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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 14,754,785 people in Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 15,546,235 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 10.8 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.54% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.5M (64.7% growth).

East Timor vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Guinea
2100 1,987,918 32,376,229
2099 1,992,867 32,347,865
2098 1,999,551 32,314,004
2097 2,006,120 32,276,347
2096 2,014,062 32,235,495
2095 2,022,241 32,192,977
2094 2,029,109 32,140,512
2093 2,034,335 32,082,262
2092 2,039,916 32,016,043
2091 2,046,825 31,950,972
2090 2,053,125 31,877,383
2089 2,060,960 31,796,200
2088 2,066,983 31,706,914
2087 2,074,665 31,616,297
2086 2,077,590 31,513,784
2085 2,083,082 31,397,618
2084 2,088,840 31,278,121
2083 2,094,115 31,149,657
2082 2,096,675 31,018,417
2081 2,100,480 30,874,294
2080 2,103,409 30,732,838
2079 2,102,541 30,578,815
2078 2,105,113 30,422,788
2077 2,106,052 30,262,797
2076 2,105,444 30,093,594
2075 2,105,772 29,912,683
2074 2,104,099 29,730,771
2073 2,103,684 29,543,355
2072 2,100,004 29,350,201
2071 2,092,187 29,147,256
2070 2,089,722 28,940,409
2069 2,084,088 28,724,140
2068 2,077,511 28,502,451
2067 2,070,890 28,273,692
2066 2,062,513 28,038,741
2065 2,055,518 27,799,894
2064 2,047,799 27,554,829
2063 2,039,134 27,300,055
2062 2,032,012 27,040,837
2061 2,026,320 26,777,235
2060 2,018,694 26,512,111
2059 2,008,316 26,236,871
2058 1,996,874 25,952,601
2057 1,984,864 25,667,399
2056 1,970,638 25,375,302
2055 1,957,948 25,076,744
2054 1,949,486 24,776,691
2053 1,933,418 24,464,996
2052 1,920,237 24,154,455
2051 1,909,754 23,840,942
2050 1,892,942 23,524,366
2049 1,878,747 23,209,588
2048 1,861,668 22,891,820
2047 1,845,027 22,568,175
2046 1,829,444 22,241,327
2045 1,813,000 21,911,584
2044 1,797,485 21,583,213
2043 1,777,393 21,246,672
2042 1,756,780 20,909,610
2041 1,738,404 20,571,500
2040 1,720,102 20,229,061
2039 1,699,431 19,889,710
2038 1,679,979 19,552,134
2037 1,659,934 19,214,553
2036 1,640,507 18,874,400
2035 1,617,823 18,536,891
2034 1,597,525 18,203,307
2033 1,578,920 17,864,588
2032 1,560,470 17,522,696
2031 1,540,575 17,180,034
2030 1,518,500 16,833,632
2029 1,496,906 16,491,163
2028 1,475,696 16,145,186
2027 1,455,624 15,798,054
2026 1,436,626 15,452,864
2025 1,418,578 15,105,390
2024 1,400,638 14,754,785
2023 1,384,286 14,405,468
2022 1,369,295 14,055,137
2021 1,350,139 13,710,513
2020 1,326,053 13,371,183
2019 1,300,945 13,034,346
2018 1,275,959 12,704,774
2017 1,251,703 12,385,659
2016 1,228,312 12,073,030
2015 1,205,131 11,767,070
2014 1,181,903 11,472,924
2013 1,158,695 11,191,873
2012 1,134,885 10,921,581
2011 1,110,207 10,656,810
2010 1,084,679 10,396,086
2009 1,058,782 10,143,534
2008 1,032,429 9,898,870
2007 1,004,889 9,662,281
2006 976,597 9,441,171
2005 948,311 9,245,844
2004 929,074 9,062,726
2003 916,878 8,870,781
2002 879,159 8,674,066
2001 812,249 8,539,960
2000 745,088 8,428,832
1999 834,697 8,265,123
1998 942,530 8,081,990
1997 917,184 7,931,370
1996 892,282 7,770,035
1995 868,146 7,553,249
1994 844,493 7,345,107
1993 821,437 7,128,177
1992 799,318 6,914,366
1991 778,278 6,697,166
1990 760,345 6,434,374
1989 744,856 6,215,811
1988 730,745 6,056,574
