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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Jamaica's population is 1.97 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

East Timor vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Jamaica
2100 1,987,918 1,075,936
2099 1,992,867 1,095,350
2098 1,999,551 1,115,242
2097 2,006,120 1,135,653
2096 2,014,062 1,156,525
2095 2,022,241 1,177,966
2094 2,029,109 1,200,045
2093 2,034,335 1,222,794
2092 2,039,916 1,246,199
2091 2,046,825 1,270,303
2090 2,053,125 1,294,988
2089 2,060,960 1,320,362
2088 2,066,983 1,346,290
2087 2,074,665 1,372,809
2086 2,077,590 1,399,955
2085 2,083,082 1,427,808
2084 2,088,840 1,456,011
2083 2,094,115 1,484,393
2082 2,096,675 1,513,542
2081 2,100,480 1,543,136
2080 2,103,409 1,573,400
2079 2,102,541 1,603,926
2078 2,105,113 1,634,499
2077 2,106,052 1,665,602
2076 2,105,444 1,696,763
2075 2,105,772 1,728,143
2074 2,104,099 1,760,036
2073 2,103,684 1,791,818
2072 2,100,004 1,823,794
2071 2,092,187 1,855,585
2070 2,089,722 1,887,318
2069 2,084,088 1,918,759
2068 2,077,511 1,950,157
2067 2,070,890 1,981,247
2066 2,062,513 2,012,035
2065 2,055,518 2,043,276
2064 2,047,799 2,073,988
2063 2,039,134 2,104,265
2062 2,032,012 2,134,508
2061 2,026,320 2,164,312
2060 2,018,694 2,194,058
2059 2,008,316 2,223,310
2058 1,996,874 2,252,286
2057 1,984,864 2,280,579
2056 1,970,638 2,308,936
2055 1,957,948 2,336,830
2054 1,949,486 2,364,245
2053 1,933,418 2,390,891
2052 1,920,237 2,416,741
2051 1,909,754 2,441,989
2050 1,892,942 2,466,771
2049 1,878,747 2,491,589
2048 1,861,668 2,515,667
2047 1,845,027 2,539,219
2046 1,829,444 2,562,324
2045 1,813,000 2,584,663
2044 1,797,485 2,606,489
2043 1,777,393 2,627,486
2042 1,756,780 2,647,490
2041 1,738,404 2,666,429
2040 1,720,102 2,684,551
2039 1,699,431 2,702,027
2038 1,679,979 2,718,374
2037 1,659,934 2,734,180
2036 1,640,507 2,748,725
2035 1,617,823 2,761,886
2034 1,597,525 2,774,297
2033 1,578,920 2,785,381
2032 1,560,470 2,795,619
2031 1,540,575 2,804,329
2030 1,518,500 2,812,297
2029 1,496,906 2,819,213
2028 1,475,696 2,825,235
2027 1,455,624 2,830,534
2026 1,436,626 2,834,980
2025 1,418,578 2,837,881
2024 1,400,638 2,839,175
2023 1,384,286 2,839,786
2022 1,369,295 2,839,144
2021 1,350,139 2,837,682
2020 1,326,053 2,830,739
2019 1,300,945 2,823,271
2018 1,275,959 2,820,097
2017 1,251,703 2,815,764
2016 1,228,312 2,809,915
2015 1,205,131 2,802,534
2014 1,181,903 2,793,749
2013 1,158,695 2,783,687
2012 1,134,885 2,772,430
2011 1,110,207 2,760,494
2010 1,084,679 2,748,568
2009 1,058,782 2,736,995
2008 1,032,429 2,725,635
2007 1,004,889 2,713,800
2006 976,597 2,700,968
2005 948,311 2,687,066
2004 929,074 2,672,225
2003 916,878 2,656,623
2002 879,159 2,640,572
2001 812,249 2,624,403
2000 745,088 2,607,826
1999 834,697 2,589,795
1998 942,530 2,569,736
1997 917,184 2,547,848
1996 892,282 2,524,463
1995 868,146 2,500,151
1994 844,493 2,475,220
1993 821,437 2,449,916
1992 799,318 2,424,701
1991 778,278 2,400,869
1990 760,345 2,379,877
