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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 92.5 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.63% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

East Timor vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Mexico
2100 1,987,918 131,182,639
2099 1,992,867 131,943,283
2098 1,999,551 132,700,369
2097 2,006,120 133,455,010
2096 2,014,062 134,204,227
2095 2,022,241 134,949,218
2094 2,029,109 135,687,085
2093 2,034,335 136,415,232
2092 2,039,916 137,127,644
2091 2,046,825 137,833,985
2090 2,053,125 138,527,198
2089 2,060,960 139,208,862
2088 2,066,983 139,874,924
2087 2,074,665 140,530,483
2086 2,077,590 141,174,372
2085 2,083,082 141,805,496
2084 2,088,840 142,415,948
2083 2,094,115 143,009,187
2082 2,096,675 143,579,768
2081 2,100,480 144,138,842
2080 2,103,409 144,677,451
2079 2,102,541 145,195,172
2078 2,105,113 145,691,242
2077 2,106,052 146,165,064
2076 2,105,444 146,616,674
2075 2,105,772 147,046,928
2074 2,104,099 147,455,761
2073 2,103,684 147,841,295
2072 2,100,004 148,201,143
2071 2,092,187 148,534,057
2070 2,089,722 148,848,168
2069 2,084,088 149,134,711
2068 2,077,511 149,395,717
2067 2,070,890 149,630,386
2066 2,062,513 149,842,125
2065 2,055,518 150,029,268
2064 2,047,799 150,187,992
2063 2,039,134 150,319,846
2062 2,032,012 150,424,224
2061 2,026,320 150,502,250
2060 2,018,694 150,555,648
2059 2,008,316 150,577,220
2058 1,996,874 150,569,044
2057 1,984,864 150,535,337
2056 1,970,638 150,475,242
2055 1,957,948 150,384,336
2054 1,949,486 150,263,237
2053 1,933,418 150,110,615
2052 1,920,237 149,923,918
2051 1,909,754 149,705,066
2050 1,892,942 149,450,774
2049 1,878,747 149,166,038
2048 1,861,668 148,836,849
2047 1,845,027 148,478,965
2046 1,829,444 148,081,688
2045 1,813,000 147,647,318
2044 1,797,485 147,173,101
2043 1,777,393 146,667,761
2042 1,756,780 146,123,566
2041 1,738,404 145,543,650
2040 1,720,102 144,931,633
2039 1,699,431 144,286,278
2038 1,679,979 143,601,872
2037 1,659,934 142,883,005
2036 1,640,507 142,138,929
2035 1,617,823 141,359,885
2034 1,597,525 140,554,653
2033 1,578,920 139,713,048
2032 1,560,470 138,843,644
2031 1,540,575 137,947,334
2030 1,518,500 137,023,304
2029 1,496,906 136,071,720
2028 1,475,696 135,090,755
2027 1,455,624 134,081,337
2026 1,436,626 133,042,003
2025 1,418,578 131,970,909
2024 1,400,638 130,861,007
2023 1,384,286 129,739,759
2022 1,369,295 128,613,117
2021 1,350,139 127,648,148
2020 1,326,053 126,799,054
2019 1,300,945 125,762,982
2018 1,275,959 124,573,711
2017 1,251,703 123,400,057
2016 1,228,312 122,251,351
2015 1,205,131 121,072,306
2014 1,181,903 119,784,261
2013 1,158,695 118,343,573
2012 1,134,885 116,818,208
2011 1,110,207 115,243,504
2010 1,084,679 113,623,895
2009 1,058,782 111,999,721
2008 1,032,429 110,374,288
2007 1,004,889 108,774,360
2006 976,597 107,253,666
2005 948,311 105,811,504
2004 929,074 104,394,131
2003 916,878 102,978,515
2002 879,159 101,548,624
2001 812,249 100,099,099
2000 745,088 98,625,552
1999 834,697 97,115,707
1998 942,530 95,575,245
1997 917,184 94,021,207
1996 892,282 92,452,702
1995 868,146 90,862,455
1994 844,493 89,259,205
1993 821,437 87,653,807
1992 799,318 86,044,809
1991 778,278 84,430,572
1990 760,345 82,820,170
1989 744,856 81,247,182
1988 730,745 79,695,531
1987 718,476 78,136,651
1986 707,185 76,585,637
1985 696,665 75,043,414
1984 686,777 73,506,846
1983 677,707 71,971,240
1982 669,149 70,433,260
1981 660,493 68,892,108
1980 649,871 67,300,334
1979 638,719 65,648,865
1978 628,775 63,979,046
1977 618,315 62,308,493
1976 607,620 60,645,512
1975 598,158 58,982,400
1974 590,827 57,320,149
1973 582,855 55,667,284
1972 572,962 54,030,168
1971 562,966 52,412,558
1970 553,069 50,814,953
1969 543,356 49,233,194
1968 533,875 47,668,303
1967 524,648 46,129,608
1966 515,696 44,629,106
1965 507,034 43,174,477
1964 498,659 41,772,049
1963 490,564 40,424,065
1962 482,774 39,129,200
1961 475,291 37,890,118
1960 468,118 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Mexico
2100 -0.25% -0.58%
2099 -0.33% -0.57%
2098 -0.33% -0.57%
2097 -0.39% -0.56%
2096 -0.4% -0.55%
2095 -0.34% -0.54%
2094 -0.26% -0.53%
2093 -0.27% -0.52%
2092 -0.34% -0.51%
2091 -0.31% -0.5%
2090 -0.38% -0.49%
2089 -0.29% -0.48%
2088 -0.37% -0.47%
2087 -0.14% -0.46%
2086 -0.26% -0.45%
2085 -0.28% -0.43%
2084 -0.25% -0.41%
2083 -0.12% -0.4%
2082 -0.18% -0.39%
2081 -0.14% -0.37%
2080 0.04% -0.36%
2079 -0.12% -0.34%
2078 -0.04% -0.32%
2077 0.03% -0.31%
2076 -0.02% -0.29%
2075 0.08% -0.28%
2074 0.02% -0.26%
2073 0.18% -0.24%
2072 0.37% -0.22%
2071 0.12% -0.21%
2070 0.27% -0.19%
2069 0.32% -0.17%
2068 0.32% -0.16%
2067 0.41% -0.14%
2066 0.34% -0.12%
2065 0.38% -0.11%
2064 0.42% -0.09%
2063 0.35% -0.07%
2062 0.28% -0.05%
2061 0.38% -0.04%
2060 0.52% -0.01%
2059 0.57% 0.005%
2058 0.61% 0.02%
2057 0.72% 0.04%
2056 0.65% 0.06%
2055 0.43% 0.08%
2054 0.83% 0.1%
2053 0.69% 0.12%
2052 0.55% 0.15%
2051 0.89% 0.17%
2050 0.76% 0.19%
2049 0.92% 0.22%
2048 0.9% 0.24%
2047 0.85% 0.27%
2046 0.91% 0.29%
2045 0.86% 0.32%
2044 1.13% 0.34%
2043 1.17% 0.37%
2042 1.06% 0.4%
2041 1.06% 0.42%
2040 1.22% 0.45%
2039 1.16% 0.48%
2038 1.21% 0.5%
2037 1.18% 0.52%
2036 1.4% 0.55%
2035 1.27% 0.57%
2034 1.18% 0.6%
2033 1.18% 0.63%
2032 1.29% 0.65%
2031 1.45% 0.67%
2030 1.44% 0.7%
2029 1.44% 0.73%
2028 1.38% 0.75%
2027 1.32% 0.78%
2026 1.27% 0.81%
2025 1.28% 0.85%
2024 1.18% 0.86%
2023 1.09% 0.88%
2022 1.42% 0.76%
2021 1.82% 0.67%
2020 1.93% 0.82%
2019 1.96% 0.95%
2018 1.94% 0.95%
2017 1.9% 0.94%
2016 1.92% 0.97%
2015 1.97% 1.08%
2014 2% 1.22%
