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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 33.5 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

East Timor vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Iraq
2100 1,987,918 101,632,594
2099 1,992,867 101,421,266
2098 1,999,551 101,212,536
2097 2,006,120 100,980,835
2096 2,014,062 100,724,441
2095 2,022,241 100,464,590
2094 2,029,109 100,194,041
2093 2,034,335 99,876,174
2092 2,039,916 99,532,041
2091 2,046,825 99,203,830
2090 2,053,125 98,886,956
2089 2,060,960 98,513,025
2088 2,066,983 98,144,039
2087 2,074,665 97,767,537
2086 2,077,590 97,325,026
2085 2,083,082 96,873,007
2084 2,088,840 96,448,602
2083 2,094,115 95,991,166
2082 2,096,675 95,509,663
2081 2,100,480 95,009,326
2080 2,103,409 94,507,216
2079 2,102,541 93,960,228
2078 2,105,113 93,417,384
2077 2,106,052 92,903,983
2076 2,105,444 92,359,592
2075 2,105,772 91,825,254
2074 2,104,099 91,229,266
2073 2,103,684 90,571,021
2072 2,100,004 89,918,374
2071 2,092,187 89,265,548
2070 2,089,722 88,596,492
2069 2,084,088 87,909,474
2068 2,077,511 87,220,494
2067 2,070,890 86,513,996
2066 2,062,513 85,734,530
2065 2,055,518 84,971,898
2064 2,047,799 84,191,350
2063 2,039,134 83,387,951
2062 2,032,012 82,604,577
2061 2,026,320 81,800,637
2060 2,018,694 80,951,008
2059 2,008,316 80,141,868
2058 1,996,874 79,319,543
2057 1,984,864 78,477,339
2056 1,970,638 77,609,202
2055 1,957,948 76,739,924
2054 1,949,486 75,857,125
2053 1,933,418 74,952,948
2052 1,920,237 74,072,580
2051 1,909,754 73,150,234
2050 1,892,942 72,235,938
2049 1,878,747 71,272,122
2048 1,861,668 70,316,860
2047 1,845,027 69,347,823
2046 1,829,444 68,400,664
2045 1,813,000 67,435,953
2044 1,797,485 66,447,309
2043 1,777,393 65,453,565
2042 1,756,780 64,433,831
2041 1,738,404 63,408,709
2040 1,720,102 62,360,117
2039 1,699,431 61,289,355
2038 1,679,979 60,253,073
2037 1,659,934 59,221,658
2036 1,640,507 58,155,990
2035 1,617,823 57,127,999
2034 1,597,525 56,087,695
2033 1,578,920 55,051,140
2032 1,560,470 54,002,289
2031 1,540,575 52,991,443
2030 1,518,500 51,986,773
2029 1,496,906 50,982,563
2028 1,475,696 50,001,133
2027 1,455,624 49,014,822
2026 1,436,626 48,020,334
2025 1,418,578 47,020,527
2024 1,400,638 46,042,015
2023 1,384,286 45,074,049
2022 1,369,295 44,070,551
2021 1,350,139 43,071,211
2020 1,326,053 42,116,605
2019 1,300,945 41,192,171
2018 1,275,959 40,265,624
2017 1,251,703 39,337,353
2016 1,228,312 38,469,627
2015 1,205,131 37,560,535
2014 1,181,903 36,550,059
2013 1,158,695 35,281,989
2012 1,134,885 33,654,842
2011 1,110,207 32,161,424
2010 1,084,679 31,045,366
2009 1,058,782 30,058,206
2008 1,032,429 28,971,036
2007 1,004,889 28,391,607
2006 976,597 28,616,515
2005 948,311 28,407,448
2004 929,074 27,577,878
2003 916,878 26,802,659
2002 879,159 26,006,559
2001 812,249 25,197,840
2000 745,088 24,424,056
1999 834,697 23,636,527
1998 942,530 22,884,399
1997 917,184 22,176,593
1996 892,282 21,501,321
1995 868,146 20,825,860
1994 844,493 20,139,807
1993 821,437 19,201,195
1992 799,318 18,300,845
1991 778,278 17,767,253
