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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 4.94 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

East Timor vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Nicaragua
2100 1,987,918 8,688,116
2099 1,992,867 8,724,538
2098 1,999,551 8,760,232
2097 2,006,120 8,794,755
2096 2,014,062 8,828,433
2095 2,022,241 8,861,157
2094 2,029,109 8,892,755
2093 2,034,335 8,924,287
2092 2,039,916 8,954,488
2091 2,046,825 8,984,026
2090 2,053,125 9,012,075
2089 2,060,960 9,039,709
2088 2,066,983 9,065,862
2087 2,074,665 9,090,942
2086 2,077,590 9,115,336
2085 2,083,082 9,138,363
2084 2,088,840 9,160,205
2083 2,094,115 9,180,483
2082 2,096,675 9,199,639
2081 2,100,480 9,217,574
2080 2,103,409 9,233,677
2079 2,102,541 9,247,995
2078 2,105,113 9,260,269
2077 2,106,052 9,271,296
2076 2,105,444 9,280,355
2075 2,105,772 9,287,263
2074 2,104,099 9,293,340
2073 2,103,684 9,297,217
2072 2,100,004 9,298,930
2071 2,092,187 9,298,548
2070 2,089,722 9,296,541
2069 2,084,088 9,292,245
2068 2,077,511 9,285,519
2067 2,070,890 9,277,073
2066 2,062,513 9,266,063
2065 2,055,518 9,253,359
2064 2,047,799 9,238,451
2063 2,039,134 9,221,261
2062 2,032,012 9,201,687
2061 2,026,320 9,180,231
2060 2,018,694 9,156,164
2059 2,008,316 9,129,485
2058 1,996,874 9,100,437
2057 1,984,864 9,069,770
2056 1,970,638 9,037,076
2055 1,957,948 9,002,004
2054 1,949,486 8,964,646
2053 1,933,418 8,925,248
2052 1,920,237 8,883,323
2051 1,909,754 8,838,651
2050 1,892,942 8,791,647
2049 1,878,747 8,743,003
2048 1,861,668 8,691,701
2047 1,845,027 8,638,293
2046 1,829,444 8,583,244
2045 1,813,000 8,525,953
2044 1,797,485 8,466,669
2043 1,777,393 8,405,733
2042 1,756,780 8,342,871
2041 1,738,404 8,278,159
2040 1,720,102 8,211,510
2039 1,699,431 8,143,346
2038 1,679,979 8,072,943
2037 1,659,934 8,000,701
2036 1,640,507 7,926,969
2035 1,617,823 7,851,540
2034 1,597,525 7,774,327
2033 1,578,920 7,695,506
2032 1,560,470 7,615,273
2031 1,540,575 7,533,169
2030 1,518,500 7,449,842
2029 1,496,906 7,364,850
2028 1,475,696 7,278,061
2027 1,455,624 7,189,755
2026 1,436,626 7,100,090
2025 1,418,578 7,008,896
2024 1,400,638 6,916,140
2023 1,384,286 6,823,613
2022 1,369,295 6,730,654
2021 1,350,139 6,644,741
2020 1,326,053 6,565,267
2019 1,300,945 6,483,657
2018 1,275,959 6,400,080
2017 1,251,703 6,316,231
2016 1,228,312 6,232,666
2015 1,205,131 6,149,417
2014 1,181,903 6,066,492
2013 1,158,695 5,983,845
2012 1,134,885 5,901,287
2011 1,110,207 5,819,051
2010 1,084,679 5,737,450
2009 1,058,782 5,656,601
2008 1,032,429 5,576,593
2007 1,004,889 5,497,243
2006 976,597 5,418,855
2005 948,311 5,342,105
2004 929,074 5,272,912
2003 916,878 5,210,963
2002 879,159 5,149,909
2001 812,249 5,087,825
2000 745,088 5,022,633
1999 834,697 4,954,018
1998 942,530 4,883,655
1997 917,184 4,809,573
1996 892,282 4,729,974
1995 868,146 4,642,931
1994 844,493 4,549,316
1993 821,437 4,453,732
1992 799,318 4,357,026
