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

East Timor and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	East Timor	Palau	East Timor	Palau
1960	468,118	9,328	-	-
1961	475,291	9,555	1.53%	2.43%
1962	482,774	9,793	1.57%	2.49%
1963	490,564	10,037	1.61%	2.49%
1964	498,659	10,292	1.65%	2.54%
1965	507,034	10,547	1.68%	2.48%
1966	515,696	10,805	1.71%	2.45%
1967	524,648	10,988	1.74%	1.69%
1968	533,875	11,080	1.76%	0.84%
1969	543,356	11,159	1.78%	0.71%
1970	553,069	11,368	1.79%	1.87%
1971	562,966	11,759	1.79%	3.44%
1972	572,962	12,194	1.78%	3.7%
1973	582,855	12,552	1.73%	2.94%
1974	590,827	12,687	1.37%	1.08%
1975	598,158	12,655	1.24%	-0.25%
1976	607,620	12,598	1.58%	-0.45%
1977	618,315	12,525	1.76%	-0.58%
1978	628,775	12,440	1.69%	-0.68%
1979	638,719	12,337	1.58%	-0.83%
1980	649,871	12,271	1.75%	-0.53%
1981	660,493	12,402	1.63%	1.07%
1982	669,149	12,694	1.31%	2.35%
1983	677,707	13,006	1.28%	2.46%
1984	686,777	13,337	1.34%	2.54%
1985	696,665	13,688	1.44%	2.63%
1986	707,185	14,024	1.51%	2.45%
1987	718,476	14,334	1.6%	2.21%
1988	730,745	14,645	1.71%	2.17%
1989	744,856	14,945	1.93%	2.05%
1990	760,345	15,259	2.08%	2.1%
1991	778,278	15,614	2.36%	2.33%
1992	799,318	15,989	2.7%	2.4%
1993	821,437	16,372	2.77%	2.4%
1994	844,493	16,770	2.81%	2.43%
1995	868,146	17,195	2.8%	2.53%
1996	892,282	17,654	2.78%	2.67%
1997	917,184	18,108	2.79%	2.57%
1998	942,530	18,524	2.76%	2.3%
1999	834,697	18,901	-11.4%	2.04%
2000	745,088	19,178	-10.7%	1.47%
2001	812,249	19,352	9.01%	0.91%
2002	879,159	19,503	8.24%	0.78%
2003	916,878	19,659	4.29%	0.8%
2004	929,074	19,820	1.33%	0.82%
2005	948,311	19,819	2.07%	-0.005%
2006	976,597	19,593	2.98%	-1.14%
2007	1,004,889	19,302	2.9%	-1.49%
2008	1,032,429	19,009	2.74%	-1.52%
2009	1,058,782	18,709	2.55%	-1.58%
2010	1,084,679	18,396	2.45%	-1.67%
2011	1,110,207	18,078	2.35%	-1.73%
2012	1,134,885	17,765	2.22%	-1.73%
2013	1,158,695	17,648	2.1%	-0.66%
2014	1,181,903	17,715	2%	0.38%
2015	1,205,131	17,770	1.97%	0.31%
2016	1,228,312	17,797	1.92%	0.15%
2017	1,251,703	17,812	1.9%	0.08%
2018	1,275,959	17,814	1.94%	0.01%
2019	1,300,945	17,798	1.96%	-0.09%
2020	1,326,053	17,792	1.93%	-0.03%
2021	1,350,139	17,783	1.82%	-0.05%
2022	1,369,295	17,759	1.42%	-0.13%
2023	1,384,286	17,727	1.09%	-0.18%
2024	1,400,638	17,695	1.18%	-0.18%
2025	1,418,519	17,663	1.28%	-0.18%
2026	1,436,934	17,618	1.3%	-0.25%
2027	1,456,334	17,564	1.35%	-0.31%
2028	1,476,850	17,504	1.41%	-0.34%
2029	1,498,119	17,436	1.44%	-0.39%
2030	1,519,802	17,376	1.45%	-0.34%
2031	1,540,659	17,299	1.37%	-0.44%
2032	1,559,710	17,228	1.24%	-0.41%
2033	1,578,114	17,163	1.18%	-0.38%
2034	1,597,444	17,092	1.22%	-0.41%
2035	1,618,799	17,012	1.34%	-0.47%
2036	1,639,721	16,940	1.29%	-0.43%
2037	1,659,327	16,858	1.2%	-0.48%
2038	1,678,953	16,779	1.18%	-0.47%
2039	1,698,891	16,689	1.19%	-0.54%
2040	1,718,249	16,604	1.14%	-0.51%
2041	1,736,476	16,510	1.06%	-0.57%
2042	1,755,847	16,403	1.12%	-0.65%
2043	1,776,066	16,302	1.15%	-0.61%
2044	1,793,758	16,202	1%	-0.62%
2045	1,809,637	16,097	0.89%	-0.65%
2046	1,825,551	15,977	0.88%	-0.74%
2047	1,841,558	15,863	0.88%	-0.71%
2048	1,858,311	15,749	0.91%	-0.72%
2049	1,873,846	15,632	0.84%	-0.74%
2050	1,889,246	15,515	0.82%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of East Timor increased by 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, East Timor gained 228,180 (a 18.9% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

East Timor was ranked 154th most populous country in 2005 and is 152nd in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 31.8% to 1,889,246 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.