Population in East Timor compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

East Timor and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	East Timor	Marshall Islands	East Timor	Marshall Islands
1960	468,118	14,703	-	-
1961	475,291	15,219	1.53%	3.51%
1962	482,774	15,755	1.57%	3.52%
1963	490,564	16,302	1.61%	3.47%
1964	498,659	16,852	1.65%	3.37%
1965	507,034	17,402	1.68%	3.26%
1966	515,696	17,927	1.71%	3.02%
1967	524,648	18,655	1.74%	4.06%
1968	533,875	19,862	1.76%	6.47%
1969	543,356	21,305	1.78%	7.27%
1970	553,069	22,530	1.79%	5.75%
1971	562,966	23,366	1.79%	3.71%
1972	572,962	23,992	1.78%	2.68%
1973	582,855	24,581	1.73%	2.45%
1974	590,827	25,296	1.37%	2.91%
1975	598,158	26,154	1.24%	3.39%
1976	607,620	27,021	1.58%	3.31%
1977	618,315	27,906	1.76%	3.28%
1978	628,775	28,809	1.69%	3.24%
1979	638,719	29,738	1.58%	3.22%
1980	649,871	30,774	1.75%	3.48%
1981	660,493	32,017	1.63%	4.04%
1982	669,149	33,397	1.31%	4.31%
1983	677,707	34,811	1.28%	4.23%
1984	686,777	36,264	1.34%	4.17%
1985	696,665	37,761	1.44%	4.13%
1986	707,185	39,286	1.51%	4.04%
1987	718,476	40,828	1.6%	3.93%
1988	730,745	42,321	1.71%	3.66%
1989	744,856	43,586	1.93%	2.99%
1990	760,345	44,629	2.08%	2.39%
1991	778,278	45,568	2.36%	2.1%
1992	799,318	46,388	2.7%	1.8%
1993	821,437	47,093	2.77%	1.52%
1994	844,493	47,712	2.81%	1.31%
1995	868,146	48,266	2.8%	1.16%
1996	892,282	48,775	2.78%	1.05%
1997	917,184	49,259	2.79%	0.99%
1998	942,530	49,717	2.76%	0.93%
1999	834,697	50,202	-11.4%	0.98%
2000	745,088	50,706	-10.7%	1%
2001	812,249	51,123	9.01%	0.82%
2002	879,159	51,425	8.24%	0.59%
2003	916,878	51,639	4.29%	0.42%
2004	929,074	51,791	1.33%	0.29%
2005	948,311	51,906	2.07%	0.22%
2006	976,597	51,992	2.98%	0.17%
2007	1,004,889	52,035	2.9%	0.08%
2008	1,032,429	52,030	2.74%	-0.01%
2009	1,058,782	52,019	2.55%	-0.02%
2010	1,084,679	52,044	2.45%	0.05%
2011	1,110,207	51,907	2.35%	-0.26%
2012	1,134,885	51,419	2.22%	-0.94%
2013	1,158,695	50,681	2.1%	-1.44%
2014	1,181,903	49,796	2%	-1.75%
2015	1,205,131	48,800	1.97%	-2%
2016	1,228,312	47,709	1.92%	-2.24%
2017	1,251,703	46,529	1.9%	-2.47%
2018	1,275,959	45,285	1.94%	-2.67%
2019	1,300,945	44,007	1.96%	-2.82%
2020	1,326,053	42,706	1.93%	-2.96%
2021	1,350,139	41,367	1.82%	-3.14%
2022	1,369,295	40,077	1.42%	-3.12%
2023	1,384,286	38,827	1.09%	-3.12%
2024	1,400,638	37,548	1.18%	-3.29%
2025	1,418,519	36,281	1.28%	-3.37%
2026	1,436,934	35,078	1.3%	-3.32%
2027	1,456,334	33,976	1.35%	-3.14%
2028	1,476,850	32,977	1.41%	-2.94%
2029	1,498,119	32,054	1.44%	-2.8%
2030	1,519,802	31,191	1.45%	-2.69%
2031	1,540,659	30,420	1.37%	-2.47%
2032	1,559,710	29,740	1.24%	-2.23%
2033	1,578,114	29,142	1.18%	-2.01%
2034	1,597,444	28,608	1.22%	-1.83%
2035	1,618,799	28,147	1.34%	-1.61%
2036	1,639,721	27,751	1.29%	-1.41%
2037	1,659,327	27,405	1.2%	-1.25%
2038	1,678,953	27,092	1.18%	-1.14%
2039	1,698,891	26,836	1.19%	-0.94%
2040	1,718,249	26,598	1.14%	-0.89%
2041	1,736,476	26,396	1.06%	-0.76%
2042	1,755,847	26,217	1.12%	-0.68%
2043	1,776,066	26,054	1.15%	-0.62%
2044	1,793,758	25,913	1%	-0.54%
2045	1,809,637	25,777	0.89%	-0.52%
2046	1,825,551	25,653	0.88%	-0.48%
2047	1,841,558	25,543	0.88%	-0.43%
2048	1,858,311	25,429	0.91%	-0.45%
2049	1,873,846	25,311	0.84%	-0.46%
2050	1,889,246	25,195	0.82%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of East Timor increased by 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, East Timor gained 228,180 (a 18.9% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

East Timor was ranked 154th most populous country in 2005 and is 152nd in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 31.8% to 1,889,246 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.