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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 5,646,436 people in Finland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 5,647,947 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 3.91 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.65M (7.25% growth).

East Timor vs Finland: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Finland
2100 1,987,832 4,629,053
2099 1,992,781 4,645,228
2098 1,999,464 4,661,258
2097 2,006,033 4,676,964
2096 2,013,975 4,692,260
2095 2,022,154 4,707,633
2094 2,029,021 4,722,751
2093 2,034,247 4,738,088
2092 2,039,828 4,753,259
2091 2,046,736 4,768,754
2090 2,053,036 4,784,445
2089 2,060,872 4,799,982
2088 2,066,894 4,815,528
2087 2,074,575 4,831,523
2086 2,077,501 4,847,503
2085 2,082,992 4,863,391
2084 2,088,750 4,878,695
2083 2,094,025 4,894,099
2082 2,096,584 4,909,902
2081 2,100,389 4,925,741
2080 2,103,318 4,941,601
2079 2,102,450 4,957,156
2078 2,105,023 4,972,238
2077 2,105,962 4,987,486
2076 2,105,353 5,002,755
2075 2,105,681 5,017,572
2074 2,104,008 5,032,306
2073 2,103,594 5,046,593
2072 2,099,913 5,060,464
2071 2,092,097 5,074,179
2070 2,089,631 5,087,802
2069 2,083,998 5,101,058
2068 2,077,421 5,114,493
2067 2,070,800 5,127,889
2066 2,062,424 5,141,202
2065 2,055,429 5,155,429
2064 2,047,710 5,169,525
2063 2,039,046 5,183,843
2062 2,031,925 5,198,043
2061 2,026,233 5,212,670
2060 2,018,606 5,227,697
2059 2,008,230 5,242,988
2058 1,996,788 5,257,844
2057 1,984,779 5,273,628
2056 1,970,553 5,289,765
2055 1,957,864 5,305,934
2054 1,949,402 5,321,736
2053 1,933,335 5,337,053
2052 1,920,154 5,352,244
2051 1,909,672 5,367,229
2050 1,892,861 5,381,479
2049 1,878,666 5,395,348
2048 1,861,588 5,408,876
2047 1,844,948 5,422,100
2046 1,829,365 5,434,914
2045 1,812,921 5,447,770
2044 1,797,407 5,460,322
2043 1,777,316 5,473,016
2042 1,756,704 5,485,319
2041 1,738,329 5,497,690
2040 1,720,028 5,509,866
2039 1,699,358 5,522,256
2038 1,679,907 5,534,448
2037 1,659,862 5,546,603
2036 1,640,436 5,558,413
2035 1,617,753 5,569,919
2034 1,597,457 5,580,966
2033 1,578,852 5,591,512
2032 1,560,402 5,601,550
2031 1,540,509 5,611,269
2030 1,518,434 5,620,291
2029 1,496,842 5,628,791
2028 1,475,633 5,636,422
2027 1,455,562 5,643,240
2026 1,436,564 5,647,947
2025 1,418,517 5,646,436
2024 1,400,638 5,619,911
2023 1,384,286 5,583,911
2022 1,369,295 5,556,106
2021 1,350,139 5,541,017
2020 1,326,053 5,529,543
2019 1,300,945 5,521,606
2018 1,275,959 5,515,525
2017 1,251,703 5,508,214
2016 1,228,312 5,495,303
2015 1,205,131 5,479,531
2014 1,181,903 5,461,512
2013 1,158,695 5,438,972
2012 1,134,885 5,413,971
2011 1,110,207 5,388,272
2010 1,084,679 5,363,352
2009 1,058,782 5,338,871
2008 1,032,429 5,313,399
2007 1,004,889 5,288,720
2006 976,597 5,266,268
2005 948,311 5,246,096
2004 929,074 5,228,172
2003 916,878 5,213,014
2002 879,159 5,200,598
2001 812,249 5,188,008
2000 745,088 5,176,209
1999 834,697 5,165,474
1998 942,530 5,153,498
1997 917,184 5,139,835
1996 892,282 5,124,573
1995 868,146 5,107,790
1994 844,493 5,088,333
1993 821,437 5,066,447
1992 799,318 5,041,992
1991 778,278 5,013,740
1990 760,345 4,986,431
1989 744,856 4,964,371
1988 730,745 4,946,481
1987 718,476 4,932,123
1986 707,185 4,918,154
1985 696,665 4,902,206
1984 686,777 4,881,803
1983 677,707 4,855,787
1982 669,149 4,826,933
1981 660,493 4,799,964
1980 649,871 4,779,535
1979 638,719 4,764,690
1978 628,775 4,752,528
1977 618,315 4,738,902
1976 607,620 4,725,664
1975 598,158 4,711,440
1974 590,827 4,690,574
1973 582,855 4,666,081
1972 572,962 4,639,657
1971 562,966 4,612,124
1970 553,069 4,606,307
1969 543,356 4,623,785
1968 533,875 4,626,469
1967 524,648 4,605,744
1966 515,696 4,580,869
1965 507,034 4,563,732
1964 498,659 4,548,543
1963 490,564 4,523,309
1962 482,774 4,491,443
1961 475,291 4,461,005
1960 468,118 4,429,634

