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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 3.93 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

East Timor vs Norway: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Norway
2100 1,987,918 5,441,855
2099 1,992,867 5,454,583
2098 1,999,551 5,466,669
2097 2,006,120 5,478,174
2096 2,014,062 5,490,010
2095 2,022,241 5,502,418
2094 2,029,109 5,514,598
2093 2,034,335 5,527,174
2092 2,039,916 5,539,172
2091 2,046,825 5,551,172
2090 2,053,125 5,564,044
2089 2,060,960 5,576,715
2088 2,066,983 5,590,047
2087 2,074,665 5,604,159
2086 2,077,590 5,617,935
2085 2,083,082 5,631,413
2084 2,088,840 5,645,116
2083 2,094,115 5,658,044
2082 2,096,675 5,670,485
2081 2,100,480 5,682,427
2080 2,103,409 5,694,199
2079 2,102,541 5,705,317
2078 2,105,113 5,715,984
2077 2,106,052 5,726,145
2076 2,105,444 5,735,898
2075 2,105,772 5,745,619
2074 2,104,099 5,755,683
2073 2,103,684 5,765,642
2072 2,100,004 5,775,295
2071 2,092,187 5,784,119
2070 2,089,722 5,793,594
2069 2,084,088 5,802,341
2068 2,077,511 5,811,630
2067 2,070,890 5,821,550
2066 2,062,513 5,831,535
2065 2,055,518 5,841,333
2064 2,047,799 5,851,085
2063 2,039,134 5,860,548
2062 2,032,012 5,869,700
2061 2,026,320 5,877,754
2060 2,018,694 5,885,488
2059 2,008,316 5,892,036
2058 1,996,874 5,897,922
2057 1,984,864 5,904,330
2056 1,970,638 5,910,291
2055 1,957,948 5,915,286
2054 1,949,486 5,919,312
2053 1,933,418 5,922,325
2052 1,920,237 5,923,483
2051 1,909,754 5,923,938
2050 1,892,942 5,923,557
2049 1,878,747 5,922,138
2048 1,861,668 5,919,215
2047 1,845,027 5,916,146
2046 1,829,444 5,912,426
2045 1,813,000 5,907,334
2044 1,797,485 5,902,175
2043 1,777,393 5,896,614
2042 1,756,780 5,889,741
2041 1,738,404 5,881,692
2040 1,720,102 5,873,512
2039 1,699,431 5,864,063
2038 1,679,979 5,853,639
2037 1,659,934 5,842,734
2036 1,640,507 5,830,991
2035 1,617,823 5,818,882
2034 1,597,525 5,805,966
2033 1,578,920 5,792,030
2032 1,560,470 5,777,062
2031 1,540,575 5,760,828
2030 1,518,500 5,743,814
2029 1,496,906 5,725,891
2028 1,475,696 5,706,765
2027 1,455,624 5,686,336
2026 1,436,626 5,665,477
2025 1,418,578 5,626,258
2024 1,400,638 5,572,279
2023 1,384,286 5,519,601
2022 1,369,295 5,457,127
2021 1,350,139 5,408,320
2020 1,326,053 5,379,475
2019 1,300,945 5,347,896
2018 1,275,959 5,311,916
2017 1,251,703 5,276,968
2016 1,228,312 5,234,519
2015 1,205,131 5,188,607
2014 1,181,903 5,137,232
2013 1,158,695 5,079,623
2012 1,134,885 5,018,573
2011 1,110,207 4,953,088
2010 1,084,679 4,889,252
2009 1,058,782 4,828,726
2008 1,032,429 4,768,212
2007 1,004,889 4,709,153
2006 976,597 4,660,677
2005 948,311 4,623,291
2004 929,074 4,591,910
2003 916,878 4,564,855
2002 879,159 4,538,159
2001 812,249 4,513,751
2000 745,088 4,490,967
1999 834,697 4,461,913
1998 942,530 4,431,464
1997 917,184 4,405,157
1996 892,282 4,381,336
1995 868,146 4,359,184
