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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 1,027 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

East Timor vs India: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor India
2100 1,987,918 1,515,897,176
2099 1,992,867 1,523,583,618
2098 1,999,551 1,531,281,096
2097 2,006,120 1,538,914,978
2096 2,014,062 1,546,515,506
2095 2,022,241 1,554,100,337
2094 2,029,109 1,561,632,624
2093 2,034,335 1,569,112,481
2092 2,039,916 1,576,470,228
2091 2,046,825 1,583,793,450
2090 2,053,125 1,591,038,578
2089 2,060,960 1,598,165,996
2088 2,066,983 1,605,169,643
2087 2,074,665 1,612,023,916
2086 2,077,590 1,618,795,931
2085 2,083,082 1,625,424,591
2084 2,088,840 1,631,854,605
2083 2,094,115 1,638,132,423
2082 2,096,675 1,644,206,476
2081 2,100,480 1,650,106,942
2080 2,103,409 1,655,799,569
2079 2,102,541 1,661,261,962
2078 2,105,113 1,666,477,951
2077 2,106,052 1,671,444,317
2076 2,105,444 1,676,151,275
2075 2,105,772 1,680,606,119
2074 2,104,099 1,684,743,082
2073 2,103,684 1,688,579,113
2072 2,100,004 1,692,138,648
2071 2,092,187 1,695,351,098
2070 2,089,722 1,698,255,829
2069 2,084,088 1,700,813,392
2068 2,077,511 1,703,025,450
2067 2,070,890 1,704,872,725
2066 2,062,513 1,706,347,017
2065 2,055,518 1,707,540,131
2064 2,047,799 1,708,362,011
2063 2,039,134 1,708,845,280
2062 2,032,012 1,709,011,618
2061 2,026,320 1,708,866,368
2060 2,018,694 1,708,344,645
2059 2,008,316 1,707,488,768
2058 1,996,874 1,706,314,224
2057 1,984,864 1,704,805,210
2056 1,970,638 1,703,013,988
2055 1,957,948 1,700,890,479
2054 1,949,486 1,698,473,703
2053 1,933,418 1,695,661,388
2052 1,920,237 1,692,531,993
2051 1,909,754 1,689,057,795
2050 1,892,942 1,685,236,057
2049 1,878,747 1,681,083,344
2048 1,861,668 1,676,576,931
2047 1,845,027 1,671,678,054
2046 1,829,444 1,666,371,707
2045 1,813,000 1,660,667,112
2044 1,797,485 1,654,556,840
2043 1,777,393 1,648,067,988
2042 1,756,780 1,641,136,901
2041 1,738,404 1,633,771,970
2040 1,720,102 1,625,990,392
2039 1,699,431 1,617,818,911
2038 1,679,979 1,609,238,166
2037 1,659,934 1,600,212,760
2036 1,640,507 1,590,731,970
2035 1,617,823 1,580,864,963
2034 1,597,525 1,570,629,033
2033 1,578,920 1,560,043,145
2032 1,560,470 1,549,098,676
2031 1,540,575 1,537,810,507
2030 1,518,500 1,526,192,552
2029 1,496,906 1,514,274,850
2028 1,475,696 1,502,102,657
2027 1,455,624 1,489,628,314
2026 1,436,626 1,476,911,618
2025 1,418,578 1,463,993,377
2024 1,400,638 1,450,935,791
2023 1,384,286 1,438,069,596
2022 1,369,295 1,425,423,212
2021 1,350,139 1,414,203,896
2020 1,326,053 1,402,617,695
2019 1,300,945 1,389,030,312
2018 1,275,959 1,374,659,064
2017 1,251,703 1,359,657,400
2016 1,228,312 1,343,944,296
2015 1,205,131 1,328,024,498
2014 1,181,903 1,312,277,191
2013 1,158,695 1,295,829,511
2012 1,134,885 1,278,674,502
2011 1,110,207 1,261,224,954
2010 1,084,679 1,243,481,564
2009 1,058,782 1,225,524,753
2008 1,032,429 1,207,930,964
2007 1,004,889 1,190,676,021
2006 976,597 1,172,878,890
2005 948,311 1,154,676,322
2004 929,074 1,135,991,513
2003 916,878 1,116,803,006
2002 879,159 1,097,600,380
2001 812,249 1,077,898,575
2000 745,088 1,057,922,733
1999 834,697 1,038,225,823
1998 942,530 1,018,665,080
1997 917,184 999,133,762
1996 892,282 979,678,458
1995 868,146 960,301,044
1994 844,493 941,163,767
1993 821,437 922,118,387
1992 799,318 902,957,070
1991 778,278 883,927,600
1990 760,345 864,972,221
1989 744,856 846,039,529
1988 730,745 827,342,990
1987 718,476 808,931,270
1986 707,185 790,689,978
1985 696,665 772,647,793
1984 686,777 754,875,449
1983 677,707 737,372,681
1982 669,149 720,313,473