1989 744,856 2,361,916
1988 730,745 2,345,777
1987 718,476 2,329,813
1986 707,185 2,312,125
1985 696,665 2,290,656
1984 686,777 2,264,562
1983 677,707 2,234,832
1982 669,149 2,203,889
1981 660,493 2,173,818
1980 649,871 2,145,658
1979 638,719 2,119,486
1978 628,775 2,094,836
1977 618,315 2,070,657
1976 607,620 2,045,578
1975 598,158 2,018,981
1974 590,827 1,990,906
1973 582,855 1,961,219
1972 572,962 1,931,542
1971 562,966 1,903,728
1970 553,069 1,878,196
1969 543,356 1,855,127
1968 533,875 1,833,765
1967 524,648 1,812,865
1966 515,696 1,791,475
1965 507,034 1,769,192
1964 498,659 1,745,568
1963 490,564 1,721,099
1962 482,774 1,696,932
1961 475,291 1,673,261
1960 468,118 1,650,005

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/jamaica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Jamaica
2100 -0.25% -1.77%
2099 -0.33% -1.78%
2098 -0.33% -1.8%
2097 -0.39% -1.8%
2096 -0.4% -1.82%
2095 -0.34% -1.84%
2094 -0.26% -1.86%
2093 -0.27% -1.88%
2092 -0.34% -1.9%
2091 -0.31% -1.91%
2090 -0.38% -1.92%
2089 -0.29% -1.93%
2088 -0.37% -1.93%
2087 -0.14% -1.94%
2086 -0.26% -1.95%
2085 -0.28% -1.94%
2084 -0.25% -1.91%
2083 -0.12% -1.93%
2082 -0.18% -1.92%
2081 -0.14% -1.92%
2080 0.04% -1.9%
2079 -0.12% -1.87%
2078 -0.04% -1.87%
2077 0.03% -1.84%
2076 -0.02% -1.82%
2075 0.08% -1.81%
2074 0.02% -1.77%
2073 0.18% -1.75%
2072 0.37% -1.71%
2071 0.12% -1.68%
2070 0.27% -1.64%
2069 0.32% -1.61%
2068 0.32% -1.57%
2067 0.41% -1.53%
2066 0.34% -1.53%
2065 0.38% -1.48%
2064 0.42% -1.44%
2063 0.35% -1.42%
2062 0.28% -1.38%
2061 0.38% -1.36%
2060 0.52% -1.32%
2059 0.57% -1.29%
2058 0.61% -1.24%
2057 0.72% -1.23%
2056 0.65% -1.19%
2055 0.43% -1.16%
2054 0.83% -1.11%
2053 0.69% -1.07%
2052 0.55% -1.03%
2051 0.89% -1%
2050 0.76% -1%
2049 0.92% -0.96%
2048 0.9% -0.93%
2047 0.85% -0.9%
2046 0.91% -0.86%
2045 0.86% -0.84%
2044 1.13% -0.8%
2043 1.17% -0.76%
2042 1.06% -0.71%
2041 1.06% -0.68%
2040 1.22% -0.65%
2039 1.16% -0.6%
2038 1.21% -0.58%
2037 1.18% -0.53%
2036 1.4% -0.48%
2035 1.27% -0.45%
2034 1.18% -0.4%
2033 1.18% -0.37%
2032 1.29% -0.31%
2031 1.45% -0.28%
2030 1.44% -0.25%
2029 1.44% -0.21%
2028 1.38% -0.19%
2027 1.32% -0.16%
2026 1.27% -0.1%
2025 1.28% -0.05%
2024 1.18% -0.02%
2023 1.09% 0.02%
2022 1.42% 0.05%
2021 1.82% 0.25%
2020 1.93% 0.26%
2019 1.96% 0.11%
2018 1.94% 0.15%
2017 1.9% 0.21%
2016 1.92% 0.26%
2015 1.97% 0.31%
2014 2% 0.36%
2013 2.1% 0.41%
2012 2.22% 0.43%
2011 2.35% 0.43%
2010 2.45% 0.42%
2009 2.55% 0.42%
2008 2.74% 0.44%
2007 2.9% 0.48%
2006 2.98% 0.52%
2005 2.07% 0.56%
2004 1.33% 0.59%
2003 4.29% 0.61%
2002 8.24% 0.62%
2001 9.01% 0.64%
2000 -10.7% 0.7%
1999 -11.4% 0.78%
1998 2.76% 0.86%
1997 2.79% 0.93%
1996 2.78% 0.97%
1995 2.8% 1.01%
1994 2.81% 1.03%
1993 2.77% 1.04%
1992 2.7% 0.99%
1991 2.36% 0.88%
1990 2.08% 0.76%
1989 1.93% 0.69%
1988 1.71% 0.69%
1987 1.6% 0.77%
1986 1.51% 0.94%
1985 1.44% 1.15%
1984 1.34% 1.33%
1983 1.28% 1.4%
1982 1.31% 1.38%
1981 1.63% 1.31%
1980 1.75% 1.23%
1979 1.58% 1.18%
1978 1.69% 1.17%
1977 1.76% 1.23%
1976 1.58% 1.32%
