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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 200.1 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.5% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

East Timor vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Indonesia
2100 1,987,918 297,263,579
2099 1,992,867 298,386,561
2098 1,999,551 299,496,396
2097 2,006,120 300,596,542
2096 2,014,062 301,680,965
2095 2,022,241 302,745,817
2094 2,029,109 303,798,670
2093 2,034,335 304,837,512
2092 2,039,916 305,857,297
2091 2,046,825 306,853,321
2090 2,053,125 307,827,852
2089 2,060,960 308,775,620
2088 2,066,983 309,700,566
2087 2,074,665 310,605,359
2086 2,077,590 311,483,180
2085 2,083,082 312,332,996
2084 2,088,840 313,155,965
2083 2,094,115 313,952,990
2082 2,096,675 314,719,759
2081 2,100,480 315,453,880
2080 2,103,409 316,158,503
2079 2,102,541 316,839,281
2078 2,105,113 317,487,448
2077 2,106,052 318,105,938
2076 2,105,444 318,684,532
2075 2,105,772 319,239,982
2074 2,104,099 319,759,087
2073 2,103,684 320,251,181
2072 2,100,004 320,709,370
2071 2,092,187 321,136,059
2070 2,089,722 321,534,979
2069 2,084,088 321,908,058
2068 2,077,511 322,252,027
2067 2,070,890 322,566,642
2066 2,062,513 322,849,032
2065 2,055,518 323,098,730
2064 2,047,799 323,318,973
2063 2,039,134 323,506,247
2062 2,032,012 323,662,911
2061 2,026,320 323,784,985
2060 2,018,694 323,865,045
2059 2,008,316 323,904,988
2058 1,996,874 323,894,318
2057 1,984,864 323,837,237
2056 1,970,638 323,721,448
2055 1,957,948 323,552,405
2054 1,949,486 323,324,404
2053 1,933,418 323,032,528
2052 1,920,237 322,677,809
2051 1,909,754 322,252,898
2050 1,892,942 321,749,772
2049 1,878,747 321,169,163
2048 1,861,668 320,507,607
2047 1,845,027 319,778,332
2046 1,829,444 318,970,565
2045 1,813,000 318,077,606
2044 1,797,485 317,100,688
2043 1,777,393 316,041,251
2042 1,756,780 314,905,847
2041 1,738,404 313,692,611
2040 1,720,102 312,407,319
2039 1,699,431 311,049,484
2038 1,679,979 309,626,850
2037 1,659,934 308,137,773
2036 1,640,507 306,592,068
2035 1,617,823 304,988,219
2034 1,597,525 303,322,890
2033 1,578,920 301,599,483
2032 1,560,470 299,828,261
2031 1,540,575 298,003,267
2030 1,518,500 296,127,253
2029 1,496,906 294,190,935
2028 1,475,696 292,188,833
2027 1,455,624 290,114,110
2026 1,436,626 287,972,484
2025 1,418,578 285,765,617
2024 1,400,638 283,487,931
2023 1,384,286 281,190,067
2022 1,369,295 278,830,529
2021 1,350,139 276,758,053
2020 1,326,053 274,814,866
2019 1,300,945 272,489,381
2018 1,275,959 269,951,846
2017 1,251,703 267,346,658
2016 1,228,312 264,627,418
2015 1,205,131 261,799,249
2014 1,181,903 258,877,399
2013 1,158,695 255,852,467
2012 1,134,885 252,698,525
2011 1,110,207 249,470,032
2010 1,084,679 246,305,322
2009 1,058,782 243,220,028
2008 1,032,429 240,157,903
2007 1,004,889 237,062,337
2006 976,597 233,951,652
2005 948,311 230,871,650
2004 929,074 227,926,649
2003 916,878 225,048,008
2002 879,159 222,088,495
2001 812,249 219,097,902
2000 745,088 216,077,790
1999 834,697 213,004,668
1998 942,530 209,826,788
1997 917,184 206,536,095
1996 892,282 203,204,348
1995 868,146 199,888,057
1994 844,493 196,591,828
1993 821,437 193,305,168
1992 799,318 190,043,744
1991 778,278 186,778,238
1990 760,345 183,501,098
1989 744,856 180,201,630
1988 730,745 176,855,065
1987 718,476 173,511,154
1986 707,185 170,175,065
1985 696,665 166,776,185
1984 686,777 163,251,124
