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Population in East Timor compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 7.63 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

East Timor vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Papua New Guinea
2100 1,987,918 18,802,138
2099 1,992,867 18,790,040
2098 1,999,551 18,776,265
2097 2,006,120 18,758,897
2096 2,014,062 18,737,707
2095 2,022,241 18,714,219
2094 2,029,109 18,687,257
2093 2,034,335 18,658,233
2092 2,039,916 18,625,772
2091 2,046,825 18,590,001
2090 2,053,125 18,549,501
2089 2,060,960 18,510,463
2088 2,066,983 18,468,827
2087 2,074,665 18,424,378
2086 2,077,590 18,376,043
2085 2,083,082 18,325,641
2084 2,088,840 18,274,394
2083 2,094,115 18,218,709
2082 2,096,675 18,163,177
2081 2,100,480 18,104,285
2080 2,103,409 18,039,008
2079 2,102,541 17,975,778
2078 2,105,113 17,908,670
2077 2,106,052 17,840,781
2076 2,105,444 17,771,791
2075 2,105,772 17,699,428
2074 2,104,099 17,625,044
2073 2,103,684 17,548,128
2072 2,100,004 17,466,649
2071 2,092,187 17,381,598
2070 2,089,722 17,295,105
2069 2,084,088 17,205,503
2068 2,077,511 17,112,154
2067 2,070,890 17,015,090
2066 2,062,513 16,915,436
2065 2,055,518 16,812,946
2064 2,047,799 16,708,669
2063 2,039,134 16,604,296
2062 2,032,012 16,497,292
2061 2,026,320 16,386,905
2060 2,018,694 16,270,535
2059 2,008,316 16,152,614
2058 1,996,874 16,032,684
2057 1,984,864 15,909,649
2056 1,970,638 15,784,519
2055 1,957,948 15,656,542
2054 1,949,486 15,523,143
2053 1,933,418 15,389,244
2052 1,920,237 15,250,715
2051 1,909,754 15,110,389
2050 1,892,942 14,968,530
2049 1,878,747 14,821,865
2048 1,861,668 14,673,459
2047 1,845,027 14,522,926
2046 1,829,444 14,370,120
2045 1,813,000 14,213,585
2044 1,797,485 14,056,036
2043 1,777,393 13,897,765
2042 1,756,780 13,738,690
2041 1,738,404 13,577,382
2040 1,720,102 13,413,396
2039 1,699,431 13,247,486
2038 1,679,979 13,079,352
2037 1,659,934 12,909,735
2036 1,640,507 12,738,223
2035 1,617,823 12,566,543
2034 1,597,525 12,392,476
2033 1,578,920 12,218,246
2032 1,560,470 12,042,345
2031 1,540,575 11,865,316
2030 1,518,500 11,685,599
2029 1,496,906 11,504,890
2028 1,475,696 11,322,573
2027 1,455,624 11,138,409
2026 1,436,626 10,952,454
2025 1,418,578 10,765,048
2024 1,400,638 10,576,502
2023 1,384,286 10,389,635
2022 1,369,295 10,203,169
2021 1,350,139 10,012,896
2020 1,326,053 9,815,746
2019 1,300,945 9,609,010
2018 1,275,959 9,394,513
2017 1,251,703 9,178,714
2016 1,228,312 8,961,718
2015 1,205,131 8,743,246
2014 1,181,903 8,523,441
2013 1,158,695 8,302,698
2012 1,134,885 8,081,390
2011 1,110,207 7,859,346
2010 1,084,679 7,633,523
2009 1,058,782 7,406,438
2008 1,032,429 7,183,002
2007 1,004,889 6,963,345
2006 976,597 6,747,720
2005 948,311 6,535,905
2004 929,074 6,328,041
2003 916,878 6,123,997
2002 879,159 5,924,003
2001 812,249 5,728,435
2000 745,088 5,537,064
1999 834,697 5,349,333
1998 942,530 5,166,390
1997 917,184 4,987,883
