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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 40.9 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

East Timor vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Kenya
2100 1,987,832 105,223,316
2099 1,992,781 105,242,590
2098 1,999,464 105,242,641
2097 2,006,033 105,236,101
2096 2,013,975 105,205,242
2095 2,022,154 105,160,786
2094 2,029,021 105,103,544
2093 2,034,247 105,032,088
2092 2,039,828 104,940,218
2091 2,046,736 104,832,015
2090 2,053,036 104,703,358
2089 2,060,872 104,558,519
2088 2,066,894 104,399,468
2087 2,074,575 104,228,800
2086 2,077,501 104,041,464
2085 2,082,992 103,840,241
2084 2,088,750 103,625,624
2083 2,094,025 103,392,537
2082 2,096,584 103,144,028
2081 2,100,389 102,874,777
2080 2,103,318 102,580,506
2079 2,102,450 102,272,538
2078 2,105,023 101,946,897
2077 2,105,962 101,598,847
2076 2,105,353 101,225,562
2075 2,105,681 100,835,197
2074 2,104,008 100,422,464
2073 2,103,594 99,987,171
2072 2,099,913 99,519,193
2071 2,092,097 99,028,293
2070 2,089,631 98,515,267
2069 2,083,998 97,978,409
2068 2,077,421 97,414,394
2067 2,070,800 96,829,083
2066 2,062,424 96,216,770
2065 2,055,429 95,585,451
2064 2,047,710 94,929,481
2063 2,039,046 94,252,826
2062 2,031,925 93,548,321
2061 2,026,233 92,824,672
2060 2,018,606 92,085,725
2059 2,008,230 91,330,716
2058 1,996,788 90,557,051
2057 1,984,779 89,770,421
2056 1,970,553 88,981,572
2055 1,957,864 88,179,741
2054 1,949,402 87,367,666
2053 1,933,335 86,540,071
2052 1,920,154 85,698,312
2051 1,909,672 84,838,589
2050 1,892,861 83,964,839
2049 1,878,666 83,078,796
2048 1,861,588 82,179,525
2047 1,844,948 81,263,371
2046 1,829,365 80,329,258
2045 1,812,921 79,378,234
2044 1,797,407 78,403,097
2043 1,777,316 77,407,646
2042 1,756,704 76,389,004
2041 1,738,329 75,353,221
2040 1,720,028 74,297,998
2039 1,699,358 73,230,696
2038 1,679,907 72,143,698
2037 1,659,862 71,048,729
2036 1,640,436 69,939,553
2035 1,617,753 68,821,441
2034 1,597,457 67,695,500
2033 1,578,852 66,560,141
2032 1,560,402 65,422,172
2031 1,540,509 64,280,471
2030 1,518,434 63,144,611
2029 1,496,842 62,012,629
2028 1,475,633 60,885,488
2027 1,455,562 59,761,684
2026 1,436,564 58,645,347
2025 1,418,517 57,532,493
2024 1,400,638 56,432,944
2023 1,384,286 55,339,003
2022 1,369,295 54,252,461
2021 1,350,139 53,219,166
2020 1,326,053 52,217,334
2019 1,300,945 51,202,827
2018 1,275,959 50,207,107
2017 1,251,703 49,197,766
2016 1,228,312 48,139,687
2015 1,205,131 47,088,526
2014 1,181,903 46,051,440
2013 1,158,695 44,986,791
2012 1,134,885 43,888,303
2011 1,110,207 42,758,461
2010 1,084,679 41,598,567
2009 1,058,782 40,408,891
2008 1,032,429 39,206,351
2007 1,004,889 38,036,349
2006 976,597 36,904,008
2005 948,311 35,796,484
2004 929,074 34,713,455
2003 916,878 33,652,223
2002 879,159 32,629,808
2001 812,249 31,619,170
2000 745,088 30,642,890
1999 834,697 29,733,408
1998 942,530 28,888,057
1997 917,184 28,101,768
1996 892,282 27,344,211
1995 868,146 26,601,751
1994 844,493 25,857,130
1993 821,437 25,117,188
1992 799,318 24,382,460
1991 778,278 23,646,514
1990 760,345 22,892,651