1987 718,476 5,900,198
1986 707,185 5,750,668
1985 696,665 5,610,373
1984 686,777 5,480,096
1983 677,707 5,359,814
1982 669,149 5,247,672
1981 660,493 5,143,288
1980 649,871 5,047,419
1979 638,719 4,959,283
1978 628,775 4,877,854
1977 618,315 4,801,128
1976 607,620 4,727,022
1975 598,158 4,653,876
1974 590,827 4,580,510
1973 582,855 4,506,324
1972 572,962 4,431,292
1971 562,966 4,355,200
1970 553,069 4,277,535
1969 543,356 4,198,300
1968 533,875 4,118,550
1967 524,648 4,040,153
1966 515,696 3,964,155
1965 507,034 3,890,716
1964 498,659 3,819,722
1963 490,564 3,750,954
1962 482,774 3,684,273
1961 475,291 3,619,551
1960 468,118 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Guinea's population increased by 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people and rank change from 75th to 71st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 32.4M people in 2100 for Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Guinea
2100 -0.25% 0.09%
2099 -0.33% 0.1%
2098 -0.33% 0.12%
2097 -0.39% 0.13%
2096 -0.4% 0.13%
2095 -0.34% 0.16%
2094 -0.26% 0.18%
2093 -0.27% 0.21%
2092 -0.34% 0.2%
2091 -0.31% 0.23%
2090 -0.38% 0.26%
2089 -0.29% 0.28%
2088 -0.37% 0.29%
2087 -0.14% 0.33%
2086 -0.26% 0.37%
2085 -0.28% 0.38%
2084 -0.25% 0.41%
2083 -0.12% 0.42%
2082 -0.18% 0.47%
2081 -0.14% 0.46%
2080 0.04% 0.5%
2079 -0.12% 0.51%
2078 -0.04% 0.53%
2077 0.03% 0.56%
2076 -0.02% 0.6%
2075 0.08% 0.61%
2074 0.02% 0.63%
2073 0.18% 0.66%
2072 0.37% 0.7%
2071 0.12% 0.71%
2070 0.27% 0.75%
2069 0.32% 0.78%
2068 0.32% 0.81%
2067 0.41% 0.84%
2066 0.34% 0.86%
2065 0.38% 0.89%
2064 0.42% 0.93%
2063 0.35% 0.96%
2062 0.28% 0.98%
2061 0.38% 1%
2060 0.52% 1.05%
2059 0.57% 1.1%
2058 0.61% 1.11%
2057 0.72% 1.15%
2056 0.65% 1.19%
2055 0.43% 1.21%
2054 0.83% 1.27%
2053 0.69% 1.29%
2052 0.55% 1.32%
2051 0.89% 1.35%
2050 0.76% 1.36%
2049 0.92% 1.39%
2048 0.9% 1.43%
2047 0.85% 1.47%
2046 0.91% 1.5%
2045 0.86% 1.52%
2044 1.13% 1.58%
2043 1.17% 1.61%
2042 1.06% 1.64%
2041 1.06% 1.69%
2040 1.22% 1.71%
2039 1.16% 1.73%
2038 1.21% 1.76%
2037 1.18% 1.8%
2036 1.4% 1.82%
2035 1.27% 1.83%
2034 1.18% 1.9%
2033 1.18% 1.95%
2032 1.29% 1.99%
2031 1.45% 2.06%
2030 1.44% 2.08%
2029 1.44% 2.14%
2028 1.38% 2.2%
2027 1.32% 2.23%
2026 1.27% 2.3%
2025 1.28% 2.38%
2024 1.18% 2.42%
2023 1.09% 2.49%
2022 1.42% 2.51%
2021 1.82% 2.54%
2020 1.93% 2.58%
2019 1.96% 2.59%
2018 1.94% 2.58%
2017 1.9% 2.59%
2016 1.92% 2.6%
2015 1.97% 2.56%
2014 2% 2.51%
2013 2.1% 2.47%
2012 2.22% 2.48%
2011 2.35% 2.51%
2010 2.45% 2.49%
2009 2.55% 2.47%
2008 2.74% 2.45%
2007 2.9% 2.34%
2006 2.98% 2.11%
2005 2.07% 2.02%
2004 1.33% 2.16%
2003 4.29% 2.27%
2002 8.24% 1.57%
2001 9.01% 1.32%
2000 -10.7% 1.98%
1999 -11.4% 2.27%
1998 2.76% 1.9%
1997 2.79% 2.08%
1996 2.78% 2.87%
1995 2.8% 2.83%
1994 2.81% 3.04%
1993 2.77% 3.09%
1992 2.7% 3.24%
1991 2.36% 4.08%
1990 2.08% 3.52%
1989 1.93% 2.63%
1988 1.71% 2.65%
1987 1.6% 2.6%
1986 1.51% 2.5%
1985 1.44% 2.38%
1984 1.34% 2.24%
1983 1.28% 2.14%
1982 1.31% 2.03%
1981 1.63% 1.9%
1980 1.75% 1.78%
1979 1.58% 1.67%
1978 1.69% 1.6%
1977 1.76% 1.57%
1976 1.58% 1.57%
1975 1.24% 1.6%
1974 1.37% 1.65%
1973 1.73% 1.69%
1972 1.78% 1.75%
1971 1.79% 1.82%
1970 1.79% 1.89%
1969 1.78% 1.94%
1968 1.76% 1.94%
1967 1.74% 1.92%
1966 1.71% 1.89%
1965 1.68% 1.86%
1964 1.65% 1.83%
1963 1.61% 1.81%
1962 1.57% 1.79%
1961 1.53% 1.77%

