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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 123,366,734 people in Japan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 122,704,252 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 84.8 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs -0.28% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.03% decline).

East Timor vs Japan: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Japan
2100 1,987,832 76,995,942
2099 1,992,781 77,380,486
2098 1,999,464 77,759,557
2097 2,006,033 78,135,569
2096 2,013,975 78,515,892
2095 2,022,154 78,892,606
2094 2,029,021 79,267,768
2093 2,034,247 79,645,584
2092 2,039,828 80,025,578
2091 2,046,736 80,401,222
2090 2,053,036 80,778,500
2089 2,060,872 81,158,413
2088 2,066,894 81,539,639
2087 2,074,575 81,926,401
2086 2,077,501 82,322,612
2085 2,082,992 82,727,738
2084 2,088,750 83,141,354
2083 2,094,025 83,562,394
2082 2,096,584 83,998,809
2081 2,100,389 84,447,888
2080 2,103,318 84,918,455
2079 2,102,450 85,406,042
2078 2,105,023 85,916,840
2077 2,105,962 86,453,316
2076 2,105,353 87,012,155
2075 2,105,681 87,597,053
2074 2,104,008 88,209,803
2073 2,103,594 88,854,316
2072 2,099,913 89,519,055
2071 2,092,097 90,204,314
2070 2,089,631 90,919,143
2069 2,083,998 91,645,589
2068 2,077,421 92,388,299
2067 2,070,800 93,133,993
2066 2,062,424 93,889,902
2065 2,055,429 94,654,259
2064 2,047,710 95,412,429
2063 2,039,046 96,169,244
2062 2,031,925 96,924,236
2061 2,026,233 97,675,525
2060 2,018,606 98,422,553
2059 2,008,230 99,166,038
2058 1,996,788 99,890,950
2057 1,984,779 100,607,740
2056 1,970,553 101,318,164
2055 1,957,864 102,012,184
2054 1,949,402 102,706,063
2053 1,933,335 103,381,833
2052 1,920,154 104,059,800
2051 1,909,672 104,729,745
2050 1,892,861 105,400,477
2049 1,878,666 106,076,354
2048 1,861,588 106,754,699
2047 1,844,948 107,442,881
2046 1,829,365 108,139,155
2045 1,812,921 108,844,934
2044 1,797,407 109,553,441
2043 1,777,316 110,269,851
2042 1,756,704 110,992,599
2041 1,738,329 111,729,216
2040 1,720,028 112,463,507
2039 1,699,358 113,200,859
2038 1,679,907 113,940,856
2037 1,659,862 114,687,611
2036 1,640,436 115,436,359
2035 1,617,753 116,187,949
2034 1,597,457 116,936,734
2033 1,578,852 117,678,572
2032 1,560,402 118,419,247
2031 1,540,509 119,153,646
2030 1,518,434 119,882,512
2029 1,496,842 120,600,781
2028 1,475,633 121,314,239
2027 1,455,562 122,015,984
2026 1,436,564 122,704,252
2025 1,418,517 123,366,734
2024 1,400,638 123,975,371
2023 1,384,286 124,516,650
2022 1,369,295 125,124,989
2021 1,350,139 125,681,593
2020 1,326,053 126,261,000
2019 1,300,945 126,633,000
2018 1,275,959 126,811,000
2017 1,251,703 126,972,000
2016 1,228,312 127,076,000
2015 1,205,131 127,141,000
2014 1,181,903 127,276,000
2013 1,158,695 127,445,000
2012 1,134,885 127,629,000
2011 1,110,207 127,833,000
2010 1,084,679 128,070,000
2009 1,058,782 128,047,000
2008 1,032,429 128,063,000
2007 1,004,889 128,001,000
2006 976,597 127,854,000
2005 948,311 127,773,000
2004 929,074 127,761,000
2003 916,878 127,718,000
2002 879,159 127,445,000
2001 812,249 127,149,000
2000 745,088 126,843,000
1999 834,697 126,631,000
1998 942,530 126,400,000
1997 917,184 126,057,000
1996 892,282 125,757,000
1995 868,146 125,472,000
1994 844,493 125,178,000
1993 821,437 124,829,000
1992 799,318 124,425,000
1991 778,278 123,964,000
1990 760,345 123,478,000
