.55% 1.63%
2051 0.89% 1.63%
2050 0.76% 1.67%
2049 0.92% 1.7%
2048 0.9% 1.74%
2047 0.85% 1.76%
2046 0.91% 1.78%
2045 0.86% 1.82%
2044 1.13% 1.86%
2043 1.17% 1.88%
2042 1.06% 1.9%
2041 1.06% 1.94%
2040 1.22% 1.97%
2039 1.16% 2%
2038 1.21% 2.03%
2037 1.18% 2.07%
2036 1.4% 2.11%
2035 1.27% 2.14%
2034 1.18% 2.17%
2033 1.18% 2.25%
2032 1.29% 2.28%
2031 1.45% 2.33%
2030 1.44% 2.38%
2029 1.44% 2.41%
2028 1.38% 2.47%
2027 1.32% 2.51%
2026 1.27% 2.55%
2025 1.28% 2.62%
2024 1.18% 2.62%
2023 1.09% 2.64%
2022 1.42% 2.66%
2021 1.82% 2.71%
2020 1.93% 2.75%
2019 1.96% 2.73%
2018 1.94% 2.73%
2017 1.9% 2.76%
2016 1.92% 2.74%
2015 1.97% 2.72%
2014 2% 2.72%
2013 2.1% 2.76%
2012 2.22% 2.84%
2011 2.35% 2.88%
2010 2.45% 2.88%
2009 2.55% 2.88%
2008 2.74% 2.94%
2007 2.9% 2.97%
2006 2.98% 2.98%
2005 2.07% 3.01%
2004 1.33% 3.04%
2003 4.29% 3.07%
2002 8.24% 3.09%
2001 9.01% 3.08%
2000 -10.7% 3.12%
1999 -11.4% 3.17%
1998 2.76% 3.19%
1997 2.79% 3.26%
1996 2.78% 3.35%
1995 2.8% 3.46%
1994 2.81% 3.54%
1993 2.77% 3.58%
1992 2.7% 4.3%
1991 2.36% 4.43%
1990 2.08% 3.77%
1989 1.93% 3.92%
1988 1.71% 3.98%
1987 1.6% 3.47%
1986 1.51% 3%
1985 1.44% 2.86%
1984 1.34% 2.64%
1983 1.28% 2.83%
1982 1.31% 3.96%
1981 1.63% 2.54%
1980 1.75% 0.55%
1979 1.58% 1.49%
1978 1.69% 1.71%
1977 1.76% 1.95%
1976 1.58% 2.56%
1975 1.24% 2.47%
1974 1.37% 2.62%
1973 1.73% 2.7%
1972 1.78% 2.71%
1971 1.79% 2.77%
1970 1.79% 2.79%
1969 1.78% 2.79%
1968 1.76% 2.8%
1967 1.74% 2.68%
1966 1.71% 2.64%
1965 1.68% 2.72%
1964 1.65% 2.67%
1963 1.61% 2.61%
1962 1.57% 2.55%
1961 1.53% 2.48%

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/ethiopia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

East Timor Ethiopia
Current population
1441764
139917664
Population rank 152/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.69%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
9.36 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
7.68 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 25/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +24,054
Net migration rank 102/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 24,054
2024 - -2,552 - 30,069
2023 20,495 -5,620 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 20,625 -5,519 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 20,101 3,111 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 21,166 3,793 3,199,718 38,866
2019 21,307 3,942 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 21,650 3,062 3,015,231 9,302
2017 22,145 1,666 2,899,143 71,766
2016 22,778 208 2,809,889 115,823
2015 23,391 -20 2,713,529 62,785
2014 24,040 -958 2,623,647 103,122
2013 24,538 -1,206 2,546,020 80,955
2012 24,890 -609 2,533,398 119,517
2011 25,237 -159 2,527,811 116,793
2010 25,515 470 2,498,048 80,213
2009 25,696 117 2,467,118 16,315
2008 25,888 1,009 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 26,074 2,103 2,436,753 -381
2006 26,221 2,184 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 26,412 1,759 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 26,751 -16,447 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 26,900 -12,810 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 25,410 35,935 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 23,314 49,159 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 21,579 40,272 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 21,871 -262,940 2,010,987 29,142
1998 23,590 1,806 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 23,501 1,804 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 22,703 1,796 1,896,364 41,456
1995 21,962 1,806 1,831,068 91,727
1994 21,746 1,794 1,788,133 140,715
1993 20,770 1,795 1,734,851 141,545
1992 19,880 1,794 1,673,839 160,106
1991 18,605 1,803 1,579,416 859,737
1990 18,343 -2,881 1,479,663 296,014
1989 17,758 -2,246 1,441,769 242,614
1988 12,118 587 1,393,356 379,966
1987 11,945 -106 1,356,853 251,387
1986 11,062 -316 1,050,277 186,227
1985 10,788 -495 997,050 157,476
1984 10,922 -1,436 920,670 137,632
1983 9,686 -1,032 863,472 68,022
1982 9,579 -1,125 1,080,853 66,702
1981 9,336 -482 1,018,838 628,135
1980 6,940 5,457 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 987 8,924 987,203 -711,455
1978 -1,000 10,967 943,388 -210,991
1977 296 10,657 929,381 -527,133
1976 783 9,662 899,577 -36,125
1975 -1,062 9,542 801,425 -42,540
1974 8,405 -2,222 777,306 -4,232
1973 10,033 -278 807,535 347
1972 10,030 0 779,808 -3,375
1971 9,964 0 787,047 -14,510
1970 9,824 0 760,821 8,589
1969 9,611 0 736,428 7,258
1968 9,356 0 715,602 9,992
1967 9,089 0 695,283 14,437
1966 8,810 0 616,281 9,160
1965 8,526 0 642,359 16,348
1964 8,235 0 618,667 10,749
1963 7,938 0 590,998 9,418
1962 7,639 0 563,650 8,960
1961 7,330 0 538,518 6,938
1960 7,012 0 511,694 1,696

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/ethiopia | 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 Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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