Skip to content

Population in East Timor compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,433,311 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 25.4 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2005, the population of East Timor has increased from 948K people to 1.43M (51.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
  • East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 2.09M people compared to the peak of 73.8M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

East Timor vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter

East Timor Saudi Arabia
Current population
1433311
36428123
Population rank 152/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.44%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
6.66 minutes
One migration net change every
3.43 hours
4.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,552 +122,170
Daily growth/decline +45 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 93/197 3/197

East Timor and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

East Timor
Population

Growth rate
Saudi Arabia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
East Timor Saudi Arabia East Timor Saudi Arabia
1960 468,118 2,435,403 - -
1961 475,291 2,526,347 1.53% 3.73%
1962 482,774 2,620,910 1.57% 3.74%
1963 490,564 2,719,341 1.61% 3.76%
1964 498,659 2,821,968 1.65% 3.77%
1965 507,034 2,928,771 1.68% 3.78%
1966 515,696 3,039,887 1.71% 3.79%
1967 524,648 3,157,242 1.74% 3.86%
1968 533,875 3,282,711 1.76% 3.97%
1969 543,356 3,417,114 1.78% 4.09%
1970 553,069 3,562,470 1.79% 4.25%
1971 562,966 3,724,031 1.79% 4.54%
1972 572,962 3,905,722 1.78% 4.88%
1973 582,855 4,106,344 1.73% 5.14%
1974 590,827 4,323,632 1.37% 5.29%
1975 598,158 4,556,287 1.24% 5.38%
1976 607,620 4,807,933 1.58% 5.52%
1977 618,315 5,083,048 1.76% 5.72%
1978 628,775 5,381,902 1.69% 5.88%
1979 638,719 5,703,698 1.58% 5.98%
1980 649,871 6,047,997 1.75% 6.04%
1981 660,493 6,420,551 1.63% 6.16%
1982 669,149 6,824,486 1.31% 6.29%
1983 677,707 7,252,941 1.28% 6.28%
1984 686,777 7,697,307 1.34% 6.13%
1985 696,665 8,151,779 1.44% 5.9%
1986 707,185 8,628,639 1.51% 5.85%
1987 718,476 9,130,194 1.6% 5.81%
1988 730,745 9,629,165 1.71% 5.47%
1989 744,856 10,128,394 1.93% 5.18%
1990 760,345 10,640,691 2.08% 5.06%
1991 778,278 11,160,744 2.36% 4.89%
1992 799,318 11,686,676 2.7% 4.71%
1993 821,437 12,215,862 2.77% 4.53%
1994 844,493 12,750,040 2.81% 4.37%
1995 868,146 13,289,245 2.8% 4.23%
1996 892,282 13,831,009 2.78% 4.08%
1997 917,184 14,374,943 2.79% 3.93%
1998 942,530 14,922,185 2.76% 3.81%
1999 834,697 15,472,075 -11.4% 3.69%
2000 745,088 16,177,722 -10.7% 4.56%
2001 812,249 17,041,397 9.01% 5.34%
2002 879,159 17,910,910 8.24% 5.1%
2003 916,878 18,786,767 4.29% 4.89%
2004 929,074 19,669,480 1.33% 4.7%
2005 948,311 20,559,890 2.07% 4.53%
2006 976,597 21,459,144 2.98% 4.37%
2007 1,004,889 22,368,313 2.9% 4.24%
2008 1,032,429 23,287,877 2.74% 4.11%
2009 1,058,782 24,217,654 2.55% 3.99%
2010 1,084,679 23,978,487 2.45% -0.99%
2011 1,110,207 25,091,867 2.35% 4.64%
2012 1,134,885 26,168,861 2.22% 4.29%
2013 1,158,695 27,624,004 2.1% 5.56%
2014 1,181,903 28,309,273 2% 2.48%
2015 1,205,131 29,816,382 1.97% 5.32%
2016 1,228,312 30,954,198 1.92% 3.82%
2017 1,251,703 30,977,355 1.9% 0.07%
2018 1,275,959 30,196,281 1.94% -2.52%
2019 1,300,945 30,063,799 1.96% -0.44%
2020 1,326,053 31,552,510 1.93% 4.95%
2021 1,350,139 30,784,383 1.82% -2.43%
2022 1,369,295 32,175,224 1.42% 4.52%
2023 1,384,286 33,702,731 1.09% 4.75%
2024 1,400,638 35,300,280 1.18% 4.74%
2025 1,418,519 35,927,625 1.28% 1.78%
2026 1,436,934 36,550,694 1.3% 1.73%
2027 1,456,334 37,167,513 1.35% 1.69%
2028 1,476,850 37,775,810 1.41% 1.64%
2029 1,498,119 38,364,377 1.44% 1.56%
2030 1,519,802 38,918,375 1.45% 1.44%
2031 1,540,659 39,450,880 1.37% 1.37%
2032 1,559,710 39,983,934 1.24% 1.35%
2033 1,578,114 40,517,599 1.18% 1.33%
2034 1,597,444 41,052,423 1.22% 1.32%
2035 1,618,799 41,588,429 1.34% 1.31%
2036 1,639,721 42,125,184 1.29% 1.29%
2037 1,659,327 42,661,908 1.2% 1.27%
2038 1,678,953 43,198,420 1.18% 1.26%
2039 1,698,891 43,734,316 1.19% 1.24%
2040 1,718,249 44,269,571 1.14% 1.22%
2041 1,736,476 44,804,338 1.06% 1.21%
2042 1,755,847 45,338,111 1.12% 1.19%
2043 1,776,066 45,870,896 1.15% 1.18%
2044 1,793,758 46,403,116 1% 1.16%
2045 1,809,637 46,934,822 0.89% 1.15%
2046 1,825,551 47,465,267 0.88% 1.13%
2047 1,841,558 47,993,976 0.88% 1.11%
2048 1,858,311 48,521,364 0.91% 1.1%
2049 1,873,846 49,047,461 0.84% 1.08%
2050 1,889,246 49,572,202 0.82% 1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of East Timor increased by 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, East Timor gained 228,180 (a 18.9% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

East Timor was ranked 154th most populous country in 2005 and is 152nd in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

Population

Growth rate visualization in other countries

Growth rate

Population comparisons

Population vs East Timor vs Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare