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Population in East Timor compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 33,910,252 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 23.4 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

East Timor vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Ivory Coast
2100 1,987,832 104,904,226
2099 1,992,781 104,097,040
2098 1,999,464 103,275,264
2097 2,006,033 102,455,988
2096 2,013,975 101,612,663
2095 2,022,154 100,756,953
2094 2,029,021 99,882,932
2093 2,034,247 99,006,111
2092 2,039,828 98,098,926
2091 2,046,736 97,176,680
2090 2,053,036 96,248,804
2089 2,060,872 95,318,164
2088 2,066,894 94,395,936
2087 2,074,575 93,464,192
2086 2,077,501 92,517,200
2085 2,082,992 91,575,557
2084 2,088,750 90,642,933
2083 2,094,025 89,673,290
2082 2,096,584 88,700,125
2081 2,100,389 87,715,881
2080 2,103,318 86,728,284
2079 2,102,450 85,741,415
2078 2,105,023 84,742,375
2077 2,105,962 83,738,886
2076 2,105,353 82,733,035
2075 2,105,681 81,703,106
2074 2,104,008 80,687,434
2073 2,103,594 79,667,993
2072 2,099,913 78,646,863
2071 2,092,097 77,607,733
2070 2,089,631 76,567,079
2069 2,083,998 75,527,815
2068 2,077,421 74,468,469
2067 2,070,800 73,417,707
2066 2,062,424 72,351,827
2065 2,055,429 71,301,141
2064 2,047,710 70,261,039
2063 2,039,046 69,222,001
2062 2,031,925 68,196,917
2061 2,026,233 67,166,219
2060 2,018,606 66,149,529
2059 2,008,230 65,130,659
2058 1,996,788 64,100,835
2057 1,984,779 63,082,551
2056 1,970,553 62,065,729
2055 1,957,864 61,036,845
2054 1,949,402 60,004,777
2053 1,933,335 58,983,583
2052 1,920,154 57,959,085
2051 1,909,672 56,932,897
2050 1,892,861 55,909,441
2049 1,878,666 54,893,369
2048 1,861,588 53,867,419
2047 1,844,948 52,850,696
2046 1,829,365 51,836,334
2045 1,812,921 50,822,485
2044 1,797,407 49,797,934
2043 1,777,316 48,781,333
2042 1,756,704 47,776,778
2041 1,738,329 46,788,054
2040 1,720,028 45,806,217
2039 1,699,358 44,834,350
2038 1,679,907 43,874,381
2037 1,659,862 42,922,767
2036 1,640,436 41,988,786
2035 1,617,753 41,071,409
2034 1,597,457 40,164,910
2033 1,578,852 39,273,072
2032 1,560,402 38,408,366
2031 1,540,509 37,558,099
2030 1,518,434 36,727,569
2029 1,496,842 35,907,265
2028 1,475,633 35,095,347
2027 1,455,562 34,296,079
2026 1,436,564 33,502,750
2025 1,418,517 32,711,547
2024 1,400,638 31,934,230
2023 1,384,286 31,165,654
2022 1,369,295 30,395,002
2021 1,350,139 29,639,736
2020 1,326,053 28,915,449
2019 1,300,945 28,193,009
2018 1,275,959 27,464,173
2017 1,251,703 26,733,372
2016 1,228,312 25,989,405
2015 1,205,131 25,246,342
2014 1,181,903 24,527,395
2013 1,158,695 23,939,775
2012 1,134,885 23,467,078
2011 1,110,207 22,982,000
2010 1,084,679 22,488,065
2009 1,058,782 21,997,940
2008 1,032,429 21,514,439
2007 1,004,889 21,030,558
2006 976,597 20,546,802
2005 948,311 20,068,458
2004 929,074 19,595,000
2003 916,878 19,125,542
2002 879,159 18,654,771
2001 812,249 18,178,913
2000 745,088 17,699,004
1999 834,697 17,215,935
1998 942,530 16,663,948
1997 917,184 16,047,170
1996 892,282 15,442,312
1995 868,146 14,855,565
1994 844,493 14,287,201
1993 821,437 13,735,951