1991 778,278 4,259,637
1990 760,345 4,162,559
1989 744,856 4,066,476
1988 730,745 3,972,320
1987 718,476 3,882,164
1986 707,185 3,794,157
1985 696,665 3,706,479
1984 686,777 3,619,104
1983 677,707 3,530,282
1982 669,149 3,438,745
1981 660,493 3,345,674
1980 649,871 3,252,403
1979 638,719 3,164,525
1978 628,775 3,080,314
1977 618,315 2,992,534
1976 607,620 2,903,851
1975 598,158 2,816,943
1974 590,827 2,732,075
1973 582,855 2,649,278
1972 572,962 2,573,578
1971 562,966 2,499,825
1970 553,069 2,423,065
1969 543,356 2,348,398
1968 533,875 2,275,836
1967 524,648 2,205,567
1966 515,696 2,137,820
1965 507,034 2,072,681
1964 498,659 2,010,176
1963 490,564 1,950,159
1962 482,774 1,892,320
1961 475,291 1,836,451
1960 468,118 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Nicaragua
2100 -0.25% -0.42%
2099 -0.33% -0.41%
2098 -0.33% -0.39%
2097 -0.39% -0.38%
2096 -0.4% -0.37%
2095 -0.34% -0.36%
2094 -0.26% -0.35%
2093 -0.27% -0.34%
2092 -0.34% -0.33%
2091 -0.31% -0.31%
2090 -0.38% -0.31%
2089 -0.29% -0.29%
2088 -0.37% -0.28%
2087 -0.14% -0.27%
2086 -0.26% -0.25%
2085 -0.28% -0.24%
2084 -0.25% -0.22%
2083 -0.12% -0.21%
2082 -0.18% -0.19%
2081 -0.14% -0.17%
2080 0.04% -0.15%
2079 -0.12% -0.13%
2078 -0.04% -0.12%
2077 0.03% -0.1%
2076 -0.02% -0.07%
2075 0.08% -0.07%
2074 0.02% -0.04%
2073 0.18% -0.02%
2072 0.37% 0.004%
2071 0.12% 0.02%
2070 0.27% 0.05%
2069 0.32% 0.07%
2068 0.32% 0.09%
2067 0.41% 0.12%
2066 0.34% 0.14%
2065 0.38% 0.16%
2064 0.42% 0.19%
2063 0.35% 0.21%
2062 0.28% 0.23%
2061 0.38% 0.26%
2060 0.52% 0.29%
2059 0.57% 0.32%
2058 0.61% 0.34%
2057 0.72% 0.36%
2056 0.65% 0.39%
2055 0.43% 0.42%
2054 0.83% 0.44%
2053 0.69% 0.47%
2052 0.55% 0.51%
2051 0.89% 0.53%
2050 0.76% 0.56%
2049 0.92% 0.59%
2048 0.9% 0.62%
2047 0.85% 0.64%
2046 0.91% 0.67%
2045 0.86% 0.7%
2044 1.13% 0.72%
2043 1.17% 0.75%
2042 1.06% 0.78%
2041 1.06% 0.81%
2040 1.22% 0.84%
2039 1.16% 0.87%
2038 1.21% 0.9%
2037 1.18% 0.93%
2036 1.4% 0.96%
2035 1.27% 0.99%
2034 1.18% 1.02%
2033 1.18% 1.05%
2032 1.29% 1.09%
2031 1.45% 1.12%
2030 1.44% 1.15%
2029 1.44% 1.19%
2028 1.38% 1.23%
2027 1.32% 1.26%
2026 1.27% 1.3%
2025 1.28% 1.34%
2024 1.18% 1.36%
2023 1.09% 1.38%
2022 1.42% 1.29%
2021 1.82% 1.21%
2020 1.93% 1.26%
2019 1.96% 1.31%
2018 1.94% 1.33%
2017 1.9% 1.34%
2016 1.92% 1.35%
2015 1.97% 1.37%
2014 2% 1.38%
2013 2.1% 1.4%
2012 2.22% 1.41%
2011 2.35% 1.42%
2010 2.45% 1.43%
2009 2.55% 1.43%
2008 2.74% 1.44%
2007 2.9% 1.45%
2006 2.98% 1.44%
2005 2.07% 1.31%
2004 1.33% 1.19%
2003 4.29% 1.19%
2002 8.24% 1.22%
2001 9.01% 1.3%
2000 -10.7% 1.39%
1999 -11.4% 1.44%
1998 2.76% 1.54%
1997 2.79% 1.68%
1996 2.78% 1.87%
1995 2.8% 2.06%
1994 2.81% 2.15%
1993 2.77% 2.22%
1992 2.7% 2.29%
1991 2.36% 2.33%
1990 2.08% 2.36%
1989 1.93% 2.37%
1988 1.71% 2.32%
1987 1.6% 2.32%
1986 1.51% 2.37%
1985 1.44% 2.41%
1984 1.34% 2.52%
1983 1.28% 2.66%
1982 1.31% 2.78%
1981 1.63% 2.87%
1980 1.75% 2.78%
1979 1.58% 2.73%
1978 1.69% 2.93%
1977 1.76% 3.05%
1976 1.58% 3.09%
