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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 15.9 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

East Timor vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Malawi
2100 1,987,918 59,786,744
2099 1,992,867 59,528,389
2098 1,999,551 59,275,876
2097 2,006,120 59,028,312
2096 2,014,062 58,761,888
2095 2,022,241 58,508,246
2094 2,029,109 58,240,422
2093 2,034,335 57,966,788
2092 2,039,916 57,672,738
2091 2,046,825 57,377,090
2090 2,053,125 57,060,476
2089 2,060,960 56,739,410
2088 2,066,983 56,397,330
2087 2,074,665 56,053,671
2086 2,077,590 55,706,928
2085 2,083,082 55,348,708
2084 2,088,840 54,997,097
2083 2,094,115 54,605,058
2082 2,096,675 54,206,477
2081 2,100,480 53,795,317
2080 2,103,409 53,372,779
2079 2,102,541 52,948,243
2078 2,105,113 52,521,908
2077 2,106,052 52,063,931
2076 2,105,444 51,600,404
2075 2,105,772 51,141,728
2074 2,104,099 50,684,368
2073 2,103,684 50,229,762
2072 2,100,004 49,769,904
2071 2,092,187 49,287,139
2070 2,089,722 48,797,935
2069 2,084,088 48,301,644
2068 2,077,511 47,792,308
2067 2,070,890 47,277,473
2066 2,062,513 46,752,024
2065 2,055,518 46,228,139
2064 2,047,799 45,701,844
2063 2,039,134 45,179,322
2062 2,032,012 44,638,764
2061 2,026,320 44,076,711
2060 2,018,694 43,508,702
2059 2,008,316 42,916,694
2058 1,996,874 42,344,863
2057 1,984,864 41,762,060
2056 1,970,638 41,184,161
2055 1,957,948 40,584,950
2054 1,949,486 39,994,696
2053 1,933,418 39,377,622
2052 1,920,237 38,766,890
2051 1,909,754 38,153,322
2050 1,892,942 37,545,865
2049 1,878,747 36,936,275
2048 1,861,668 36,339,833
2047 1,845,027 35,725,127
2046 1,829,444 35,107,179
2045 1,813,000 34,491,916
2044 1,797,485 33,862,279
2043 1,777,393 33,247,804
2042 1,756,780 32,636,511
2041 1,738,404 32,019,447
2040 1,720,102 31,402,305
2039 1,699,431 30,782,479
2038 1,679,979 30,166,708
2037 1,659,934 29,527,821
2036 1,640,507 28,896,515
2035 1,617,823 28,267,970
2034 1,597,525 27,643,367
2033 1,578,920 27,018,105
2032 1,560,470 26,404,071
2031 1,540,575 25,795,897
2030 1,518,500 25,181,820
2029 1,496,906 24,566,478
2028 1,475,696 23,968,071
2027 1,455,624 23,374,588
2026 1,436,626 22,791,601
2025 1,418,578 22,220,885
2024 1,400,638 21,655,286
2023 1,384,286 21,104,482
2022 1,369,295 20,568,728
2021 1,350,139 20,047,258
2020 1,326,053 19,533,888
2019 1,300,945 19,025,752
2018 1,275,959 18,528,081
2017 1,251,703 18,039,715
2016 1,228,312 17,557,739
2015 1,205,131 17,085,587
2014 1,181,903 16,621,538
2013 1,158,695 16,161,816
2012 1,134,885 15,709,577
2011 1,110,207 15,265,022
2010 1,084,679 14,826,463
2009 1,058,782 14,395,788
2008 1,032,429 13,976,417
2007 1,004,889 13,576,343
2006 976,597 13,198,701
2005 948,311 12,840,031
2004 929,074 12,500,737
2003 916,878 12,181,574
2002 879,159 11,880,440
2001 812,249 11,593,058
2000 745,088 11,315,942
1999 834,697 11,047,804
1998 942,530 10,792,876
1997 917,184 10,562,035
1996 892,282 10,352,228
1995 868,146 10,150,117
