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Population in East Timor compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 81.7 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.44% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

East Timor vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Philippines
2100 1,987,832 115,059,775
2099 1,992,781 115,816,309
2098 1,999,464 116,573,828
2097 2,006,033 117,333,883
2096 2,013,975 118,100,419
2095 2,022,154 118,866,742
2094 2,029,021 119,626,818
2093 2,034,247 120,388,122
2092 2,039,828 121,147,462
2091 2,046,736 121,904,917
2090 2,053,036 122,652,199
2089 2,060,872 123,391,846
2088 2,066,894 124,122,345
2087 2,074,575 124,843,149
2086 2,077,501 125,552,213
2085 2,082,992 126,246,777
2084 2,088,750 126,918,902
2083 2,094,025 127,566,644
2082 2,096,584 128,196,192
2081 2,100,389 128,799,883
2080 2,103,318 129,384,776
2079 2,102,450 129,937,788
2078 2,105,023 130,470,163
2077 2,105,962 130,981,766
2076 2,105,353 131,455,691
2075 2,105,681 131,899,779
2074 2,104,008 132,321,868
2073 2,103,594 132,712,554
2072 2,099,913 133,078,198
2071 2,092,097 133,413,261
2070 2,089,631 133,726,740
2069 2,083,998 134,013,962
2068 2,077,421 134,276,965
2067 2,070,800 134,521,893
2066 2,062,424 134,738,123
2065 2,055,429 134,943,069
2064 2,047,710 135,121,691
2063 2,039,046 135,278,856
2062 2,031,925 135,418,302
2061 2,026,233 135,533,003
2060 2,018,606 135,624,320
2059 2,008,230 135,691,307
2058 1,996,788 135,723,393
2057 1,984,779 135,729,299
2056 1,970,553 135,713,449
2055 1,957,864 135,658,483
2054 1,949,402 135,564,032
2053 1,933,335 135,433,969
2052 1,920,154 135,267,110
2051 1,909,672 135,047,521
2050 1,892,861 134,786,831
2049 1,878,666 134,476,341
2048 1,861,588 134,125,026
2047 1,844,948 133,725,025
2046 1,829,365 133,275,028
2045 1,812,921 132,781,283
2044 1,797,407 132,246,145
2043 1,777,316 131,672,273
2042 1,756,704 131,060,574
2041 1,738,329 130,412,807
2040 1,720,028 129,728,924
2039 1,699,358 129,013,931
2038 1,679,907 128,259,977
2037 1,659,862 127,475,872
2036 1,640,436 126,664,807
2035 1,617,753 125,834,749
2034 1,597,457 124,984,319
2033 1,578,852 124,117,657
2032 1,560,402 123,239,893
2031 1,540,509 122,353,079
2030 1,518,434 121,447,264
2029 1,496,842 120,532,209
2028 1,475,633 119,603,538
2027 1,455,562 118,669,567
2026 1,436,564 117,732,112
2025 1,418,517 116,786,962
2024 1,400,638 115,843,670
2023 1,384,286 114,891,199
2022 1,369,295 113,964,338
2021 1,350,139 113,100,950
2020 1,326,053 112,081,264
2019 1,300,945 110,804,683
2018 1,275,959 109,465,287
2017 1,251,703 108,119,693
2016 1,228,312 106,735,719
2015 1,205,131 105,312,992
2014 1,181,903 103,767,130
2013 1,158,695 102,076,336
2012 1,134,885 100,175,512
2011 1,110,207 98,248,614
2010 1,084,679 96,337,125
2009 1,058,782 94,384,250
2008 1,032,429 92,699,095
2007 1,004,889 91,075,184
2006 976,597 89,508,986
2005 948,311 88,015,962
2004 929,074 86,394,504
2003 916,878 84,731,835
2002 879,159 83,068,889
2001 812,249 81,401,488
2000 745,088 79,625,397
1999 834,697 77,753,257
1998 942,530 75,791,024
1997 917,184 73,908,810
1996 892,282 72,190,242
1995 868,146 70,546,246
1994 844,493 69,019,291
1993 821,437 67,530,621
1992 799,318 65,926,125
1991 778,278 64,382,249
1990 760,345 62,854,666
1989 744,856 61,265,260
1988 730,745 59,739,052
1987 718,476 58,157,496
1986 707,185 56,645,077
1985 696,665 55,213,006
1984 686,777 53,726,181
1983 677,707 52,194,620
1982 669,149 50,695,707
1981 660,493 49,311,727
1980 649,871 48,043,740
1979 638,719 46,807,103
1978 628,775 45,575,281
1977 618,315 44,367,962
1976 607,620 43,201,488
1975 598,158 42,120,826
1974 590,827 41,174,341
1973 582,855 40,294,130
1972 572,962 39,408,560
1971 562,966 38,518,659
1970 553,069 37,622,204
1969 543,356 36,660,799
1968 533,875 35,638,342
1967 524,648 34,621,320