1996 892,282 4,813,361
1995 868,146 4,644,278
1994 844,493 4,480,208
1993 821,437 4,320,872
1992 799,318 4,166,699
1991 778,278 4,021,837
1990 760,345 3,896,481
1989 744,856 3,796,078
1988 730,745 3,711,880
1987 718,476 3,632,543
1986 707,185 3,554,793
1985 696,665 3,478,936
1984 686,777 3,405,198
1983 677,707 3,333,633
1982 669,149 3,264,291
1981 660,493 3,197,019
1980 649,871 3,131,512
1979 638,719 3,067,341
1978 628,775 3,003,714
1977 618,315 2,940,327
1976 607,620 2,877,327
1975 598,158 2,814,820
1974 590,827 2,752,671
1973 582,855 2,690,629
1972 572,962 2,628,432
1971 562,966 2,566,421
1970 553,069 2,505,628
1969 543,356 2,446,927
1968 533,875 2,390,803
1967 524,648 2,337,532
1966 515,696 2,285,774
1965 507,034 2,235,820
1964 498,659 2,188,325
1963 490,564 2,141,376
1962 482,774 2,093,919
1961 475,291 2,046,127
1960 468,118 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.25% 0.06%
2099 -0.33% 0.07%
2098 -0.33% 0.09%
2097 -0.39% 0.11%
2096 -0.4% 0.13%
2095 -0.34% 0.14%
2094 -0.26% 0.16%
2093 -0.27% 0.17%
2092 -0.34% 0.19%
2091 -0.31% 0.22%
2090 -0.38% 0.21%
2089 -0.29% 0.23%
2088 -0.37% 0.24%
2087 -0.14% 0.26%
2086 -0.26% 0.28%
2085 -0.28% 0.28%
2084 -0.25% 0.31%
2083 -0.12% 0.31%
2082 -0.18% 0.33%
2081 -0.14% 0.36%
2080 0.04% 0.35%
2079 -0.12% 0.37%
2078 -0.04% 0.38%
2077 0.03% 0.39%
2076 -0.02% 0.41%
2075 0.08% 0.42%
2074 0.02% 0.44%
2073 0.18% 0.47%
2072 0.37% 0.49%
2071 0.12% 0.5%
2070 0.27% 0.52%
2069 0.32% 0.55%
2068 0.32% 0.57%
2067 0.41% 0.59%
2066 0.34% 0.61%
2065 0.38% 0.62%
2064 0.42% 0.63%
2063 0.35% 0.65%
2062 0.28% 0.67%
2061 0.38% 0.72%
2060 0.52% 0.73%
2059 0.57% 0.75%
2058 0.61% 0.77%
2057 0.72% 0.79%
2056 0.65% 0.82%
2055 0.43% 0.86%
2054 0.83% 0.87%
2053 0.69% 0.91%
2052 0.55% 0.93%
2051 0.89% 0.95%
2050 0.76% 0.99%
2049 0.92% 1.01%
2048 0.9% 1.04%
2047 0.85% 1.06%
2046 0.91% 1.1%
2045 0.86% 1.12%
2044 1.13% 1.14%
2043 1.17% 1.16%
2042 1.06% 1.19%
2041 1.06% 1.22%
2040 1.22% 1.25%
2039 1.16% 1.29%
2038 1.21% 1.31%
2037 1.18% 1.35%
2036 1.4% 1.37%
2035 1.27% 1.4%
2034 1.18% 1.43%
2033 1.18% 1.46%
2032 1.29% 1.49%
2031 1.45% 1.54%
2030 1.44% 1.57%
2029 1.44% 1.61%
2028 1.38% 1.65%
2027 1.32% 1.7%
2026 1.27% 1.74%
2025 1.28% 1.78%
2024 1.18% 1.8%
2023 1.09% 1.83%
2022 1.42% 1.9%
2021 1.82% 2.01%
2020 1.93% 2.15%
2019 1.96% 2.28%
2018 1.94% 2.35%
2017 1.9% 2.42%
2016 1.92% 2.5%
2015 1.97% 2.58%
2014 2% 2.66%
2013 2.1% 2.74%
2012 2.22% 2.83%
2011 2.35% 2.96%
2010 2.45% 3.07%
2009 2.55% 3.11%
2008 2.74% 3.15%
2007 2.9% 3.2%
2006 2.98% 3.24%
2005 2.07% 3.28%
2004 1.33% 3.33%
2003 4.29% 3.38%
2002 8.24% 3.41%
2001 9.01% 3.46%
2000 -10.7% 3.51%
1999 -11.4% 3.54%
1998 2.76% 3.58%
1997 2.79% 3.63%
1996 2.78% 3.64%
1995 2.8% 3.66%
1994 2.81% 3.69%
1993 2.77% 3.7%
1992 2.7% 3.6%
1991 2.36% 3.22%
1990 2.08% 2.64%
1989 1.93% 2.27%
1988 1.71% 2.18%
1987 1.6% 2.19%
1986 1.51% 2.18%
1985 1.44% 2.17%
1984 1.34% 2.15%
1983 1.28% 2.12%
1982 1.31% 2.1%
1981 1.63% 2.09%
