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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 24.3 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

East Timor vs Peru: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Peru
2100 1,987,918 38,452,509
2099 1,992,867 38,619,608
2098 1,999,551 38,784,430
2097 2,006,120 38,947,717
2096 2,014,062 39,108,849
2095 2,022,241 39,267,786
2094 2,029,109 39,423,479
2093 2,034,335 39,578,294
2092 2,039,916 39,729,309
2091 2,046,825 39,877,488
2090 2,053,125 40,022,659
2089 2,060,960 40,164,228
2088 2,066,983 40,303,304
2087 2,074,665 40,438,644
2086 2,077,590 40,569,419
2085 2,083,082 40,695,935
2084 2,088,840 40,817,705
2083 2,094,115 40,933,831
2082 2,096,675 41,045,559
2081 2,100,480 41,151,529
2080 2,103,409 41,252,019
2079 2,102,541 41,345,682
2078 2,105,113 41,433,298
2077 2,106,052 41,514,392
2076 2,105,444 41,589,064
2075 2,105,772 41,656,726
2074 2,104,099 41,717,426
2073 2,103,684 41,770,225
2072 2,100,004 41,815,673
2071 2,092,187 41,853,504
2070 2,089,722 41,883,997
2069 2,084,088 41,906,365
2068 2,077,511 41,920,235
2067 2,070,890 41,925,717
2066 2,062,513 41,923,100
2065 2,055,518 41,912,338
2064 2,047,799 41,893,671
2063 2,039,134 41,866,010
2062 2,032,012 41,830,096
2061 2,026,320 41,785,364
2060 2,018,694 41,732,163
2059 2,008,316 41,670,843
2058 1,996,874 41,601,084
2057 1,984,864 41,522,014
2056 1,970,638 41,434,774
2055 1,957,948 41,338,448
2054 1,949,486 41,233,873
2053 1,933,418 41,120,477
2052 1,920,237 40,999,698
2051 1,909,754 40,870,773
2050 1,892,942 40,733,304
2049 1,878,747 40,588,072
2048 1,861,668 40,434,856
2047 1,845,027 40,272,431
2046 1,829,444 40,100,751
2045 1,813,000 39,920,558
2044 1,797,485 39,731,027
2043 1,777,393 39,534,093
2042 1,756,780 39,328,332
2041 1,738,404 39,114,174
2040 1,720,102 38,892,211
2039 1,699,431 38,662,243
2038 1,679,979 38,424,592
2037 1,659,934 38,178,789
2036 1,640,507 37,924,438
2035 1,617,823 37,662,565
2034 1,597,525 37,392,354
2033 1,578,920 37,114,776
2032 1,560,470 36,830,488
2031 1,540,575 36,538,688
2030 1,518,500 36,238,199
2029 1,496,906 35,929,085
2028 1,475,696 35,609,999
2027 1,455,624 35,280,410
2026 1,436,626 34,939,340
2025 1,418,578 34,585,730
2024 1,400,638 34,217,848
2023 1,384,286 33,845,617
2022 1,369,295 33,475,438
2021 1,350,139 33,155,882
2020 1,326,053 32,838,579
2019 1,300,945 32,449,303
2018 1,275,959 31,897,584
2017 1,251,703 31,324,637
2016 1,228,312 30,866,494
2015 1,205,131 30,457,600
2014 1,181,903 30,115,826
2013 1,158,695 29,817,919
2012 1,134,885 29,550,366
2011 1,110,207 29,304,086
2010 1,084,679 29,086,019
2009 1,058,782 28,896,811
2008 1,032,429 28,719,041
2007 1,004,889 28,530,699
2006 976,597 28,324,491
2005 948,311 28,101,180
2004 929,074 27,852,190
2003 916,878 27,580,490
2002 879,159 27,288,217
2001 812,249 26,964,601
2000 745,088 26,598,331
1999 834,697 26,186,504
1998 942,530 25,738,095
1997 917,184 25,274,147
1996 892,282 24,811,171
