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Population in East Timor compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • North Macedonia's population is 1.25 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

East Timor vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor North Macedonia
2100 1,987,918 866,884
2099 1,992,867 877,788
2098 1,999,551 888,715
2097 2,006,120 899,716
2096 2,014,062 910,709
2095 2,022,241 921,559
2094 2,029,109 932,633
2093 2,034,335 943,984
2092 2,039,916 955,335
2091 2,046,825 966,773
2090 2,053,125 978,130
2089 2,060,960 989,666
2088 2,066,983 1,001,224
2087 2,074,665 1,012,831
2086 2,077,590 1,024,787
2085 2,083,082 1,036,668
2084 2,088,840 1,048,876
2083 2,094,115 1,061,031
2082 2,096,675 1,073,408
2081 2,100,480 1,085,823
2080 2,103,409 1,098,127
2079 2,102,541 1,110,614
2078 2,105,113 1,123,398
2077 2,106,052 1,136,448
2076 2,105,444 1,149,787
2075 2,105,772 1,163,080
2074 2,104,099 1,176,671
2073 2,103,684 1,190,351
2072 2,100,004 1,204,015
2071 2,092,187 1,217,691
2070 2,089,722 1,231,978
2069 2,084,088 1,246,408
2068 2,077,511 1,260,869
2067 2,070,890 1,275,289
2066 2,062,513 1,289,439
2065 2,055,518 1,303,917
2064 2,047,799 1,318,161
2063 2,039,134 1,332,807
2062 2,032,012 1,347,540
2061 2,026,320 1,362,299
2060 2,018,694 1,376,807
2059 2,008,316 1,390,921
2058 1,996,874 1,404,982
2057 1,984,864 1,419,185
2056 1,970,638 1,433,595
2055 1,957,948 1,447,857
2054 1,949,486 1,462,210
2053 1,933,418 1,476,351
2052 1,920,237 1,489,905
2051 1,909,754 1,503,526
2050 1,892,942 1,516,629
2049 1,878,747 1,529,608
2048 1,861,668 1,542,390
2047 1,845,027 1,555,085
2046 1,829,444 1,568,151
2045 1,813,000 1,581,115
2044 1,797,485 1,593,878
2043 1,777,393 1,606,930
2042 1,756,780 1,619,941
2041 1,738,404 1,632,704
2040 1,720,102 1,645,446
2039 1,699,431 1,658,034
2038 1,679,979 1,670,347
2037 1,659,934 1,682,850
2036 1,640,507 1,695,204
2035 1,617,823 1,707,302
2034 1,597,525 1,719,193
2033 1,578,920 1,730,723
2032 1,560,470 1,742,288
2031 1,540,575 1,753,729
2030 1,518,500 1,765,162
2029 1,496,906 1,775,815
2028 1,475,696 1,786,051
2027 1,455,624 1,795,945
2026 1,436,626 1,805,954
2025 1,418,578 1,815,368
2024 1,400,638 1,824,359
2023 1,384,286 1,827,816
2022 1,369,295 1,831,712
2021 1,350,139 1,837,114
2020 1,326,053 1,856,124
2019 1,300,945 1,876,262
2018 1,275,959 1,889,051
2017 1,251,703 1,898,657
2016 1,228,312 1,906,313
2015 1,205,131 1,912,430
2014 1,181,903 1,917,557
2013 1,158,695 1,922,716
2012 1,134,885 1,929,821
2011 1,110,207 1,937,398
2010 1,084,679 1,946,298
2009 1,058,782 1,958,782
2008 1,032,429 1,971,493
2007 1,004,889 1,982,933
2006 976,597 1,994,287
2005 948,311 2,005,330
2004 929,074 2,016,186
2003 916,878 2,022,725
2002 879,159 2,020,157
2001 812,249 2,034,882
2000 745,088 2,026,350
1999 834,697 2,017,142
1998 942,530 2,007,523
1997 917,184 1,996,869
1996 892,282 2,012,553
1995 868,146 1,998,534
1994 844,493 1,992,666
1993 821,437 2,006,854
1992 799,318 2,032,523
1991 778,278 2,055,994