1980 1.75% 2.09%
1979 1.58% 2.12%
1978 1.69% 2.16%
1977 1.76% 2.19%
1976 1.58% 2.22%
1975 1.24% 2.26%
1974 1.37% 2.31%
1973 1.73% 2.37%
1972 1.78% 2.42%
1971 1.79% 2.43%
1970 1.79% 2.4%
1969 1.78% 2.35%
1968 1.76% 2.28%
1967 1.74% 2.26%
1966 1.71% 2.23%
1965 1.68% 2.17%
1964 1.65% 2.19%
1963 1.61% 2.27%
1962 1.57% 2.34%
1961 1.53% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

East Timor Papua New Guinea
Current population
1441764
11002753
Population rank 152/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.13%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +512
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 59/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change -2,550 -284
Net migration rank 102/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -284
2024 - -2,552 - -707
2023 20,495 -5,620 187,637 -787
2022 20,625 -5,519 186,861 -787
2021 20,101 3,111 183,766 10,703
2020 21,166 3,793 189,130 10,703
2019 21,307 3,942 190,662 22,978
2018 21,650 3,062 190,662 24,684
2017 22,145 1,666 189,715 26,513
2016 22,778 208 189,281 28,473
2015 23,391 -20 188,600 30,580
2014 24,040 -958 187,592 32,840
2013 24,538 -1,206 185,790 35,280
2012 24,890 -609 183,658 37,893
2011 25,237 -159 181,842 40,690
2010 25,515 470 178,998 50,106
2009 25,696 117 175,421 49,647
2008 25,888 1,009 172,823 48,985
2007 26,074 2,103 169,306 48,203
2006 26,221 2,184 166,540 47,191
2005 26,412 1,759 163,888 46,014
2004 26,751 -16,447 161,023 44,811
2003 26,900 -12,810 158,611 43,639
2002 25,410 35,935 155,091 42,657
2001 23,314 49,159 151,431 41,962
2000 21,579 40,272 147,496 41,855
1999 21,871 -262,940 143,592 42,519
1998 23,590 1,806 136,677 43,091
1997 23,501 1,804 134,458 42,787
1996 22,703 1,796 129,802 41,994
1995 21,962 1,806 125,410 40,962
1994 21,746 1,794 122,113 39,669
1993 20,770 1,795 118,668 38,220
1992 19,880 1,794 114,818 36,622
1991 18,605 1,803 111,453 26,830
1990 18,343 -2,881 110,033 2,398
1989 17,758 -2,246 108,199 -19,824
1988 12,118 587 106,256 -26,232
1987 11,945 -106 104,367 -25,720
1986 11,062 -316 102,346 -25,495
1985 10,788 -495 100,333 -25,470
1984 10,922 -1,436 98,103 -25,487
1983 9,686 -1,032 95,982 -25,465
1982 9,579 -1,125 93,522 -25,355
1981 9,336 -482 91,767 -25,383
1980 6,940 5,457 90,266 -25,638
1979 987 8,924 89,330 -25,618
1978 -1,000 10,967 88,747 -25,208
1977 296 10,657 87,954 -24,722
1976 783 9,662 86,965 -24,198
1975 -1,062 9,542 85,809 -23,562
1974 8,405 -2,222 84,829 -22,771
1973 10,033 -278 83,821 -21,803
1972 10,030 0 82,672 -20,303
1971 9,964 0 80,599 -18,945
1970 9,824 0 78,712 -18,773
1969 9,611 0 76,454 -18,994
1968 9,356 0 73,983 -19,188
1967 9,089 0 71,519 -19,767
1966 8,810 0 69,206 -17,454
1965 8,526 0 66,693 -18,532
1964 8,235 0 64,558 -17,730
1963 7,938 0 62,260 -15,189
1962 7,639 0 59,974 -12,141
1961 7,330 0 58,151 -10,409
1960 7,012 0 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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