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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Namibia's population is 2.2 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

East Timor vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Namibia
2100 1,987,918 5,958,153
2099 1,992,867 5,952,623
2098 1,999,551 5,947,142
2097 2,006,120 5,942,285
2096 2,014,062 5,938,162
2095 2,022,241 5,930,395
2094 2,029,109 5,922,248
2093 2,034,335 5,911,235
2092 2,039,916 5,899,026
2091 2,046,825 5,886,490
2090 2,053,125 5,871,938
2089 2,060,960 5,858,234
2088 2,066,983 5,842,720
2087 2,074,665 5,825,856
2086 2,077,590 5,806,643
2085 2,083,082 5,789,246
2084 2,088,840 5,771,050
2083 2,094,115 5,751,610
2082 2,096,675 5,730,648
2081 2,100,480 5,707,476
2080 2,103,409 5,682,842
2079 2,102,541 5,659,698
2078 2,105,113 5,634,313
2077 2,106,052 5,608,096
2076 2,105,444 5,580,829
2075 2,105,772 5,551,107
2074 2,104,099 5,522,025
2073 2,103,684 5,494,180
2072 2,100,004 5,464,749
2071 2,092,187 5,434,461
2070 2,089,722 5,403,822
2069 2,084,088 5,371,517
2068 2,077,511 5,336,950
2067 2,070,890 5,300,707
2066 2,062,513 5,263,191
2065 2,055,518 5,227,346
2064 2,047,799 5,190,323
2063 2,039,134 5,150,579
2062 2,032,012 5,109,760
2061 2,026,320 5,068,478
2060 2,018,694 5,023,587
2059 2,008,316 4,979,591
2058 1,996,874 4,933,964
2057 1,984,864 4,887,985
2056 1,970,638 4,840,537
2055 1,957,948 4,790,848
2054 1,949,486 4,741,942
2053 1,933,418 4,691,180
2052 1,920,237 4,639,835
2051 1,909,754 4,587,353
2050 1,892,942 4,533,502
2049 1,878,747 4,482,650
2048 1,861,668 4,430,309
2047 1,845,027 4,373,597
2046 1,829,444 4,318,050
2045 1,813,000 4,259,166
2044 1,797,485 4,202,338
2043 1,777,393 4,144,892
2042 1,756,780 4,088,713
2041 1,738,404 4,032,347
2040 1,720,102 3,976,987
2039 1,699,431 3,920,720
2038 1,679,979 3,862,015
2037 1,659,934 3,804,482
2036 1,640,507 3,747,072
2035 1,617,823 3,689,163
2034 1,597,525 3,631,737
2033 1,578,920 3,575,000
2032 1,560,470 3,516,310
2031 1,540,575 3,456,265
2030 1,518,500 3,395,964
2029 1,496,906 3,336,698
2028 1,475,696 3,277,428
2027 1,455,624 3,216,917
2026 1,436,626 3,156,839
2025 1,418,578 3,094,769
2024 1,400,638 3,030,131
2023 1,384,286 2,963,095
2022 1,369,295 2,889,662
2021 1,350,139 2,810,548
2020 1,326,053 2,728,762
2019 1,300,945 2,650,494
2018 1,275,959 2,577,327
2017 1,251,703 2,506,853
2016 1,228,312 2,439,213
2015 1,205,131 2,374,300
2014 1,181,903 2,312,139
2013 1,158,695 2,252,508
2012 1,134,885 2,194,654
2011 1,110,207 2,146,325
2010 1,084,679 2,109,811
2009 1,058,782 2,077,394
2008 1,032,429 2,047,056
2007 1,004,889 2,018,600
2006 976,597 1,991,888
2005 948,311 1,966,582
2004 929,074 1,942,082
2003 916,878 1,917,464
2002 879,159 1,889,970
2001 812,249 1,857,048
2000 745,088 1,818,647
1999 834,697 1,776,368
1998 942,530 1,732,745
1997 917,184 1,689,264
