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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 13.2 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

East Timor vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Guatemala
2100 1,987,918 26,157,456
2099 1,992,867 26,245,641
2098 1,999,551 26,331,619
2097 2,006,120 26,416,090
2096 2,014,062 26,497,966
2095 2,022,241 26,577,430
2094 2,029,109 26,654,549
2093 2,034,335 26,728,912
2092 2,039,916 26,800,726
2091 2,046,825 26,869,103
2090 2,053,125 26,933,745
2089 2,060,960 26,994,393
2088 2,066,983 27,051,725
2087 2,074,665 27,105,725
2086 2,077,590 27,155,743
2085 2,083,082 27,200,252
2084 2,088,840 27,240,081
2083 2,094,115 27,274,635
2082 2,096,675 27,304,601
2081 2,100,480 27,328,275
2080 2,103,409 27,346,322
2079 2,102,541 27,358,846
2078 2,105,113 27,364,710
2077 2,106,052 27,363,544
2076 2,105,444 27,356,220
2075 2,105,772 27,343,275
2074 2,104,099 27,324,366
2073 2,103,684 27,298,193
2072 2,100,004 27,264,801
2071 2,092,187 27,224,139
2070 2,089,722 27,176,996
2069 2,084,088 27,121,679
2068 2,077,511 27,058,279
2067 2,070,890 26,987,818
2066 2,062,513 26,909,977
2065 2,055,518 26,825,610
2064 2,047,799 26,733,472
2063 2,039,134 26,634,443
2062 2,032,012 26,529,537
2061 2,026,320 26,418,318
2060 2,018,694 26,300,043
2059 2,008,316 26,175,298
2058 1,996,874 26,043,910
2057 1,984,864 25,905,522
2056 1,970,638 25,761,415
2055 1,957,948 25,611,347
2054 1,949,486 25,455,341
2053 1,933,418 25,292,387
2052 1,920,237 25,124,081
2051 1,909,754 24,950,631
2050 1,892,942 24,772,432
2049 1,878,747 24,588,164
2048 1,861,668 24,398,840
2047 1,845,027 24,205,409
2046 1,829,444 24,005,250
2045 1,813,000 23,799,564
2044 1,797,485 23,587,909
2043 1,777,393 23,370,717
2042 1,756,780 23,147,742
2041 1,738,404 22,919,092
2040 1,720,102 22,684,402
2039 1,699,431 22,443,876
2038 1,679,979 22,196,908
2037 1,659,934 21,945,561
2036 1,640,507 21,689,784
2035 1,617,823 21,429,391
2034 1,597,525 21,165,636
2033 1,578,920 20,899,157
2032 1,560,470 20,630,118
2031 1,540,575 20,359,005
2030 1,518,500 20,085,689
2029 1,496,906 19,810,652
2028 1,475,696 19,534,112
2027 1,455,624 19,255,397
2026 1,436,626 18,973,755
2025 1,418,578 18,690,875
2024 1,400,638 18,406,359
2023 1,384,286 18,124,838
2022 1,369,295 17,847,877
2021 1,350,139 17,598,650
2020 1,326,053 17,357,325
2019 1,300,945 17,103,803
2018 1,275,959 16,845,685
2017 1,251,703 16,567,357
2016 1,228,312 16,268,760
2015 1,205,131 15,971,743
2014 1,181,903 15,681,725
2013 1,158,695 15,387,337
2012 1,134,885 15,089,647
2011 1,110,207 14,792,126
2010 1,084,679 14,500,112
2009 1,058,782 14,215,611
2008 1,032,429 13,935,174
2007 1,004,889 13,652,040
2006 976,597 13,367,459
2005 948,311 13,087,629
2004 929,074 12,807,402
2003 916,878 12,525,842
2002 879,159 12,246,915
2001 812,249 11,969,422
2000 745,088 11,697,592
1999 834,697 11,422,965
1998 942,530 11,139,145
1997 917,184 10,857,754
1996 892,282 10,583,526