2013 2.1% 1.31%
2012 2.22% 1.37%
2011 2.35% 1.43%
2010 2.45% 1.45%
2009 2.55% 1.47%
2008 2.74% 1.47%
2007 2.9% 1.42%
2006 2.98% 1.36%
2005 2.07% 1.36%
2004 1.33% 1.37%
2003 4.29% 1.41%
2002 8.24% 1.45%
2001 9.01% 1.49%
2000 -10.7% 1.55%
1999 -11.4% 1.61%
1998 2.76% 1.65%
1997 2.79% 1.7%
1996 2.78% 1.75%
1995 2.8% 1.8%
1994 2.81% 1.83%
1993 2.77% 1.87%
1992 2.7% 1.91%
1991 2.36% 1.94%
1990 2.08% 1.94%
1989 1.93% 1.95%
1988 1.71% 2%
1987 1.6% 2.03%
1986 1.51% 2.06%
1985 1.44% 2.09%
1984 1.34% 2.13%
1983 1.28% 2.18%
1982 1.31% 2.24%
1981 1.63% 2.37%
1980 1.75% 2.52%
1979 1.58% 2.61%
1978 1.69% 2.68%
1977 1.76% 2.74%
1976 1.58% 2.82%
1975 1.24% 2.9%
1974 1.37% 2.97%
1973 1.73% 3.03%
1972 1.78% 3.09%
1971 1.79% 3.14%
1970 1.79% 3.21%
1969 1.78% 3.28%
1968 1.76% 3.34%
1967 1.74% 3.36%
1966 1.71% 3.37%
1965 1.68% 3.36%
1964 1.65% 3.33%
1963 1.61% 3.31%
1962 1.57% 3.27%
1961 1.53% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

East Timor Mexico
Current population
1441764
133323134
Population rank 152/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.61%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 110/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -108,037
Net migration rank 102/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -108,037
2024 - -2,552 - -104,581
2023 20,495 -5,620 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 20,625 -5,519 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 20,101 3,111 936,682 -122,791
2020 21,166 3,793 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 21,307 3,942 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 21,650 3,062 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 22,145 1,666 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 22,778 208 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 23,391 -20 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 24,040 -958 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 24,538 -1,206 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 24,890 -609 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 25,237 -159 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 25,515 470 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 25,696 117 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 25,888 1,009 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 26,074 2,103 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 26,221 2,184 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 26,412 1,759 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 26,751 -16,447 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 26,900 -12,810 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 25,410 35,935 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 23,314 49,159 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 21,579 40,272 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 21,871 -262,940 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 23,590 1,806 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 23,501 1,804 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 22,703 1,796 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 21,962 1,806 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 21,746 1,794 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 20,770 1,795 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 19,880 1,794 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 18,605 1,803 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 18,343 -2,881 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 17,758 -2,246 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 12,118 587 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 11,945 -106 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 11,062 -316 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 10,788 -495 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 10,922 -1,436 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 9,686 -1,032 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 9,579 -1,125 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 9,336 -482 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 6,940 5,457 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 987 8,924 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 -1,000 10,967 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 296 10,657 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 783 9,662 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 -1,062 9,542 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 8,405 -2,222 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 10,033 -278 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 10,030 0 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 9,964 0 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 9,824 0 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 9,611 0 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 9,356 0 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 9,089 0 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 8,810 0 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 8,526 0 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 8,235 0 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 7,938 0 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 7,639 0 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 7,330 0 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 7,012 0 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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