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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 98.4 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

East Timor vs Russia: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Russia
2100 1,987,918 124,983,377
2099 1,992,867 125,086,144
2098 1,999,551 125,186,329
2097 2,006,120 125,264,415
2096 2,014,062 125,354,177
2095 2,022,241 125,422,006
2094 2,029,109 125,474,373
2093 2,034,335 125,529,632
2092 2,039,916 125,604,261
2091 2,046,825 125,652,742
2090 2,053,125 125,707,894
2089 2,060,960 125,760,026
2088 2,066,983 125,810,124
2087 2,074,665 125,858,116
2086 2,077,590 125,926,035
2085 2,083,082 126,001,913
2084 2,088,840 126,076,414
2083 2,094,115 126,151,046
2082 2,096,675 126,234,371
2081 2,100,480 126,317,768
2080 2,103,409 126,414,511
2079 2,102,541 126,534,688
2078 2,105,113 126,674,591
2077 2,106,052 126,830,956
2076 2,105,444 126,982,766
2075 2,105,772 127,165,304
2074 2,104,099 127,362,143
2073 2,103,684 127,576,856
2072 2,100,004 127,802,632
2071 2,092,187 128,080,998
2070 2,089,722 128,353,977
2069 2,084,088 128,642,208
2068 2,077,511 128,920,237
2067 2,070,890 129,203,483
2066 2,062,513 129,511,983
2065 2,055,518 129,842,007
2064 2,047,799 130,177,089
2063 2,039,134 130,522,107
2062 2,032,012 130,851,664
2061 2,026,320 131,200,160
2060 2,018,694 131,526,812
2059 2,008,316 131,884,461
2058 1,996,874 132,247,211
2057 1,984,864 132,584,941
2056 1,970,638 132,925,501
2055 1,957,948 133,271,436
2054 1,949,486 133,595,068
2053 1,933,418 133,914,243
2052 1,920,237 134,180,223
2051 1,909,754 134,443,510
2050 1,892,942 134,687,487
2049 1,878,747 134,909,323
2048 1,861,668 135,117,641
2047 1,845,027 135,311,492
2046 1,829,444 135,482,008
2045 1,813,000 135,664,379
2044 1,797,485 135,863,165
2043 1,777,393 136,085,277
2042 1,756,780 136,307,658
2041 1,738,404 136,557,818
2040 1,720,102 136,821,807
2039 1,699,431 137,122,219
2038 1,679,979 137,433,644
2037 1,659,934 137,770,811
2036 1,640,507 138,118,955
2035 1,617,823 138,478,809
2034 1,597,525 138,852,689
2033 1,578,920 139,237,595
2032 1,560,470 139,635,142
2031 1,540,575 140,058,187
2030 1,518,500 140,453,528
2029 1,496,906 140,840,370
2028 1,475,696 141,214,141
2027 1,455,624 141,580,416
2026 1,436,626 141,906,741
2025 1,418,578 142,772,403
2024 1,400,638 143,533,851
2023 1,384,286 143,826,130
2022 1,369,295 144,236,933
2021 1,350,139 144,746,762
2020 1,326,053 145,245,148
2019 1,300,945 145,453,291
2018 1,275,959 145,398,106
2017 1,251,703 145,293,260
2016 1,228,312 145,015,460
2015 1,205,131 144,640,716
2014 1,181,903 144,237,223
2013 1,158,695 143,805,638
2012 1,134,885 143,378,447
2011 1,110,207 143,018,195
2010 1,084,679 142,849,468
2009 1,058,782 142,785,348
2008 1,032,429 142,742,366
2007 1,004,889 142,805,114
2006 976,597 143,049,637
2005 948,311 143,518,814
2004 929,074 144,067,316
2003 916,878 144,648,618
2002 879,159 145,306,497
2001 812,249 145,976,482
2000 745,088 146,596,869
1999 834,697 147,214,776
1998 942,530 147,670,784
1997 917,184 147,915,361
1996 892,282 148,160,129
1995 868,146 148,375,787
1994 844,493 148,407,912
1993 821,437 148,458,777
1992 799,318 148,538,197