1989 744,856 123,069,000
1988 730,745 122,578,000
1987 718,476 122,069,000
1986 707,185 121,482,000
1985 696,665 120,837,000
1984 686,777 120,083,000
1983 677,707 119,307,000
1982 669,149 118,480,000
1981 660,493 117,661,000
1980 649,871 116,807,000
1979 638,719 115,890,000
1978 628,775 114,913,000
1977 618,315 113,872,000
1976 607,620 112,775,000
1975 598,158 111,573,000
1974 590,827 110,162,000
1973 582,855 108,707,000
1972 572,962 107,188,000
1971 562,966 105,697,000
1970 553,069 103,403,000
1969 543,356 102,219,000
1968 533,875 101,011,000
1967 524,648 99,879,000
1966 515,696 98,851,000
1965 507,034 97,952,000
1964 498,659 96,903,000
1963 490,564 95,900,000
1962 482,774 94,933,000
1961 475,291 94,055,000
1960 468,118 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,400,477 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Japan
2100 -0.25% -0.5%
2099 -0.33% -0.49%
2098 -0.33% -0.48%
2097 -0.39% -0.48%
2096 -0.4% -0.48%
2095 -0.34% -0.47%
2094 -0.26% -0.47%
2093 -0.27% -0.47%
2092 -0.34% -0.47%
2091 -0.31% -0.47%
2090 -0.38% -0.47%
2089 -0.29% -0.47%
2088 -0.37% -0.47%
2087 -0.14% -0.48%
2086 -0.26% -0.49%
2085 -0.28% -0.5%
2084 -0.25% -0.5%
2083 -0.12% -0.52%
2082 -0.18% -0.53%
2081 -0.14% -0.55%
2080 0.04% -0.57%
2079 -0.12% -0.59%
2078 -0.04% -0.62%
2077 0.03% -0.64%
2076 -0.02% -0.67%
2075 0.08% -0.69%
2074 0.02% -0.73%
2073 0.18% -0.74%
2072 0.37% -0.76%
2071 0.12% -0.79%
2070 0.27% -0.79%
2069 0.32% -0.8%
2068 0.32% -0.8%
2067 0.41% -0.81%
2066 0.34% -0.81%
2065 0.38% -0.79%
2064 0.42% -0.79%
2063 0.35% -0.78%
2062 0.28% -0.77%
2061 0.38% -0.76%
2060 0.52% -0.75%
2059 0.57% -0.73%
2058 0.61% -0.71%
2057 0.72% -0.7%
2056 0.65% -0.68%
2055 0.43% -0.68%
2054 0.83% -0.65%
2053 0.69% -0.65%
2052 0.55% -0.64%
2051 0.89% -0.64%
2050 0.76% -0.64%
2049 0.92% -0.64%
2048 0.9% -0.64%
2047 0.85% -0.64%
2046 0.91% -0.65%
2045 0.86% -0.65%
2044 1.13% -0.65%
2043 1.17% -0.65%
2042 1.06% -0.66%
2041 1.06% -0.65%
2040 1.22% -0.65%
2039 1.16% -0.65%
2038 1.21% -0.65%
2037 1.18% -0.65%
2036 1.4% -0.65%
2035 1.27% -0.64%
2034 1.18% -0.63%
2033 1.18% -0.63%
2032 1.29% -0.62%
2031 1.45% -0.61%
2030 1.44% -0.6%
2029 1.44% -0.59%
2028 1.38% -0.58%
2027 1.32% -0.56%
2026 1.27% -0.54%
2025 1.28% -0.49%
2024 1.18% -0.43%
2023 1.09% -0.49%
2022 1.42% -0.44%
2021 1.82% -0.46%
2020 1.93% -0.29%
2019 1.96% -0.14%
2018 1.94% -0.13%
2017 1.9% -0.08%
2016 1.92% -0.05%
2015 1.97% -0.11%
2014 2% -0.13%
2013 2.1% -0.14%
2012 2.22% -0.16%
2011 2.35% -0.19%
2010 2.45% 0.02%
2009 2.55% -0.01%
2008 2.74% 0.05%
2007 2.9% 0.11%
2006 2.98% 0.06%
2005 2.07% 0.009%
2004 1.33% 0.03%
2003 4.29% 0.21%
2002 8.24% 0.23%
2001 9.01% 0.24%
2000 -10.7% 0.17%
1999 -11.4% 0.18%
1998 2.76% 0.27%
1997 2.79% 0.24%
1996 2.78% 0.23%
1995 2.8% 0.23%
1994 2.81% 0.28%
1993 2.77% 0.32%
1992 2.7% 0.37%
1991 2.36% 0.39%
1990 2.08% 0.33%
1989 1.93% 0.4%
1988 1.71% 0.42%
1987 1.6% 0.48%
1986 1.51% 0.53%
1985 1.44% 0.63%
1984 1.34% 0.65%
1983 1.28% 0.7%
1982 1.31% 0.7%
1981 1.63% 0.73%
1980 1.75% 0.79%
1979 1.58% 0.85%
1978 1.69% 0.91%
1977 1.76% 0.97%
1976 1.58% 1.08%
1975 1.24% 1.28%
1974 1.37% 1.34%
1973 1.73% 1.42%
1972 1.78% 1.41%
1971 1.79% 2.22%
1970 1.79% 1.16%
1969 1.78% 1.2%
1968 1.76% 1.13%
1967 1.74% 1.04%
1966 1.71% 0.92%
1965 1.68% 1.08%
1964 1.65% 1.05%
1963 1.61% 1.02%
1962 1.57% 0.93%
1961 1.53% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Japan's population declined by 0.49%.

