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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 7.06 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

East Timor vs Greece: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Greece
2100 1,987,918 6,463,085
2099 1,992,867 6,505,287
2098 1,999,551 6,547,164
2097 2,006,120 6,589,081
2096 2,014,062 6,630,487
2095 2,022,241 6,671,006
2094 2,029,109 6,710,734
2093 2,034,335 6,749,510
2092 2,039,916 6,787,596
2091 2,046,825 6,824,775
2090 2,053,125 6,862,164
2089 2,060,960 6,900,089
2088 2,066,983 6,937,116
2087 2,074,665 6,973,450
2086 2,077,590 7,010,676
2085 2,083,082 7,048,751
2084 2,088,840 7,086,818
2083 2,094,115 7,124,743
2082 2,096,675 7,164,627
2081 2,100,480 7,205,487
2080 2,103,409 7,248,512
2079 2,102,541 7,292,836
2078 2,105,113 7,338,859
2077 2,106,052 7,387,671
2076 2,105,444 7,437,562
2075 2,105,772 7,489,139
2074 2,104,099 7,543,259
2073 2,103,684 7,600,155
2072 2,100,004 7,659,253
2071 2,092,187 7,719,672
2070 2,089,722 7,782,317
2069 2,084,088 7,847,153
2068 2,077,511 7,913,682
2067 2,070,890 7,980,659
2066 2,062,513 8,047,692
2065 2,055,518 8,114,348
2064 2,047,799 8,181,923
2063 2,039,134 8,250,274
2062 2,032,012 8,318,463
2061 2,026,320 8,386,919
2060 2,018,694 8,454,179
2059 2,008,316 8,522,250
2058 1,996,874 8,589,200
2057 1,984,864 8,655,428
2056 1,970,638 8,720,012
2055 1,957,948 8,783,558
2054 1,949,486 8,844,935
2053 1,933,418 8,903,834
2052 1,920,237 8,961,755
2051 1,909,754 9,018,494
2050 1,892,942 9,072,676
2049 1,878,747 9,126,801
2048 1,861,668 9,177,973
2047 1,845,027 9,228,605
2046 1,829,444 9,275,381
2045 1,813,000 9,321,349
2044 1,797,485 9,367,130
2043 1,777,393 9,411,608
2042 1,756,780 9,454,837
2041 1,738,404 9,499,098
2040 1,720,102 9,543,726
2039 1,699,431 9,588,298
2038 1,679,979 9,633,708
2037 1,659,934 9,679,362
2036 1,640,507 9,724,905
2035 1,617,823 9,771,397
2034 1,597,525 9,817,355
2033 1,578,920 9,863,589
2032 1,560,470 9,911,215
2031 1,540,575 9,956,924
2030 1,518,500 10,002,298
2029 1,496,906 10,047,641
2028 1,475,696 10,092,845
2027 1,455,624 10,137,354
2026 1,436,626 10,181,414
2025 1,418,578 10,223,023
2024 1,400,638 10,405,134
2023 1,384,286 10,407,351
2022 1,369,295 10,436,882
2021 1,350,139 10,569,207
2020 1,326,053 10,698,599
2019 1,300,945 10,721,582
2018 1,275,959 10,732,882
2017 1,251,703 10,754,679
2016 1,228,312 10,775,971
2015 1,205,131 10,820,883
2014 1,181,903 10,892,413
2013 1,158,695 10,965,211
2012 1,134,885 11,045,011
2011 1,110,207 11,104,899
2010 1,084,679 11,121,341
2009 1,058,782 11,107,017
2008 1,032,429 11,077,841
2007 1,004,889 11,048,473
2006 976,597 11,020,362
2005 948,311 10,987,314
2004 929,074 10,955,141
2003 916,878 10,928,070
2002 879,159 10,902,022
2001 812,249 10,862,132
2000 745,088 10,805,808
1999 834,697 10,761,698
1998 942,530 10,720,509
1997 917,184 10,661,259
1996 892,282 10,608,800
1995 868,146 10,562,153
1994 844,493 10,512,922
1993 821,437 10,460,415
1992 799,318 10,399,061
1991 778,278 10,319,927
1990 760,345 10,196,792