1995 868,146 24,348,919
1994 844,493 23,881,493
1993 821,437 23,413,783
1992 799,318 22,946,340
1991 778,278 22,483,775
1990 760,345 22,014,771
1989 744,856 21,532,589
1988 730,745 21,054,702
1987 718,476 20,582,320
1986 707,185 20,117,122
1985 696,665 19,648,204
1984 686,777 19,174,716
1983 677,707 18,705,957
1982 669,149 18,246,503
1981 660,493 17,798,805
1980 649,871 17,360,949
1979 638,719 16,933,139
1978 628,775 16,516,059
1977 618,315 16,109,806
1976 607,620 15,716,809
1975 598,158 15,333,957
1974 590,827 14,956,552
1973 582,855 14,582,867
1972 572,962 14,210,147
1971 562,966 13,838,067
1970 553,069 13,501,237
1969 543,356 13,166,767
1968 533,875 12,803,993
1967 524,648 12,448,814
1966 515,696 12,101,297
1965 507,034 11,761,085
1964 498,659 11,427,978
1963 490,564 11,102,099
1962 482,774 10,784,612
1961 475,291 10,475,123
1960 468,118 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Peru
2100 -0.25% -0.43%
2099 -0.33% -0.42%
2098 -0.33% -0.42%
2097 -0.39% -0.41%
2096 -0.4% -0.4%
2095 -0.34% -0.39%
2094 -0.26% -0.39%
2093 -0.27% -0.38%
2092 -0.34% -0.37%
2091 -0.31% -0.36%
2090 -0.38% -0.35%
2089 -0.29% -0.35%
2088 -0.37% -0.33%
2087 -0.14% -0.32%
2086 -0.26% -0.31%
2085 -0.28% -0.3%
2084 -0.25% -0.28%
2083 -0.12% -0.27%
2082 -0.18% -0.26%
2081 -0.14% -0.24%
2080 0.04% -0.23%
2079 -0.12% -0.21%
2078 -0.04% -0.2%
2077 0.03% -0.18%
2076 -0.02% -0.16%
2075 0.08% -0.15%
2074 0.02% -0.13%
2073 0.18% -0.11%
2072 0.37% -0.09%
2071 0.12% -0.07%
2070 0.27% -0.05%
2069 0.32% -0.03%
2068 0.32% -0.01%
2067 0.41% 0.006%
2066 0.34% 0.03%
2065 0.38% 0.04%
2064 0.42% 0.07%
2063 0.35% 0.09%
2062 0.28% 0.11%
2061 0.38% 0.13%
2060 0.52% 0.15%
2059 0.57% 0.17%
2058 0.61% 0.19%
2057 0.72% 0.21%
2056 0.65% 0.23%
2055 0.43% 0.25%
2054 0.83% 0.28%
2053 0.69% 0.29%
2052 0.55% 0.32%
2051 0.89% 0.34%
2050 0.76% 0.36%
2049 0.92% 0.38%
2048 0.9% 0.4%
2047 0.85% 0.43%
2046 0.91% 0.45%
2045 0.86% 0.48%
2044 1.13% 0.5%
2043 1.17% 0.52%
2042 1.06% 0.55%
2041 1.06% 0.57%
2040 1.22% 0.59%
2039 1.16% 0.62%
2038 1.21% 0.64%
2037 1.18% 0.67%
2036 1.4% 0.7%
2035 1.27% 0.72%
2034 1.18% 0.75%
2033 1.18% 0.77%
2032 1.29% 0.8%
2031 1.45% 0.83%
2030 1.44% 0.86%
2029 1.44% 0.9%
2028 1.38% 0.93%
2027 1.32% 0.98%
2026 1.27% 1.02%
2025 1.28% 1.08%
2024 1.18% 1.1%
2023 1.09% 1.11%
2022 1.42% 0.96%
2021 1.82% 0.97%
2020 1.93% 1.2%
2019 1.96% 1.73%
2018 1.94% 1.83%
2017 1.9% 1.48%
2016 1.92% 1.34%
2015 1.97% 1.13%
2014 2% 1%
2013 2.1% 0.91%
2012 2.22% 0.84%
2011 2.35% 0.75%
2010 2.45% 0.65%
2009 2.55% 0.62%
2008 2.74% 0.66%
2007 2.9% 0.73%
2006 2.98% 0.79%
2005 2.07% 0.89%
2004 1.33% 0.99%
2003 4.29% 1.07%
2002 8.24% 1.2%
2001 9.01% 1.38%
2000 -10.7% 1.57%
1999 -11.4% 1.74%
1998 2.76% 1.84%
1997 2.79% 1.87%
1996 2.78% 1.9%
1995 2.8% 1.96%
1994 2.81% 2%
1993 2.77% 2.04%
1992 2.7% 2.06%
1991 2.36% 2.13%
1990 2.08% 2.24%
1989 1.93% 2.27%
1988 1.71% 2.3%
1987 1.6% 2.31%
1986 1.51% 2.39%
1985 1.44% 2.47%
1984 1.34% 2.51%
1983 1.28% 2.52%
1982 1.31% 2.52%