1990 760,345 17,581,206
1989 744,856 17,364,542
1988 730,745 16,908,819
1987 718,476 16,521,049
1986 707,185 16,074,145
1985 696,665 15,683,430
1984 686,777 15,310,733
1983 677,707 14,840,555
1982 669,149 14,406,083
1981 660,493 14,006,381
1980 649,871 13,591,992
1979 638,719 13,170,365
1978 628,775 12,753,355
1977 618,315 12,331,046
1976 607,620 11,927,651
1975 598,158 11,543,639
1974 590,827 11,167,761
1973 582,855 10,795,869
1972 572,962 10,430,164
1971 562,966 10,077,809
1970 553,069 9,735,611
1969 543,356 9,403,356
1968 533,875 9,085,016
1967 524,648 8,778,869
1966 515,696 8,485,104
1965 507,034 8,202,140
1964 498,659 7,929,566
1963 490,564 7,667,928
1962 482,774 7,413,875
1961 475,291 7,194,553
1960 468,118 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Iraq
2100 -0.25% 0.21%
2099 -0.33% 0.21%
2098 -0.33% 0.23%
2097 -0.39% 0.25%
2096 -0.4% 0.26%
2095 -0.34% 0.27%
2094 -0.26% 0.32%
2093 -0.27% 0.35%
2092 -0.34% 0.33%
2091 -0.31% 0.32%
2090 -0.38% 0.38%
2089 -0.29% 0.38%
2088 -0.37% 0.39%
2087 -0.14% 0.45%
2086 -0.26% 0.47%
2085 -0.28% 0.44%
2084 -0.25% 0.48%
2083 -0.12% 0.5%
2082 -0.18% 0.53%
2081 -0.14% 0.53%
2080 0.04% 0.58%
2079 -0.12% 0.58%
2078 -0.04% 0.55%
2077 0.03% 0.59%
2076 -0.02% 0.58%
2075 0.08% 0.65%
2074 0.02% 0.73%
2073 0.18% 0.73%
2072 0.37% 0.73%
2071 0.12% 0.76%
2070 0.27% 0.78%
2069 0.32% 0.79%
2068 0.32% 0.82%
2067 0.41% 0.91%
2066 0.34% 0.9%
2065 0.38% 0.93%
2064 0.42% 0.96%
2063 0.35% 0.95%
2062 0.28% 0.98%
2061 0.38% 1.05%
2060 0.52% 1.01%
2059 0.57% 1.04%
2058 0.61% 1.07%
2057 0.72% 1.12%
2056 0.65% 1.13%
2055 0.43% 1.16%
2054 0.83% 1.21%
2053 0.69% 1.19%
2052 0.55% 1.26%
2051 0.89% 1.27%
2050 0.76% 1.35%
2049 0.92% 1.36%
2048 0.9% 1.4%
2047 0.85% 1.38%
2046 0.91% 1.43%
2045 0.86% 1.49%
2044 1.13% 1.52%
2043 1.17% 1.58%
2042 1.06% 1.62%
2041 1.06% 1.68%
2040 1.22% 1.75%
2039 1.16% 1.72%
2038 1.21% 1.74%
2037 1.18% 1.83%
2036 1.4% 1.8%
2035 1.27% 1.85%
2034 1.18% 1.88%
2033 1.18% 1.94%
2032 1.29% 1.91%
2031 1.45% 1.93%
2030 1.44% 1.97%
2029 1.44% 1.96%
2028 1.38% 2.01%
2027 1.32% 2.07%
2026 1.27% 2.13%
2025 1.28% 2.13%
2024 1.18% 2.15%
2023 1.09% 2.28%
2022 1.42% 2.32%
2021 1.82% 2.27%
2020 1.93% 2.24%
2019 1.96% 2.3%
2018 1.94% 2.36%
2017 1.9% 2.26%
2016 1.92% 2.42%
2015 1.97% 2.76%
2014 2% 3.59%
2013 2.1% 4.83%
2012 2.22% 4.64%
2011 2.35% 3.59%
2010 2.45% 3.28%
2009 2.55% 3.75%
2008 2.74% 2.04%
2007 2.9% -0.79%
2006 2.98% 0.74%
2005 2.07% 3.01%
2004 1.33% 2.89%
2003 4.29% 3.06%
2002 8.24% 3.21%
2001 9.01% 3.17%
2000 -10.7% 3.33%
1999 -11.4% 3.29%
1998 2.76% 3.19%
1997 2.79% 3.14%
1996 2.78% 3.24%
1995 2.8% 3.41%
1994 2.81% 4.89%
1993 2.77% 4.92%
1992 2.7% 3%
1991 2.36% 1.06%
1990 2.08% 1.25%
1989 1.93% 2.7%
1988 1.71% 2.35%
1987 1.6% 2.78%
1986 1.51% 2.49%
1985 1.44% 2.43%
1984 1.34% 3.17%
1983 1.28% 3.02%
1982 1.31% 2.85%
1981 1.63% 3.05%
1980 1.75% 3.2%
1979 1.58% 3.27%
1978 1.69% 3.42%
1977 1.76% 3.38%
1976 1.58% 3.33%
1975 1.24% 3.37%
1974 1.37% 3.44%
1973 1.73% 3.51%
1972 1.78% 3.5%
1971 1.79% 3.51%
1970 1.79% 3.53%
1969 1.78% 3.5%
1968 1.76% 3.49%
1967 1.74% 3.46%
1966 1.71% 3.45%
1965 1.68% 3.44%
