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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 58,955,623 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 +1.74% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

East Timor vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Kenya
2100 1,987,918 105,238,162
2099 1,992,867 105,257,438
2098 1,999,551 105,257,489
2097 2,006,120 105,250,948
2096 2,014,062 105,220,085
2095 2,022,241 105,175,623
2094 2,029,109 105,118,372
2093 2,034,335 105,046,907
2092 2,039,916 104,955,024
2091 2,046,825 104,846,805
2090 2,053,125 104,718,130
2089 2,060,960 104,573,271
2088 2,066,983 104,414,197
2087 2,074,665 104,243,505
2086 2,077,590 104,056,143
2085 2,083,082 103,854,891
2084 2,088,840 103,640,244
2083 2,094,115 103,407,124
2082 2,096,675 103,158,580
2081 2,100,480 102,889,291
2080 2,103,409 102,594,978
2079 2,102,541 102,286,967
2078 2,105,113 101,961,280
2077 2,106,052 101,613,181
2076 2,105,444 101,239,843
2075 2,105,772 100,849,423
2074 2,104,099 100,436,632
2073 2,103,684 100,001,277
2072 2,100,004 99,533,234
2071 2,092,187 99,042,264
2070 2,089,722 98,529,166
2069 2,084,088 97,992,232
2068 2,077,511 97,428,138
2067 2,070,890 96,842,744
2066 2,062,513 96,230,345
2065 2,055,518 95,598,937
2064 2,047,799 94,942,874
2063 2,039,134 94,266,124
2062 2,032,012 93,561,519
2061 2,026,320 92,837,768
2060 2,018,694 92,098,717
2059 2,008,316 91,343,602
2058 1,996,874 90,569,828
2057 1,984,864 89,783,087
2056 1,970,638 88,994,126
2055 1,957,948 88,192,182
2054 1,949,486 87,379,992
2053 1,933,418 86,552,281
2052 1,920,237 85,710,403
2051 1,909,754 84,850,558
2050 1,892,942 83,976,685
2049 1,878,747 83,090,517
2048 1,861,668 82,191,119
2047 1,845,027 81,274,836
2046 1,829,444 80,340,592
2045 1,813,000 79,389,433
2044 1,797,485 78,414,158
2043 1,777,393 77,418,567
2042 1,756,780 76,399,781
2041 1,738,404 75,363,853
2040 1,720,102 74,308,480
2039 1,699,431 73,241,028
2038 1,679,979 72,153,876
2037 1,659,934 71,058,753
2036 1,640,507 69,949,421
2035 1,617,823 68,831,151
2034 1,597,525 67,705,051
2033 1,578,920 66,569,532
2032 1,560,470 65,431,402
2031 1,540,575 64,289,540
2030 1,518,500 63,153,520
2029 1,496,906 62,021,378
2028 1,475,696 60,894,078
2027 1,455,624 59,770,115
2026 1,436,626 58,653,621
2025 1,418,578 57,540,609
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% 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 31.3% to 1,892,942 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 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% 1.96%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

East Timor Kenya
Current population
1441764
58955623
Population rank 152/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.71%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 53/197
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 - -2,552 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 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 (1960–2024, 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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