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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	East Timor	Portugal	East Timor	Portugal
1960	468,118	8,857,716	-	-
1961	475,291	8,929,316	1.53%	0.81%
1962	482,774	8,993,985	1.57%	0.72%
1963	490,564	9,030,355	1.61%	0.4%
1964	498,659	9,035,365	1.65%	0.06%
1965	507,034	8,998,595	1.68%	-0.41%
1966	515,696	8,930,990	1.71%	-0.75%
1967	524,648	8,874,520	1.74%	-0.63%
1968	533,875	8,836,650	1.76%	-0.43%
1969	543,356	8,757,705	1.78%	-0.89%
1970	553,069	8,680,431	1.79%	-0.88%
1971	562,966	8,643,756	1.79%	-0.42%
1972	572,962	8,630,430	1.78%	-0.15%
1973	582,855	8,633,100	1.73%	0.03%
1974	590,827	8,754,365	1.37%	1.4%
1975	598,158	9,093,470	1.24%	3.87%
1976	607,620	9,355,810	1.58%	2.88%
1977	618,315	9,455,675	1.76%	1.07%
1978	628,775	9,558,250	1.69%	1.08%
1979	638,719	9,661,265	1.58%	1.08%
1980	649,871	9,766,312	1.75%	1.09%
1981	660,493	9,851,362	1.63%	0.87%
1982	669,149	9,911,771	1.31%	0.61%
1983	677,707	9,957,865	1.28%	0.47%
1984	686,777	9,996,232	1.34%	0.39%
1985	696,665	10,023,613	1.44%	0.27%
1986	707,185	10,032,734	1.51%	0.09%
1987	718,476	10,030,031	1.6%	-0.03%
1988	730,745	10,019,610	1.71%	-0.1%
1989	744,856	10,005,000	1.93%	-0.15%
1990	760,345	9,983,218	2.08%	-0.22%
1991	778,278	9,960,235	2.36%	-0.23%
1992	799,318	9,952,494	2.7%	-0.08%
1993	821,437	9,964,675	2.77%	0.12%
1994	844,493	9,991,525	2.81%	0.27%
1995	868,146	10,026,176	2.8%	0.35%
1996	892,282	10,063,945	2.78%	0.38%
1997	917,184	10,108,977	2.79%	0.45%
1998	942,530	10,160,196	2.76%	0.51%
1999	834,697	10,217,828	-11.4%	0.57%
2000	745,088	10,289,898	-10.7%	0.71%
2001	812,249	10,362,722	9.01%	0.71%
2002	879,159	10,419,631	8.24%	0.55%
2003	916,878	10,458,821	4.29%	0.38%
2004	929,074	10,483,861	1.33%	0.24%
2005	948,311	10,503,330	2.07%	0.19%
2006	976,597	10,522,288	2.98%	0.18%
2007	1,004,889	10,542,964	2.9%	0.2%
2008	1,032,429	10,558,177	2.74%	0.14%
2009	1,058,782	10,568,247	2.55%	0.1%
2010	1,084,679	10,573,100	2.45%	0.05%
2011	1,110,207	10,557,560	2.35%	-0.15%
2012	1,134,885	10,514,844	2.22%	-0.4%
2013	1,158,695	10,457,295	2.1%	-0.55%
2014	1,181,903	10,401,062	2%	-0.54%
2015	1,205,131	10,358,076	1.97%	-0.41%
2016	1,228,312	10,325,452	1.92%	-0.31%
2017	1,251,703	10,300,300	1.9%	-0.24%
2018	1,275,959	10,283,822	1.94%	-0.16%
2019	1,300,945	10,286,263	1.96%	0.02%
2020	1,326,053	10,297,081	1.93%	0.11%
2021	1,350,139	10,361,831	1.82%	0.63%
2022	1,369,295	10,434,332	1.42%	0.7%
2023	1,384,286	10,578,174	1.09%	1.38%
2024	1,400,638	10,701,636	1.18%	1.17%
2025	1,418,519	10,687,819	1.28%	-0.13%
2026	1,436,934	10,670,917	1.3%	-0.16%
2027	1,456,334	10,653,073	1.35%	-0.17%
2028	1,476,850	10,632,868	1.41%	-0.19%
2029	1,498,119	10,611,484	1.44%	-0.2%
2030	1,519,802	10,591,436	1.45%	-0.19%
2031	1,540,659	10,571,418	1.37%	-0.19%
2032	1,559,710	10,549,456	1.24%	-0.21%
2033	1,578,114	10,526,482	1.18%	-0.22%
2034	1,597,444	10,502,882	1.22%	-0.22%
2035	1,618,799	10,478,843	1.34%	-0.23%
2036	1,639,721	10,454,630	1.29%	-0.23%
2037	1,659,327	10,430,128	1.2%	-0.23%
2038	1,678,953	10,404,947	1.18%	-0.24%
2039	1,698,891	10,377,968	1.19%	-0.26%
2040	1,718,249	10,349,515	1.14%	-0.27%
2041	1,736,476	10,321,577	1.06%	-0.27%
2042	1,755,847	10,294,106	1.12%	-0.27%
2043	1,776,066	10,264,596	1.15%	-0.29%
2044	1,793,758	10,233,543	1%	-0.3%
2045	1,809,637	10,201,832	0.89%	-0.31%
2046	1,825,551	10,168,932	0.88%	-0.32%
2047	1,841,558	10,135,159	0.88%	-0.33%
2048	1,858,311	10,101,419	0.91%	-0.33%
2049	1,873,846	10,066,064	0.84%	-0.35%
2050	1,889,246	10,029,252	0.82%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of East Timor increased by 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, East Timor gained 228,180 (a 18.9% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

East Timor was ranked 154th most populous country in 2005 and is 152nd in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.