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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 19,020,271 people in Romania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 18,912,567 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 13.1 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs -0.41% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.9M (10.8% decline).

East Timor vs Romania: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Romania
2100 1,987,832 10,843,503
2099 1,992,781 10,927,951
2098 1,999,464 11,011,822
2097 2,006,033 11,095,182
2096 2,013,975 11,178,195
2095 2,022,154 11,261,202
2094 2,029,021 11,343,358
2093 2,034,247 11,426,736
2092 2,039,828 11,509,522
2091 2,046,736 11,591,897
2090 2,053,036 11,675,686
2089 2,060,872 11,759,143
2088 2,066,894 11,842,733
2087 2,074,575 11,926,699
2086 2,077,501 12,013,212
2085 2,082,992 12,099,742
2084 2,088,750 12,187,794
2083 2,094,025 12,277,402
2082 2,096,584 12,367,518
2081 2,100,389 12,460,785
2080 2,103,318 12,556,104
2079 2,102,450 12,652,446
2078 2,105,023 12,750,395
2077 2,105,962 12,849,896
2076 2,105,353 12,950,914
2075 2,105,681 13,053,551
2074 2,104,008 13,158,624
2073 2,103,594 13,264,931
2072 2,099,913 13,375,162
2071 2,092,097 13,488,051
2070 2,089,631 13,603,287
2069 2,083,998 13,721,187
2068 2,077,421 13,840,530
2067 2,070,800 13,963,377
2066 2,062,424 14,088,938
2065 2,055,429 14,218,608
2064 2,047,710 14,349,029
2063 2,039,046 14,480,312
2062 2,031,925 14,613,788
2061 2,026,233 14,747,178
2060 2,018,606 14,879,235
2059 2,008,230 15,011,161
2058 1,996,788 15,141,670
2057 1,984,779 15,271,230
2056 1,970,553 15,400,030
2055 1,957,864 15,527,331
2054 1,949,402 15,651,338
2053 1,933,335 15,773,422
2052 1,920,154 15,896,118
2051 1,909,672 16,016,719
2050 1,892,861 16,135,745
2049 1,878,666 16,255,638
2048 1,861,588 16,375,139
2047 1,844,948 16,494,633
2046 1,829,365 16,612,186
2045 1,812,921 16,730,009
2044 1,797,407 16,848,827
2043 1,777,316 16,966,857
2042 1,756,704 17,084,359
2041 1,738,329 17,203,640
2040 1,720,028 17,320,952
2039 1,699,358 17,438,042
2038 1,679,907 17,556,386
2037 1,659,862 17,673,500
2036 1,640,436 17,790,613
2035 1,617,753 17,906,949
2034 1,597,457 18,020,973
2033 1,578,852 18,134,889
2032 1,560,402 18,247,275
2031 1,540,509 18,359,750
2030 1,518,434 18,471,446
2029 1,496,842 18,583,513
2028 1,475,633 18,693,807
2027 1,455,562 18,803,518
2026 1,436,564 18,912,567
2025 1,418,517 19,020,271
2024 1,400,638 19,051,804
2023 1,384,286 19,061,062
2022 1,369,295 19,048,502
2021 1,350,139 19,122,059
2020 1,326,053 19,265,250
2019 1,300,945 19,371,648
2018 1,275,959 19,473,970
2017 1,251,703 19,588,715
2016 1,228,312 19,702,267
2015 1,205,131 19,815,616
2014 1,181,903 19,908,979
2013 1,158,695 19,983,693
2012 1,134,885 20,058,035
2011 1,110,207 20,147,528
2010 1,084,679 20,246,871
2009 1,058,782 20,367,487
2008 1,032,429 20,537,875
2007 1,004,889 20,882,982
2006 976,597 21,193,760
2005 948,311 21,319,685
2004 929,074 21,451,748
2003 916,878 21,574,326
2002 879,159 21,730,496
2001 812,249 22,131,970
2000 745,088 22,442,971
1999 834,697 22,472,040
1998 942,530 22,507,344
1997 917,184 22,553,978
1996 892,282 22,619,004
1995 868,146 22,684,270
1994 844,493 22,730,211
1993 821,437 22,763,280
1992 799,318 22,794,284
1991 778,278 23,001,155
