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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 57.3 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.01% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

East Timor vs Germany: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Germany
2100 1,987,832 70,146,161
2099 1,992,781 70,173,117
2098 1,999,464 70,190,154
2097 2,006,033 70,232,280
2096 2,013,975 70,263,255
2095 2,022,154 70,283,735
2094 2,029,021 70,302,573
2093 2,034,247 70,323,445
2092 2,039,828 70,348,937
2091 2,046,736 70,395,388
2090 2,053,036 70,457,276
2089 2,060,872 70,511,311
2088 2,066,894 70,569,930
2087 2,074,575 70,652,555
2086 2,077,501 70,750,166
2085 2,082,992 70,845,939
2084 2,088,750 70,941,592
2083 2,094,025 71,048,352
2082 2,096,584 71,151,552
2081 2,100,389 71,265,511
2080 2,103,318 71,391,537
2079 2,102,450 71,525,977
2078 2,105,023 71,666,350
2077 2,105,962 71,822,464
2076 2,105,353 71,979,354
2075 2,105,681 72,113,812
2074 2,104,008 72,269,519
2073 2,103,594 72,429,361
2072 2,099,913 72,580,006
2071 2,092,097 72,741,929
2070 2,089,631 72,889,095
2069 2,083,998 73,053,471
2068 2,077,421 73,219,511
2067 2,070,800 73,404,631
2066 2,062,424 73,597,022
2065 2,055,429 73,789,056
2064 2,047,710 73,990,123
2063 2,039,046 74,200,211
2062 2,031,925 74,428,152
2061 2,026,233 74,656,161
2060 2,018,606 74,909,139
2059 2,008,230 75,164,141
2058 1,996,788 75,438,769
2057 1,984,779 75,716,088
2056 1,970,553 75,990,472
2055 1,957,864 76,276,550
2054 1,949,402 76,561,146
2053 1,933,335 76,832,587
2052 1,920,154 77,077,503
2051 1,909,672 77,322,326
2050 1,892,861 77,564,502
2049 1,878,666 77,809,519
2048 1,861,588 78,059,456
2047 1,844,948 78,290,624
2046 1,829,365 78,514,805
2045 1,812,921 78,740,357
2044 1,797,407 78,965,486
2043 1,777,316 79,180,563
2042 1,756,704 79,374,934
2041 1,738,329 79,569,383
2040 1,720,028 79,782,613
2039 1,699,358 80,001,183
2038 1,679,907 80,225,718
2037 1,659,862 80,442,136
2036 1,640,436 80,673,787
2035 1,617,753 80,890,243
2034 1,597,457 81,094,641
2033 1,578,852 81,319,735
2032 1,560,402 81,537,613
2031 1,540,509 81,772,282
2030 1,518,434 81,989,677
2029 1,496,842 82,216,381
2028 1,475,633 82,432,092
2027 1,455,562 82,638,983
2026 1,436,564 82,830,814
2025 1,418,517 83,491,249
2024 1,400,638 83,516,593
2023 1,384,286 83,287,273
2022 1,369,295 83,177,813
2021 1,350,139 83,196,078
2020 1,326,053 83,160,871
2019 1,300,945 83,092,962
2018 1,275,959 82,905,782
2017 1,251,703 82,657,002
2016 1,228,312 82,348,669
2015 1,205,131 81,686,611
2014 1,181,903 80,982,500
2013 1,158,695 80,645,605
2012 1,134,885 80,425,823
2011 1,110,207 80,274,983
2010 1,084,679 81,776,930
2009 1,058,782 81,902,307
2008 1,032,429 82,110,097
2007 1,004,889 82,266,372
2006 976,597 82,376,451
2005 948,311 82,469,422
2004 929,074 82,516,260
2003 916,878 82,534,176
2002 879,159 82,488,495
2001 812,249 82,349,925
2000 745,088 82,211,508
1999 834,697 82,100,243
1998 942,530 82,047,195
1997 917,184 82,034,771
1996 892,282 81,914,831
1995 868,146 81,678,051
1994 844,493 81,438,348
1993 821,437 81,156,363