1991 778,278 148,394,216
1990 760,345 147,969,406
1989 744,856 147,721,000
1988 730,745 146,857,000
1987 718,476 145,908,000
1986 707,185 144,894,000
1985 696,665 143,858,000
1984 686,777 142,745,000
1983 677,707 141,668,000
1982 669,149 140,823,000
1981 660,493 139,941,000
1980 649,871 139,010,000
1979 638,719 138,027,000
1978 628,775 137,060,000
1977 618,315 136,100,000
1976 607,620 135,147,000
1975 598,158 134,200,000
1974 590,827 133,432,000
1973 582,855 132,669,000
1972 572,962 131,909,000
1971 562,966 131,155,000
1970 553,069 130,404,000
1969 543,356 129,664,000
1968 533,875 128,928,000
1967 524,648 128,196,000
1966 515,696 127,468,000
1965 507,034 126,745,000
1964 498,659 125,345,000
1963 490,564 123,960,000
1962 482,774 122,591,000
1961 475,291 121,236,000
1960 468,118 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Russia
2100 -0.25% -0.08%
2099 -0.33% -0.08%
2098 -0.33% -0.06%
2097 -0.39% -0.07%
2096 -0.4% -0.05%
2095 -0.34% -0.04%
2094 -0.26% -0.04%
2093 -0.27% -0.06%
2092 -0.34% -0.04%
2091 -0.31% -0.04%
2090 -0.38% -0.04%
2089 -0.29% -0.04%
2088 -0.37% -0.04%
2087 -0.14% -0.05%
2086 -0.26% -0.06%
2085 -0.28% -0.06%
2084 -0.25% -0.06%
2083 -0.12% -0.07%
2082 -0.18% -0.07%
2081 -0.14% -0.08%
2080 0.04% -0.09%
2079 -0.12% -0.11%
2078 -0.04% -0.12%
2077 0.03% -0.12%
2076 -0.02% -0.14%
2075 0.08% -0.15%
2074 0.02% -0.17%
2073 0.18% -0.18%
2072 0.37% -0.22%
2071 0.12% -0.21%
2070 0.27% -0.22%
2069 0.32% -0.22%
2068 0.32% -0.22%
2067 0.41% -0.24%
2066 0.34% -0.25%
2065 0.38% -0.26%
2064 0.42% -0.26%
2063 0.35% -0.25%
2062 0.28% -0.27%
2061 0.38% -0.25%
2060 0.52% -0.27%
2059 0.57% -0.27%
2058 0.61% -0.25%
2057 0.72% -0.26%
2056 0.65% -0.26%
2055 0.43% -0.24%
2054 0.83% -0.24%
2053 0.69% -0.2%
2052 0.55% -0.2%
2051 0.89% -0.18%
2050 0.76% -0.16%
2049 0.92% -0.15%
2048 0.9% -0.14%
2047 0.85% -0.13%
2046 0.91% -0.13%
2045 0.86% -0.15%
2044 1.13% -0.16%
2043 1.17% -0.16%
2042 1.06% -0.18%
2041 1.06% -0.19%
2040 1.22% -0.22%
2039 1.16% -0.23%
2038 1.21% -0.24%
2037 1.18% -0.25%
2036 1.4% -0.26%
2035 1.27% -0.27%
2034 1.18% -0.28%
2033 1.18% -0.28%
2032 1.29% -0.3%
2031 1.45% -0.28%
2030 1.44% -0.27%
2029 1.44% -0.26%
2028 1.38% -0.26%
2027 1.32% -0.23%
2026 1.27% -0.61%
2025 1.28% -0.53%
2024 1.18% -0.2%
2023 1.09% -0.28%
2022 1.42% -0.35%
2021 1.82% -0.34%
2020 1.93% -0.14%
2019 1.96% 0.04%
2018 1.94% 0.07%
2017 1.9% 0.19%
2016 1.92% 0.26%
2015 1.97% 0.28%
2014 2% 0.3%
2013 2.1% 0.3%
2012 2.22% 0.25%
2011 2.35% 0.12%
2010 2.45% 0.04%
2009 2.55% 0.03%
2008 2.74% -0.04%
2007 2.9% -0.17%
2006 2.98% -0.33%
2005 2.07% -0.38%
2004 1.33% -0.4%
2003 4.29% -0.45%
2002 8.24% -0.46%
2001 9.01% -0.42%
2000 -10.7% -0.42%
1999 -11.4% -0.31%
1998 2.76% -0.17%
1997 2.79% -0.17%
1996 2.78% -0.15%
1995 2.8% -0.02%
1994 2.81% -0.03%
1993 2.77% -0.05%
1992 2.7% 0.1%
1991 2.36% 0.29%
1990 2.08% 0.17%
1989 1.93% 0.59%
1988 1.71% 0.65%
1987 1.6% 0.7%
1986 1.51% 0.72%
1985 1.44% 0.78%
1984 1.34% 0.76%
1983 1.28% 0.6%
1982 1.31% 0.63%
1981 1.63% 0.67%
1980 1.75% 0.71%
1979 1.58% 0.71%
1978 1.69% 0.71%
1977 1.76% 0.71%
1976 1.58% 0.71%
1975 1.24% 0.58%
1974 1.37% 0.58%
1973 1.73% 0.58%
1972 1.78% 0.57%
1971 1.79% 0.58%