1966 515,696 33,617,170
1965 507,034 32,625,316
1964 498,659 31,643,032
1963 490,564 30,674,731
1962 482,774 29,723,536
1961 475,291 28,792,621
1960 468,118 27,891,897

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 30.9% to 1,892,861 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Philippines
2100 -0.25% -0.65%
2099 -0.33% -0.65%
2098 -0.33% -0.65%
2097 -0.39% -0.65%
2096 -0.4% -0.64%
2095 -0.34% -0.64%
2094 -0.26% -0.63%
2093 -0.27% -0.63%
2092 -0.34% -0.62%
2091 -0.31% -0.61%
2090 -0.38% -0.6%
2089 -0.29% -0.59%
2088 -0.37% -0.58%
2087 -0.14% -0.56%
2086 -0.26% -0.55%
2085 -0.28% -0.53%
2084 -0.25% -0.51%
2083 -0.12% -0.49%
2082 -0.18% -0.47%
2081 -0.14% -0.45%
2080 0.04% -0.43%
2079 -0.12% -0.41%
2078 -0.04% -0.39%
2077 0.03% -0.36%
2076 -0.02% -0.34%
2075 0.08% -0.32%
2074 0.02% -0.29%
2073 0.18% -0.27%
2072 0.37% -0.25%
2071 0.12% -0.23%
2070 0.27% -0.21%
2069 0.32% -0.2%
2068 0.32% -0.18%
2067 0.41% -0.16%
2066 0.34% -0.15%
2065 0.38% -0.13%
2064 0.42% -0.12%
2063 0.35% -0.1%
2062 0.28% -0.08%
2061 0.38% -0.07%
2060 0.52% -0.05%
2059 0.57% -0.02%
2058 0.61% -0.004%
2057 0.72% 0.01%
2056 0.65% 0.04%
2055 0.43% 0.07%
2054 0.83% 0.1%
2053 0.69% 0.12%
2052 0.55% 0.16%
2051 0.89% 0.19%
2050 0.76% 0.23%
2049 0.92% 0.26%
2048 0.9% 0.3%
2047 0.85% 0.34%
2046 0.91% 0.37%
2045 0.86% 0.4%
2044 1.13% 0.44%
2043 1.17% 0.47%
2042 1.06% 0.5%
2041 1.06% 0.53%
2040 1.22% 0.55%
2039 1.16% 0.59%
2038 1.21% 0.62%
2037 1.18% 0.64%
2036 1.4% 0.66%
2035 1.27% 0.68%
2034 1.18% 0.7%
2033 1.18% 0.71%
2032 1.29% 0.72%
2031 1.45% 0.75%
2030 1.44% 0.76%
2029 1.44% 0.78%
2028 1.38% 0.79%
2027 1.32% 0.8%
2026 1.27% 0.81%
2025 1.28% 0.81%
2024 1.18% 0.83%
2023 1.09% 0.81%
2022 1.42% 0.76%
2021 1.82% 0.91%
2020 1.93% 1.15%
2019 1.96% 1.22%
2018 1.94% 1.24%
2017 1.9% 1.3%
2016 1.92% 1.35%
2015 1.97% 1.49%
2014 2% 1.66%
2013 2.1% 1.9%
2012 2.22% 1.96%
2011 2.35% 1.98%
2010 2.45% 2.07%
2009 2.55% 1.82%
2008 2.74% 1.78%
2007 2.9% 1.75%
2006 2.98% 1.7%
2005 2.07% 1.88%
2004 1.33% 1.96%
2003 4.29% 2%
2002 8.24% 2.05%
2001 9.01% 2.23%
2000 -10.7% 2.41%
1999 -11.4% 2.59%
1998 2.76% 2.55%
1997 2.79% 2.38%
1996 2.78% 2.33%
1995 2.8% 2.21%
1994 2.81% 2.2%
1993 2.77% 2.43%
1992 2.7% 2.4%
1991 2.36% 2.43%
1990 2.08% 2.59%
1989 1.93% 2.55%
1988 1.71% 2.72%
1987 1.6% 2.67%
1986 1.51% 2.59%
1985 1.44% 2.77%
1984 1.34% 2.93%
1983 1.28% 2.96%
1982 1.31% 2.81%
1981 1.63% 2.64%
1980 1.75% 2.64%
1979 1.58% 2.7%
1978 1.69% 2.72%
1977 1.76% 2.7%
1976 1.58% 2.57%
1975 1.24% 2.3%
1974 1.37% 2.18%
1973 1.73% 2.25%
1972 1.78% 2.31%
1971 1.79% 2.38%
1970 1.79% 2.62%
1969 1.78% 2.87%
1968 1.76% 2.94%
1967 1.74% 2.99%
1966 1.71% 3.04%
1965 1.68% 3.1%
1964 1.65% 3.16%
1963 1.61% 3.2%
1962 1.57% 3.23%
1961 1.53% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

East Timor Philippines
Current population
1446322
118213646
Population rank 152/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.42%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
33.5 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +49 +2,584
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 110/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -149,315
Net migration rank 102/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -149,315
2024 20,378 -2,552 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 20,495 -5,620 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 20,625 -5,519 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 20,101 3,111 917,928 -85,185
2020 21,166 3,793 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 21,307 3,942 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 21,650 3,062 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 22,145 1,666 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 22,778 208 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 23,391 -20 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 24,040 -958 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 24,538 -1,206 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 24,890 -609 1,979,568 95,702
