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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 1.96 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

East Timor vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Lithuania
2100 1,987,918 1,225,633
2099 1,992,867 1,241,510
2098 1,999,551 1,257,497
2097 2,006,120 1,273,678
2096 2,014,062 1,290,189
2095 2,022,241 1,307,275
2094 2,029,109 1,324,312
2093 2,034,335 1,341,875
2092 2,039,916 1,360,029
2091 2,046,825 1,378,546
2090 2,053,125 1,397,420
2089 2,060,960 1,416,650
2088 2,066,983 1,436,421
2087 2,074,665 1,456,324
2086 2,077,590 1,476,301
2085 2,083,082 1,496,940
2084 2,088,840 1,517,611
2083 2,094,115 1,538,569
2082 2,096,675 1,559,787
2081 2,100,480 1,581,134
2080 2,103,409 1,602,498
2079 2,102,541 1,623,820
2078 2,105,113 1,645,249
2077 2,106,052 1,666,665
2076 2,105,444 1,688,177
2075 2,105,772 1,709,720
2074 2,104,099 1,731,404
2073 2,103,684 1,752,662
2072 2,100,004 1,773,945
2071 2,092,187 1,795,473
2070 2,089,722 1,817,142
2069 2,084,088 1,839,387
2068 2,077,511 1,861,529
2067 2,070,890 1,883,928
2066 2,062,513 1,906,591
2065 2,055,518 1,929,619
2064 2,047,799 1,952,334
2063 2,039,134 1,975,020
2062 2,032,012 1,998,444
2061 2,026,320 2,021,930
2060 2,018,694 2,045,989
2059 2,008,316 2,070,233
2058 1,996,874 2,094,564
2057 1,984,864 2,118,985
2056 1,970,638 2,143,474
2055 1,957,948 2,168,085
2054 1,949,486 2,192,337
2053 1,933,418 2,216,075
2052 1,920,237 2,240,149
2051 1,909,754 2,263,905
2050 1,892,942 2,287,466
2049 1,878,747 2,310,176
2048 1,861,668 2,333,041
2047 1,845,027 2,356,291
2046 1,829,444 2,378,713
2045 1,813,000 2,401,082
2044 1,797,485 2,423,438
2043 1,777,393 2,446,634
2042 1,756,780 2,469,564
2041 1,738,404 2,492,222
2040 1,720,102 2,514,657
2039 1,699,431 2,538,036
2038 1,679,979 2,560,781
2037 1,659,934 2,583,644
2036 1,640,507 2,605,925
2035 1,617,823 2,627,752
2034 1,597,525 2,650,015
2033 1,578,920 2,671,840
2032 1,560,470 2,693,646
2031 1,540,575 2,715,491
2030 1,518,500 2,737,751
2029 1,496,906 2,760,194
2028 1,475,696 2,783,343
2027 1,455,624 2,806,651
2026 1,436,626 2,829,914
2025 1,418,578 2,872,755
2024 1,400,638 2,888,278
2023 1,384,286 2,871,585
2022 1,369,295 2,831,639
2021 1,350,139 2,808,380
2020 1,326,053 2,810,369
2019 1,300,945 2,811,089
2018 1,275,959 2,819,200
2017 1,251,703 2,842,639
2016 1,228,312 2,877,325
2015 1,205,131 2,911,109
2014 1,181,903 2,937,253
2013 1,158,695 2,961,250
2012 1,134,885 2,989,139
2011 1,110,207 3,028,115
2010 1,084,679 3,097,282
2009 1,058,782 3,162,916
2008 1,032,429 3,198,231
2007 1,004,889 3,231,294
2006 976,597 3,269,909
2005 948,311 3,322,528
2004 929,074 3,377,075
2003 916,878 3,415,213
2002 879,159 3,443,067
2001 812,249 3,470,818
2000 745,088 3,499,536
1999 834,697 3,524,238
1998 942,530 3,549,331
1997 917,184 3,575,137
1996 892,282 3,601,613
1995 868,146 3,629,102
1994 844,493 3,657,144
1993 821,437 3,682,613
1992 799,318 3,700,114
1991 778,278 3,704,134