1992 799,318 13,200,310
1991 778,278 12,683,870
1990 760,345 12,189,778
1989 744,856 11,719,771
1988 730,745 11,275,189
1987 718,476 10,851,475
1986 707,185 10,440,917
1985 696,665 10,040,483
1984 686,777 9,650,516
1983 677,707 9,272,744
1982 669,149 8,907,936
1981 660,493 8,556,596
1980 649,871 8,220,714
1979 638,719 7,902,267
1978 628,775 7,603,130
1977 618,315 7,321,950
1976 607,620 7,057,958
1975 598,158 6,776,297
1974 590,827 6,474,057
1973 582,855 6,184,944
1972 572,962 5,909,716
1971 562,966 5,650,868
1970 553,069 5,411,567
1969 543,356 5,192,221
1968 533,875 4,990,021
1967 524,648 4,799,744
1966 515,696 4,617,519
1965 507,034 4,442,377
1964 498,659 4,273,952
1963 490,564 4,112,061
1962 482,774 3,956,939
1961 475,291 3,810,151
1960 468,118 3,673,666

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 30.9% to 1,892,861 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Ivory Coast
2100 -0.25% 0.78%
2099 -0.33% 0.8%
2098 -0.33% 0.8%
2097 -0.39% 0.83%
2096 -0.4% 0.85%
2095 -0.34% 0.88%
2094 -0.26% 0.89%
2093 -0.27% 0.92%
2092 -0.34% 0.95%
2091 -0.31% 0.96%
2090 -0.38% 0.98%
2089 -0.29% 0.98%
2088 -0.37% 1%
2087 -0.14% 1.02%
2086 -0.26% 1.03%
2085 -0.28% 1.03%
2084 -0.25% 1.08%
2083 -0.12% 1.1%
2082 -0.18% 1.12%
2081 -0.14% 1.14%
2080 0.04% 1.15%
2079 -0.12% 1.18%
2078 -0.04% 1.2%
2077 0.03% 1.22%
2076 -0.02% 1.26%
2075 0.08% 1.26%
2074 0.02% 1.28%
2073 0.18% 1.3%
2072 0.37% 1.34%
2071 0.12% 1.36%
2070 0.27% 1.38%
2069 0.32% 1.42%
2068 0.32% 1.43%
2067 0.41% 1.47%
2066 0.34% 1.47%
2065 0.38% 1.48%
2064 0.42% 1.5%
2063 0.35% 1.5%
2062 0.28% 1.53%
2061 0.38% 1.54%
2060 0.52% 1.56%
2059 0.57% 1.61%
2058 0.61% 1.61%
2057 0.72% 1.64%
2056 0.65% 1.69%
2055 0.43% 1.72%
2054 0.83% 1.73%
2053 0.69% 1.77%
2052 0.55% 1.8%
2051 0.89% 1.83%
2050 0.76% 1.85%
2049 0.92% 1.9%
2048 0.9% 1.92%
2047 0.85% 1.96%
2046 0.91% 1.99%
2045 0.86% 2.06%
2044 1.13% 2.08%
2043 1.17% 2.1%
2042 1.06% 2.11%
2041 1.06% 2.14%
2040 1.22% 2.17%
2039 1.16% 2.19%
2038 1.21% 2.22%
2037 1.18% 2.22%
2036 1.4% 2.23%
2035 1.27% 2.26%
2034 1.18% 2.27%
2033 1.18% 2.25%
2032 1.29% 2.26%
2031 1.45% 2.26%
2030 1.44% 2.28%
2029 1.44% 2.31%
2028 1.38% 2.33%
2027 1.32% 2.37%
2026 1.27% 2.42%
2025 1.28% 2.43%
2024 1.18% 2.47%
2023 1.09% 2.54%
2022 1.42% 2.55%
2021 1.82% 2.5%
2020 1.93% 2.56%
2019 1.96% 2.65%
2018 1.94% 2.73%
2017 1.9% 2.86%
2016 1.92% 2.94%
2015 1.97% 2.93%
2014 2% 2.45%
2013 2.1% 2.01%
2012 2.22% 2.11%
2011 2.35% 2.2%
2010 2.45% 2.23%
2009 2.55% 2.25%
2008 2.74% 2.3%
2007 2.9% 2.35%
2006 2.98% 2.38%
2005 2.07% 2.42%
2004 1.33% 2.45%
2003 4.29% 2.52%
2002 8.24% 2.62%
2001 9.01% 2.71%
2000 -10.7% 2.81%
1999 -11.4% 3.31%
1998 2.76% 3.84%
1997 2.79% 3.92%
1996 2.78% 3.95%
1995 2.8% 3.98%
1994 2.81% 4.01%
1993 2.77% 4.06%
1992 2.7% 4.07%
1991 2.36% 4.05%
1990 2.08% 4.01%
1989 1.93% 3.94%
1988 1.71% 3.9%
1987 1.6% 3.93%
1986 1.51% 3.99%
1985 1.44% 4.04%
1984 1.34% 4.07%
1983 1.28% 4.1%
1982 1.31% 4.11%
1981 1.63% 4.09%
1980 1.75% 4.03%
1979 1.58% 3.93%
1978 1.69% 3.84%
1977 1.76% 3.74%
1976 1.58% 4.16%
1975 1.24% 4.67%
1974 1.37% 4.67%
1973 1.73% 4.66%
1972 1.78% 4.58%
1971 1.79% 4.42%
1970 1.79% 4.22%