1989 744,856 10,089,498
1988 730,745 10,036,983
1987 718,476 10,000,595
1986 707,185 9,967,213
1985 696,665 9,934,300
1984 686,777 9,895,801
1983 677,707 9,846,627
1982 669,149 9,789,513
1981 660,493 9,729,350
1980 649,871 9,642,505
1979 638,719 9,548,258
1978 628,775 9,429,959
1977 618,315 9,308,479
1976 607,620 9,188,150
1975 598,158 9,046,541
1974 590,827 8,962,022
1973 582,855 8,929,086
1972 572,962 8,888,628
1971 562,966 8,831,036
1970 553,069 8,792,806
1969 543,356 8,772,764
1968 533,875 8,740,765
1967 524,648 8,684,088
1966 515,696 8,613,651
1965 507,034 8,550,333
1964 498,659 8,510,429
1963 490,564 8,479,625
1962 482,774 8,448,233
1961 475,291 8,398,050
1960 468,118 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Greece
2100 -0.25% -0.65%
2099 -0.33% -0.64%
2098 -0.33% -0.64%
2097 -0.39% -0.62%
2096 -0.4% -0.61%
2095 -0.34% -0.59%
2094 -0.26% -0.57%
2093 -0.27% -0.56%
2092 -0.34% -0.54%
2091 -0.31% -0.54%
2090 -0.38% -0.55%
2089 -0.29% -0.53%
2088 -0.37% -0.52%
2087 -0.14% -0.53%
2086 -0.26% -0.54%
2085 -0.28% -0.54%
2084 -0.25% -0.53%
2083 -0.12% -0.56%
2082 -0.18% -0.57%
2081 -0.14% -0.59%
2080 0.04% -0.61%
2079 -0.12% -0.63%
2078 -0.04% -0.66%
2077 0.03% -0.67%
2076 -0.02% -0.69%
2075 0.08% -0.72%
2074 0.02% -0.75%
2073 0.18% -0.77%
2072 0.37% -0.78%
2071 0.12% -0.8%
2070 0.27% -0.83%
2069 0.32% -0.84%
2068 0.32% -0.84%
2067 0.41% -0.83%
2066 0.34% -0.82%
2065 0.38% -0.83%
2064 0.42% -0.83%
2063 0.35% -0.82%
2062 0.28% -0.82%
2061 0.38% -0.8%
2060 0.52% -0.8%
2059 0.57% -0.78%
2058 0.61% -0.77%
2057 0.72% -0.74%
2056 0.65% -0.72%
2055 0.43% -0.69%
2054 0.83% -0.66%
2053 0.69% -0.65%
2052 0.55% -0.63%
2051 0.89% -0.6%
2050 0.76% -0.59%
2049 0.92% -0.56%
2048 0.9% -0.55%
2047 0.85% -0.5%
2046 0.91% -0.49%
2045 0.86% -0.49%
2044 1.13% -0.47%
2043 1.17% -0.46%
2042 1.06% -0.47%
2041 1.06% -0.47%
2040 1.22% -0.46%
2039 1.16% -0.47%
2038 1.21% -0.47%
2037 1.18% -0.47%
2036 1.4% -0.48%
2035 1.27% -0.47%
2034 1.18% -0.47%
2033 1.18% -0.48%
2032 1.29% -0.46%
2031 1.45% -0.45%
2030 1.44% -0.45%
2029 1.44% -0.45%
2028 1.38% -0.44%
2027 1.32% -0.43%
2026 1.27% -0.41%
2025 1.28% -1.75%
2024 1.18% -0.02%
2023 1.09% -0.28%
2022 1.42% -1.25%
2021 1.82% -1.21%
2020 1.93% -0.21%
2019 1.96% -0.11%
2018 1.94% -0.2%
2017 1.9% -0.2%
2016 1.92% -0.42%
2015 1.97% -0.66%
2014 2% -0.66%
2013 2.1% -0.72%
2012 2.22% -0.54%
2011 2.35% -0.15%
2010 2.45% 0.13%
2009 2.55% 0.26%
2008 2.74% 0.27%
2007 2.9% 0.26%
2006 2.98% 0.3%
2005 2.07% 0.29%
2004 1.33% 0.25%
2003 4.29% 0.24%
2002 8.24% 0.37%
2001 9.01% 0.52%
2000 -10.7% 0.41%
1999 -11.4% 0.38%
1998 2.76% 0.56%
1997 2.79% 0.49%
1996 2.78% 0.44%
1995 2.8% 0.47%
1994 2.81% 0.5%
1993 2.77% 0.59%
1992 2.7% 0.77%
1991 2.36% 1.21%
1990 2.08% 1.06%
1989 1.93% 0.52%
1988 1.71% 0.36%
1987 1.6% 0.33%
1986 1.51% 0.33%
1985 1.44% 0.39%
1984 1.34% 0.5%
1983 1.28% 0.58%
1982 1.31% 0.62%
1981 1.63% 0.9%
1980 1.75% 0.99%
1979 1.58% 1.25%
1978 1.69% 1.31%
1977 1.76% 1.31%
1976 1.58% 1.57%
1975 1.24% 0.94%
1974 1.37% 0.37%
1973 1.73% 0.46%
1972 1.78% 0.65%