1990 760,345 3,697,838
1989 744,856 3,684,255
1988 730,745 3,655,049
1987 718,476 3,616,367
1986 707,185 3,578,914
1985 696,665 3,544,543
1984 686,777 3,514,205
1983 677,707 3,485,192
1982 669,149 3,457,179
1981 660,493 3,432,947
1980 649,871 3,413,202
1979 638,719 3,397,842
1978 628,775 3,379,514
1977 618,315 3,355,036
1976 607,620 3,328,664
1975 598,158 3,301,652
1974 590,827 3,273,894
1973 582,855 3,244,438
1972 572,962 3,213,622
1971 562,966 3,179,041
1970 553,069 3,139,689
1969 543,356 3,107,321
1968 533,875 3,078,850
1967 524,648 3,044,400
1966 515,696 3,008,050
1965 507,034 2,971,450
1964 498,659 2,935,200
1963 490,564 2,898,950
1962 482,774 2,863,350
1961 475,291 2,823,550
1960 468,118 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Lithuania
2100 -0.25% -1.28%
2099 -0.33% -1.27%
2098 -0.33% -1.27%
2097 -0.39% -1.28%
2096 -0.4% -1.31%
2095 -0.34% -1.29%
2094 -0.26% -1.31%
2093 -0.27% -1.33%
2092 -0.34% -1.34%
2091 -0.31% -1.35%
2090 -0.38% -1.36%
2089 -0.29% -1.38%
2088 -0.37% -1.37%
2087 -0.14% -1.35%
2086 -0.26% -1.38%
2085 -0.28% -1.36%
2084 -0.25% -1.36%
2083 -0.12% -1.36%
2082 -0.18% -1.35%
2081 -0.14% -1.33%
2080 0.04% -1.31%
2079 -0.12% -1.3%
2078 -0.04% -1.28%
2077 0.03% -1.27%
2076 -0.02% -1.26%
2075 0.08% -1.25%
2074 0.02% -1.21%
2073 0.18% -1.2%
2072 0.37% -1.2%
2071 0.12% -1.19%
2070 0.27% -1.21%
2069 0.32% -1.19%
2068 0.32% -1.19%
2067 0.41% -1.19%
2066 0.34% -1.19%
2065 0.38% -1.16%
2064 0.42% -1.15%
2063 0.35% -1.17%
2062 0.28% -1.16%
2061 0.38% -1.18%
2060 0.52% -1.17%
2059 0.57% -1.16%
2058 0.61% -1.15%
2057 0.72% -1.14%
2056 0.65% -1.14%
2055 0.43% -1.11%
2054 0.83% -1.07%
2053 0.69% -1.07%
2052 0.55% -1.05%
2051 0.89% -1.03%
2050 0.76% -0.98%
2049 0.92% -0.98%
2048 0.9% -0.99%
2047 0.85% -0.94%
2046 0.91% -0.93%
2045 0.86% -0.92%
2044 1.13% -0.95%
2043 1.17% -0.93%
2042 1.06% -0.91%
2041 1.06% -0.89%
2040 1.22% -0.92%
2039 1.16% -0.89%
2038 1.21% -0.88%
2037 1.18% -0.86%
2036 1.4% -0.83%
2035 1.27% -0.84%
2034 1.18% -0.82%
2033 1.18% -0.81%
2032 1.29% -0.8%
2031 1.45% -0.81%
2030 1.44% -0.81%
2029 1.44% -0.83%
2028 1.38% -0.83%
2027 1.32% -0.82%
2026 1.27% -1.49%
2025 1.28% -0.54%
2024 1.18% 0.58%
2023 1.09% 1.41%
2022 1.42% 0.83%
2021 1.82% -0.07%
2020 1.93% -0.03%
2019 1.96% -0.29%
2018 1.94% -0.82%
2017 1.9% -1.21%
2016 1.92% -1.16%
2015 1.97% -0.89%
2014 2% -0.81%
2013 2.1% -0.93%
2012 2.22% -1.29%
2011 2.35% -2.23%
2010 2.45% -2.08%
2009 2.55% -1.1%
2008 2.74% -1.02%
2007 2.9% -1.18%
2006 2.98% -1.58%
2005 2.07% -1.62%
2004 1.33% -1.12%
2003 4.29% -0.81%
2002 8.24% -0.8%
2001 9.01% -0.82%
2000 -10.7% -0.7%
1999 -11.4% -0.71%
1998 2.76% -0.72%
1997 2.79% -0.74%
1996 2.78% -0.76%
1995 2.8% -0.77%
1994 2.81% -0.69%
1993 2.77% -0.47%
1992 2.7% -0.11%
1991 2.36% 0.17%
1990 2.08% 0.37%
1989 1.93% 0.8%
1988 1.71% 1.07%
1987 1.6% 1.05%
1986 1.51% 0.97%
1985 1.44% 0.86%
1984 1.34% 0.83%
1983 1.28% 0.81%
1982 1.31% 0.71%
1981 1.63% 0.58%
1980 1.75% 0.45%
1979 1.58% 0.54%
1978 1.69% 0.73%