1990 760,345 2,063,689
1989 744,856 2,055,649
1988 730,745 2,045,737
1987 718,476 2,035,157
1986 707,185 2,024,732
1985 696,665 2,014,331
1984 686,777 2,003,399
1983 677,707 1,991,901
1982 669,149 1,978,956
1981 660,493 1,959,065
1980 649,871 1,933,038
1979 638,719 1,906,523
1978 628,775 1,879,847
1977 618,315 1,853,138
1976 607,620 1,825,830
1975 598,158 1,797,972
1974 590,827 1,770,545
1973 582,855 1,743,816
1972 572,962 1,717,395
1971 562,966 1,691,216
1970 553,069 1,664,208
1969 543,356 1,636,345
1968 533,875 1,608,930
1967 524,648 1,582,492
1966 515,696 1,557,349
1965 507,034 1,533,466
1964 498,659 1,510,900
1963 490,564 1,488,737
1962 482,774 1,471,745
1961 475,291 1,455,171
1960 468,118 1,435,059

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor North Macedonia
2100 -0.25% -1.24%
2099 -0.33% -1.23%
2098 -0.33% -1.22%
2097 -0.39% -1.21%
2096 -0.4% -1.18%
2095 -0.34% -1.19%
2094 -0.26% -1.2%
2093 -0.27% -1.19%
2092 -0.34% -1.18%
2091 -0.31% -1.16%
2090 -0.38% -1.17%
2089 -0.29% -1.15%
2088 -0.37% -1.15%
2087 -0.14% -1.17%
2086 -0.26% -1.15%
2085 -0.28% -1.16%
2084 -0.25% -1.15%
2083 -0.12% -1.15%
2082 -0.18% -1.14%
2081 -0.14% -1.12%
2080 0.04% -1.12%
2079 -0.12% -1.14%
2078 -0.04% -1.15%
2077 0.03% -1.16%
2076 -0.02% -1.14%
2075 0.08% -1.15%
2074 0.02% -1.15%
2073 0.18% -1.13%
2072 0.37% -1.12%
2071 0.12% -1.16%
2070 0.27% -1.16%
2069 0.32% -1.15%
2068 0.32% -1.13%
2067 0.41% -1.1%
2066 0.34% -1.11%
2065 0.38% -1.08%
2064 0.42% -1.1%
2063 0.35% -1.09%
2062 0.28% -1.08%
2061 0.38% -1.05%
2060 0.52% -1.01%
2059 0.57% -1%
2058 0.61% -1%
2057 0.72% -1.01%
2056 0.65% -0.99%
2055 0.43% -0.98%
2054 0.83% -0.96%
2053 0.69% -0.91%
2052 0.55% -0.91%
2051 0.89% -0.86%
2050 0.76% -0.85%
2049 0.92% -0.83%
2048 0.9% -0.82%
2047 0.85% -0.83%
2046 0.91% -0.82%
2045 0.86% -0.8%
2044 1.13% -0.81%
2043 1.17% -0.8%
2042 1.06% -0.78%
2041 1.06% -0.77%
2040 1.22% -0.76%
2039 1.16% -0.74%
2038 1.21% -0.74%
2037 1.18% -0.73%
2036 1.4% -0.71%
2035 1.27% -0.69%
2034 1.18% -0.67%
2033 1.18% -0.66%
2032 1.29% -0.65%
2031 1.45% -0.65%
2030 1.44% -0.6%
2029 1.44% -0.57%
2028 1.38% -0.55%
2027 1.32% -0.55%
2026 1.27% -0.52%
2025 1.28% -0.49%
2024 1.18% -0.19%
2023 1.09% -0.21%
2022 1.42% -0.29%
2021 1.82% -1.02%
2020 1.93% -1.07%
2019 1.96% -0.68%
2018 1.94% -0.51%
2017 1.9% -0.4%
2016 1.92% -0.32%
2015 1.97% -0.27%
2014 2% -0.27%
2013 2.1% -0.37%
2012 2.22% -0.39%
2011 2.35% -0.46%
2010 2.45% -0.64%
2009 2.55% -0.64%
2008 2.74% -0.58%
2007 2.9% -0.57%
2006 2.98% -0.55%
2005 2.07% -0.54%
2004 1.33% -0.32%
2003 4.29% 0.13%
2002 8.24% -0.72%
2001 9.01% 0.42%
2000 -10.7% 0.46%
1999 -11.4% 0.48%
1998 2.76% 0.53%
1997 2.79% -0.78%
1996 2.78% 0.7%
1995 2.8% 0.29%
1994 2.81% -0.71%
1993 2.77% -1.26%
1992 2.7% -1.14%
1991 2.36% -0.37%
1990 2.08% 0.39%
1989 1.93% 0.48%
1988 1.71% 0.52%
1987 1.6% 0.51%
1986 1.51% 0.52%
1985 1.44% 0.55%
1984 1.34% 0.58%
1983 1.28% 0.65%
1982 1.31% 1.02%
1981 1.63% 1.35%
1980 1.75% 1.39%
1979 1.58% 1.42%
1978 1.69% 1.44%
1977 1.76% 1.5%
1976 1.58% 1.55%
1975 1.24% 1.55%