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Finland's population increased by 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 30.9% to 1,892,861 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,381,479 people and rank change from 120th to 126th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 5.65M people in 2026 for Finland.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Finland
2100 -0.25% -0.35%
2099 -0.33% -0.34%
2098 -0.33% -0.34%
2097 -0.39% -0.33%
2096 -0.4% -0.33%
2095 -0.34% -0.32%
2094 -0.26% -0.32%
2093 -0.27% -0.32%
2092 -0.34% -0.32%
2091 -0.31% -0.33%
2090 -0.38% -0.32%
2089 -0.29% -0.32%
2088 -0.37% -0.33%
2087 -0.14% -0.33%
2086 -0.26% -0.33%
2085 -0.28% -0.31%
2084 -0.25% -0.31%
2083 -0.12% -0.32%
2082 -0.18% -0.32%
2081 -0.14% -0.32%
2080 0.04% -0.31%
2079 -0.12% -0.3%
2078 -0.04% -0.31%
2077 0.03% -0.31%
2076 -0.02% -0.3%
2075 0.08% -0.29%
2074 0.02% -0.28%
2073 0.18% -0.27%
2072 0.37% -0.27%
2071 0.12% -0.27%
2070 0.27% -0.26%
2069 0.32% -0.26%
2068 0.32% -0.26%
2067 0.41% -0.26%
2066 0.34% -0.28%
2065 0.38% -0.27%
2064 0.42% -0.28%
2063 0.35% -0.27%
2062 0.28% -0.28%
2061 0.38% -0.29%
2060 0.52% -0.29%
2059 0.57% -0.28%
2058 0.61% -0.3%
2057 0.72% -0.31%
2056 0.65% -0.3%
2055 0.43% -0.3%
2054 0.83% -0.29%
2053 0.69% -0.28%
2052 0.55% -0.28%
2051 0.89% -0.26%
2050 0.76% -0.26%
2049 0.92% -0.25%
2048 0.9% -0.24%
2047 0.85% -0.24%
2046 0.91% -0.24%
2045 0.86% -0.23%
2044 1.13% -0.23%
2043 1.17% -0.22%
2042 1.06% -0.23%
2041 1.06% -0.22%
2040 1.22% -0.22%
2039 1.16% -0.22%
2038 1.21% -0.22%
2037 1.18% -0.21%
2036 1.4% -0.21%
2035 1.27% -0.2%
2034 1.18% -0.19%
2033 1.18% -0.18%
2032 1.29% -0.17%
2031 1.45% -0.16%
2030 1.44% -0.15%
2029 1.44% -0.14%
2028 1.38% -0.12%
2027 1.32% -0.08%
2026 1.27% 0.03%
2025 1.28% 0.47%
2024 1.18% 0.64%
2023 1.09% 0.5%
2022 1.42% 0.27%
2021 1.82% 0.21%
2020 1.93% 0.14%
2019 1.96% 0.11%
2018 1.94% 0.13%
2017 1.9% 0.23%
2016 1.92% 0.29%
2015 1.97% 0.33%
2014 2% 0.41%
2013 2.1% 0.46%
2012 2.22% 0.48%
2011 2.35% 0.46%
2010 2.45% 0.46%
2009 2.55% 0.48%
2008 2.74% 0.47%
2007 2.9% 0.43%
2006 2.98% 0.38%
2005 2.07% 0.34%
2004 1.33% 0.29%
2003 4.29% 0.24%
2002 8.24% 0.24%
2001 9.01% 0.23%
2000 -10.7% 0.21%
1999 -11.4% 0.23%
1998 2.76% 0.27%
1997 2.79% 0.3%
1996 2.78% 0.33%
1995 2.8% 0.38%
1994 2.81% 0.43%
1993 2.77% 0.49%
1992 2.7% 0.56%
1991 2.36% 0.55%
1990 2.08% 0.44%
1989 1.93% 0.36%
1988 1.71% 0.29%
1987 1.6% 0.28%
1986 1.51% 0.33%
1985 1.44% 0.42%
1984 1.34% 0.54%
1983 1.28% 0.6%
1982 1.31% 0.56%
1981 1.63% 0.43%
1980 1.75% 0.31%
1979 1.58% 0.26%
1978 1.69% 0.29%
1977 1.76% 0.28%
1976 1.58% 0.3%
1975 1.24% 0.44%
1974 1.37% 0.52%
1973 1.73% 0.57%
1972 1.78% 0.6%
1971 1.79% 0.13%
1970 1.79% -0.38%
1969 1.78% -0.06%
1968 1.76% 0.45%
1967 1.74% 0.54%
1966 1.71% 0.38%
1965 1.68% 0.33%
1964 1.65% 0.56%
1963 1.61% 0.71%
1962 1.57% 0.68%
1961 1.53% 0.71%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Finland's population grew by 0.47%.

