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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Serbia's population is 4.5 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

East Timor vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Serbia
2100 1,987,918 3,621,418
2099 1,992,867 3,649,584
2098 1,999,551 3,677,789
2097 2,006,120 3,706,279
2096 2,014,062 3,734,933
2095 2,022,241 3,763,769
2094 2,029,109 3,792,851
2093 2,034,335 3,822,147
2092 2,039,916 3,851,865
2091 2,046,825 3,881,833
2090 2,053,125 3,911,964
2089 2,060,960 3,942,571
2088 2,066,983 3,973,274
2087 2,074,665 4,004,485
2086 2,077,590 4,036,066
2085 2,083,082 4,068,021
2084 2,088,840 4,100,403
2083 2,094,115 4,133,391
2082 2,096,675 4,166,924
2081 2,100,480 4,200,811
2080 2,103,409 4,235,306
2079 2,102,541 4,270,442
2078 2,105,113 4,306,246
2077 2,106,052 4,342,382
2076 2,105,444 4,378,754
2075 2,105,772 4,415,505
2074 2,104,099 4,452,888
2073 2,103,684 4,490,589
2072 2,100,004 4,528,672
2071 2,092,187 4,567,167
2070 2,089,722 4,606,212
2069 2,084,088 4,645,524
2068 2,077,511 4,685,090
2067 2,070,890 4,724,796
2066 2,062,513 4,764,445
2065 2,055,518 4,804,405
2064 2,047,799 4,844,434
2063 2,039,134 4,884,574
2062 2,032,012 4,924,899
2061 2,026,320 4,964,985
2060 2,018,694 5,005,138
2059 2,008,316 5,045,125
2058 1,996,874 5,085,292
2057 1,984,864 5,125,901
2056 1,970,638 5,166,530
2055 1,957,948 5,207,137
2054 1,949,486 5,247,793
2053 1,933,418 5,288,369
2052 1,920,237 5,329,487
2051 1,909,754 5,371,281
2050 1,892,942 5,413,067
2049 1,878,747 5,455,402
2048 1,861,668 5,498,031
2047 1,845,027 5,541,158
2046 1,829,444 5,584,824
2045 1,813,000 5,629,108
2044 1,797,485 5,673,908
2043 1,777,393 5,719,287
2042 1,756,780 5,765,400
2041 1,738,404 5,811,936
2040 1,720,102 5,858,464
2039 1,699,431 5,905,404
2038 1,679,979 5,952,107
2037 1,659,934 5,998,763
2036 1,640,507 6,045,097
2035 1,617,823 6,091,385
2034 1,597,525 6,137,447
2033 1,578,920 6,183,536
2032 1,560,470 6,229,136
2031 1,540,575 6,274,395
2030 1,518,500 6,319,422
2029 1,496,906 6,363,799
2028 1,475,696 6,407,914
2027 1,455,624 6,451,609
2026 1,436,626 6,494,521
2025 1,418,578 6,543,364
2024 1,400,638 6,586,476
2023 1,384,286 6,623,183
2022 1,369,295 6,664,449
2021 1,350,139 6,834,326
2020 1,326,053 6,899,126
2019 1,300,945 6,945,235
2018 1,275,959 6,982,604
2017 1,251,703 7,020,858
2016 1,228,312 7,058,322
2015 1,205,131 7,095,383
2014 1,181,903 7,131,787
2013 1,158,695 7,166,553
2012 1,134,885 7,201,497
2011 1,110,207 7,236,519
2010 1,084,679 7,291,436
2009 1,058,782 7,320,807
2008 1,032,429 7,350,222
2007 1,004,889 7,381,579
2006 976,597 7,411,569
2005 948,311 7,440,769
2004 929,074 7,463,157
2003 916,878 7,480,591
2002 879,159 7,500,031
2001 812,249 7,503,433
2000 745,088 7,516,346
1999 834,697 7,540,401
1998 942,530 7,567,745
1997 917,184 7,598,538
1996 892,282 7,622,185
1995 868,146 7,628,264
1994 844,493 7,622,711
1993 821,437 7,614,328
1992 799,318 7,604,063
1991 778,278 7,595,636
1990 760,345 7,897,937
1989 744,856 7,893,787
