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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 98.6 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 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

East Timor vs Russia: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Russia
2100 1,987,832 125,631,984
2099 1,992,781 125,735,285
2098 1,999,464 125,835,990
2097 2,006,033 125,914,480
2096 2,013,975 126,004,709
2095 2,022,154 126,072,890
2094 2,029,021 126,125,529
2093 2,034,247 126,181,074
2092 2,039,828 126,256,091
2091 2,046,736 126,304,823
2090 2,053,036 126,360,262
2089 2,060,872 126,412,664
2088 2,066,894 126,463,022
2087 2,074,575 126,511,263
2086 2,077,501 126,579,534
2085 2,082,992 126,655,806
2084 2,088,750 126,730,694
2083 2,094,025 126,805,713
2082 2,096,584 126,889,471
2081 2,100,389 126,973,300
2080 2,103,318 127,070,546
2079 2,102,450 127,191,346
2078 2,105,023 127,331,975
2077 2,105,962 127,489,152
2076 2,105,353 127,641,749
2075 2,105,681 127,825,235
2074 2,104,008 128,023,096
2073 2,103,594 128,238,922
2072 2,099,913 128,465,870
2071 2,092,097 128,745,681
2070 2,089,631 129,020,076
2069 2,083,998 129,309,803
2068 2,077,421 129,589,275
2067 2,070,800 129,873,991
2066 2,062,424 130,184,092
2065 2,055,429 130,515,828
2064 2,047,710 130,852,649
2063 2,039,046 131,199,458
2062 2,031,925 131,530,725
2061 2,026,233 131,881,030
2060 2,018,606 132,209,377
2059 2,008,230 132,568,882
2058 1,996,788 132,933,515
2057 1,984,779 133,272,997
2056 1,970,553 133,615,325
2055 1,957,864 133,963,055
2054 1,949,402 134,288,366
2053 1,933,335 134,609,198
2052 1,920,154 134,876,558
2051 1,909,672 135,141,211
2050 1,892,861 135,386,454
2049 1,878,666 135,609,441
2048 1,861,588 135,818,840
2047 1,844,948 136,013,698
2046 1,829,365 136,185,098
2045 1,812,921 136,368,416
2044 1,797,407 136,568,234
2043 1,777,316 136,791,498
2042 1,756,704 137,015,033
2041 1,738,329 137,266,491
2040 1,720,028 137,531,851
2039 1,699,358 137,833,822
2038 1,679,907 138,146,863
2037 1,659,862 138,485,780
2036 1,640,436 138,835,731
2035 1,617,753 139,197,452
2034 1,597,457 139,573,272
2033 1,578,852 139,960,175
2032 1,560,402 140,359,785
2031 1,540,509 140,785,026
2030 1,518,434 141,182,418
2029 1,496,842 141,571,268
2028 1,475,633 141,946,979
2027 1,455,562 142,315,155
2026 1,436,564 142,643,173
2025 1,418,517 143,513,328
2024 1,400,638 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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 30.9% to 1,892,861 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 126M 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% -0.11%
2024 1.18% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

East Timor Russia
Current population
1446322
142643173
Population rank 152/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.72%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +49 -428
Annual growth/decline +17,879 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 166/197
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 20,378 -2,552 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, 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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