1989 744,856 22,118,434
1988 730,745 21,356,219
1987 718,476 20,616,096
1986 707,185 19,901,646
1985 696,665 19,201,768
1984 686,777 18,514,906
1983 677,707 17,846,374
1982 669,149 17,206,175
1981 660,493 16,601,507
1980 649,871 16,018,459
1979 638,719 15,460,666
1978 628,775 14,934,126
1977 618,315 14,428,819
1976 607,620 13,957,623
1975 598,158 13,511,671
1974 590,827 13,070,078
1973 582,855 12,634,835
1972 572,962 12,206,060
1971 562,966 11,788,904
1970 553,069 11,368,791
1969 543,356 10,939,695
1968 533,875 10,518,823
1967 524,648 10,111,057
1966 515,696 9,717,816
1965 507,034 9,338,078
1964 498,659 8,973,535
1963 490,564 8,627,971
1962 482,774 8,299,308
1961 475,291 7,987,770
1960 468,118 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Kenya
2100 -0.25% -0.02%
2099 -0.33% -0%
2098 -0.33% 0.006%
2097 -0.39% 0.03%
2096 -0.4% 0.04%
2095 -0.34% 0.05%
2094 -0.26% 0.07%
2093 -0.27% 0.09%
2092 -0.34% 0.1%
2091 -0.31% 0.12%
2090 -0.38% 0.14%
2089 -0.29% 0.15%
2088 -0.37% 0.16%
2087 -0.14% 0.18%
2086 -0.26% 0.19%
2085 -0.28% 0.21%
2084 -0.25% 0.23%
2083 -0.12% 0.24%
2082 -0.18% 0.26%
2081 -0.14% 0.29%
2080 0.04% 0.3%
2079 -0.12% 0.32%
2078 -0.04% 0.34%
2077 0.03% 0.37%
2076 -0.02% 0.39%
2075 0.08% 0.41%
2074 0.02% 0.44%
2073 0.18% 0.47%
2072 0.37% 0.5%
2071 0.12% 0.52%
2070 0.27% 0.55%
2069 0.32% 0.58%
2068 0.32% 0.6%
2067 0.41% 0.64%
2066 0.34% 0.66%
2065 0.38% 0.69%
2064 0.42% 0.72%
2063 0.35% 0.75%
2062 0.28% 0.78%
2061 0.38% 0.8%
2060 0.52% 0.83%
2059 0.57% 0.85%
2058 0.61% 0.88%
2057 0.72% 0.89%
2056 0.65% 0.91%
2055 0.43% 0.93%
2054 0.83% 0.96%
2053 0.69% 0.98%
2052 0.55% 1.01%
2051 0.89% 1.04%
2050 0.76% 1.07%
2049 0.92% 1.09%
2048 0.9% 1.13%
2047 0.85% 1.16%
2046 0.91% 1.2%
2045 0.86% 1.24%
2044 1.13% 1.29%
2043 1.17% 1.33%
2042 1.06% 1.37%
2041 1.06% 1.42%
2040 1.22% 1.46%
2039 1.16% 1.51%
2038 1.21% 1.54%
2037 1.18% 1.59%
2036 1.4% 1.62%
2035 1.27% 1.66%
2034 1.18% 1.71%
2033 1.18% 1.74%
2032 1.29% 1.78%
2031 1.45% 1.8%
2030 1.44% 1.83%
2029 1.44% 1.85%
2028 1.38% 1.88%
2027 1.32% 1.9%
2026 1.27% 1.93%
2025 1.28% 1.95%
2024 1.18% 1.98%
2023 1.09% 2%
2022 1.42% 1.94%
2021 1.82% 1.92%
2020 1.93% 1.98%
2019 1.96% 1.98%
2018 1.94% 2.05%
2017 1.9% 2.2%
2016 1.92% 2.23%
2015 1.97% 2.25%
2014 2% 2.37%
2013 2.1% 2.5%
2012 2.22% 2.64%
2011 2.35% 2.79%
2010 2.45% 2.94%
2009 2.55% 3.07%
2008 2.74% 3.08%
2007 2.9% 3.07%
2006 2.98% 3.09%
2005 2.07% 3.12%
2004 1.33% 3.15%
2003 4.29% 3.13%
2002 8.24% 3.2%
2001 9.01% 3.19%
2000 -10.7% 3.06%
1999 -11.4% 2.93%
1998 2.76% 2.8%
1997 2.79% 2.77%
1996 2.78% 2.79%
1995 2.8% 2.88%
1994 2.81% 2.95%
1993 2.77% 3.01%
1992 2.7% 3.11%
1991 2.36% 3.29%
1990 2.08% 3.5%
1989 1.93% 3.57%
1988 1.71% 3.59%
1987 1.6% 3.59%
1986 1.51% 3.64%
1985 1.44% 3.71%
1984 1.34% 3.75%
1983 1.28% 3.72%
1982 1.31% 3.64%
1981 1.63% 3.64%
1980 1.75% 3.61%
1979 1.58% 3.53%
1978 1.69% 3.5%
1977 1.76% 3.38%
1976 1.58% 3.3%
1975 1.24% 3.38%
1974 1.37% 3.44%
1973 1.73% 3.51%
1972 1.78% 3.54%
1971 1.79% 3.7%
1970 1.79% 3.92%
1969 1.78% 4%
1968 1.76% 4.03%
1967 1.74% 4.05%
1966 1.71% 4.07%
1965 1.68% 4.06%
1964 1.65% 4.01%
1963 1.61% 3.96%
1962 1.57% 3.9%