Live population counters

East Timor Japan
Current population
1446322
122704252
Population rank 152/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.48%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
52 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
44.6 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
19.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +49 -1,667
Annual growth/decline +17,879 -608,637
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% -0.49%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 183/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +140,579
Net migration rank 102/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 140,579
2024 20,378 -2,552 -942,213 153,357
2023 20,495 -5,620 -871,617 175,003
2022 20,625 -5,519 -825,825 175,003
2021 20,101 3,111 -640,976 -34,996
2020 21,166 3,793 -542,923 42,001
2019 21,307 3,942 -531,858 318,190
2018 21,650 3,062 -456,520 320,601
2017 22,145 1,666 -406,310 322,564
2016 22,778 208 -343,106 314,732
2015 23,391 -20 -292,424 168,896
2014 24,040 -958 -267,279 58,109
2013 24,538 -1,206 -242,146 66,449
2012 24,890 -609 -229,733 67,904
2011 25,237 -159 -204,533 97,720
2010 25,515 470 -128,070 131,860
2009 25,696 117 -76,828 125,450
2008 25,888 1,009 -51,225 142,605
2007 26,074 2,103 -25,600 138,024
2006 26,221 2,184 12,785 130,065
2005 26,412 1,759 -25,554 113,017
2004 26,751 -16,447 76,656 69,014
2003 26,900 -12,810 114,946 74,875
2002 25,410 35,935 178,423 60,864
2001 23,314 49,159 203,438 59,563
2000 21,579 40,272 228,317 23,468
1999 21,871 -262,940 202,610 56,901
1998 23,590 1,806 265,440 45,912
1997 23,501 1,804 277,325 43,366
1996 22,703 1,796 314,392 25,030
1995 21,962 1,806 276,039 87,714
1994 21,746 1,794 363,017 154,214
1993 20,770 1,795 312,073 168,836
1992 19,880 1,794 360,833 170,878
1991 18,605 1,803 396,685 161,331
1990 18,343 -2,881 407,478 124,582
1989 17,758 -2,246 467,662 31,202
1988 12,118 587 527,085 51,154
1987 11,945 -106 598,138 28,001
1986 11,062 -316 631,706 27,987
1985 10,788 -495 676,687 -141,323
1984 10,922 -1,436 756,523 -273,686
1983 9,686 -1,032 775,495 -269,755
1982 9,579 -1,125 805,664 -288,550
1981 9,336 -482 811,861 -278,525
1980 6,940 5,457 864,372 -92,314
1979 987 8,924 950,298 -57,692
1978 -1,000 10,967 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 296 10,657 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 783 9,662 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 -1,062 9,542 1,204,989 107
1974 8,405 -2,222 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 10,033 -278 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 10,030 0 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 9,964 0 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 9,824 0 1,230,496 33,731
1969 9,611 0 1,195,962 49,447
1968 9,356 0 1,191,930 43,593
1967 9,089 0 1,258,475 29,632
1966 8,810 0 682,072 68,934
1965 8,526 0 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 8,235 0 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 7,938 0 987,770 -100,742
1962 7,639 0 901,864 -57,075
1961 7,330 0 893,522 -58,882
1960 7,012 0 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/japan | 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 Japan 75% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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