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/guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.42%.

Live population counters

East Timor Guinea
Current population
1441764
15546235
Population rank 152/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.19%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
1.08 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +957
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +349,317
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +2.42%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 32/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -16,282
Net migration rank 102/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -16,282
2024 - -2,552 - -12,024
2023 20,495 -5,620 356,147 -3,997
2022 20,625 -5,519 352,517 -3,997
2021 20,101 3,111 345,121 -4,373
2020 21,166 3,793 342,289 -4,365
2019 21,307 3,942 338,984 -3,240
2018 21,650 3,062 332,585 -9,187
2017 22,145 1,666 328,542 -13,718
2016 22,778 208 324,608 -14,189
2015 23,391 -20 316,604 -15,117
2014 24,040 -958 309,539 -22,741
2013 24,538 -1,206 304,430 -29,136
2012 24,890 -609 298,094 -32,808
2011 25,237 -159 293,318 -29,069
2010 25,515 470 288,512 -31,327
2009 25,696 117 281,920 -34,007
2008 25,888 1,009 274,327 -32,925
2007 26,074 2,103 266,070 -34,311
2006 26,221 2,184 258,518 -48,078
2005 26,412 1,759 251,209 -71,015
2004 26,751 -16,447 242,075 -56,036
2003 26,900 -12,810 234,774 -36,934
2002 25,410 35,935 229,022 -33,450
2001 23,314 49,159 227,642 -155,020
2000 21,579 40,272 227,081 -77,450
1999 21,871 -262,940 223,968 -46,183
1998 23,590 1,806 219,385 -30,903
1997 23,501 1,804 220,373 -107,614
1996 22,703 1,796 214,896 -4,973
1995 21,962 1,806 205,644 18,021
1994 21,746 1,794 201,439 -8,826
1993 20,770 1,795 195,612 45,616
1992 19,880 1,794 189,682 -3,285
1991 18,605 1,803 181,299 66,718
1990 18,343 -2,881 169,926 107,641
1989 17,758 -2,246 164,707 -5,150
1988 12,118 587 159,566 -637
1987 11,945 -106 154,178 -350
1986 11,062 -316 148,137 -2,900
1985 10,788 -495 142,313 -6,965
1984 10,922 -1,436 136,640 -11,439
1983 9,686 -1,032 130,629 -15,265
1982 9,579 -1,125 126,831 -17,920
1981 9,336 -482 121,223 -21,367
1980 6,940 5,457 117,186 -25,287
1979 987 8,924 113,141 -28,770
1978 -1,000 10,967 109,415 -30,933
1977 296 10,657 105,990 -31,004
1976 783 9,662 102,449 -29,220
1975 -1,062 9,542 99,267 -26,221
1974 8,405 -2,222 96,315 -22,637
1973 10,033 -278 93,764 -19,065
1972 10,030 0 91,147 -15,782
1971 9,964 0 88,358 -11,543
1970 9,824 0 85,418 -6,906
1969 9,611 0 82,799 -2,844
1968 9,356 0 79,892 -345
1967 9,089 0 77,251 0
1966 8,810 0 74,748 0
1965 8,526 0 72,134 0
1964 8,235 0 69,848 0
1963 7,938 0 67,690 0
1962 7,639 0 65,672 0
1961 7,330 0 63,766 0
1960 7,012 0 61,848 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K

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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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