Live population counters

East Timor Finland
Current population
1446322
5647947
Population rank 152/197 120/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
19.9 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
12 minutes
One death every
52 minutes
8.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 +73
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +26,525
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +0.47%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 130/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +18,246
Net migration rank 102/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 18,246
2024 20,378 -2,552 -14,612 26,894
2023 20,495 -5,620 -17,869 38,156
2022 20,625 -5,519 -18,335 60,353
2021 20,101 3,111 -7,757 22,484
2020 21,166 3,793 -8,847 17,504
2019 21,307 3,942 -8,282 15,671
2018 21,650 3,062 -7,170 11,822
2017 22,145 1,666 -3,856 13,356
2016 22,778 208 -1,099 17,321
2015 23,391 -20 2,740 12,655
2014 24,040 -958 4,915 15,915
2013 24,538 -1,206 6,527 18,164
2012 24,890 -609 7,579 17,894
2011 25,237 -159 9,160 16,798
2010 25,515 470 10,191 14,080
2009 25,696 117 10,678 14,877
2008 25,888 1,009 10,627 15,626
2007 26,074 2,103 9,519 14,027
2006 26,221 2,184 11,059 10,820
2005 26,412 1,759 9,968 9,251
2004 26,751 -16,447 9,933 6,956
2003 26,900 -12,810 7,819 5,929
2002 25,410 35,935 6,241 5,255
2001 23,314 49,159 7,263 6,241
2000 21,579 40,272 7,765 2,497
1999 21,871 -262,940 7,748 3,604
1998 23,590 1,806 7,730 4,417
1997 23,501 1,804 9,766 4,925
1996 22,703 1,796 11,274 3,757
1995 21,962 1,806 13,791 4,325
1994 21,746 1,794 17,300 3,834
1993 20,770 1,795 13,679 9,036
1992 19,880 1,794 16,639 9,356
1991 18,605 1,803 16,044 14,515
1990 18,343 -2,881 15,458 8,920
1989 17,758 -2,246 14,396 5,775
1988 12,118 587 14,344 1,765
1987 11,945 -106 11,837 831
1986 11,062 -316 13,279 1,491
1985 10,788 -495 14,707 2,416
1984 10,922 -1,436 20,015 3,972
1983 9,686 -1,032 21,851 6,925
1982 9,579 -1,125 22,686 7,109
1981 9,336 -482 18,720 5,287
1980 6,940 5,457 18,640 -2,212
1979 987 8,924 19,535 -6,612
1978 -1,000 10,967 20,436 -9,348
1977 296 10,657 21,799 -5,697
1976 783 9,662 21,738 -11,843
1975 -1,062 9,542 21,673 -3,807
1974 8,405 -2,222 17,824 5,891
1973 10,033 -278 13,532 11,558
1972 10,030 0 14,847 12,613
1971 9,964 0 15,220 12,286
1970 9,824 0 20,268 -36,579
1969 9,611 0 21,732 -42,207
1968 9,356 0 28,684 -15,561
1967 9,089 0 33,622 -5,353
1966 8,810 0 34,356 -12,059
1965 8,526 0 33,771 -21,731
1964 8,235 0 38,208 -20,414
1963 7,938 0 40,258 -7,624
1962 7,639 0 38,627 -6,852
1961 7,330 0 41,487 -11,828
1960 7,012 0 42,082 -9,489

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 99% of the population change in East Timor is from natural causes (a gain of 214,036 people) and 0.96% is from migration (a gain of 2,071 people). In Finland 26.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 85,087 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a gain of 236,216 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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