1974 1.37% 1.53%
1973 1.73% 1.54%
1972 1.78% 1.55%
1971 1.79% 1.62%
1970 1.79% 1.7%
1969 1.78% 1.7%
1968 1.76% 1.67%
1967 1.74% 1.61%
1966 1.71% 1.56%
1965 1.68% 1.49%
1964 1.65% 1.49%
1963 1.61% 1.15%
1962 1.57% 1.14%
1961 1.53% 1.4%

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

East Timor North Macedonia
Current population
1441764
1805954
Population rank 152/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.02%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
2.53 hours
One birth every
17.2 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 -9
Annual growth/decline +16,352 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 176/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 -5,645
Net migration rank 102/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -5,645
2024 - -2,552 - -5,728
2023 20,495 -5,620 -3,290 -5,597
2022 20,625 -5,519 -4,397 -5,296
2021 20,101 3,111 -9,737 -5,483
2020 21,166 3,793 -5,939 -23,458
2019 21,307 3,942 -375 -24,204
2018 21,650 3,062 1,512 -24,878
2017 22,145 1,666 1,329 -24,227
2016 22,778 208 2,374 -24,144
2015 23,391 -20 2,294 -23,010
2014 24,040 -958 3,644 -22,132
2013 24,538 -1,206 3,653 -20,297
2012 24,890 -609 3,087 -19,083
2011 25,237 -159 3,100 -17,871
2010 25,515 470 4,866 -16,668
2009 25,696 117 4,309 -15,455
2008 25,888 1,009 3,746 -17,645
2007 26,074 2,103 2,974 -15,705
2006 26,221 2,184 3,988 -9,632
2005 26,412 1,759 4,011 -2,244
2004 26,751 -16,447 5,444 -2,640
2003 26,900 -12,810 8,900 -2,880
2002 25,410 35,935 9,697 -2,858
2001 23,314 49,159 10,174 -922
2000 21,579 40,272 12,159 -2,824
1999 21,871 -262,940 10,489 -1,261
1998 23,590 1,806 12,446 -589
1997 23,501 1,804 12,979 -477
1996 22,703 1,796 14,806 -397
1995 21,962 1,806 17,239 -3,603
1994 21,746 1,794 19,103 -21,006
1993 20,770 1,795 20,797 -47,273
1992 19,880 1,794 21,659 -46,509
1991 18,605 1,803 23,387 -45,484
1990 18,343 -2,881 22,868 -16,174
1989 17,758 -2,246 22,912 -13,528
1988 12,118 587 24,064 -13,621
1987 11,945 -106 24,359 -13,635
1986 11,062 -316 23,720 -13,589
1985 10,788 -495 24,167 -13,492
1984 10,922 -1,436 24,436 -13,251
1983 9,686 -1,032 24,690 -12,884
1982 9,579 -1,125 25,810 -11,716
1981 9,336 -482 25,689 0
1980 6,940 5,457 26,547 -189
1979 987 8,924 27,096 -426
1978 -1,000 10,967 27,150 -462
1977 296 10,657 27,410 -683
1976 783 9,662 28,799 -911
1975 -1,062 9,542 28,983 -1,147
1974 8,405 -2,222 28,400 -1,376
1973 10,033 -278 28,032 -1,600
1972 10,030 0 28,236 -1,834
1971 9,964 0 28,010 -2,064
1970 9,824 0 28,022 60
1969 9,611 0 27,464 181
1968 9,356 0 28,378 -1,201
1967 9,089 0 28,401 -2,696
1966 8,810 0 28,766 -4,176
1965 8,526 0 28,564 -5,385
1964 8,235 0 27,889 -5,938
1963 7,938 0 28,124 -5,759
1962 7,639 0 25,317 -13,702
1961 7,330 0 27,846 -6,309
1960 7,012 0 28,816 -10,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/north-macedonia | 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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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