1970 1.79% 0.57%
1969 1.78% 0.57%
1968 1.76% 0.57%
1967 1.74% 0.57%
1966 1.71% 0.57%
1965 1.68% 1.12%
1964 1.65% 1.12%
1963 1.61% 1.12%
1962 1.57% 1.12%
1961 1.53% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

East Timor Russia
Current population
1441764
141906741
Population rank 152/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.71%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 -801
Annual growth/decline +16,352 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 177/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -251,822
Net migration rank 102/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -251,822
2024 - -2,552 - -178,042
2023 20,495 -5,620 -503,392 27,807
2022 20,625 -5,519 -576,948 765,629
2021 20,101 3,111 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 21,166 3,793 -697,177 334,094
2019 21,307 3,942 -319,997 336,494
2018 21,650 3,062 -232,637 339,972
2017 22,145 1,666 -130,764 396,619
2016 22,778 208 0 447,645
2015 23,391 -20 43,392 384,756
2014 24,040 -958 28,848 264,698
2013 24,538 -1,206 28,761 289,872
2012 24,890 -609 0 285,977
2011 25,237 -159 -128,716 309,377
2010 25,515 470 -242,844 307,555
2009 25,696 117 -257,014 350,206
2008 25,888 1,009 -356,856 360,840
2007 26,074 2,103 -471,257 365,717
2006 26,221 2,184 -686,638 308,370
2005 26,412 1,759 -846,761 263,541
2004 26,751 -16,447 -792,370 261,519
2003 26,900 -12,810 -896,822 256,804
2002 25,410 35,935 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 23,314 49,159 -963,445 259,614
2000 21,579 40,272 -967,540 550,401
1999 21,871 -262,940 -927,453 375,468
1998 23,590 1,806 -694,053 528,135
1997 23,501 1,804 -769,159 541,387
1996 22,703 1,796 -785,248 587,171
1995 21,962 1,806 -845,742 723,875
1994 21,746 1,794 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 20,770 1,795 -757,140 507,229
1992 19,880 1,794 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 18,605 1,803 103,876 125,505
1990 18,343 -2,881 325,533 299,863
1989 17,758 -2,246 576,112 89,400
1988 12,118 587 778,343 269,862
1987 11,945 -106 977,583 275,611
1986 11,062 -316 985,279 283,553
1985 10,788 -495 762,447 280,614
1984 10,922 -1,436 756,548 247,026
1983 9,686 -1,032 906,676 200,159
1982 9,579 -1,125 830,855 107,520
1981 9,336 -482 713,700 36,686
1980 6,940 5,457 681,149 10,440
1979 987 8,924 690,135 -5,791
1978 -1,000 10,967 812,766 108,882
1977 296 10,657 832,932 122,316
1976 783 9,662 852,237 113,851
1975 -1,062 9,542 843,850 80,069
1974 8,405 -2,222 883,186 -51,759
1973 10,033 -278 846,561 -107,568
1972 10,030 0 872,050 -111,168
1971 9,964 0 854,999 -134,968
1970 9,824 0 785,554 -264,464
1969 9,611 0 753,088 -64,643
1968 9,356 0 787,621 -83,221
1967 9,089 0 854,554 -116,029
1966 8,810 0 989,279 -111,360
1965 8,526 0 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 8,235 0 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 7,938 0 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 7,639 0 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 7,330 0 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 7,012 0 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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