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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 14.7 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

East Timor vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Kazakhstan
2100 1,987,918 33,848,663
2099 1,992,867 33,772,741
2098 1,999,551 33,695,479
2097 2,006,120 33,615,447
2096 2,014,062 33,523,978
2095 2,022,241 33,424,720
2094 2,029,109 33,326,027
2093 2,034,335 33,224,553
2092 2,039,916 33,128,053
2091 2,046,825 33,024,570
2090 2,053,125 32,918,505
2089 2,060,960 32,809,364
2088 2,066,983 32,697,677
2087 2,074,665 32,574,802
2086 2,077,590 32,450,913
2085 2,083,082 32,326,215
2084 2,088,840 32,198,072
2083 2,094,115 32,062,485
2082 2,096,675 31,936,199
2081 2,100,480 31,798,193
2080 2,103,409 31,659,824
2079 2,102,541 31,525,030
2078 2,105,113 31,377,560
2077 2,106,052 31,230,620
2076 2,105,444 31,082,855
2075 2,105,772 30,934,158
2074 2,104,099 30,781,840
2073 2,103,684 30,635,989
2072 2,100,004 30,488,022
2071 2,092,187 30,336,588
2070 2,089,722 30,183,464
2069 2,084,088 30,024,249
2068 2,077,511 29,872,612
2067 2,070,890 29,722,383
2066 2,062,513 29,568,138
2065 2,055,518 29,406,227
2064 2,047,799 29,245,499
2063 2,039,134 29,081,885
2062 2,032,012 28,917,277
2061 2,026,320 28,748,398
2060 2,018,694 28,577,830
2059 2,008,316 28,401,552
2058 1,996,874 28,224,769
2057 1,984,864 28,046,842
2056 1,970,638 27,852,110
2055 1,957,948 27,652,544
2054 1,949,486 27,453,980
2053 1,933,418 27,243,894
2052 1,920,237 27,031,990
2051 1,909,754 26,818,727
2050 1,892,942 26,602,802
2049 1,878,747 26,385,294
2048 1,861,668 26,155,898
2047 1,845,027 25,920,222
2046 1,829,444 25,687,222
2045 1,813,000 25,451,058
2044 1,797,485 25,215,227
2043 1,777,393 24,979,701
2042 1,756,780 24,746,212
2041 1,738,404 24,516,106
2040 1,720,102 24,281,719
2039 1,699,431 24,055,361
2038 1,679,979 23,829,916
2037 1,659,934 23,608,263
2036 1,640,507 23,382,815
2035 1,617,823 23,159,205
2034 1,597,525 22,934,543
2033 1,578,920 22,708,727
2032 1,560,470 22,478,234
2031 1,540,575 22,254,688
2030 1,518,500 22,027,730
2029 1,496,906 21,799,495
2028 1,475,696 21,566,108
2027 1,455,624 21,333,660
2026 1,436,626 21,098,089
2025 1,418,578 20,850,907
2024 1,400,638 20,592,571
2023 1,384,286 20,330,104
2022 1,369,295 20,034,609
2021 1,350,139 19,743,603
2020 1,326,053 19,482,117
2019 1,300,945 19,209,555
2018 1,275,959 18,932,727
2017 1,251,703 18,651,931
2016 1,228,312 18,363,600
2015 1,205,131 18,084,169
2014 1,181,903 17,816,285
2013 1,158,695 17,556,502
2012 1,134,885 17,306,106
2011 1,110,207 17,066,002
2010 1,084,679 16,836,810
2009 1,058,782 16,619,846
2008 1,032,429 16,426,525
2007 1,004,889 16,257,214
2006 976,597 16,103,716
2005 948,311 15,968,117
2004 929,074 15,850,159
2003 916,878 15,747,380
2002 879,159 15,656,677
2001 812,249 15,575,550
2000 745,088 15,501,103
1999 834,697 15,455,874
1998 942,530 15,647,785
1997 917,184 16,043,251
1996 892,282 16,416,027
1995 868,146 16,730,536
1994 844,493 17,043,771
1993 821,437 17,274,487