1981 1.63% 2.52%
1980 1.75% 2.53%
1979 1.58% 2.53%
1978 1.69% 2.52%
1977 1.76% 2.5%
1976 1.58% 2.5%
1975 1.24% 2.52%
1974 1.37% 2.56%
1973 1.73% 2.62%
1972 1.78% 2.69%
1971 1.79% 2.49%
1970 1.79% 2.54%
1969 1.78% 2.83%
1968 1.76% 2.85%
1967 1.74% 2.87%
1966 1.71% 2.89%
1965 1.68% 2.91%
1964 1.65% 2.94%
1963 1.61% 2.94%
1962 1.57% 2.95%
1961 1.53% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

East Timor Peru
Current population
1441764
35031596
Population rank 152/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.42%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 95/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +11,931
Net migration rank 102/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 11,931
2024 - -2,552 - 18,406
2023 20,495 -5,620 353,788 24,783
2022 20,625 -5,519 327,859 33,982
2021 20,101 3,111 235,440 41,868
2020 21,166 3,793 301,950 55,375
2019 21,307 3,942 346,981 74,270
2018 21,650 3,062 343,123 339,067
2017 22,145 1,666 349,333 114,382
2016 22,778 208 355,859 96,740
2015 23,391 -20 362,781 2,421
2014 24,040 -958 368,708 -50,383
2013 24,538 -1,206 372,694 -95,214
2012 24,890 -609 376,501 -118,863
2011 25,237 -159 383,268 -148,339
2010 25,515 470 382,510 -181,302
2009 25,696 117 396,522 -219,314
2008 25,888 1,009 413,640 -235,307
2007 26,074 2,103 435,122 -236,745
2006 26,221 2,184 445,884 -231,851
2005 26,412 1,759 454,199 -221,652
2004 26,751 -16,447 459,617 -194,171
2003 26,900 -12,810 459,243 -181,276
2002 25,410 35,935 463,709 -157,158
2001 23,314 49,159 470,154 -129,481
2000 21,579 40,272 484,222 -92,353
1999 21,871 -262,940 487,095 -55,325
1998 23,590 1,806 489,436 -24,388
1997 23,501 1,804 495,348 -32,515
1996 22,703 1,796 501,855 -38,749
1995 21,962 1,806 507,894 -46,499
1994 21,746 1,794 512,735 -39,299
1993 20,770 1,795 513,769 -51,775
1992 19,880 1,794 514,618 -41,702
1991 18,605 1,803 513,867 -61,645
1990 18,343 -2,881 515,233 -29,437
1989 17,758 -2,246 512,152 -33,569
1988 12,118 587 508,429 -31,238
1987 11,945 -106 502,229 -34,651
1986 11,062 -316 496,712 -33,891
1985 10,788 -495 488,887 -13,887
1984 10,922 -1,436 477,968 -6,007
1983 9,686 -1,032 469,781 -4,243
1982 9,579 -1,125 461,107 -7,748
1981 9,336 -482 453,158 -11,123
1980 6,940 5,457 445,100 -11,446
1979 987 8,924 439,110 -17,148
1978 -1,000 10,967 432,127 -19,939
1977 296 10,657 425,428 -25,117
1976 783 9,662 420,284 -34,602
1975 -1,062 9,542 414,400 -34,382
1974 8,405 -2,222 408,299 -33,493
1973 10,033 -278 400,752 -28,191
1972 10,030 0 396,960 -24,100
1971 9,964 0 391,506 -20,209
1970 9,824 0 318,022 -15,653
1969 9,611 0 379,347 -12,776
1968 9,356 0 372,379 -13,389
1967 9,089 0 365,224 -13,837
1966 8,810 0 356,819 -13,166
1965 8,526 0 349,245 -12,470
1964 8,235 0 341,570 -12,129
1963 7,938 0 332,352 -10,040
1962 7,639 0 321,716 -9,051
1961 7,330 0 313,385 -7,063
1960 7,012 0 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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