The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 4,897,263 people in Kuwait in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,437,146 people compared to 5,064,966 in Kuwait.
Population statistics:
- Kuwait's population is 3.52 times bigger than East Timor's.
- East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
- For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +3.1% in Kuwait.
- Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.2% growth), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 5.06M (114.2% growth).
- East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 2.09M people compared to the peak of 9.53M people in 2100 for Kuwait.
East Timor vs Kuwait: live population counter
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| Current population |
1437146
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5064966
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| Population rank | 152/197 | 127/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
32.1 minutes
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12 minutes
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| One birth every |
17.2 minutes
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10.5 minutes
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| One death every |
52.2 minutes
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1.18 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 hours
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8.53 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,552 | +61,624 |
| Daily growth/decline | +45 | +120 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,352 | +43,843 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.18% | +0.9% |
| Population growth rate rank | 92/197 | 107/197 |
East Timor and Kuwait: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 468,118 | 311,060 | - | - |
| 1961 | 475,291 | 345,945 | 1.53% | 11.2% |
| 1962 | 482,774 | 384,995 | 1.57% | 11.3% |
| 1963 | 490,564 | 427,694 | 1.61% | 11.1% |
| 1964 | 498,659 | 473,115 | 1.65% | 10.6% |
| 1965 | 507,034 | 521,174 | 1.68% | 10.2% |
| 1966 | 515,696 | 572,590 | 1.71% | 9.87% |
| 1967 | 524,648 | 628,089 | 1.74% | 9.69% |
| 1968 | 533,875 | 687,716 | 1.76% | 9.49% |
| 1969 | 543,356 | 749,452 | 1.78% | 8.98% |
| 1970 | 553,069 | 809,114 | 1.79% | 7.96% |
| 1971 | 562,966 | 865,076 | 1.79% | 6.92% |
| 1972 | 572,962 | 920,352 | 1.78% | 6.39% |
| 1973 | 582,855 | 977,654 | 1.73% | 6.23% |
| 1974 | 590,827 | 1,038,346 | 1.37% | 6.21% |
| 1975 | 598,158 | 1,104,863 | 1.24% | 6.41% |
| 1976 | 607,620 | 1,178,711 | 1.58% | 6.68% |
| 1977 | 618,315 | 1,258,023 | 1.76% | 6.73% |
| 1978 | 628,775 | 1,340,319 | 1.69% | 6.54% |
| 1979 | 638,719 | 1,423,514 | 1.58% | 6.21% |
| 1980 | 649,871 | 1,504,782 | 1.75% | 5.71% |
| 1981 | 660,493 | 1,583,426 | 1.63% | 5.23% |
| 1982 | 669,149 | 1,662,480 | 1.31% | 4.99% |
| 1983 | 677,707 | 1,744,295 | 1.28% | 4.92% |
| 1984 | 686,777 | 1,820,688 | 1.34% | 4.38% |
| 1985 | 696,665 | 1,894,242 | 1.44% | 4.04% |
| 1986 | 707,185 | 1,972,520 | 1.51% | 4.13% |
| 1987 | 718,476 | 2,052,994 | 1.6% | 4.08% |
| 1988 | 730,745 | 2,134,707 | 1.71% | 3.98% |
| 1989 | 744,856 | 2,217,468 | 1.93% | 3.88% |
| 1990 | 760,345 | 1,684,819 | 2.08% | -24% |
| 1991 | 778,278 | 1,351,399 | 2.36% | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 799,318 | 1,634,961 | 2.7% | 21% |
| 1993 | 821,437 | 1,672,151 | 2.77% | 2.27% |
| 1994 | 844,493 | 1,664,361 | 2.81% | -0.47% |
| 1995 | 868,146 | 1,681,513 | 2.8% | 1.03% |
| 1996 | 892,282 | 1,730,246 | 2.78% | 2.9% |
| 1997 | 917,184 | 1,787,683 | 2.79% | 3.32% |