1992 799,318 17,332,625
1991 778,278 17,278,600
1990 760,345 17,154,054
1989 744,856 16,997,013
1988 730,745 16,781,168
1987 718,476 16,527,715
1986 707,185 16,262,702
1985 696,665 16,031,090
1984 686,777 15,844,621
1983 677,707 15,665,551
1982 669,149 15,492,595
1981 660,493 15,323,082
1980 649,871 15,152,949
1979 638,719 14,978,696
1978 628,775 14,711,497
1977 618,315 14,353,265
1976 607,620 13,998,738
1975 598,158 13,700,843
1974 590,827 13,454,570
1973 582,855 13,208,121
1972 572,962 12,951,798
1971 562,966 12,684,813
1970 553,069 12,419,057
1969 543,356 12,156,212
1968 533,875 11,879,182
1967 524,648 11,584,428
1966 515,696 11,288,989
1965 507,034 10,993,183
1964 498,659 10,690,309
1963 490,564 10,377,466
1962 482,774 10,058,928
1961 475,291 9,742,085
1960 468,118 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Kazakhstan
2100 -0.25% 0.22%
2099 -0.33% 0.23%
2098 -0.33% 0.24%
2097 -0.39% 0.27%
2096 -0.4% 0.3%
2095 -0.34% 0.3%
2094 -0.26% 0.31%
2093 -0.27% 0.29%
2092 -0.34% 0.31%
2091 -0.31% 0.32%
2090 -0.38% 0.33%
2089 -0.29% 0.34%
2088 -0.37% 0.38%
2087 -0.14% 0.38%
2086 -0.26% 0.39%
2085 -0.28% 0.4%
2084 -0.25% 0.42%
2083 -0.12% 0.4%
2082 -0.18% 0.43%
2081 -0.14% 0.44%
2080 0.04% 0.43%
2079 -0.12% 0.47%
2078 -0.04% 0.47%
2077 0.03% 0.48%
2076 -0.02% 0.48%
2075 0.08% 0.49%
2074 0.02% 0.48%
2073 0.18% 0.49%
2072 0.37% 0.5%
2071 0.12% 0.51%
2070 0.27% 0.53%
2069 0.32% 0.51%
2068 0.32% 0.51%
2067 0.41% 0.52%
2066 0.34% 0.55%
2065 0.38% 0.55%
2064 0.42% 0.56%
2063 0.35% 0.57%
2062 0.28% 0.59%
2061 0.38% 0.6%
2060 0.52% 0.62%
2059 0.57% 0.63%
2058 0.61% 0.63%
2057 0.72% 0.7%
2056 0.65% 0.72%
2055 0.43% 0.72%
2054 0.83% 0.77%
2053 0.69% 0.78%
2052 0.55% 0.8%
2051 0.89% 0.81%
2050 0.76% 0.82%
2049 0.92% 0.88%
2048 0.9% 0.91%
2047 0.85% 0.91%
2046 0.91% 0.93%
2045 0.86% 0.94%
2044 1.13% 0.94%
2043 1.17% 0.94%
2042 1.06% 0.94%
2041 1.06% 0.97%
2040 1.22% 0.94%
2039 1.16% 0.95%
2038 1.21% 0.94%
2037 1.18% 0.96%
2036 1.4% 0.97%
2035 1.27% 0.98%
2034 1.18% 0.99%
2033 1.18% 1.03%
2032 1.29% 1%
2031 1.45% 1.03%
2030 1.44% 1.05%
2029 1.44% 1.08%
2028 1.38% 1.09%
2027 1.32% 1.12%
2026 1.27% 1.19%
2025 1.28% 1.25%
2024 1.18% 1.29%
2023 1.09% 1.47%
2022 1.42% 1.47%
2021 1.82% 1.34%
2020 1.93% 1.42%
2019 1.96% 1.46%
2018 1.94% 1.51%
2017 1.9% 1.57%
2016 1.92% 1.55%
2015 1.97% 1.5%
2014 2% 1.48%
2013 2.1% 1.45%
2012 2.22% 1.41%
2011 2.35% 1.36%
2010 2.45% 1.31%
2009 2.55% 1.18%
2008 2.74% 1.04%
2007 2.9% 0.95%
2006 2.98% 0.85%
2005 2.07% 0.74%
2004 1.33% 0.65%
2003 4.29% 0.58%
2002 8.24% 0.52%
2001 9.01% 0.48%
2000 -10.7% 0.29%
1999 -11.4% -1.23%
1998 2.76% -2.46%
1997 2.79% -2.27%
1996 2.78% -1.88%
1995 2.8% -1.84%
1994 2.81% -1.34%
1993 2.77% -0.34%
1992 2.7% 0.31%
1991 2.36% 0.73%
1990 2.08% 0.92%
1989 1.93% 1.29%
1988 1.71% 1.53%
1987 1.6% 1.63%
1986 1.51% 1.44%
1985 1.44% 1.18%
1984 1.34% 1.14%
1983 1.28% 1.12%
1982 1.31% 1.11%
1981 1.63% 1.12%
1980 1.75% 1.16%
1979 1.58% 1.82%
1978 1.69% 2.5%
1977 1.76% 2.53%
1976 1.58% 2.17%
1975 1.24% 1.83%
1974 1.37% 1.87%
1973 1.73% 1.98%
