The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,437,146 people compared to 36,389,490 in Malaysia.
Population statistics:
- Malaysia's population is 25.3 times bigger than East Timor's.
- East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
- The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
- For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
- Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.2% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.4M (37.7% growth).
- East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 2.09M people compared to the peak of 46.4M people in 2072 for Malaysia.
East Timor vs Malaysia: live population counter
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| Current population |
1437146
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36389490
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| Population rank | 152/197 | 45/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
32.1 minutes
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1.22 minutes
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| One birth every |
17.2 minutes
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1.21 minutes
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| One death every |
52.2 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 hours
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3.01 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,552 | +174,770 |
| Daily growth/decline | +45 | +1,182 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,352 | +431,375 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.18% | +1.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 92/197 | 90/197 |
East Timor and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 468,118 | 7,956,197 | - | - |
| 1961 | 475,291 | 8,164,443 | 1.53% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 482,774 | 8,380,172 | 1.57% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 490,564 | 8,602,160 | 1.61% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 498,659 | 8,828,406 | 1.65% | 2.63% |
| 1965 | 507,034 | 9,056,408 | 1.68% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 515,696 | 9,284,688 | 1.71% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 524,648 | 9,507,099 | 1.74% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 533,875 | 9,725,281 | 1.76% | 2.29% |
| 1969 | 543,356 | 9,947,597 | 1.78% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 553,069 | 10,178,802 | 1.79% | 2.32% |
| 1971 | 562,966 | 10,423,453 | 1.79% | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 572,962 | 10,676,835 | 1.78% | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 582,855 | 10,935,621 | 1.73% | 2.42% |
| 1974 | 590,827 | 11,200,906 | 1.37% | 2.43% |
| 1975 | 598,158 | 11,471,914 | 1.24% | 2.42% |
| 1976 | 607,620 | 11,750,097 | 1.58% | 2.42% |
| 1977 | 618,315 | 12,035,713 | 1.76% | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 628,775 | 12,328,157 | 1.69% | 2.43% |
| 1979 | 638,719 | 12,627,862 | 1.58% | 2.43% |
| 1980 | 649,871 | 12,983,363 | 1.75% | 2.82% |
| 1981 | 660,493 | 13,399,203 | 1.63% | 3.2% |
| 1982 | 669,149 | 13,832,798 | 1.31% | 3.24% |
| 1983 | 677,707 | 14,285,907 | 1.28% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 686,777 | 14,759,009 | 1.34% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 696,665 | 15,252,258 | 1.44% | 3.34% |
| 1986 | 707,185 | 15,760,419 | 1.51% | 3.33% |
| 1987 | 718,476 | 16,276,737 | 1.6% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 730,745 | 16,796,605 | 1.71% | 3.19% |
| 1989 | 744,856 | 17,314,997 | 1.93% | 3.09% |
| 1990 | 760,345 | 17,833,171 | 2.08% | 2.99% |
| 1991 | 778,278 | 18,342,464 | 2.36% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 799,318 | 18,834,572 | 2.7% | 2.68% |
| 1993 | 821,437 | 19,322,664 | 2.77% | 2.59% |
| 1994 | 844,493 | 19,820,446 | 2.81% | 2.58% |
| 1995 | 868,146 | 20,330,599 | 2.8% | 2.57% |
| 1996 | 892,282 | 20,850,087 | 2.78% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 917,184 | 21,375,218 | 2.79% | 2.52% |
| 1998 | 942,530 | 21,906,713 | 2.76% | 2.49% |
| 1999 | 834,697 | 22,435,531 | -11.4% | 2.41% |
| 2000 | 745,088 | 22,967,816 | -10.7% | 2.37% |
| 2001 | 812,249 | 23,526,538 | 9.01% | 2.43% |
| 2002 | 879,159 | 24,102,477 | 8.24% | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 916,878 | 24,679,602 | 4.29% | 2.39% |
| 2004 | 929,074 | 25,256,772 | 1.33% | 2.34% |
| 2005 | 948,311 | 25,836,071 | 2.07% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 976,597 | 26,417,909 | 2.98% | 2.25% |
| 2007 | 1,004,889 | 26,998,389 | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,032,429 | 27,570,059 | 2.74% | 2.12% |
| 2009 | 1,058,782 | 28,124,778 | 2.55% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 1,084,679 | 28,655,776 | 2.45% | 1.89% |
| 2011 | 1,110,207 | 29,162,039 | 2.35% | 1.77% |
| 2012 | 1,134,885 | 29,662,831 | 2.22% | 1.72% |
| 2013 | 1,158,695 | 30,174,265 | 2.1% | 1.72% |
| 2014 | 1,181,903 | 30,696,137 | 2% | 1.73% |
| 2015 | 1,205,131 | 31,232,798 | 1.97% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 1,228,312 | 31,789,685 | 1.92% | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 1,251,703 | 32,355,644 | 1.9% | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 1,275,959 | 32,910,967 | 1.94% | 1.72% |
| 2019 | 1,300,945 | 33,440,596 | 1.96% | 1.61% |
| 2020 | 1,326,053 | 33,889,558 | 1.93% | 1.34% |
| 2021 | 1,350,139 | 34,282,399 | 1.82% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 1,369,295 | 34,695,493 | 1.42% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,384,286 | 35,126,298 | 1.09% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 1,400,638 | 35,557,673 | 1.18% | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 1,418,519 | 35,977,838 | 1.28% | 1.18% |
| 2026 | 1,436,934 | 36,385,119 | 1.3% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 1,456,334 | 36,785,089 | 1.35% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 1,476,850 | 37,182,773 | 1.41% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 1,498,119 | 37,574,292 | 1.44% | 1.05% |
| 2030 | 1,519,802 | 37,961,722 | 1.45% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 1,540,659 | 38,347,786 | 1.37% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 1,559,710 | 38,728,383 | 1.24% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 1,578,114 | 39,097,871 | 1.18% | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 1,597,444 | 39,457,849 | 1.22% | 0.92% |
| 2035 | 1,618,799 | 39,814,834 | 1.34% | 0.9% |
| 2036 | 1,639,721 | 40,166,904 | 1.29% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 1,659,327 | 40,512,289 | 1.2% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 1,678,953 | 40,853,318 | 1.18% | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 1,698,891 | 41,185,892 | 1.19% | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 1,718,249 | 41,509,646 | 1.14% | 0.79% |
| 2041 | 1,736,476 | 41,828,594 | 1.06% | 0.77% |
| 2042 | 1,755,847 | 42,144,474 | 1.12% | 0.76% |
| 2043 | 1,776,066 | 42,455,952 | 1.15% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 1,793,758 | 42,754,140 | 1% | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 1,809,637 | 43,038,205 | 0.89% | 0.66% |
| 2046 | 1,825,551 | 43,313,754 | 0.88% | 0.64% |
| 2047 | 1,841,558 | 43,580,459 | 0.88% | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 1,858,311 | 43,831,577 | 0.91% | 0.58% |
| 2049 | 1,873,846 | 44,065,538 | 0.84% | 0.53% |
| 2050 | 1,889,246 | 44,289,765 | 0.82% | 0.51% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 208,834 (a 17% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).
East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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Population differences between East Timor and Malaysia
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| Life expectancy | 68.3 years | 77.2 years |
| Average age | 26.6 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 22.4 years | 31.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 52.4:47.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.71 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman |
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 280.3 ppl/mi² |
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