1994 844,493 10,164,894
1993 821,437 10,284,024
1992 799,318 10,135,079
1991 778,278 9,844,227
1990 760,345 9,545,852
1989 744,856 9,176,220
1988 730,745 8,753,262
1987 718,476 8,293,174
1986 707,185 7,906,480
1985 696,665 7,620,508
1984 686,777 7,332,810
1983 677,707 7,051,709
1982 669,149 6,778,879
1981 660,493 6,516,454
1980 649,871 6,265,529
1979 638,719 6,028,749
1978 628,775 5,810,132
1977 618,315 5,614,983
1976 607,620 5,443,384
1975 598,158 5,287,367
1974 590,827 5,141,337
1973 582,855 5,003,938
1972 572,962 4,874,475
1971 562,966 4,751,434
1970 553,069 4,633,944
1969 543,356 4,521,184
1968 533,875 4,411,054
1967 524,648 4,303,012
1966 515,696 4,197,926
1965 507,034 4,096,157
1964 498,659 3,997,305
1963 490,564 3,900,506
1962 482,774 3,806,307
1961 475,291 3,715,534
1960 468,118 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Malawi
2100 -0.25% 0.43%
2099 -0.33% 0.43%
2098 -0.33% 0.42%
2097 -0.39% 0.45%
2096 -0.4% 0.43%
2095 -0.34% 0.46%
2094 -0.26% 0.47%
2093 -0.27% 0.51%
2092 -0.34% 0.52%
2091 -0.31% 0.55%
2090 -0.38% 0.57%
2089 -0.29% 0.61%
2088 -0.37% 0.61%
2087 -0.14% 0.62%
2086 -0.26% 0.65%
2085 -0.28% 0.64%
2084 -0.25% 0.72%
2083 -0.12% 0.74%
2082 -0.18% 0.76%
2081 -0.14% 0.79%
2080 0.04% 0.8%
2079 -0.12% 0.81%
2078 -0.04% 0.88%
2077 0.03% 0.9%
2076 -0.02% 0.9%
2075 0.08% 0.9%
2074 0.02% 0.91%
2073 0.18% 0.92%
2072 0.37% 0.98%
2071 0.12% 1%
2070 0.27% 1.03%
2069 0.32% 1.07%
2068 0.32% 1.09%
2067 0.41% 1.12%
2066 0.34% 1.13%
2065 0.38% 1.15%
2064 0.42% 1.16%
2063 0.35% 1.21%
2062 0.28% 1.28%
2061 0.38% 1.31%
2060 0.52% 1.38%
2059 0.57% 1.35%
2058 0.61% 1.4%
2057 0.72% 1.4%
2056 0.65% 1.48%
2055 0.43% 1.48%
2054 0.83% 1.57%
2053 0.69% 1.58%
2052 0.55% 1.61%
2051 0.89% 1.62%
2050 0.76% 1.65%
2049 0.92% 1.64%
2048 0.9% 1.72%
2047 0.85% 1.76%
2046 0.91% 1.78%
2045 0.86% 1.86%
2044 1.13% 1.85%
2043 1.17% 1.87%
2042 1.06% 1.93%
2041 1.06% 1.97%
2040 1.22% 2.01%
2039 1.16% 2.04%
2038 1.21% 2.16%
2037 1.18% 2.18%
2036 1.4% 2.22%
2035 1.27% 2.26%
2034 1.18% 2.31%
2033 1.18% 2.33%
2032 1.29% 2.36%
2031 1.45% 2.44%
2030 1.44% 2.5%
2029 1.44% 2.5%
2028 1.38% 2.54%
2027 1.32% 2.56%
2026 1.27% 2.57%
2025 1.28% 2.61%
2024 1.18% 2.61%
2023 1.09% 2.6%
2022 1.42% 2.6%
2021 1.82% 2.63%
2020 1.93% 2.67%
2019 1.96% 2.69%
2018 1.94% 2.71%
2017 1.9% 2.75%
2016 1.92% 2.76%
2015 1.97% 2.79%
2014 2% 2.84%
2013 2.1% 2.88%
2012 2.22% 2.91%
2011 2.35% 2.96%
2010 2.45% 2.99%
2009 2.55% 3%
2008 2.74% 2.95%
2007 2.9% 2.86%
2006 2.98% 2.79%
2005 2.07% 2.71%
2004 1.33% 2.62%
2003 4.29% 2.53%
2002 8.24% 2.48%
2001 9.01% 2.45%
2000 -10.7% 2.43%
1999 -11.4% 2.36%
1998 2.76% 2.19%
1997 2.79% 2.03%
1996 2.78% 1.99%
1995 2.8% -0.15%
1994 2.81% -1.16%
1993 2.77% 1.47%
1992 2.7% 2.95%
1991 2.36% 3.13%
1990 2.08% 4.03%
1989 1.93% 4.83%
1988 1.71% 5.55%
1987 1.6% 4.89%
1986 1.51% 3.75%
1985 1.44% 3.92%
1984 1.34% 3.99%
1983 1.28% 4.02%
1982 1.31% 4.03%
1981 1.63% 4%
1980 1.75% 3.93%
1979 1.58% 3.76%
1978 1.69% 3.48%
1977 1.76% 3.15%