| 1998 | 942,530 | 1,844,302 | 2.76% | 3.17% |
| 1999 | 834,697 | 1,900,030 | -11.4% | 3.02% |
| 2000 | 745,088 | 1,954,709 | -10.7% | 2.88% |
| 2001 | 812,249 | 2,008,121 | 9.01% | 2.73% |
| 2002 | 879,159 | 2,059,974 | 8.24% | 2.58% |
| 2003 | 916,878 | 2,109,881 | 4.29% | 2.42% |
| 2004 | 929,074 | 2,157,320 | 1.33% | 2.25% |
| 2005 | 948,311 | 2,236,788 | 2.07% | 3.68% |
| 2006 | 976,597 | 2,364,733 | 2.98% | 5.72% |
| 2007 | 1,004,889 | 2,507,887 | 2.9% | 6.05% |
| 2008 | 1,032,429 | 2,651,421 | 2.74% | 5.72% |
| 2009 | 1,058,782 | 2,795,484 | 2.55% | 5.43% |
| 2010 | 1,084,679 | 2,943,372 | 2.45% | 5.29% |
| 2011 | 1,110,207 | 3,132,814 | 2.35% | 6.44% |
| 2012 | 1,134,885 | 3,337,109 | 2.22% | 6.52% |
| 2013 | 1,158,695 | 3,507,844 | 2.1% | 5.12% |
| 2014 | 1,181,903 | 3,665,876 | 2% | 4.51% |
| 2015 | 1,205,131 | 3,834,574 | 1.97% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 1,228,312 | 4,004,096 | 1.92% | 4.42% |
| 2017 | 1,251,703 | 4,154,812 | 1.9% | 3.76% |
| 2018 | 1,275,959 | 4,323,515 | 1.94% | 4.06% |
| 2019 | 1,300,945 | 4,442,316 | 1.96% | 2.75% |
| 2020 | 1,326,053 | 4,400,267 | 1.93% | -0.95% |
| 2021 | 1,350,139 | 4,360,865 | 1.82% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,369,295 | 4,589,643 | 1.42% | 5.25% |
| 2023 | 1,384,286 | 4,853,420 | 1.09% | 5.75% |
| 2024 | 1,400,638 | 4,897,263 | 1.18% | 0.9% |
| 2025 | 1,418,519 | 4,988,142 | 1.28% | 1.86% |
| 2026 | 1,436,934 | 5,064,255 | 1.3% | 1.53% |
| 2027 | 1,456,334 | 5,129,360 | 1.35% | 1.29% |
| 2028 | 1,476,850 | 5,185,490 | 1.41% | 1.09% |
| 2029 | 1,498,119 | 5,236,219 | 1.44% | 0.98% |
| 2030 | 1,519,802 | 5,284,012 | 1.45% | 0.91% |
| 2031 | 1,540,659 | 5,331,101 | 1.37% | 0.89% |
| 2032 | 1,559,710 | 5,379,044 | 1.24% | 0.9% |
| 2033 | 1,578,114 | 5,427,808 | 1.18% | 0.91% |
| 2034 | 1,597,444 | 5,477,364 | 1.22% | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 1,618,799 | 5,527,633 | 1.34% | 0.92% |
| 2036 | 1,639,721 | 5,578,535 | 1.29% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 1,659,327 | 5,630,015 | 1.2% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 1,678,953 | 5,682,029 | 1.18% | 0.92% |
| 2039 | 1,698,891 | 5,734,465 | 1.19% | 0.92% |
| 2040 | 1,718,249 | 5,787,201 | 1.14% | 0.92% |
| 2041 | 1,736,476 | 5,840,229 | 1.06% | 0.92% |
| 2042 | 1,755,847 | 5,893,501 | 1.12% | 0.91% |
| 2043 | 1,776,066 | 5,946,873 | 1.15% | 0.91% |
| 2044 | 1,793,758 | 6,000,304 | 1% | 0.9% |
| 2045 | 1,809,637 | 6,053,738 | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 1,825,551 | 6,107,040 | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 1,841,558 | 6,160,254 | 0.88% | 0.87% |
| 2048 | 1,858,311 | 6,213,452 | 0.91% | 0.86% |
| 2049 | 1,873,846 | 6,266,588 | 0.84% | 0.86% |
| 2050 | 1,889,246 | 6,319,692 | 0.82% | 0.85% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 208,834 (a 17% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,060,870 (a 26.5% growth).
East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 31.5% to 1,889,246 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Kuwait will increase by 24.8% to 6,319,692 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.
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Population differences between East Timor and Kuwait
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| Life expectancy | 68.3 years | 81 years |
| Average age | 26.6 years | 34.1 years |
| Median age | 22.4 years | 35.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 61.1:38.9 |
| Fertility rate | 2.71 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 712 ppl/mi² |
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