1961 1.53% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

East Timor Kenya
Current population
1446322
59218766
Population rank 152/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.71%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 51/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -27,330
Net migration rank 102/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -27,330
2024 20,378 -2,552 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 20,495 -5,620 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 20,625 -5,519 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 20,101 3,111 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 21,166 3,793 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 21,307 3,942 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 21,650 3,062 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 22,145 1,666 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 22,778 208 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 23,391 -20 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 24,040 -958 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 24,538 -1,206 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 24,890 -609 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 25,237 -159 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 25,515 470 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 25,696 117 1,193,598 7,096
2008 25,888 1,009 1,174,818 29,612
2007 26,074 2,103 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 26,221 2,184 1,113,357 15,767
2005 26,412 1,759 1,080,446 5,501
2004 26,751 -16,447 1,048,590 31,525
2003 26,900 -12,810 1,018,182 24,175
2002 25,410 35,935 992,044 10,431
2001 23,314 49,159 963,721 55,052
2000 21,579 40,272 928,357 5,407
1999 21,871 -262,940 898,484 -13,257
1998 23,590 1,806 875,511 -70,023
1997 23,501 1,804 847,493 -80,443
1996 22,703 1,796 827,326 -79,276
1995 21,962 1,806 812,391 -75,506
1994 21,746 1,794 792,702 -40,367
1993 20,770 1,795 788,579 -61,054
1992 19,880 1,794 785,018 -43,085
1991 18,605 1,803 790,030 -60,087
1990 18,343 -2,881 789,087 -11,338
1989 17,758 -2,246 795,622 -24,949
1988 12,118 587 785,652 -31,894
1987 11,945 -106 775,124 -48,633
1986 11,062 -316 755,606 -53,183
1985 10,788 -495 732,739 -35,400
1984 10,922 -1,436 709,639 -33,253
1983 9,686 -1,032 684,587 -23,905
1982 9,579 -1,125 663,109 -43,382
1981 9,336 -482 642,379 -52,761
1980 6,940 5,457 616,390 -39,920
1979 987 8,924 595,390 -56,280
1978 -1,000 10,967 574,695 -60,718
1977 296 10,657 554,124 -57,493
1976 783 9,662 536,740 -90,990
1975 -1,062 9,542 517,579 -71,421
1974 8,405 -2,222 500,008 -62,973
1973 10,033 -278 485,556 -52,102
1972 10,030 0 472,557 -48,466
1971 9,964 0 459,897 -49,671
1970 9,824 0 443,065 -13,064
1969 9,611 0 427,819 369
1968 9,356 0 411,948 1,611
1967 9,089 0 396,920 5,060
1966 8,810 0 382,891 1,616
1965 8,526 0 366,444 8,524
1964 8,235 0 349,322 4,788
1963 7,938 0 332,763 4,246
1962 7,639 0 315,797 4,521
1961 7,330 0 298,463 4,296
1960 7,012 0 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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