The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,433,311 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 82 times bigger than East Timor's.
- East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- 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 +1.74% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2005, the population of East Timor has increased from 948K people to 1.43M (51.1% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
- East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 2.09M people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
East Timor vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
1433311
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117540050
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| Population rank | 152/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
32.1 minutes
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
17.2 minutes
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
52.2 minutes
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 hours
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,552 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +45 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,352 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.18% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 93/197 | 115/197 |
East Timor and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 468,118 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 475,291 | 28,792,621 | 1.53% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 482,774 | 29,723,536 | 1.57% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 490,564 | 30,674,731 | 1.61% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 498,659 | 31,643,032 | 1.65% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 507,034 | 32,625,316 | 1.68% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 515,696 | 33,617,170 | 1.71% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 524,648 | 34,621,320 | 1.74% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 533,875 | 35,638,342 | 1.76% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 543,356 | 36,660,799 | 1.78% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 553,069 | 37,622,204 | 1.79% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 562,966 | 38,518,659 | 1.79% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 572,962 | 39,408,560 | 1.78% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 582,855 | 40,294,130 | 1.73% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 590,827 | 41,174,341 | 1.37% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 598,158 | 42,120,826 | 1.24% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 607,620 | 43,201,488 | 1.58% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 618,315 | 44,367,962 | 1.76% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 628,775 | 45,575,281 | 1.69% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 638,719 | 46,807,103 | 1.58% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 649,871 | 48,043,740 | 1.75% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 660,493 | 49,311,727 | 1.63% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 669,149 | 50,695,707 | 1.31% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 677,707 | 52,194,620 | 1.28% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 686,777 | 53,726,181 | 1.34% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 696,665 | 55,213,006 | 1.44% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 707,185 | 56,645,077 | 1.51% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 718,476 | 58,157,496 | 1.6% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 730,745 | 59,739,052 | 1.71% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 744,856 | 61,265,260 | 1.93% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 760,345 | 62,854,666 | 2.08% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 778,278 | 64,382,249 | 2.36% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 799,318 | 65,926,125 | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 821,437 | 67,530,621 | 2.77% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 844,493 | 69,019,291 | 2.81% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 868,146 | 70,546,246 | 2.8% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 892,282 | 72,190,242 | 2.78% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 917,184 | 73,908,810 | 2.79% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 942,530 | 75,791,024 | 2.76% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 834,697 | 77,753,257 | -11.4% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 745,088 | 79,625,397 | -10.7% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 812,249 | 81,401,488 | 9.01% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 879,159 | 83,068,889 | 8.24% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 916,878 | 84,731,835 | 4.29% | 2% |
| 2004 | 929,074 | 86,394,504 | 1.33% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 948,311 | 88,015,962 | 2.07% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 976,597 | 89,508,986 | 2.98% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,004,889 | 91,075,184 | 2.9% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 1,032,429 | 92,699,095 | 2.74% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 1,058,782 | 94,384,250 | 2.55% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 1,084,679 | 96,337,125 | 2.45% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 1,110,207 | 98,248,614 | 2.35% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 1,134,885 | 100,175,512 | 2.22% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 1,158,695 | 102,076,336 | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,181,903 | 103,767,130 | 2% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 1,205,131 | 105,312,992 | 1.97% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 1,228,312 | 106,735,719 | 1.92% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 1,251,703 | 108,119,693 | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,275,959 | 109,465,287 | 1.94% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 1,300,945 | 110,804,683 | 1.96% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 1,326,053 | 112,081,264 | 1.93% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 1,350,139 | 113,100,950 | 1.82% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 1,369,295 | 113,964,338 | 1.42% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 1,384,286 | 114,891,199 | 1.09% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 1,400,638 | 115,843,670 | 1.18% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 1,418,519 | 116,786,968 | 1.28% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 1,436,934 | 117,724,479 | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 1,456,334 | 118,656,426 | 1.35% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 1,476,850 | 119,583,984 | 1.41% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 1,498,119 | 120,502,132 | 1.44% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 1,519,802 | 121,408,897 | 1.45% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 1,540,659 | 122,301,606 | 1.37% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 1,559,710 | 123,180,341 | 1.24% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 1,578,114 | 124,049,036 | 1.18% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 1,597,444 | 124,904,124 | 1.22% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 1,618,799 | 125,740,977 | 1.34% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 1,639,721 | 126,558,232 | 1.29% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 1,659,327 | 127,352,607 | 1.2% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 1,678,953 | 128,118,535 | 1.18% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 1,698,891 | 128,850,047 | 1.19% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 1,718,249 | 129,546,666 | 1.14% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 1,736,476 | 130,209,810 | 1.06% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 1,755,847 | 130,837,005 | 1.12% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 1,776,066 | 131,427,404 | 1.15% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 1,793,758 | 131,979,673 | 1% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 1,809,637 | 132,492,038 | 0.89% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 1,825,551 | 132,962,001 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 1,841,558 | 133,385,290 | 0.88% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 1,858,311 | 133,759,436 | 0.91% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 1,873,846 | 134,089,011 | 0.84% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 1,889,246 | 134,373,439 | 0.82% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of East Timor increased by 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, East Timor gained 228,180 (a 18.9% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).
East Timor was ranked 154th most populous country in 2005 and is 152nd in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
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Population differences between East Timor and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 68.1 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 26.6 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 22.4 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.71 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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