1969 1.78% 4.05%
1968 1.76% 3.96%
1967 1.74% 3.95%
1966 1.71% 3.94%
1965 1.68% 3.94%
1964 1.65% 3.94%
1963 1.61% 3.92%
1962 1.57% 3.85%
1961 1.53% 3.72%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

East Timor Ivory Coast
Current population
1446322
33910252
Population rank 152/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.41%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
40.7 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
31.3 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 26/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +11,305
Net migration rank 102/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 11,305
2024 20,378 -2,552 765,049 7,838
2023 20,495 -5,620 758,261 6,002
2022 20,625 -5,519 750,270 26,777
2021 20,101 3,111 732,191 1,322
2020 21,166 3,793 727,455 -12,390
2019 21,307 3,942 727,774 2,043
2018 21,650 3,062 722,445 5,395
2017 22,145 1,666 734,553 -796
2016 22,778 208 735,630 18,568
2015 23,391 -20 731,387 522
2014 24,040 -958 728,978 -23,011
2013 24,538 -1,206 720,228 -250,964
2012 24,890 -609 708,847 -232,712
2011 25,237 -159 694,033 -200,010
2010 25,515 470 676,554 -182,689
2009 25,696 117 654,439 -168,027
2008 25,888 1,009 630,610 -150,037
2007 26,074 2,103 617,247 -130,079
2006 26,221 2,184 605,001 -124,651
2005 26,412 1,759 593,685 -117,342
2004 26,751 -16,447 579,424 -108,869
2003 26,900 -12,810 568,220 -99,880
2002 25,410 35,935 563,692 -90,503
2001 23,314 49,159 555,220 -76,679
2000 21,579 40,272 545,129 -63,843
1999 21,871 -262,940 527,634 -42,777
1998 23,590 1,806 509,167 109,961
1997 23,501 1,804 489,984 124,443
1996 22,703 1,796 469,740 125,556
1995 21,962 1,806 453,719 124,501
1994 21,746 1,794 438,274 120,247
1993 20,770 1,795 430,759 113,215
1992 19,880 1,794 423,294 104,006
1991 18,605 1,803 413,354 92,228
1990 18,343 -2,881 402,629 79,979
1989 17,758 -2,246 390,081 67,324
1988 12,118 587 378,575 53,187
1987 11,945 -106 370,654 45,028
1986 11,062 -316 357,205 48,233
1985 10,788 -495 344,549 50,872
1984 10,922 -1,436 331,910 52,594
1983 9,686 -1,032 317,379 53,646
1982 9,579 -1,125 305,204 53,384
1981 9,336 -482 292,755 51,354
1980 6,940 5,457 280,630 47,031
1979 987 8,924 268,875 40,355
1978 -1,000 10,967 257,222 31,822
1977 296 10,657 250,858 22,452
1976 783 9,662 241,939 12,735
1975 -1,062 9,542 228,883 79,766
1974 8,405 -2,222 216,389 79,445
1973 10,033 -278 203,429 78,963
1972 10,030 0 190,842 77,213
1971 9,964 0 179,918 69,728
1970 9,824 0 170,070 58,883
1969 9,611 0 161,541 48,192
1968 9,356 0 153,464 41,198
1967 9,089 0 145,773 40,125
1966 8,810 0 138,438 40,125
1965 8,526 0 131,601 40,125
1964 8,235 0 124,996 40,125
1963 7,938 0 118,526 40,125
1962 7,639 0 111,930 39,670
1961 7,330 0 105,568 36,410
1960 7,012 0 99,681 31,307

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/ivory-coast | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99% of the population change in East Timor is from natural causes (a gain of 214,036 people) and 0.96% is from migration (a gain of 2,071 people). In Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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