1972 1.78% 2.1%
1971 1.79% 2.14%
1970 1.79% 2.16%
1969 1.78% 2.33%
1968 1.76% 2.54%
1967 1.74% 2.62%
1966 1.71% 2.69%
1965 1.68% 2.83%
1964 1.65% 3.01%
1963 1.61% 3.17%
1962 1.57% 3.25%
1961 1.53% 3.31%

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

East Timor Kazakhstan
Current population
1441764
21161809
Population rank 152/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.26%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
2 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +719
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 82/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -8,834
Net migration rank 102/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -8,834
2024 - -2,552 - -7,368
2023 20,495 -5,620 273,013 -4,822
2022 20,625 -5,519 277,019 45,755
2021 20,101 3,111 269,026 -9,804
2020 21,166 3,793 272,458 -8,716
2019 21,307 3,942 278,788 2,594
2018 21,650 3,062 278,917 -6,644
2017 22,145 1,666 268,066 21,248
2016 22,778 208 277,878 9,478
2015 23,391 -20 273,523 -2,011
2014 24,040 -958 274,406 -10,170
2013 24,538 -1,206 259,239 -3,925
2012 24,890 -609 249,987 -4,512
2011 25,237 -159 237,883 -3,160
2010 25,515 470 230,479 -6,840
2009 25,696 117 218,036 -7,758
2008 25,888 1,009 214,169 -37,796
2007 26,074 2,103 188,486 -26,237
2006 26,221 2,184 166,480 -21,728
2005 26,412 1,759 146,619 -20,171
2004 26,751 -16,447 132,286 -22,841
2003 26,900 -12,810 112,137 -16,027
2002 25,410 35,935 93,564 -8,272
2001 23,314 49,159 84,279 -7,333
2000 21,579 40,272 80,699 -8,754
1999 21,871 -262,940 79,536 -61,031
1998 23,590 1,806 85,735 -488,075
1997 23,501 1,804 92,778 -481,380
1996 22,703 1,796 112,384 -469,331
1995 21,962 1,806 140,721 -412,775
1994 21,746 1,794 165,631 -520,028
1993 20,770 1,795 185,649 -292,682
1992 19,880 1,794 204,785 -214,015
1991 18,605 1,803 221,581 -104,271
1990 18,343 -2,881 235,113 -103,336
1989 17,758 -2,246 254,394 -72,096
1988 12,118 587 275,278 -25,892
1987 11,945 -106 290,227 -32,724
1986 11,062 -316 295,818 -23,297
1985 10,788 -495 293,834 -103,115
1984 10,922 -1,436 278,485 -96,266
1983 9,686 -1,032 260,471 -84,566
1982 9,579 -1,125 246,983 -76,976
1981 9,336 -482 243,652 -74,624
1980 6,940 5,457 238,977 -67,731
1979 987 8,924 237,442 -60,198
1978 -1,000 10,967 225,895 131,248
1977 296 10,657 224,284 135,047
1976 783 9,662 221,992 127,735
1975 -1,062 9,542 219,748 26,332
1974 8,405 -2,222 217,668 28,807
1973 10,033 -278 215,940 30,467
1972 10,030 0 212,319 53,914
1971 9,964 0 202,450 65,291
1970 9,824 0 191,775 72,000
1969 9,611 0 184,118 77,805
1968 9,356 0 186,254 105,890
1967 9,089 0 191,536 105,830
1966 8,810 0 191,506 101,999
1965 8,526 0 194,470 103,626
1964 8,235 0 208,899 98,761
1963 7,938 0 223,105 94,932
1962 7,639 0 228,177 90,842
1961 7,330 0 228,686 85,981
1960 7,012 0 226,027 83,525

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/kazakhstan | 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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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