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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 7.14 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

East Timor vs Israel: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Israel
2100 1,987,918 21,079,031
2099 1,992,867 20,971,907
2098 1,999,551 20,869,188
2097 2,006,120 20,764,637
2096 2,014,062 20,651,056
2095 2,022,241 20,537,392
2094 2,029,109 20,420,251
2093 2,034,335 20,294,077
2092 2,039,916 20,167,075
2091 2,046,825 20,038,540
2090 2,053,125 19,910,123
2089 2,060,960 19,788,579
2088 2,066,983 19,660,357
2087 2,074,665 19,527,597
2086 2,077,590 19,388,628
2085 2,083,082 19,246,899
2084 2,088,840 19,099,510
2083 2,094,115 18,955,502
2082 2,096,675 18,813,463
2081 2,100,480 18,667,367
2080 2,103,409 18,512,469
2079 2,102,541 18,362,060
2078 2,105,113 18,208,724
2077 2,106,052 18,053,774
2076 2,105,444 17,908,513
2075 2,105,772 17,761,880
2074 2,104,099 17,618,257
2073 2,103,684 17,477,875
2072 2,100,004 17,343,227
2071 2,092,187 17,195,556
2070 2,089,722 17,043,216
2069 2,084,088 16,890,521
2068 2,077,511 16,742,334
2067 2,070,890 16,593,617
2066 2,062,513 16,448,006
2065 2,055,518 16,297,575
2064 2,047,799 16,152,550
2063 2,039,134 15,997,249
2062 2,032,012 15,847,545
2061 2,026,320 15,695,962
2060 2,018,694 15,537,020
2059 2,008,316 15,383,512
2058 1,996,874 15,227,838
2057 1,984,864 15,069,709
2056 1,970,638 14,910,638
2055 1,957,948 14,746,579
2054 1,949,486 14,578,352
2053 1,933,418 14,414,886
2052 1,920,237 14,252,277
2051 1,909,754 14,090,930
2050 1,892,942 13,927,651
2049 1,878,747 13,765,178
2048 1,861,668 13,606,737
2047 1,845,027 13,448,310
2046 1,829,444 13,286,110
2045 1,813,000 13,126,049
2044 1,797,485 12,960,184
2043 1,777,393 12,796,533
2042 1,756,780 12,632,183
2041 1,738,404 12,471,494
2040 1,720,102 12,312,998
2039 1,699,431 12,152,920
2038 1,679,979 11,995,851
2037 1,659,934 11,841,052
2036 1,640,507 11,693,469
2035 1,617,823 11,543,041
2034 1,597,525 11,396,608
2033 1,578,920 11,252,344
2032 1,560,470 11,108,763
2031 1,540,575 10,961,050
2030 1,518,500 10,815,614
2029 1,496,906 10,675,258
2028 1,475,696 10,533,711
2027 1,455,624 10,393,227
2026 1,436,626 10,252,942
2025 1,418,578 10,113,937
2024 1,400,638 9,974,400
2023 1,384,286 9,849,000
2022 1,369,295 9,557,500
2021 1,350,139 9,371,400
2020 1,326,053 9,215,100
2019 1,300,945 9,054,000
2018 1,275,959 8,882,800
2017 1,251,703 8,713,300
2016 1,228,312 8,546,000
2015 1,205,131 8,380,100
2014 1,181,903 8,215,700
2013 1,158,695 8,059,500
2012 1,134,885 7,910,500
2011 1,110,207 7,765,800
2010 1,084,679 7,623,600
2009 1,058,782 7,485,600
2008 1,032,429 7,308,800
2007 1,004,889 7,180,100
2006 976,597 7,053,700
2005 948,311 6,930,100
2004 929,074 6,809,000
2003 916,878 6,689,700
2002 879,159 6,570,000
2001 812,249 6,439,000
2000 745,088 6,289,000
1999 834,697 6,125,000
1998 942,530 5,971,000
1997 917,184 5,836,000
1996 892,282 5,692,000
1995 868,146 5,545,000
1994 844,493 5,399,000
1993 821,437 5,261,000
1992 799,318 5,123,000
1991 778,278 4,949,000
1990 760,345 4,660,000
1989 744,856 4,518,000
1988 730,745 4,442,000
1987 718,476 4,369,000
1986 707,185 4,299,000
1985 696,665 4,233,000
1984 686,777 4,159,000
1983 677,707 4,105,000
1982 669,149 4,031,000
1981 660,493 3,956,000
1980 649,871 3,878,000
1979 638,719 3,786,000
1978 628,775 3,690,000
1977 618,315 3,613,000
1976 607,620 3,533,000
1975 598,158 3,455,000
1974 590,827 3,377,000
1973 582,855 3,278,000
1972 572,962 3,148,000
1971 562,966 3,069,000
1970 553,069 2,974,000
1969 543,356 2,877,000
1968 533,875 2,803,000
1967 524,648 2,745,000
1966 515,696 2,629,000
1965 507,034 2,563,000
1964 498,659 2,475,000
1963 490,564 2,379,000
1962 482,774 2,293,000
1961 475,291 2,185,000
1960 468,118 2,114,020