2011 25,237 -159 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 25,515 470 2,030,979 13,556
2009 25,696 117 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 25,888 1,009 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 26,074 2,103 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 26,221 2,184 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 26,412 1,759 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 26,751 -16,447 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 26,900 -12,810 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 25,410 35,935 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 23,314 49,159 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 21,579 40,272 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 21,871 -262,940 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 23,590 1,806 1,870,371 178,274
1997 23,501 1,804 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 22,703 1,796 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 21,962 1,806 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 21,746 1,794 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 20,770 1,795 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 19,880 1,794 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 18,605 1,803 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 18,343 -2,881 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 17,758 -2,246 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 12,118 587 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 11,945 -106 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 11,062 -316 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 10,788 -495 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 10,922 -1,436 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 9,686 -1,032 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 9,579 -1,125 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 9,336 -482 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 6,940 5,457 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 987 8,924 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 -1,000 10,967 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 296 10,657 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 783 9,662 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 -1,062 9,542 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 8,405 -2,222 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 10,033 -278 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 10,030 0 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 9,964 0 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 9,824 0 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 9,611 0 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 9,356 0 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 9,089 0 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 8,810 0 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 8,526 0 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 8,235 0 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 7,938 0 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 7,639 0 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 7,330 0 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 7,012 0 1,036,017 -155,354

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99% of the population change in East Timor is from natural causes (a gain of 214,036 people) and 0.96% is from migration (a gain of 2,071 people). In the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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