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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 82,575,542 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 +1.74% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

East Timor vs Germany: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Germany
2100 1,987,918 69,929,981
2099 1,992,867 69,956,854
2098 1,999,551 69,973,838
2097 2,006,120 70,015,834
2096 2,014,062 70,046,713
2095 2,022,241 70,067,131
2094 2,029,109 70,085,911
2093 2,034,335 70,106,718
2092 2,039,916 70,132,132
2091 2,046,825 70,178,440
2090 2,053,125 70,240,137
2089 2,060,960 70,294,005
2088 2,066,983 70,352,443
2087 2,074,665 70,434,814
2086 2,077,590 70,532,124
2085 2,083,082 70,627,602
2084 2,088,840 70,722,960
2083 2,094,115 70,829,392
2082 2,096,675 70,932,273
2081 2,100,480 71,045,881
2080 2,103,409 71,171,519
2079 2,102,541 71,305,544
2078 2,105,113 71,445,484
2077 2,106,052 71,601,117
2076 2,105,444 71,757,525
2075 2,105,772 71,891,567
2074 2,104,099 72,046,795
2073 2,103,684 72,206,145
2072 2,100,004 72,356,324
2071 2,092,187 72,517,749
2070 2,089,722 72,664,462
2069 2,084,088 72,828,330
2068 2,077,511 72,993,859
2067 2,070,890 73,178,408
2066 2,062,513 73,370,207
2065 2,055,518 73,561,648
2064 2,047,799 73,762,096
2063 2,039,134 73,971,537
2062 2,032,012 74,198,775
2061 2,026,320 74,426,082
2060 2,018,694 74,678,280
2059 2,008,316 74,932,496
2058 1,996,874 75,206,278
2057 1,984,864 75,482,742
2056 1,970,638 75,756,281
2055 1,957,948 76,041,477
2054 1,949,486 76,325,196
2053 1,933,418 76,595,801
2052 1,920,237 76,839,962
2051 1,909,754 77,084,029
2050 1,892,942 77,325,459
2049 1,878,747 77,569,721
2048 1,861,668 77,818,888
2047 1,845,027 78,049,343
2046 1,829,444 78,272,834
2045 1,813,000 78,497,690
2044 1,797,485 78,722,126
2043 1,777,393 78,936,540
2042 1,756,780 79,130,312
2041 1,738,404 79,324,161
2040 1,720,102 79,536,735
2039 1,699,431 79,754,631
2038 1,679,979 79,978,474
2037 1,659,934 80,194,225
2036 1,640,507 80,425,162
2035 1,617,823 80,640,951
2034 1,597,525 80,844,719
2033 1,578,920 81,069,119
2032 1,560,470 81,286,326
2031 1,540,575 81,520,272
2030 1,518,500 81,736,996
2029 1,496,906 81,963,002
2028 1,475,696 82,178,048
2027 1,455,624 82,384,302
2026 1,436,626 82,575,542
2025 1,418,578 83,233,941
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% 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 31.3% to 1,892,942 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

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 69.9M 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% -0.34%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

East Timor Germany
Current population
1441764
82575542
Population rank 152/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 +628
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 151/197
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 - -2,552 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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 (1960–2024, 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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