1992 799,318 80,624,598
1991 778,278 80,013,896
1990 760,345 79,433,029
1989 744,856 78,751,283
1988 730,745 78,144,619
1987 718,476 77,839,920
1986 707,185 77,720,436
1985 696,665 77,684,873
1984 686,777 77,858,685
1983 677,707 78,128,282
1982 669,149 78,333,366
1981 660,493 78,407,907
1980 649,871 78,288,576
1979 638,719 78,126,350
1978 628,775 78,091,820
1977 618,315 78,159,814
1976 607,620 78,336,950
1975 598,158 78,673,554
1974 590,827 78,967,433
1973 582,855 78,936,666
1972 572,962 78,688,452
1971 562,966 78,312,842
1970 553,069 78,169,289
1969 543,356 77,909,682
1968 533,875 77,294,314
1967 524,648 76,951,336
1966 515,696 76,600,311
1965 507,034 75,963,695
1964 498,659 75,318,337
1963 490,564 74,714,353
1962 482,774 74,025,784
1961 475,291 73,377,632
1960 468,118 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Germany
2100 -0.25% -0.04%
2099 -0.33% -0.02%
2098 -0.33% -0.06%
2097 -0.39% -0.04%
2096 -0.4% -0.03%
2095 -0.34% -0.03%
2094 -0.26% -0.03%
2093 -0.27% -0.04%
2092 -0.34% -0.07%
2091 -0.31% -0.09%
2090 -0.38% -0.08%
2089 -0.29% -0.08%
2088 -0.37% -0.12%
2087 -0.14% -0.14%
2086 -0.26% -0.14%
2085 -0.28% -0.13%
2084 -0.25% -0.15%
2083 -0.12% -0.15%
2082 -0.18% -0.16%
2081 -0.14% -0.18%
2080 0.04% -0.19%
2079 -0.12% -0.2%
2078 -0.04% -0.22%
2077 0.03% -0.22%
2076 -0.02% -0.19%
2075 0.08% -0.22%
2074 0.02% -0.22%
2073 0.18% -0.21%
2072 0.37% -0.22%
2071 0.12% -0.2%
2070 0.27% -0.23%
2069 0.32% -0.23%
2068 0.32% -0.25%
2067 0.41% -0.26%
2066 0.34% -0.26%
2065 0.38% -0.27%
2064 0.42% -0.28%
2063 0.35% -0.31%
2062 0.28% -0.31%
2061 0.38% -0.34%
2060 0.52% -0.34%
2059 0.57% -0.36%
2058 0.61% -0.37%
2057 0.72% -0.36%
2056 0.65% -0.38%
2055 0.43% -0.37%
2054 0.83% -0.35%
2053 0.69% -0.32%
2052 0.55% -0.32%
2051 0.89% -0.31%
2050 0.76% -0.31%
2049 0.92% -0.32%
2048 0.9% -0.3%
2047 0.85% -0.29%
2046 0.91% -0.29%
2045 0.86% -0.29%
2044 1.13% -0.27%
2043 1.17% -0.24%
2042 1.06% -0.24%
2041 1.06% -0.27%
2040 1.22% -0.27%
2039 1.16% -0.28%
2038 1.21% -0.27%
2037 1.18% -0.29%
2036 1.4% -0.27%
2035 1.27% -0.25%
2034 1.18% -0.28%
2033 1.18% -0.27%
2032 1.29% -0.29%
2031 1.45% -0.27%
2030 1.44% -0.28%
2029 1.44% -0.26%
2028 1.38% -0.25%
2027 1.32% -0.23%
2026 1.27% -0.79%
2025 1.28% -0.03%
2024 1.18% 0.28%
2023 1.09% 0.13%
2022 1.42% -0.02%
2021 1.82% 0.04%
2020 1.93% 0.08%
2019 1.96% 0.23%
2018 1.94% 0.3%
2017 1.9% 0.37%
2016 1.92% 0.81%
2015 1.97% 0.87%
2014 2% 0.42%
2013 2.1% 0.27%
2012 2.22% 0.19%
2011 2.35% -1.84%
2010 2.45% -0.15%
2009 2.55% -0.25%
2008 2.74% -0.19%
2007 2.9% -0.13%
2006 2.98% -0.11%
2005 2.07% -0.06%
2004 1.33% -0.02%
2003 4.29% 0.06%
2002 8.24% 0.17%
2001 9.01% 0.17%
2000 -10.7% 0.14%
1999 -11.4% 0.06%
1998 2.76% 0.02%
1997 2.79% 0.15%
1996 2.78% 0.29%
1995 2.8% 0.29%
1994 2.81% 0.35%
1993 2.77% 0.66%
1992 2.7% 0.76%
1991 2.36% 0.73%
1990 2.08% 0.87%
1989 1.93% 0.78%
1988 1.71% 0.39%
1987 1.6% 0.15%
1986 1.51% 0.05%
1985 1.44% -0.22%
1984 1.34% -0.35%
1983 1.28% -0.26%
1982 1.31% -0.1%
1981 1.63% 0.15%
1980 1.75% 0.21%
1979 1.58% 0.04%
1978 1.69% -0.09%
1977 1.76% -0.23%
1976 1.58% -0.43%