1977 1.76% 0.79%
1976 1.58% 0.82%
1975 1.24% 0.85%
1974 1.37% 0.91%
1973 1.73% 0.96%
1972 1.78% 1.09%
1971 1.79% 1.25%
1970 1.79% 1.04%
1969 1.78% 0.92%
1968 1.76% 1.13%
1967 1.74% 1.21%
1966 1.71% 1.23%
1965 1.68% 1.24%
1964 1.65% 1.25%
1963 1.61% 1.24%
1962 1.57% 1.41%
1961 1.53% 1.62%

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/lithuania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

East Timor Lithuania
Current population
1441764
2829914
Population rank 152/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +46
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 127/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -24,618
Net migration rank 102/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -24,618
2024 - -2,552 - 2,617
2023 20,495 -5,620 -16,368 44,935
2022 20,625 -5,519 -20,671 72,100
2021 20,101 3,111 -24,433 19,657
2020 21,166 3,793 -19,953 19,884
2019 21,307 3,942 -13,212 10,665
2018 21,650 3,062 -12,686 -3,459
2017 22,145 1,666 -12,224 -28,027
2016 22,778 208 -11,509 -30,612
2015 23,391 -20 -11,935 -22,560
2014 24,040 -958 -10,868 -12,387
2013 24,538 -1,206 -12,733 -16,769
2012 24,890 -609 -11,060 -21,387
2011 25,237 -159 -10,901 -38,518
2010 25,515 470 -11,460 -78,887
2009 25,696 117 -9,805 -32,186
2008 25,888 1,009 -12,153 -16,482
2007 26,074 2,103 -15,510 -21,815
2006 26,221 2,184 -15,041 -24,730
2005 26,412 1,759 -14,287 -51,357
2004 26,751 -16,447 -11,482 -32,312
2003 26,900 -12,810 -10,929 -22,701
2002 25,410 35,935 -11,362 -12,627
2001 23,314 49,159 -9,024 -24,733
2000 21,579 40,272 -4,549 -16,077
1999 21,871 -262,940 -3,877 -20,533
1998 23,590 1,806 -3,904 -22,002
1997 23,501 1,804 -3,218 -22,324
1996 22,703 1,796 -3,962 -23,236
1995 21,962 1,806 -3,992 -23,509
1994 21,746 1,794 -4,023 -24,104
1993 20,770 1,795 1,473 -23,949
1992 19,880 1,794 12,950 -25,175
1991 18,605 1,803 14,817 -10,744
1990 18,343 -2,881 17,010 -8,840
1989 17,758 -2,246 17,316 -26,985
1988 12,118 587 19,006 38,648
1987 11,945 -106 22,422 10,820
1986 11,062 -316 23,978 10,177
1985 10,788 -495 19,140 9,417
1984 10,922 -1,436 18,976 8,835
1983 9,686 -1,032 20,911 8,585
1982 9,579 -1,125 18,323 8,163
1981 9,336 -482 16,478 7,752
1980 6,940 5,457 16,042 7,412
1979 987 8,924 16,989 6,932
1978 -1,000 10,967 17,573 7,328
1977 296 10,657 19,124 8,964
1976 783 9,662 20,305 8,581
1975 -1,062 9,542 20,470 8,170
1974 8,405 -2,222 22,589 7,757
1973 10,033 -278 22,712 7,327
1972 10,030 0 25,388 7,185
1971 9,964 0 28,930 7,130
1970 9,824 0 27,629 6,530
1969 9,611 0 27,345 4,179
1968 9,356 0 28,325 6,522
1967 9,089 0 29,226 5,251
1966 8,810 0 30,381 4,799
1965 8,526 0 30,309 4,196
1964 8,235 0 34,048 3,820
1963 7,938 0 33,918 3,428
1962 7,639 0 34,933 2,899
1961 7,330 0 40,376 2,550
1960 7,012 0 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/lithuania | 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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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