1976 1.58% 2.95%
1975 1.24% 2.84%
1974 1.37% 2.75%
1973 1.73% 2.66%
1972 1.78% 2.59%
1971 1.79% 2.54%
1970 1.79% 2.49%
1969 1.78% 2.5%
1968 1.76% 2.51%
1967 1.74% 2.5%
1966 1.71% 2.48%
1965 1.68% 2.47%
1964 1.65% 2.48%
1963 1.61% 2.47%
1962 1.57% 2.44%
1961 1.53% 2.41%

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/malawi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

East Timor Malawi
Current population
1441764
22949294
Population rank 152/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.28%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 26/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 -5,628
Net migration rank 102/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -5,628
2024 - -2,552 - -1,507
2023 20,495 -5,620 549,096 -5,811
2022 20,625 -5,519 533,450 -5,231
2021 20,101 3,111 517,400 -2,666
2020 21,166 3,793 514,659 -2,655
2019 21,307 3,942 506,104 -1,837
2018 21,650 3,062 494,348 -3,267
2017 22,145 1,666 484,655 982
2016 22,778 208 474,779 3,505
2015 23,391 -20 472,484 -6,471
2014 24,040 -958 472,418 -10,317
2013 24,538 -1,206 470,293 -12,934
2012 24,890 -609 460,684 -13,561
2011 25,237 -159 454,149 -12,170
2010 25,515 470 444,468 -9,327
2009 25,696 117 434,811 -8,590
2008 25,888 1,009 421,781 -9,264
2007 26,074 2,103 410,290 -22,680
2006 26,221 2,184 397,123 -29,450
2005 26,412 1,759 381,130 -31,462
2004 26,751 -16,447 361,133 -32,221
2003 26,900 -12,810 341,133 -31,729
2002 25,410 35,935 322,863 -30,013
2001 23,314 49,159 310,833 -28,933
2000 21,579 40,272 300,439 -28,098
1999 21,871 -262,940 295,629 -31,686
1998 23,590 1,806 285,407 -39,491
1997 23,501 1,804 277,433 -61,646
1996 22,703 1,796 270,048 -66,212
1995 21,962 1,806 266,745 -66,366
1994 21,746 1,794 275,439 -505,365
1993 20,770 1,795 276,538 -284,867
1992 19,880 1,794 269,066 37,142
1991 18,605 1,803 260,193 15,291
1990 18,343 -2,881 250,159 71,111
1989 17,758 -2,246 237,967 180,031
1988 12,118 587 226,911 201,011
1987 11,945 -106 220,566 271,693
1986 11,062 -316 218,519 62,615
1985 10,788 -495 216,179 74,625
1984 10,922 -1,436 212,146 72,435
1983 9,686 -1,032 209,422 68,197
1982 9,579 -1,125 205,386 62,661
1981 9,336 -482 199,436 57,376
1980 6,940 5,457 192,746 52,294
1979 987 8,924 182,123 46,388
1978 -1,000 10,967 172,503 36,225
1977 296 10,657 161,930 19,638
1976 783 9,662 153,422 8,206
1975 -1,062 9,542 145,254 5,162
1974 8,405 -2,222 137,819 3,833
1973 10,033 -278 131,529 1,623
1972 10,030 0 125,728 48
1971 9,964 0 121,015 -710
1970 9,824 0 116,822 -2,147
1969 9,611 0 113,120 -2,266
1968 9,356 0 110,329 -924
1967 9,089 0 106,668 0
1966 8,810 0 103,512 0
1965 8,526 0 100,040 0
1964 8,235 0 97,658 0
1963 7,938 0 95,933 0
1962 7,639 0 92,463 0
1961 7,330 0 89,091 0
1960 7,012 0 85,718 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/malawi | 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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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