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/israel | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Israel
2100 -0.25% 0.51%
2099 -0.33% 0.49%
2098 -0.33% 0.5%
2097 -0.39% 0.55%
2096 -0.4% 0.55%
2095 -0.34% 0.57%
2094 -0.26% 0.62%
2093 -0.27% 0.63%
2092 -0.34% 0.64%
2091 -0.31% 0.64%
2090 -0.38% 0.61%
2089 -0.29% 0.65%
2088 -0.37% 0.68%
2087 -0.14% 0.72%
2086 -0.26% 0.74%
2085 -0.28% 0.77%
2084 -0.25% 0.76%
2083 -0.12% 0.75%
2082 -0.18% 0.78%
2081 -0.14% 0.84%
2080 0.04% 0.82%
2079 -0.12% 0.84%
2078 -0.04% 0.86%
2077 0.03% 0.81%
2076 -0.02% 0.83%
2075 0.08% 0.82%
2074 0.02% 0.8%
2073 0.18% 0.78%
2072 0.37% 0.86%
2071 0.12% 0.89%
2070 0.27% 0.9%
2069 0.32% 0.89%
2068 0.32% 0.9%
2067 0.41% 0.89%
2066 0.34% 0.92%
2065 0.38% 0.9%
2064 0.42% 0.97%
2063 0.35% 0.94%
2062 0.28% 0.97%
2061 0.38% 1.02%
2060 0.52% 1%
2059 0.57% 1.02%
2058 0.61% 1.05%
2057 0.72% 1.07%
2056 0.65% 1.11%
2055 0.43% 1.15%
2054 0.83% 1.13%
2053 0.69% 1.14%
2052 0.55% 1.15%
2051 0.89% 1.17%
2050 0.76% 1.18%
2049 0.92% 1.16%
2048 0.9% 1.18%
2047 0.85% 1.22%
2046 0.91% 1.22%
2045 0.86% 1.28%
2044 1.13% 1.28%
2043 1.17% 1.3%
2042 1.06% 1.29%
2041 1.06% 1.29%
2040 1.22% 1.32%
2039 1.16% 1.31%
2038 1.21% 1.31%
2037 1.18% 1.26%
2036 1.4% 1.3%
2035 1.27% 1.28%
2034 1.18% 1.28%
2033 1.18% 1.29%
2032 1.29% 1.35%
2031 1.45% 1.34%
2030 1.44% 1.31%
2029 1.44% 1.34%
2028 1.38% 1.35%
2027 1.32% 1.37%
2026 1.27% 1.37%
2025 1.28% 1.4%
2024 1.18% 1.27%
2023 1.09% 3.05%
2022 1.42% 1.99%
2021 1.82% 1.7%
2020 1.93% 1.78%
2019 1.96% 1.93%
2018 1.94% 1.95%
2017 1.9% 1.96%
2016 1.92% 1.98%
2015 1.97% 2%
2014 2% 1.94%
2013 2.1% 1.88%
2012 2.22% 1.86%
2011 2.35% 1.87%
2010 2.45% 1.84%
2009 2.55% 2.42%
2008 2.74% 1.79%
2007 2.9% 1.79%
2006 2.98% 1.78%
2005 2.07% 1.78%
2004 1.33% 1.78%
2003 4.29% 1.82%
2002 8.24% 2.03%
2001 9.01% 2.39%
2000 -10.7% 2.68%
1999 -11.4% 2.58%
1998 2.76% 2.31%
1997 2.79% 2.53%
1996 2.78% 2.65%
1995 2.8% 2.7%
1994 2.81% 2.62%
1993 2.77% 2.69%
1992 2.7% 3.52%
1991 2.36% 6.2%
1990 2.08% 3.14%
1989 1.93% 1.71%
1988 1.71% 1.67%
1987 1.6% 1.63%
1986 1.51% 1.56%
1985 1.44% 1.78%
1984 1.34% 1.32%
1983 1.28% 1.84%
1982 1.31% 1.9%
1981 1.63% 2.01%
1980 1.75% 2.43%
1979 1.58% 2.6%
1978 1.69% 2.13%
1977 1.76% 2.26%
1976 1.58% 2.26%
1975 1.24% 2.31%
1974 1.37% 3.02%
1973 1.73% 4.13%
1972 1.78% 2.57%
1971 1.79% 3.19%
1970 1.79% 3.37%
1969 1.78% 2.64%
1968 1.76% 2.11%
1967 1.74% 4.41%
1966 1.71% 2.58%
1965 1.68% 3.56%
1964 1.65% 4.04%
1963 1.61% 3.75%
1962 1.57% 4.94%
1961 1.53% 3.36%