1981 660,493 703,696,250
1980 649,871 687,354,025
1979 638,719 671,155,747
1978 628,775 655,728,229
1977 618,315 640,801,103
1976 607,620 625,861,883
1975 598,158 611,309,535
1974 590,827 597,041,391
1973 582,855 583,465,598
1972 572,962 570,482,142
1971 562,966 558,096,387
1970 553,069 545,864,268
1969 543,356 533,880,544
1968 533,875 522,716,889
1967 524,648 511,606,372
1966 515,696 500,740,247
1965 507,034 490,140,146
1964 498,659 479,229,598
1963 490,564 468,138,575
1962 482,774 457,283,090
1961 475,291 446,564,729
1960 468,118 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor India
2100 -0.25% -0.5%
2099 -0.33% -0.5%
2098 -0.33% -0.5%
2097 -0.39% -0.49%
2096 -0.4% -0.49%
2095 -0.34% -0.48%
2094 -0.26% -0.48%
2093 -0.27% -0.47%
2092 -0.34% -0.46%
2091 -0.31% -0.46%
2090 -0.38% -0.45%
2089 -0.29% -0.44%
2088 -0.37% -0.43%
2087 -0.14% -0.42%
2086 -0.26% -0.41%
2085 -0.28% -0.39%
2084 -0.25% -0.38%
2083 -0.12% -0.37%
2082 -0.18% -0.36%
2081 -0.14% -0.34%
2080 0.04% -0.33%
2079 -0.12% -0.31%
2078 -0.04% -0.3%
2077 0.03% -0.28%
2076 -0.02% -0.27%
2075 0.08% -0.25%
2074 0.02% -0.23%
2073 0.18% -0.21%
2072 0.37% -0.19%
2071 0.12% -0.17%
2070 0.27% -0.15%
2069 0.32% -0.13%
2068 0.32% -0.11%
2067 0.41% -0.09%
2066 0.34% -0.07%
2065 0.38% -0.05%
2064 0.42% -0.03%
2063 0.35% -0.01%
2062 0.28% 0.008%
2061 0.38% 0.03%
2060 0.52% 0.05%
2059 0.57% 0.07%
2058 0.61% 0.09%
2057 0.72% 0.11%
2056 0.65% 0.12%
2055 0.43% 0.14%
2054 0.83% 0.17%
2053 0.69% 0.18%
2052 0.55% 0.21%
2051 0.89% 0.23%
2050 0.76% 0.25%
2049 0.92% 0.27%
2048 0.9% 0.29%
2047 0.85% 0.32%
2046 0.91% 0.34%
2045 0.86% 0.37%
2044 1.13% 0.39%
2043 1.17% 0.42%
2042 1.06% 0.45%
2041 1.06% 0.48%
2040 1.22% 0.51%
2039 1.16% 0.53%
2038 1.21% 0.56%
2037 1.18% 0.6%
2036 1.4% 0.62%
2035 1.27% 0.65%
2034 1.18% 0.68%
2033 1.18% 0.71%
2032 1.29% 0.73%
2031 1.45% 0.76%
2030 1.44% 0.79%
2029 1.44% 0.81%
2028 1.38% 0.84%
2027 1.32% 0.86%
2026 1.27% 0.88%
2025 1.28% 0.9%
2024 1.18% 0.89%
2023 1.09% 0.89%
2022 1.42% 0.79%
2021 1.82% 0.83%
2020 1.93% 0.98%
2019 1.96% 1.05%
2018 1.94% 1.1%
2017 1.9% 1.17%
2016 1.92% 1.2%
2015 1.97% 1.2%
2014 2% 1.27%
2013 2.1% 1.34%
2012 2.22% 1.38%
2011 2.35% 1.43%
2010 2.45% 1.47%
2009 2.55% 1.46%
2008 2.74% 1.45%
2007 2.9% 1.52%
2006 2.98% 1.58%
2005 2.07% 1.64%
2004 1.33% 1.72%
2003 4.29% 1.75%
2002 8.24% 1.83%
2001 9.01% 1.89%
2000 -10.7% 1.9%
1999 -11.4% 1.92%
1998 2.76% 1.95%
1997 2.79% 1.99%
1996 2.78% 2.02%
1995 2.8% 2.03%
1994 2.81% 2.07%
1993 2.77% 2.12%
1992 2.7% 2.15%
1991 2.36% 2.19%
1990 2.08% 2.24%
1989 1.93% 2.26%
1988 1.71% 2.28%
1987 1.6% 2.31%
1986 1.51% 2.34%
1985 1.44% 2.35%
1984 1.34% 2.37%
1983 1.28% 2.37%
1982 1.31% 2.36%
1981 1.63% 2.38%
1980 1.75% 2.41%
1979 1.58% 2.35%
1978 1.69% 2.33%
1977 1.76% 2.39%
1976 1.58% 2.38%
1975 1.24% 2.39%
1974 1.37% 2.33%
1973 1.73% 2.28%
1972 1.78% 2.22%
1971 1.79% 2.24%
1970 1.79% 2.24%
1969 1.78% 2.14%
1968 1.76% 2.17%
1967 1.74% 2.17%
1966 1.71% 2.16%
1965 1.68% 2.28%
1964 1.65% 2.37%
1963 1.61% 2.37%
1962 1.57% 2.4%
1961 1.53% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

East Timor India
Current population
1441764
1480351380
Population rank 152/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 17.9%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 107/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -495,753
Net migration rank 102/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -495,753
2024 - -2,552 - -630,830