1964 1.65% 3.41%
1963 1.61% 3.43%
1962 1.57% 3.05%
1961 1.53% 2.46%

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/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

East Timor Iraq
Current population
1441764
48289334
Population rank 152/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.58%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
32.6 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
27.2 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 46/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 -1,064
Net migration rank 102/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -1,064
2024 - -2,552 - -17,735
2023 20,495 -5,620 973,420 -5,710
2022 20,625 -5,519 962,501 76,821
2021 20,101 3,111 941,924 17,474
2020 21,166 3,793 919,953 29,858
2019 21,307 3,942 942,972 -43,919
2018 21,650 3,062 938,310 15,775
2017 22,145 1,666 924,507 -21,998
2016 22,778 208 946,968 -113,980
2015 23,391 -20 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 24,040 -958 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 24,538 -1,206 1,026,036 474,379
2012 24,890 -609 999,987 753,907
2011 25,237 -159 971,082 261,880
2010 25,515 470 906,369 92,779
2009 25,696 117 855,096 120,092
2008 25,888 1,009 802,382 396,792
2007 26,074 2,103 784,119 -824,428
2006 26,221 2,184 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 26,412 1,759 776,603 51,019
2004 26,751 -16,447 761,563 69,948
2003 26,900 -12,810 746,159 -27,236
2002 25,410 35,935 739,419 133,839
2001 23,314 49,159 729,704 14,451
2000 21,579 40,272 715,771 87,624
1999 21,871 -262,940 702,170 69,491
1998 23,590 1,806 684,152 48,446
1997 23,501 1,804 667,582 15,429
1996 22,703 1,796 652,866 14,652
1995 21,962 1,806 642,977 40,424
1994 21,746 1,794 634,344 54,355
1993 20,770 1,795 606,700 581,818
1992 19,880 1,794 591,886 20,292
1991 18,605 1,803 550,146 -95,155
1990 18,343 -2,881 518,575 -601,469
1989 17,758 -2,246 496,852 19,392
1988 12,118 587 476,778 -81,562
1987 11,945 -106 488,742 -108,426
1986 11,062 -316 474,348 39,136
1985 10,788 -495 467,445 -199,505
1984 10,922 -1,436 455,740 21,709
1983 9,686 -1,032 439,800 23,115
1982 9,579 -1,125 428,336 -22,302
1981 9,336 -482 416,998 -23,640
1980 6,940 5,457 419,653 15,757
1979 987 8,924 428,458 -20,617
1978 -1,000 10,967 418,756 7,434
1977 296 10,657 410,229 8,204
1976 783 9,662 402,260 -13,915
1975 -1,062 9,542 385,916 -6,237
1974 8,405 -2,222 376,197 -4,090
1973 10,033 -278 373,191 -1,507
1972 10,030 0 362,334 -2,600
1971 9,964 0 351,464 -6,479
1970 9,824 0 338,030 1,377
1969 9,611 0 324,792 312
1968 9,356 0 310,644 928
1967 9,089 0 298,192 2,531
1966 8,810 0 285,507 1,298
1965 8,526 0 274,551 4,555
1964 8,235 0 262,825 3,224
1963 7,938 0 254,046 3,197
1962 7,639 0 247,520 3,343
1961 7,330 0 184,792 2,981
1960 7,012 0 155,651 1,573

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/iraq | 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 Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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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