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/israel | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

East Timor Israel
Current population
1441764
10290887
Population rank 152/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.12%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
4.19 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
2.87 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +344
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 84/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
46 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +11,466
Net migration rank 102/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 11,466
2024 - -2,552 - 10,612
2023 20,495 -5,620 131,977 9,999
2022 20,625 -5,519 129,982 50,004
2021 20,101 3,111 134,011 16,859
2020 21,166 3,793 128,089 16,573
2019 21,307 3,942 135,810 16,134
2018 21,650 3,062 140,348 15,615
2017 22,145 1,666 138,541 14,518
2016 22,778 208 136,736 24,308
2015 23,391 -20 134,082 29,735
2014 24,040 -958 133,916 25,303
2013 24,538 -1,206 129,758 17,075
2012 24,890 -609 128,941 16,549
2011 25,237 -159 125,030 10,470
2010 25,515 470 126,552 12,906
2009 25,696 117 122,015 7,269
2008 25,888 1,009 117,672 7,974
2007 26,074 2,103 111,292 9,654
2006 26,221 2,184 109,332 11,446
2005 26,412 1,759 105,338 10,975
2004 26,751 -16,447 106,901 8,494
2003 26,900 -12,810 106,366 6,684
2002 25,410 35,935 101,178 17,420
2001 23,314 49,159 99,160 38,643
2000 21,579 40,272 98,737 63,409
1999 21,871 -262,940 94,325 78,422
1998 23,590 1,806 93,744 52,713
1997 23,501 1,804 88,707 60,297
1996 22,703 1,796 86,518 66,811
1995 21,962 1,806 82,066 61,800
1994 21,746 1,794 79,365 57,273
1993 20,770 1,795 77,337 49,345
1992 19,880 1,794 77,357 57,522
1991 18,605 1,803 73,740 153,141
1990 18,343 -2,881 71,764 178,732
1989 17,758 -2,246 68,674 14,192
1988 12,118 587 71,072 1,675
1987 11,945 -106 69,904 7,511
1986 11,062 -316 70,073 -3,598
1985 10,788 -495 71,538 -3,686
1984 10,922 -1,436 70,703 10,933
1983 9,686 -1,032 70,196 689
1982 9,579 -1,125 68,931 16,563
1981 9,336 -482 67,647 16,021
1980 6,940 5,457 68,253 16,284
1979 987 8,924 68,148 15,591
1978 -1,000 10,967 67,158 15,556
1977 296 10,657 70,092 12,747
1976 783 9,662 74,899 10,459
1975 -1,062 9,542 70,828 11,726
1974 8,405 -2,222 68,891 11,929
1973 10,033 -278 65,560 14,310
1972 10,030 0 62,960 27,415
1971 9,964 0 64,449 52,632
1970 9,824 0 56,506 56,173
1969 9,611 0 53,800 59,928
1968 9,356 0 51,014 60,804
1967 9,089 0 47,488 59,483
1966 8,810 0 50,477 57,347
1965 8,526 0 49,979 54,694
1964 8,235 0 48,015 54,050
1963 7,938 0 44,964 53,877
1962 7,639 0 43,337 52,313
1961 7,330 0 42,170 34,482
1960 7,012 0 44,818 10,990

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/israel | 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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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