1971 1.79% 0.43%
1970 1.79% 0.23%
1969 1.78% 0.37%
1968 1.76% 0.65%
1967 1.74% 0.82%
1966 1.71% 0.74%
1965 1.68% 0.47%
1964 1.65% 0.36%
1963 1.61% 0.37%
1962 1.57% 0.6%
1961 1.53% 0.8%

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/greece | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

East Timor Greece
Current population
1441764
10181414
Population rank 152/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.12%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
3.95 hours
One birth every
17.2 minutes
7.43 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 -6
Annual growth/decline +16,352 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 165/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +16,636
Net migration rank 102/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 16,636
2024 - -2,552 - -122,772
2023 20,495 -5,620 -56,200 -159,430
2022 20,625 -5,519 -63,665 -53,997
2021 20,101 3,111 -58,131 -160,277
2020 21,166 3,793 -46,004 6,353
2019 21,307 3,942 -41,814 36,762
2018 21,650 3,062 -33,272 17,938
2017 22,145 1,666 -36,566 10,483
2016 22,778 208 -25,862 10,484
2015 23,391 -20 -29,216 -43,462
2014 24,040 -958 -20,696 -46,678
2013 24,538 -1,206 -17,545 -59,323
2012 24,890 -609 -16,568 -65,364
2011 25,237 -159 -4,441 -31,786
2010 25,515 470 5,560 2,001
2009 25,696 117 8,886 18,182
2008 25,888 1,009 11,077 27,081
2007 26,074 2,103 2,210 25,400
2006 26,221 2,184 6,612 27,621
2005 26,412 1,759 2,197 33,297
2004 26,751 -16,447 0 29,039
2003 26,900 -12,810 -1,093 25,323
2002 25,410 35,935 0 25,692
2001 23,314 49,159 0 60,387
2000 21,579 40,272 -1,081 54,661
1999 21,871 -262,940 -2,153 49,930
1998 23,590 1,806 -2,144 47,856
1997 23,501 1,804 2,133 45,671
1996 22,703 1,796 0 43,444
1995 21,962 1,806 1,056 42,674
1994 21,746 1,794 6,307 42,897
1993 20,770 1,795 4,185 39,829
1992 19,880 1,794 6,239 41,000
1991 18,605 1,803 6,192 37,917
1990 18,343 -2,881 8,157 26,294
1989 17,758 -2,246 9,080 18,862
1988 12,118 587 15,055 20,557
1987 11,945 -106 10,001 19,005
1986 11,062 -316 20,931 19,064
1985 10,788 -495 22,849 16,093
1984 10,922 -1,436 37,604 19,767
1983 9,686 -1,032 42,341 18,655
1982 9,579 -1,125 50,906 19,675
1981 9,336 -482 54,484 25,061
1980 6,940 5,457 60,748 47,460
1979 987 8,924 65,882 72,184
1978 -1,000 10,967 64,124 60,775
1977 296 10,657 59,574 19,193
1976 783 9,662 65,236 89,601
1975 -1,062 9,542 61,516 61,265
1974 8,405 -2,222 68,111 -22,590
1973 10,033 -278 59,824 -42,387
1972 10,030 0 64,887 -3,589
1971 9,964 0 67,116 -12,747
1970 9,824 0 71,222 -54,166
1969 9,611 0 82,464 -118,544
1968 9,356 0 87,408 -429
1967 9,089 0 91,183 -55,853
1966 8,810 0 86,998 21,206
1965 8,526 0 83,793 -81,576
1964 8,235 0 83,402 -76,678
1963 7,938 0 81,404 -77,345
1962 7,639 0 85,327 -74,972
1961 7,330 0 86,500 -61,102
1960 7,012 0 96,648 -15,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/greece | 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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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