1995 868,146 10,312,996
1994 844,493 10,043,718
1993 821,437 9,779,761
1992 799,318 9,522,266
1991 778,278 9,272,584
1990 760,345 9,024,773
1989 744,856 8,775,546
1988 730,745 8,532,099
1987 718,476 8,296,485
1986 707,185 8,070,818
1985 696,665 7,849,693
1984 686,777 7,630,682
1983 677,707 7,419,642
1982 669,149 7,240,241
1981 660,493 7,075,648
1980 649,871 6,900,212
1979 638,719 6,727,797
1978 628,775 6,561,534
1977 618,315 6,401,515
1976 607,620 6,262,404
1975 598,158 6,128,731
1974 590,827 5,981,197
1973 582,855 5,831,631
1972 572,962 5,682,833
1971 562,966 5,538,355
1970 553,069 5,396,966
1969 543,356 5,257,081
1968 533,875 5,118,111
1967 524,648 4,978,862
1966 515,696 4,840,958
1965 507,034 4,704,965
1964 498,659 4,571,109
1963 490,564 4,440,264
1962 482,774 4,312,044
1961 475,291 4,186,201
1960 468,118 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Guatemala
2100 -0.25% -0.34%
2099 -0.33% -0.33%
2098 -0.33% -0.32%
2097 -0.39% -0.31%
2096 -0.4% -0.3%
2095 -0.34% -0.29%
2094 -0.26% -0.28%
2093 -0.27% -0.27%
2092 -0.34% -0.25%
2091 -0.31% -0.24%
2090 -0.38% -0.22%
2089 -0.29% -0.21%
2088 -0.37% -0.2%
2087 -0.14% -0.18%
2086 -0.26% -0.16%
2085 -0.28% -0.15%
2084 -0.25% -0.13%
2083 -0.12% -0.11%
2082 -0.18% -0.09%
2081 -0.14% -0.07%
2080 0.04% -0.05%
2079 -0.12% -0.02%
2078 -0.04% 0.004%
2077 0.03% 0.03%
2076 -0.02% 0.05%
2075 0.08% 0.07%
2074 0.02% 0.1%
2073 0.18% 0.12%
2072 0.37% 0.15%
2071 0.12% 0.17%
2070 0.27% 0.2%
2069 0.32% 0.23%
2068 0.32% 0.26%
2067 0.41% 0.29%
2066 0.34% 0.31%
2065 0.38% 0.34%
2064 0.42% 0.37%
2063 0.35% 0.4%
2062 0.28% 0.42%
2061 0.38% 0.45%
2060 0.52% 0.48%
2059 0.57% 0.5%
2058 0.61% 0.53%
2057 0.72% 0.56%
2056 0.65% 0.59%
2055 0.43% 0.61%
2054 0.83% 0.64%
2053 0.69% 0.67%
2052 0.55% 0.7%
2051 0.89% 0.72%
2050 0.76% 0.75%
2049 0.92% 0.78%
2048 0.9% 0.8%
2047 0.85% 0.83%
2046 0.91% 0.86%
2045 0.86% 0.9%
2044 1.13% 0.93%
2043 1.17% 0.96%
2042 1.06% 1%
2041 1.06% 1.03%
2040 1.22% 1.07%
2039 1.16% 1.11%
2038 1.21% 1.15%
2037 1.18% 1.18%
2036 1.4% 1.22%
2035 1.27% 1.25%
2034 1.18% 1.28%
2033 1.18% 1.3%
2032 1.29% 1.33%
2031 1.45% 1.36%
2030 1.44% 1.39%
2029 1.44% 1.42%
2028 1.38% 1.45%
2027 1.32% 1.48%
2026 1.27% 1.51%
2025 1.28% 1.55%
2024 1.18% 1.55%
2023 1.09% 1.55%
2022 1.42% 1.42%
2021 1.82% 1.39%
2020 1.93% 1.48%
2019 1.96% 1.53%
2018 1.94% 1.68%
2017 1.9% 1.84%
2016 1.92% 1.86%
2015 1.97% 1.85%
2014 2% 1.91%
2013 2.1% 1.97%
2012 2.22% 2.01%
2011 2.35% 2.01%
2010 2.45% 2%
2009 2.55% 2.01%
2008 2.74% 2.07%
2007 2.9% 2.13%
2006 2.98% 2.14%
2005 2.07% 2.19%
2004 1.33% 2.25%
2003 4.29% 2.28%
2002 8.24% 2.32%
2001 9.01% 2.32%
2000 -10.7% 2.4%
1999 -11.4% 2.55%
1998 2.76% 2.59%
1997 2.79% 2.59%
1996 2.78% 2.62%
1995 2.8% 2.68%
1994 2.81% 2.7%
1993 2.77% 2.7%
1992 2.7% 2.69%
1991 2.36% 2.75%
1990 2.08% 2.84%
1989 1.93% 2.85%
1988 1.71% 2.84%
1987 1.6% 2.8%
1986 1.51% 2.82%
1985 1.44% 2.87%
1984 1.34% 2.84%
1983 1.28% 2.48%
1982 1.31% 2.33%
1981 1.63% 2.54%
1980 1.75% 2.56%