1994 844,493 4,336,613
1993 821,437 4,311,991
1992 799,318 4,286,401
1991 778,278 4,261,732
1990 760,345 4,241,473
1989 744,856 4,226,901
1988 730,745 4,209,488
1987 718,476 4,186,905
1986 707,185 4,167,354
1985 696,665 4,152,516
1984 686,777 4,140,099
1983 677,707 4,128,432
1982 669,149 4,114,787
1981 660,493 4,099,702
1980 649,871 4,085,620
1979 638,719 4,072,517
1978 628,775 4,058,671
1977 618,315 4,043,205
1976 607,620 4,026,152
1975 598,158 4,007,313
1974 590,827 3,985,258
1973 582,855 3,960,612
1972 572,962 3,933,004
1971 562,966 3,903,039
1970 553,069 3,875,763
1969 543,356 3,847,707
1968 533,875 3,816,486
1967 524,648 3,784,539
1966 515,696 3,753,012
1965 507,034 3,723,168
1964 498,659 3,694,339
1963 490,564 3,666,537
1962 482,774 3,638,918
1961 475,291 3,609,800
1960 468,118 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Norway
2100 -0.25% -0.23%
2099 -0.33% -0.22%
2098 -0.33% -0.21%
2097 -0.39% -0.22%
2096 -0.4% -0.23%
2095 -0.34% -0.22%
2094 -0.26% -0.23%
2093 -0.27% -0.22%
2092 -0.34% -0.22%
2091 -0.31% -0.23%
2090 -0.38% -0.23%
2089 -0.29% -0.24%
2088 -0.37% -0.25%
2087 -0.14% -0.25%
2086 -0.26% -0.24%
2085 -0.28% -0.24%
2084 -0.25% -0.23%
2083 -0.12% -0.22%
2082 -0.18% -0.21%
2081 -0.14% -0.21%
2080 0.04% -0.19%
2079 -0.12% -0.19%
2078 -0.04% -0.18%
2077 0.03% -0.17%
2076 -0.02% -0.17%
2075 0.08% -0.17%
2074 0.02% -0.17%
2073 0.18% -0.17%
2072 0.37% -0.15%
2071 0.12% -0.16%
2070 0.27% -0.15%
2069 0.32% -0.16%
2068 0.32% -0.17%
2067 0.41% -0.17%
2066 0.34% -0.17%
2065 0.38% -0.17%
2064 0.42% -0.16%
2063 0.35% -0.16%
2062 0.28% -0.14%
2061 0.38% -0.13%
2060 0.52% -0.11%
2059 0.57% -0.1%
2058 0.61% -0.11%
2057 0.72% -0.1%
2056 0.65% -0.08%
2055 0.43% -0.07%
2054 0.83% -0.05%
2053 0.69% -0.02%
2052 0.55% -0.008%
2051 0.89% 0.006%
2050 0.76% 0.02%
2049 0.92% 0.05%
2048 0.9% 0.05%
2047 0.85% 0.06%
2046 0.91% 0.09%
2045 0.86% 0.09%
2044 1.13% 0.09%
2043 1.17% 0.12%
2042 1.06% 0.14%
2041 1.06% 0.14%
2040 1.22% 0.16%
2039 1.16% 0.18%
2038 1.21% 0.19%
2037 1.18% 0.2%
2036 1.4% 0.21%
2035 1.27% 0.22%
2034 1.18% 0.24%
2033 1.18% 0.26%
2032 1.29% 0.28%
2031 1.45% 0.3%
2030 1.44% 0.31%
2029 1.44% 0.34%
2028 1.38% 0.36%
2027 1.32% 0.37%
2026 1.27% 0.7%
2025 1.28% 0.97%
2024 1.18% 0.95%
2023 1.09% 1.14%
2022 1.42% 0.9%
2021 1.82% 0.54%
2020 1.93% 0.59%
2019 1.96% 0.68%
2018 1.94% 0.66%
2017 1.9% 0.81%
2016 1.92% 0.88%
2015 1.97% 1%
2014 2% 1.13%
2013 2.1% 1.22%
2012 2.22% 1.32%
2011 2.35% 1.31%
2010 2.45% 1.25%
2009 2.55% 1.27%
2008 2.74% 1.25%
2007 2.9% 1.04%
2006 2.98% 0.81%
2005 2.07% 0.68%
2004 1.33% 0.59%
2003 4.29% 0.59%
2002 8.24% 0.54%
2001 9.01% 0.51%
2000 -10.7% 0.65%
1999 -11.4% 0.69%
1998 2.76% 0.6%
1997 2.79% 0.54%
1996 2.78% 0.51%
1995 2.8% 0.52%
1994 2.81% 0.57%
1993 2.77% 0.6%
1992 2.7% 0.58%
1991 2.36% 0.48%
1990 2.08% 0.34%
1989 1.93% 0.41%
1988 1.71% 0.54%
1987 1.6% 0.47%
1986 1.51% 0.36%
1985 1.44% 0.3%
1984 1.34% 0.28%