1996 892,282 1,646,103
1995 868,146 1,602,170
1994 844,493 1,556,304
1993 821,437 1,508,697
1992 799,318 1,461,322
1991 778,278 1,415,684
1990 760,345 1,369,303
1989 744,856 1,288,947
1988 730,745 1,209,696
1987 718,476 1,167,889
1986 707,185 1,131,081
1985 696,665 1,096,890
1984 686,777 1,065,989
1983 677,707 1,037,511
1982 669,149 1,010,308
1981 660,493 992,500
1980 649,871 981,434
1979 638,719 962,825
1978 628,775 947,269
1977 618,315 931,104
1976 607,620 906,566
1975 598,158 881,032
1974 590,827 854,320
1973 582,855 828,928
1972 572,962 804,399
1971 562,966 780,584
1970 553,069 757,868
1969 543,356 736,120
1968 533,875 715,542
1967 524,648 696,045
1966 515,696 677,655
1965 507,034 660,558
1964 498,659 644,530
1963 490,564 629,589
1962 482,774 615,759
1961 475,291 603,067
1960 468,118 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Namibia
2100 -0.25% 0.09%
2099 -0.33% 0.09%
2098 -0.33% 0.08%
2097 -0.39% 0.07%
2096 -0.4% 0.13%
2095 -0.34% 0.14%
2094 -0.26% 0.19%
2093 -0.27% 0.21%
2092 -0.34% 0.21%
2091 -0.31% 0.25%
2090 -0.38% 0.23%
2089 -0.29% 0.27%
2088 -0.37% 0.29%
2087 -0.14% 0.33%
2086 -0.26% 0.3%
2085 -0.28% 0.32%
2084 -0.25% 0.34%
2083 -0.12% 0.37%
2082 -0.18% 0.41%
2081 -0.14% 0.43%
2080 0.04% 0.41%
2079 -0.12% 0.45%
2078 -0.04% 0.47%
2077 0.03% 0.49%
2076 -0.02% 0.54%
2075 0.08% 0.53%
2074 0.02% 0.51%
2073 0.18% 0.54%
2072 0.37% 0.56%
2071 0.12% 0.57%
2070 0.27% 0.6%
2069 0.32% 0.65%
2068 0.32% 0.68%
2067 0.41% 0.71%
2066 0.34% 0.69%
2065 0.38% 0.71%
2064 0.42% 0.77%
2063 0.35% 0.8%
2062 0.28% 0.81%
2061 0.38% 0.89%
2060 0.52% 0.88%
2059 0.57% 0.92%
2058 0.61% 0.94%
2057 0.72% 0.98%
2056 0.65% 1.04%
2055 0.43% 1.03%
2054 0.83% 1.08%
2053 0.69% 1.11%
2052 0.55% 1.14%
2051 0.89% 1.19%
2050 0.76% 1.13%
2049 0.92% 1.18%
2048 0.9% 1.3%
2047 0.85% 1.29%
2046 0.91% 1.38%
2045 0.86% 1.35%
2044 1.13% 1.39%
2043 1.17% 1.37%
2042 1.06% 1.4%
2041 1.06% 1.39%
2040 1.22% 1.44%
2039 1.16% 1.52%
2038 1.21% 1.51%
2037 1.18% 1.53%
2036 1.4% 1.57%
2035 1.27% 1.58%
2034 1.18% 1.59%
2033 1.18% 1.67%
2032 1.29% 1.74%
2031 1.45% 1.78%
2030 1.44% 1.78%
2029 1.44% 1.81%
2028 1.38% 1.88%
2027 1.32% 1.9%
2026 1.27% 2.01%
2025 1.28% 2.13%
2024 1.18% 2.26%
2023 1.09% 2.54%
2022 1.42% 2.81%
2021 1.82% 3%
2020 1.93% 2.95%
2019 1.96% 2.84%
2018 1.94% 2.81%
2017 1.9% 2.77%
2016 1.92% 2.73%
2015 1.97% 2.69%
2014 2% 2.65%
2013 2.1% 2.64%
2012 2.22% 2.25%
2011 2.35% 1.73%
2010 2.45% 1.56%
2009 2.55% 1.48%
2008 2.74% 1.41%
2007 2.9% 1.34%
2006 2.98% 1.29%
2005 2.07% 1.26%
2004 1.33% 1.28%
2003 4.29% 1.45%
2002 8.24% 1.77%
2001 9.01% 2.11%
2000 -10.7% 2.38%
1999 -11.4% 2.52%
1998 2.76% 2.57%
1997 2.79% 2.62%
1996 2.78% 2.74%
1995 2.8% 2.95%
1994 2.81% 3.16%
1993 2.77% 3.24%
1992 2.7% 3.22%
1991 2.36% 3.39%
1990 2.08% 6.23%
1989 1.93% 6.55%
1988 1.71% 3.58%
1987 1.6% 3.25%
1986 1.51% 3.12%
1985 1.44% 2.9%