1983 677,707 159,651,381
1982 669,149 156,052,152
1981 660,493 152,485,035
1980 649,871 148,950,540
1979 638,719 145,434,834
1978 628,775 141,953,163
1977 618,315 138,533,541
1976 607,620 135,173,655
1975 598,158 131,843,848
1974 590,827 128,555,045
1973 582,855 125,288,515
1972 572,962 122,039,841
1971 562,966 118,833,702
1970 553,069 115,657,495
1969 543,356 112,517,639
1968 533,875 109,450,006
1967 524,648 106,526,393
1966 515,696 103,792,754
1965 507,034 101,365,130
1964 498,659 98,833,749
1963 490,564 96,051,424
1962 482,774 93,375,850
1961 475,291 90,791,249
1960 468,118 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Indonesia
2100 -0.25% -0.38%
2099 -0.33% -0.37%
2098 -0.33% -0.37%
2097 -0.39% -0.36%
2096 -0.4% -0.35%
2095 -0.34% -0.35%
2094 -0.26% -0.34%
2093 -0.27% -0.33%
2092 -0.34% -0.32%
2091 -0.31% -0.32%
2090 -0.38% -0.31%
2089 -0.29% -0.3%
2088 -0.37% -0.29%
2087 -0.14% -0.28%
2086 -0.26% -0.27%
2085 -0.28% -0.26%
2084 -0.25% -0.25%
2083 -0.12% -0.24%
2082 -0.18% -0.23%
2081 -0.14% -0.22%
2080 0.04% -0.21%
2079 -0.12% -0.2%
2078 -0.04% -0.19%
2077 0.03% -0.18%
2076 -0.02% -0.17%
2075 0.08% -0.16%
2074 0.02% -0.15%
2073 0.18% -0.14%
2072 0.37% -0.13%
2071 0.12% -0.12%
2070 0.27% -0.12%
2069 0.32% -0.11%
2068 0.32% -0.1%
2067 0.41% -0.09%
2066 0.34% -0.08%
2065 0.38% -0.07%
2064 0.42% -0.06%
2063 0.35% -0.05%
2062 0.28% -0.04%
2061 0.38% -0.02%
2060 0.52% -0.01%
2059 0.57% 0.003%
2058 0.61% 0.02%
2057 0.72% 0.04%
2056 0.65% 0.05%
2055 0.43% 0.07%
2054 0.83% 0.09%
2053 0.69% 0.11%
2052 0.55% 0.13%
2051 0.89% 0.16%
2050 0.76% 0.18%
2049 0.92% 0.21%
2048 0.9% 0.23%
2047 0.85% 0.25%
2046 0.91% 0.28%
2045 0.86% 0.31%
2044 1.13% 0.34%
2043 1.17% 0.36%
2042 1.06% 0.39%
2041 1.06% 0.41%
2040 1.22% 0.44%
2039 1.16% 0.46%
2038 1.21% 0.48%
2037 1.18% 0.5%
2036 1.4% 0.53%
2035 1.27% 0.55%
2034 1.18% 0.57%
2033 1.18% 0.59%
2032 1.29% 0.61%
2031 1.45% 0.63%
2030 1.44% 0.66%
2029 1.44% 0.69%
2028 1.38% 0.72%
2027 1.32% 0.74%
2026 1.27% 0.77%
2025 1.28% 0.8%
2024 1.18% 0.82%
2023 1.09% 0.85%
2022 1.42% 0.75%
2021 1.82% 0.71%
2020 1.93% 0.85%
2019 1.96% 0.94%
2018 1.94% 0.97%
2017 1.9% 1.03%
2016 1.92% 1.08%
2015 1.97% 1.13%
2014 2% 1.18%
2013 2.1% 1.25%
2012 2.22% 1.29%
2011 2.35% 1.28%
2010 2.45% 1.27%
2009 2.55% 1.28%
2008 2.74% 1.31%
2007 2.9% 1.33%
2006 2.98% 1.33%
2005 2.07% 1.29%
2004 1.33% 1.28%
2003 4.29% 1.33%
2002 8.24% 1.36%
2001 9.01% 1.4%
2000 -10.7% 1.44%
1999 -11.4% 1.51%
1998 2.76% 1.59%
1997 2.79% 1.64%
1996 2.78% 1.66%
1995 2.8% 1.68%
1994 2.81% 1.7%
1993 2.77% 1.72%
1992 2.7% 1.75%
1991 2.36% 1.79%
1990 2.08% 1.83%
1989 1.93% 1.89%
1988 1.71% 1.93%
1987 1.6% 1.96%
1986 1.51% 2.04%
1985 1.44% 2.16%
1984 1.34% 2.25%
1983 1.28% 2.31%
1982 1.31% 2.34%
1981 1.63% 2.37%
1980 1.75% 2.42%
1979 1.58% 2.45%
1978 1.69% 2.47%
1977 1.76% 2.49%
1976 1.58% 2.53%
1975 1.24% 2.56%
1974 1.37% 2.61%
1973 1.73% 2.66%
1972 1.78% 2.7%
1971 1.79% 2.75%
1970 1.79% 2.79%
1969 1.78% 2.8%
1968 1.76% 2.74%
1967 1.74% 2.63%
1966 1.71% 2.39%
1965 1.68% 2.56%
1964 1.65% 2.9%
1963 1.61% 2.87%
1962 1.57% 2.85%
1961 1.53% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

East Timor Indonesia
Current population
1441764
288551776
Population rank 152/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 3.48%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 115/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -39,509
Net migration rank 102/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -39,509