1975 1.24% -0.37%
1974 1.37% 0.04%
1973 1.73% 0.32%
1972 1.78% 0.48%
1971 1.79% 0.18%
1970 1.79% 0.33%
1969 1.78% 0.8%
1968 1.76% 0.45%
1967 1.74% 0.46%
1966 1.71% 0.84%
1965 1.68% 0.86%
1964 1.65% 0.81%
1963 1.61% 0.93%
1962 1.57% 0.88%
1961 1.53% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

East Timor Germany
Current population
1446322
82830814
Population rank 152/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +49 -69
Annual growth/decline +17,879 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 159/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -334,072
Net migration rank 102/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -334,072
2024 20,378 -2,552 -334,066 36,954
2023 20,495 -5,620 -333,149 609,553
2022 20,625 -5,519 -324,394 981,552
2021 20,101 3,111 -224,629 310,264
2020 21,166 3,793 -216,218 203,468
2019 21,307 3,942 -157,877 319,082
2018 21,650 3,062 -165,812 403,908
2017 22,145 1,666 -148,783 452,988
2016 22,778 208 -123,523 517,480
2015 23,391 -20 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 24,040 -958 -153,866 592,338
2013 24,538 -1,206 -209,679 462,384
2012 24,890 -609 -193,022 199,143
2011 25,237 -159 -184,632 295,282
2010 25,515 470 -179,909 130,116
2009 25,696 117 -188,375 46,533
2008 25,888 1,009 -164,220 -23,341
2007 26,074 2,103 -148,080 -24,772
2006 26,221 2,184 -148,278 -489,056
2005 26,412 1,759 -148,445 81,351
2004 26,751 -16,447 -107,271 81,735
2003 26,900 -12,810 -140,309 142,009
2002 25,410 35,935 -123,733 218,795
2001 23,314 49,159 -98,820 272,875
2000 21,579 40,272 -73,990 174,594
1999 21,871 -262,940 -73,890 219,280
1998 23,590 1,806 -65,637 -754,469
1997 23,501 1,804 -49,221 93,281
1996 22,703 1,796 -90,107 281,280
1995 21,962 1,806 -114,349 398,077
1994 21,746 1,794 -114,013 315,585
1993 20,770 1,795 -105,503 462,096
1992 19,880 1,794 -80,625 811,606
1991 18,605 1,803 -80,014 602,638
1990 18,343 -2,881 -15,887 679,702
1989 17,758 -2,246 -23,625 761,002
1988 12,118 587 -7,815 515,962
1987 11,945 -106 -31,136 174,272
1986 11,062 -316 -77,721 212,822
1985 10,788 -495 -116,527 103,556
1984 10,922 -1,436 -109,002 -150,771
1983 9,686 -1,032 -109,380 -81,349
1982 9,579 -1,125 -78,333 -58,121
1981 9,336 -482 -94,090 130,713
1980 6,940 5,457 -86,117 324,203
1979 987 8,924 -125,002 237,705
1978 -1,000 10,967 -140,566 117,167
1977 296 10,657 -125,055 33,881
1976 783 9,662 -164,508 -79,761
1975 -1,062 9,542 -212,418 -207,740
1974 8,405 -2,222 -150,038 -15,126
1973 10,033 -278 -149,980 386,881
1972 10,030 0 -62,950 336,015
1971 9,964 0 46,988 450,328
1970 9,824 0 70,352 -273,498
1969 9,611 0 155,820 584,017
1968 9,356 0 239,612 293,307
1967 9,089 0 353,977 -174,155
1966 8,810 0 405,982 134,107
1965 8,526 0 410,204 338,258
1964 8,235 0 482,038 69,825
1963 7,938 0 455,757 205,976
1962 7,639 0 436,752 276,505
1961 7,330 0 462,279 27,534
1960 7,012 0 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/germany | 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 Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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