1990 760,345 23,201,835
1989 744,856 23,161,458
1988 730,745 23,057,662
1987 718,476 22,949,430
1986 707,185 22,836,841
1985 696,665 22,732,999
1984 686,777 22,640,547
1983 677,707 22,560,478
1982 669,149 22,475,741
1981 660,493 22,353,070
1980 649,871 22,207,282
1979 638,719 22,090,488
1978 628,775 21,951,464
1977 618,315 21,756,096
1976 607,620 21,551,634
1975 598,158 21,293,583
1974 590,827 21,029,429
1973 582,855 20,835,681
1972 572,962 20,657,957
1971 562,966 20,461,567
1970 553,069 20,250,398
1969 543,356 20,009,141
1968 533,875 19,799,831
1967 524,648 19,534,242
1966 515,696 19,215,450
1965 507,034 19,031,576
1964 498,659 18,919,126
1963 490,564 18,797,850
1962 482,774 18,676,550
1961 475,291 18,555,250
1960 468,118 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Romania
2100 -0.25% -0.77%
2099 -0.33% -0.76%
2098 -0.33% -0.75%
2097 -0.39% -0.74%
2096 -0.4% -0.74%
2095 -0.34% -0.72%
2094 -0.26% -0.73%
2093 -0.27% -0.72%
2092 -0.34% -0.71%
2091 -0.31% -0.72%
2090 -0.38% -0.71%
2089 -0.29% -0.71%
2088 -0.37% -0.7%
2087 -0.14% -0.72%
2086 -0.26% -0.72%
2085 -0.28% -0.72%
2084 -0.25% -0.73%
2083 -0.12% -0.73%
2082 -0.18% -0.75%
2081 -0.14% -0.76%
2080 0.04% -0.76%
2079 -0.12% -0.77%
2078 -0.04% -0.77%
2077 0.03% -0.78%
2076 -0.02% -0.79%
2075 0.08% -0.8%
2074 0.02% -0.8%
2073 0.18% -0.82%
2072 0.37% -0.84%
2071 0.12% -0.85%
2070 0.27% -0.86%
2069 0.32% -0.86%
2068 0.32% -0.88%
2067 0.41% -0.89%
2066 0.34% -0.91%
2065 0.38% -0.91%
2064 0.42% -0.91%
2063 0.35% -0.91%
2062 0.28% -0.9%
2061 0.38% -0.89%
2060 0.52% -0.88%
2059 0.57% -0.86%
2058 0.61% -0.85%
2057 0.72% -0.84%
2056 0.65% -0.82%
2055 0.43% -0.79%
2054 0.83% -0.77%
2053 0.69% -0.77%
2052 0.55% -0.75%
2051 0.89% -0.74%
2050 0.76% -0.74%
2049 0.92% -0.73%
2048 0.9% -0.72%
2047 0.85% -0.71%
2046 0.91% -0.7%
2045 0.86% -0.71%
2044 1.13% -0.7%
2043 1.17% -0.69%
2042 1.06% -0.69%
2041 1.06% -0.68%
2040 1.22% -0.67%
2039 1.16% -0.67%
2038 1.21% -0.66%
2037 1.18% -0.66%
2036 1.4% -0.65%
2035 1.27% -0.63%
2034 1.18% -0.63%
2033 1.18% -0.62%
2032 1.29% -0.61%
2031 1.45% -0.6%
2030 1.44% -0.6%
2029 1.44% -0.59%
2028 1.38% -0.58%
2027 1.32% -0.58%
2026 1.27% -0.57%
2025 1.28% -0.17%
2024 1.18% -0.05%
2023 1.09% 0.07%
2022 1.42% -0.38%
2021 1.82% -0.74%
2020 1.93% -0.55%
2019 1.96% -0.53%
2018 1.94% -0.59%
2017 1.9% -0.58%
2016 1.92% -0.57%
2015 1.97% -0.47%
2014 2% -0.37%
2013 2.1% -0.37%
2012 2.22% -0.44%
2011 2.35% -0.49%
2010 2.45% -0.59%
2009 2.55% -0.83%
2008 2.74% -1.65%
2007 2.9% -1.47%
2006 2.98% -0.59%
2005 2.07% -0.62%
2004 1.33% -0.57%
2003 4.29% -0.72%
2002 8.24% -1.81%
2001 9.01% -1.39%
2000 -10.7% -0.13%
1999 -11.4% -0.16%
1998 2.76% -0.21%
1997 2.79% -0.29%
1996 2.78% -0.29%
1995 2.8% -0.2%
1994 2.81% -0.15%
1993 2.77% -0.14%
1992 2.7% -0.9%
1991 2.36% -0.86%
1990 2.08% 0.17%
1989 1.93% 0.45%
1988 1.71% 0.47%
1987 1.6% 0.49%
1986 1.51% 0.46%
1985 1.44% 0.41%
1984 1.34% 0.35%
1983 1.28% 0.38%
1982 1.31% 0.55%
1981 1.63% 0.66%
1980 1.75% 0.53%
1979 1.58% 0.63%
1978 1.69% 0.9%
1977 1.76% 0.95%
1976 1.58% 1.21%
1975 1.24% 1.26%
1974 1.37% 0.93%
1973 1.73% 0.86%
1972 1.78% 0.96%
1971 1.79% 1.04%
1970 1.79% 1.21%
1969 1.78% 1.06%
1968 1.76% 1.36%
1967 1.74% 1.66%
1966 1.71% 0.97%
1965 1.68% 0.59%
1964 1.65% 0.65%
1963 1.61% 0.65%
1962 1.57% 0.65%
1961 1.53% 0.81%