2024 - -2,552 - -38,469
2023 20,495 -5,620 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 20,625 -5,519 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 20,101 3,111 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 21,166 3,793 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 21,307 3,942 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 21,650 3,062 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 22,145 1,666 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 22,778 208 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 23,391 -20 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 24,040 -958 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 24,538 -1,206 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 24,890 -609 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 25,237 -159 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 25,515 470 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 25,696 117 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 25,888 1,009 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 26,074 2,103 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 26,221 2,184 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 26,412 1,759 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 26,751 -16,447 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 26,900 -12,810 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 25,410 35,935 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 23,314 49,159 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 21,579 40,272 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 21,871 -262,940 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 23,590 1,806 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 23,501 1,804 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 22,703 1,796 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 21,962 1,806 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 21,746 1,794 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 20,770 1,795 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 19,880 1,794 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 18,605 1,803 3,288,791 3,096
1990 18,343 -2,881 3,250,906 11,539
1989 17,758 -2,246 3,316,792 19,905
1988 12,118 587 3,331,242 25,383
1987 11,945 -106 3,304,520 26,705
1986 11,062 -316 3,309,905 30,988
1985 10,788 -495 3,419,412 37,451
1984 10,922 -1,436 3,549,570 43,693
1983 9,686 -1,032 3,558,949 47,375
1982 9,579 -1,125 3,545,504 46,792
1981 9,336 -482 3,497,244 44,710
1980 6,940 5,457 3,484,846 42,254
1979 987 8,924 3,460,621 43,900
1978 -1,000 10,967 3,412,980 45,911
1977 296 10,657 3,334,779 45,610
1976 783 9,662 3,291,479 48,010
1975 -1,062 9,542 3,263,794 56,386
1974 8,405 -2,222 3,196,136 61,188
1973 10,033 -278 3,210,643 64,991
1972 10,030 0 3,149,726 72,007
1971 9,964 0 3,111,304 79,264
1970 9,824 0 3,080,421 81,368
1969 9,611 0 3,034,825 82,955
1968 9,356 0 2,961,608 55,731
1967 9,089 0 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 8,810 0 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 8,526 0 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 8,235 0 2,700,138 144,819
1963 7,938 0 2,609,526 110,166
1962 7,639 0 2,525,163 106,264
1961 7,330 0 2,434,113 103,628
1960 7,012 0 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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