1984 1.34% 2.74%
1983 1.28% 2.69%
1982 1.31% 1.79%
1981 1.63% 1.13%
1980 1.75% 1.93%
1979 1.58% 1.64%
1978 1.69% 1.74%
1977 1.76% 2.71%
1976 1.58% 2.9%
1975 1.24% 3.13%
1974 1.37% 3.06%
1973 1.73% 3.05%
1972 1.78% 3.05%
1971 1.79% 3%
1970 1.79% 2.95%
1969 1.78% 2.88%
1968 1.76% 2.8%
1967 1.74% 2.71%
1966 1.71% 2.59%
1965 1.68% 2.49%
1964 1.65% 2.37%
1963 1.61% 2.25%
1962 1.57% 2.1%
1961 1.53% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

East Timor Namibia
Current population
1441764
3173089
Population rank 152/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +184
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 41/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 +1,866
Net migration rank 102/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 1,866
2024 - -2,552 - 4,211
2023 20,495 -5,620 58,435 11,675
2022 20,625 -5,519 54,534 22,212
2021 20,101 3,111 50,160 31,327
2020 21,166 3,793 55,034 27,056
2019 21,307 3,942 54,769 19,676
2018 21,650 3,062 53,970 17,920
2017 22,145 1,666 52,975 16,080
2016 22,778 208 52,228 14,002
2015 23,391 -20 50,846 12,755
2014 24,040 -958 49,581 11,134
2013 24,538 -1,206 47,801 10,748
2012 24,890 -609 46,204 10,957
2011 25,237 -159 43,557 -4,067
2010 25,515 470 42,046 -8,518
2009 25,696 117 39,942 -8,626
2008 25,888 1,009 38,147 -8,775
2007 26,074 2,103 36,430 -8,905
2006 26,221 2,184 34,690 -8,792
2005 26,412 1,759 32,909 -8,195
2004 26,751 -16,447 31,478 -7,192
2003 26,900 -12,810 31,115 -6,153
2002 25,410 35,935 31,947 -1,913
2001 23,314 49,159 32,942 2,869
2000 21,579 40,272 35,280 5,709
1999 21,871 -262,940 37,233 6,333
1998 23,590 1,806 37,500 6,180
1997 23,501 1,804 37,256 6,023
1996 22,703 1,796 37,177 5,866
1995 21,962 1,806 39,119 5,712
1994 21,746 1,794 41,316 5,578
1993 20,770 1,795 42,861 5,464
1992 19,880 1,794 43,945 2,487
1991 18,605 1,803 44,523 309
1990 18,343 -2,881 43,956 3,969
1989 17,758 -2,246 37,715 75,072
1988 12,118 587 34,798 10,916
1987 11,945 -106 33,340 4,559
1986 11,062 -316 31,764 3,953
1985 10,788 -495 30,575 2,090
1984 10,922 -1,436 29,395 -267
1983 9,686 -1,032 28,307 -481
1982 9,579 -1,125 27,474 -889
1981 9,336 -482 27,938 -18,901
1980 6,940 5,457 28,142 -15,041
1979 987 8,924 28,930 -4,818
1978 -1,000 10,967 29,821 -22,827
1977 296 10,657 29,241 -3,907
1976 783 9,662 28,785 -5,048
1975 -1,062 9,542 27,882 -553
1974 8,405 -2,222 26,844 -744
1973 10,033 -278 25,754 -1,066
1972 10,030 0 24,606 -236
1971 9,964 0 23,467 -208
1970 9,824 0 22,414 -244
1969 9,611 0 21,387 -57
1968 9,356 0 20,470 -636
1967 9,089 0 19,498 -339
1966 8,810 0 18,635 -1,023
1965 8,526 0 17,902 -1,327
1964 8,235 0 17,134 -1,660
1963 7,938 0 16,430 -2,016
1962 7,639 0 15,656 -2,403
1961 7,330 0 14,936 -2,807
1960 7,012 0 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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