1975 1.24% 3.11%
1974 1.37% 3.13%
1973 1.73% 2.94%
1972 1.78% 2.95%
1971 1.79% 3.17%
1970 1.79% 3.18%
1969 1.78% 3.19%
1968 1.76% 3.19%
1967 1.74% 3.17%
1966 1.71% 3.14%
1965 1.68% 3.11%
1964 1.65% 3.08%
1963 1.61% 3.06%
1962 1.57% 3.04%
1961 1.53% 3.03%

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/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

East Timor Nicaragua
Current population
1441764
7124343
Population rank 152/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
5.68 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +253
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 78/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 -8,371
Net migration rank 102/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -8,371
2024 - -2,552 - -8,189
2023 20,495 -5,620 100,921 -7,996
2022 20,625 -5,519 100,987 -7,996
2021 20,101 3,111 89,213 -10,383
2020 21,166 3,793 90,515 -10,383
2019 21,307 3,942 102,817 -19,730
2018 21,650 3,062 104,814 -20,742
2017 22,145 1,666 105,468 -21,849
2016 22,778 208 106,585 -23,076
2015 23,391 -20 107,344 -24,353
2014 24,040 -958 108,420 -25,570
2013 24,538 -1,206 109,032 -26,587
2012 24,890 -609 110,065 -27,389
2011 25,237 -159 110,026 -28,221
2010 25,515 470 110,475 -29,081
2009 25,696 117 110,213 -29,913
2008 25,888 1,009 110,395 -30,675
2007 26,074 2,103 110,341 -31,357
2006 26,221 2,184 110,073 -32,274
2005 26,412 1,759 108,984 -33,280
2004 26,751 -16,447 106,904 -44,222
2003 26,900 -12,810 106,142 -44,931
2002 25,410 35,935 105,805 -44,906
2001 23,314 49,159 107,109 -43,837
2000 21,579 40,272 109,192 -42,087
1999 21,871 -262,940 110,217 -40,095
1998 23,590 1,806 108,862 -38,260
1997 23,501 1,804 114,415 -36,851
1996 22,703 1,796 116,849 -35,208
1995 21,962 1,806 118,325 -25,889
1994 21,746 1,794 119,565 -24,773
1993 20,770 1,795 120,469 -24,091
1992 19,880 1,794 121,204 -24,171
1991 18,605 1,803 121,787 -24,028
1990 18,343 -2,881 120,677 -24,280
1989 17,758 -2,246 120,128 -24,364
1988 12,118 587 117,299 -24,753
1987 11,945 -106 112,885 -25,127
1986 11,062 -316 113,054 -24,805
1985 10,788 -495 110,949 -23,840
1984 10,922 -1,436 110,133 -22,493
1983 9,686 -1,032 110,618 -20,620
1982 9,579 -1,125 112,468 -19,395
1981 9,336 -482 110,421 -17,353
1980 6,940 5,457 108,604 -15,130
1979 987 8,924 96,429 -14,152
1978 -1,000 10,967 98,419 -12,273
1977 296 10,657 100,498 -11,082
1976 783 9,662 98,100 -10,155
1975 -1,062 9,542 95,230 -9,349
1974 8,405 -2,222 92,505 -8,639
1973 10,033 -278 89,662 -7,947
1972 10,030 0 76,906 -7,219
1971 9,964 0 84,139 -6,328
1970 9,824 0 81,127 -5,423
1969 9,611 0 78,237 -4,592
1968 9,356 0 75,458 -3,979
1967 9,089 0 72,722 -3,666
1966 8,810 0 69,883 -3,443
1965 8,526 0 67,056 -3,231
1964 8,235 0 64,227 -3,043
1963 7,938 0 61,738 -2,881
1962 7,639 0 59,547 -2,727
1961 7,330 0 57,499 -2,579
1960 7,012 0 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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