1983 1.28% 0.33%
1982 1.31% 0.37%
1981 1.63% 0.34%
1980 1.75% 0.32%
1979 1.58% 0.34%
1978 1.69% 0.38%
1977 1.76% 0.42%
1976 1.58% 0.47%
1975 1.24% 0.55%
1974 1.37% 0.62%
1973 1.73% 0.7%
1972 1.78% 0.77%
1971 1.79% 0.7%
1970 1.79% 0.73%
1969 1.78% 0.82%
1968 1.76% 0.84%
1967 1.74% 0.84%
1966 1.71% 0.8%
1965 1.68% 0.78%
1964 1.65% 0.76%
1963 1.61% 0.76%
1962 1.57% 0.81%
1961 1.53% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

East Timor Norway
Current population
1441764
5671119
Population rank 152/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
10.1 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +144
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 105/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +29,798
Net migration rank 102/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 29,798
2024 - -2,552 - 44,356
2023 20,495 -5,620 8,280 53,806
2022 20,625 -5,519 5,457 58,040
2021 20,101 3,111 14,062 19,804
2020 21,166 3,793 12,372 11,277
2019 21,307 3,942 13,904 25,707
2018 21,650 3,062 14,342 18,473
2017 22,145 1,666 15,831 21,657
2016 22,778 208 17,797 26,417
2015 23,391 -20 18,160 30,242
2014 24,040 -958 18,494 38,522
2013 24,538 -1,206 17,779 40,690
2012 24,890 -609 18,066 47,883
2011 25,237 -159 18,822 47,454
2010 25,515 470 20,046 42,865
2009 25,696 117 20,280 39,316
2008 25,888 1,009 19,073 44,002
2007 26,074 2,103 16,482 40,111
2006 26,221 2,184 17,244 24,054
2005 26,412 1,759 15,719 18,588
2004 26,751 -16,447 15,612 13,412
2003 26,900 -12,810 14,151 11,389
2002 25,410 35,935 10,892 17,279
2001 23,314 49,159 13,090 7,906
2000 21,579 40,272 15,269 9,805
1999 21,871 -262,940 14,278 19,147
1998 23,590 1,806 14,181 13,519
1997 23,501 1,804 15,418 9,744
1996 22,703 1,796 17,087 5,671
1995 21,962 1,806 14,821 6,343
1994 21,746 1,794 16,045 7,580
1993 20,770 1,795 12,936 12,567
1992 19,880 1,794 15,431 10,218
1991 18,605 1,803 16,194 7,949
1990 18,343 -2,881 14,845 1,818
1989 17,758 -2,246 13,949 -1,730
1988 12,118 587 12,207 10,380
1987 11,945 -106 9,212 13,907
1986 11,062 -316 8,751 7,616
1985 10,788 -495 6,644 6,725
1984 10,922 -1,436 7,452 3,856
1983 9,686 -1,032 7,844 4,120
1982 9,579 -1,125 9,875 5,749
1981 9,336 -482 9,020 6,010
1980 6,940 5,457 9,806 3,763
1979 987 8,924 10,181 2,839
1978 -1,000 10,967 11,364 3,823
1977 296 10,657 11,321 4,845
1976 783 9,662 13,286 4,779
1975 -1,062 9,542 16,430 3,312
1974 8,405 -2,222 20,324 4,425
1973 10,033 -278 21,387 3,414
1972 10,030 0 24,777 5,603
1971 9,964 0 26,541 3,031
1970 9,824 0 25,968 -1,034
1969 9,611 0 28,858 2,230
1968 9,356 0 29,387 1,761
1967 9,089 0 30,276 2,460
1966 8,810 0 31,150 -888
1965 8,526 0 31,275 -1,525
1964 8,235 0 30,293 -1,571
1963 7,938 0 26,766 1,061
1962 7,639 0 28,020 655
1961 7,330 0 29,239 1,437
1960 7,012 0 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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