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

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

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Romania's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

East Timor Romania
Current population
1446322
18912567
Population rank 152/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.23%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
3.68 minutes
One death every
52 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 -86
Annual growth/decline +17,879 -31,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 172/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -29,041
Net migration rank 102/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -29,041
2024 20,378 -2,552 -100,975 -28,466
2023 20,495 -5,620 -83,869 -27,780
2022 20,625 -5,519 -93,338 89,076
2021 20,101 3,111 -141,504 -17,731
2020 21,166 3,793 -100,179 -13,202
2019 21,307 3,942 -60,053 -27,909
2018 21,650 3,062 -62,316 -33,018
2017 22,145 1,666 -50,930 -33,081
2016 22,778 208 -53,196 -33,073
2015 23,391 -20 -59,447 -35,751
2014 24,040 -958 -55,745 -35,448
2013 24,538 -1,206 -59,951 -34,910
2012 24,890 -609 -54,157 -37,589
2011 25,237 -159 -56,413 -102,769
2010 25,515 470 -46,567 -122,364
2009 25,696 117 -34,625 -137,953
2008 25,888 1,009 -30,806 -144,368
2007 26,074 2,103 -37,590 -133,089
2006 26,221 2,184 -38,148 -132,777
2005 26,412 1,759 -40,508 -131,176
2004 26,751 -16,447 -42,904 -117,432
2003 26,900 -12,810 -56,093 -107,139
2002 25,410 35,935 -58,673 -106,585
2001 23,314 49,159 -37,625 -91,154
2000 21,579 40,272 -22,443 -92,451
1999 21,871 -262,940 -31,461 -82,590
1998 23,590 1,806 -33,761 -81,366
1997 23,501 1,804 -42,853 -88,734
1996 22,703 1,796 -56,548 -70,799
1995 21,962 1,806 -36,295 -73,779
1994 21,746 1,794 -18,184 -76,246
1993 20,770 1,795 -13,658 -73,475
1992 19,880 1,794 -4,559 -63,200
1991 18,605 1,803 25,301 -36,824
1990 18,343 -2,881 69,605 -38,157
1989 17,758 -2,246 122,756 -33,866
1988 12,118 587 126,817 -48,911
1987 11,945 -106 128,517 -42,868
1986 11,062 -316 134,737 -50,450
1985 10,788 -495 111,392 -28,108
1984 10,922 -1,436 117,731 -24,629
1983 9,686 -1,032 87,986 3,093
1982 9,579 -1,125 119,121 -4,725
1981 9,336 -482 156,472 -20,870
1980 6,940 5,457 168,776 -16,668
1979 987 8,924 194,397 -29,600
1978 -1,000 10,967 204,148 -31,427
1977 296 10,657 215,385 -28,135
1976 783 9,662 213,361 18,748
1975 -1,062 9,542 219,324 9,125
1974 8,405 -2,222 235,530 6,725
1973 10,033 -278 175,020 58,651
1972 10,030 0 198,316 61,920
1971 9,964 0 206,662 74,473
1970 9,824 0 234,905 71,919
1969 9,611 0 264,120 74,851
1968 9,356 0 338,577 33,601
1967 9,089 0 347,709 37,282
1966 8,810 0 115,293 -25,458
1965 8,526 0 114,190 -60,430
1964 8,235 0 134,326 -59,500
1963 7,938 0 139,104 -58,076
1962 7,639 0 130,736 -56,152
1961 7,330 0 163,286 -54,642
1960 7,012 0 191,431 -55,397

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

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

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 Romania 83.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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