1975 1.24% 1.41%
1974 1.37% 1.51%
1973 1.73% 1.54%
1972 1.78% 1.46%
1971 1.79% 1.36%
1970 1.79% 1.24%
1969 1.78% 1.16%
1968 1.76% 1.15%
1967 1.74% 1.19%
1966 1.71% 1.26%
1965 1.68% 1.35%
1964 1.65% 1.42%
1963 1.61% 1.42%
1962 1.57% 1.41%
1961 1.53% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

East Timor Jamaica
Current population
1441764
2834980
Population rank 152/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
17.2 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 -2
Annual growth/decline +16,352 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 166/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -11,053
Net migration rank 102/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -11,053
2024 - -2,552 - -10,506
2023 20,495 -5,620 10,072 -10,003
2022 20,625 -5,519 11,215 -10,003
2021 20,101 3,111 6,382 -4,665
2020 21,166 3,793 12,170 0
2019 21,307 3,942 13,094 -10,335
2018 21,650 3,062 13,929 -10,335
2017 22,145 1,666 15,419 -10,335
2016 22,778 208 16,944 -10,335
2015 23,391 -20 18,489 -10,335
2014 24,040 -958 19,751 -10,335
2013 24,538 -1,206 21,037 -10,335
2012 24,890 -609 22,320 -10,498
2011 25,237 -159 23,627 -11,577
2010 25,515 470 25,031 -13,248
2009 25,696 117 26,311 -14,941
2008 25,888 1,009 27,553 -16,191
2007 26,074 2,103 28,886 -16,588
2006 26,221 2,184 30,213 -16,840
2005 26,412 1,759 31,506 -17,071
2004 26,751 -16,447 32,500 -17,256
2003 26,900 -12,810 33,340 -17,380
2002 25,410 35,935 33,572 -17,428
2001 23,314 49,159 33,666 -17,466
2000 21,579 40,272 34,452 -17,498
1999 21,871 -262,940 36,649 -17,542
1998 23,590 1,806 38,628 -17,623
1997 23,501 1,804 40,521 -17,756
1996 22,703 1,796 42,297 -18,285
1995 21,962 1,806 43,705 -19,092
1994 21,746 1,794 45,210 -19,960
1993 20,770 1,795 46,090 -20,731
1992 19,880 1,794 46,494 -21,426
1991 18,605 1,803 45,617 -23,014
1990 18,343 -2,881 44,465 -25,085
1989 17,758 -2,246 43,591 -27,049
1988 12,118 587 43,978 -28,247
1987 11,945 -106 44,155 -27,958
1986 11,062 -316 44,520 -25,339
1985 10,788 -495 45,122 -21,371
1984 10,922 -1,436 45,644 -17,211
1983 9,686 -1,032 45,095 -14,065
1982 9,579 -1,125 43,816 -12,952
1981 9,336 -482 42,898 -13,619
1980 6,940 5,457 42,316 -15,277
1979 987 8,924 42,449 -17,143
1978 -1,000 10,967 42,475 -18,483
1977 296 10,657 42,999 -18,630
1976 783 9,662 43,878 -18,084
1975 -1,062 9,542 44,736 -17,340
1974 8,405 -2,222 45,526 -16,769
1973 10,033 -278 47,438 -16,822
1972 10,030 0 46,676 -17,934
1971 9,964 0 47,206 -20,322
1970 9,824 0 47,547 -23,371
1969 9,611 0 48,258 -26,304
1968 9,356 0 49,189 -28,424
1967 9,089 0 50,187 -29,147
1966 8,810 0 50,808 -29,065
1965 8,526 0 51,423 -28,611
1964 8,235 0 52,501 -28,066
1963 7,938 0 52,277 -27,757
1962 7,639 0 51,758 -27,936
1961 7,330 0 51,931 -28,416
1960 7,012 0 51,944 -28,952

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/jamaica | 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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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