1979 1.58% 2.53%
1978 1.69% 2.5%
1977 1.76% 2.22%
1976 1.58% 2.18%
1975 1.24% 2.47%
1974 1.37% 2.56%
1973 1.73% 2.62%
1972 1.78% 2.61%
1971 1.79% 2.62%
1970 1.79% 2.66%
1969 1.78% 2.72%
1968 1.76% 2.8%
1967 1.74% 2.85%
1966 1.71% 2.89%
1965 1.68% 2.93%
1964 1.65% 2.95%
1963 1.61% 2.97%
1962 1.57% 3.01%
1961 1.53% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

East Timor Guatemala
Current population
1441764
19049936
Population rank 152/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.23%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +771
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 69/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 -7,959
Net migration rank 102/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -7,959
2024 - -2,552 - -7,725
2023 20,495 -5,620 289,635 -8,940
2022 20,625 -5,519 281,675 -8,463
2021 20,101 3,111 255,145 -29,908
2020 21,166 3,793 281,328 -23,927
2019 21,307 3,942 307,389 -57,746
2018 21,650 3,062 323,100 -56,487
2017 22,145 1,666 332,838 -42,779
2016 22,778 208 338,114 -30,980
2015 23,391 -20 335,072 -48,179
2014 24,040 -958 333,551 -40,409
2013 24,538 -1,206 331,321 -35,698
2012 24,890 -609 332,365 -32,624
2011 25,237 -159 328,548 -33,238
2010 25,515 470 324,802 -36,076
2009 25,696 117 323,320 -43,046
2008 25,888 1,009 323,226 -42,624
2007 26,074 2,103 326,298 -40,632
2006 26,221 2,184 325,604 -42,118
2005 26,412 1,759 325,816 -49,636
2004 26,751 -16,447 331,699 -47,409
2003 26,900 -12,810 333,539 -54,701
2002 25,410 35,935 334,255 -55,247
2001 23,314 49,159 335,503 -59,536
2000 21,579 40,272 332,891 -65,197
1999 21,871 -262,940 328,890 -47,325
1998 23,590 1,806 325,174 -39,104
1997 23,501 1,804 320,087 -43,377
1996 22,703 1,796 315,252 -43,501
1995 21,962 1,806 309,236 -39,917
1994 21,746 1,794 302,708 -33,462
1993 20,770 1,795 295,515 -36,848
1992 19,880 1,794 288,411 -32,093
1991 18,605 1,803 283,917 -40,868
1990 18,343 -2,881 280,318 -27,735
1989 17,758 -2,246 276,736 -30,860
1988 12,118 587 271,466 -30,450
1987 11,945 -106 261,746 -31,539
1986 11,062 -316 252,754 -31,631
1985 10,788 -495 246,119 -24,991
1984 10,922 -1,436 241,892 -25,010
1983 9,686 -1,032 238,059 -32,877
1982 9,579 -1,125 199,809 -46,174
1981 9,336 -482 221,044 -45,490
1980 6,940 5,457 218,460 -43,144
1979 987 8,924 216,810 -47,278
1978 -1,000 10,967 211,301 -48,309
1977 296 10,657 203,299 -46,249
1976 783 9,662 171,903 -50,745
1975 -1,062 9,542 188,501 -42,329
1974 8,405 -2,222 184,992 -36,089
1973 10,033 -278 179,871 -29,641
1972 10,030 0 173,162 -25,807
1971 9,964 0 165,104 -23,513
1970 9,824 0 155,946 -14,755
1969 9,611 0 149,516 -10,937
1968 9,356 0 146,946 -7,589
1967 9,089 0 143,859 -4,715
1966 8,810 0 140,494 -3,824
1965 8,526 0 135,997 -681
1964 8,235 0 132,832 -440
1963 7,938 0 129,065 240
1962 7,639 0 126,429 713
1961 7,330 0 123,753 797
1960 7,012 0 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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