2023 20,495 -5,620 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 20,625 -5,519 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 20,101 3,111 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 21,166 3,793 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 21,307 3,942 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 21,650 3,062 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 22,145 1,666 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 22,778 208 16,202,593 81,248
2015 23,391 -20 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 24,040 -958 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 24,538 -1,206 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 24,890 -609 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 25,237 -159 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 25,515 470 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 25,696 117 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 25,888 1,009 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 26,074 2,103 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 26,221 2,184 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 26,412 1,759 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 26,751 -16,447 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 26,900 -12,810 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 25,410 35,935 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 23,314 49,159 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 21,579 40,272 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 21,871 -262,940 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 23,590 1,806 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 23,501 1,804 19,494,098 880
1996 22,703 1,796 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 21,962 1,806 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 21,746 1,794 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 20,770 1,795 19,152,399 2,364
1992 19,880 1,794 19,132,757 35,155
1991 18,605 1,803 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 18,343 -2,881 18,893,588 125,514
1989 17,758 -2,246 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 12,118 587 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 11,945 -106 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 11,062 -316 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 10,788 -495 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 10,922 -1,436 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 9,686 -1,032 17,219,127 119,694
1982 9,579 -1,125 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 9,336 -482 16,422,159 33,243
1980 6,940 5,457 16,018,786 210,914
1979 987 8,924 15,392,957 774,094
1978 -1,000 10,967 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 296 10,657 14,575,662 590,626
1976 783 9,662 14,435,504 275,984
1975 -1,062 9,542 13,958,642 434,205
1974 8,405 -2,222 13,795,836 347,869
1973 10,033 -278 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 10,030 0 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 9,964 0 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 9,824 0 12,417,866 233,782
1969 9,611 0 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 9,356 0 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 9,089 0 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 8,810 0 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 8,526 0 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 8,235 0 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 7,938 0 11,016,705 21,640
1962 7,639 0 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 7,330 0 10,468,816 295,177
1960 7,012 0 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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