1988 730,745 7,884,218
1987 718,476 7,868,027
1986 707,185 7,853,824
1985 696,665 7,835,902
1984 686,777 7,813,549
1983 677,707 7,788,100
1982 669,149 7,763,335
1981 660,493 7,736,787
1980 649,871 7,709,544
1979 638,719 7,541,997
1978 628,775 7,504,017
1977 618,315 7,462,783
1976 607,620 7,418,973
1975 598,158 7,368,717
1974 590,827 7,326,043
1973 582,855 7,283,902
1972 572,962 7,252,012
1971 562,966 7,211,716
1970 553,069 7,164,993
1969 543,356 7,123,249
1968 533,875 7,007,586
1967 524,648 6,966,522
1966 515,696 6,927,969
1965 507,034 6,876,624
1964 498,659 6,832,855
1963 490,564 6,787,950
1962 482,774 6,740,264
1961 475,291 6,689,077
1960 468,118 6,638,992

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/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Serbia
2100 -0.25% -0.77%
2099 -0.33% -0.77%
2098 -0.33% -0.77%
2097 -0.39% -0.77%
2096 -0.4% -0.77%
2095 -0.34% -0.77%
2094 -0.26% -0.77%
2093 -0.27% -0.77%
2092 -0.34% -0.77%
2091 -0.31% -0.77%
2090 -0.38% -0.78%
2089 -0.29% -0.77%
2088 -0.37% -0.78%
2087 -0.14% -0.78%
2086 -0.26% -0.79%
2085 -0.28% -0.79%
2084 -0.25% -0.8%
2083 -0.12% -0.8%
2082 -0.18% -0.81%
2081 -0.14% -0.81%
2080 0.04% -0.82%
2079 -0.12% -0.83%
2078 -0.04% -0.83%
2077 0.03% -0.83%
2076 -0.02% -0.83%
2075 0.08% -0.84%
2074 0.02% -0.84%
2073 0.18% -0.84%
2072 0.37% -0.84%
2071 0.12% -0.85%
2070 0.27% -0.85%
2069 0.32% -0.84%
2068 0.32% -0.84%
2067 0.41% -0.83%
2066 0.34% -0.83%
2065 0.38% -0.83%
2064 0.42% -0.82%
2063 0.35% -0.82%
2062 0.28% -0.81%
2061 0.38% -0.8%
2060 0.52% -0.79%
2059 0.57% -0.79%
2058 0.61% -0.79%
2057 0.72% -0.79%
2056 0.65% -0.78%
2055 0.43% -0.77%
2054 0.83% -0.77%
2053 0.69% -0.77%
2052 0.55% -0.78%
2051 0.89% -0.77%
2050 0.76% -0.78%
2049 0.92% -0.78%
2048 0.9% -0.78%
2047 0.85% -0.78%
2046 0.91% -0.79%
2045 0.86% -0.79%
2044 1.13% -0.79%
2043 1.17% -0.8%
2042 1.06% -0.8%
2041 1.06% -0.79%
2040 1.22% -0.79%
2039 1.16% -0.78%
2038 1.21% -0.78%
2037 1.18% -0.77%
2036 1.4% -0.76%
2035 1.27% -0.75%
2034 1.18% -0.75%
2033 1.18% -0.73%
2032 1.29% -0.72%
2031 1.45% -0.71%
2030 1.44% -0.7%
2029 1.44% -0.69%
2028 1.38% -0.68%
2027 1.32% -0.66%
2026 1.27% -0.75%
2025 1.28% -0.65%
2024 1.18% -0.55%
2023 1.09% -0.62%
2022 1.42% -2.49%
2021 1.82% -0.94%
2020 1.93% -0.66%
2019 1.96% -0.54%
2018 1.94% -0.54%
2017 1.9% -0.53%
2016 1.92% -0.52%
2015 1.97% -0.51%
2014 2% -0.49%
2013 2.1% -0.49%
2012 2.22% -0.48%
2011 2.35% -0.75%
2010 2.45% -0.4%
2009 2.55% -0.4%
2008 2.74% -0.42%
2007 2.9% -0.4%
2006 2.98% -0.39%
2005 2.07% -0.3%
2004 1.33% -0.23%
2003 4.29% -0.26%
2002 8.24% -0.05%
2001 9.01% -0.17%
2000 -10.7% -0.32%
1999 -11.4% -0.36%
1998 2.76% -0.41%
1997 2.79% -0.31%
1996 2.78% -0.08%
1995 2.8% 0.07%
1994 2.81% 0.11%
1993 2.77% 0.13%
1992 2.7% 0.11%
1991 2.36% -3.83%
1990 2.08% 0.05%
1989 1.93% 0.12%
1988 1.71% 0.21%
1987 1.6% 0.18%
1986 1.51% 0.23%
1985 1.44% 0.29%
1984 1.34% 0.33%
1983 1.28% 0.32%
1982 1.31% 0.34%
1981 1.63% 0.35%
1980 1.75% 2.22%
1979 1.58% 0.51%
1978 1.69% 0.55%
1977 1.76% 0.59%
1976 1.58% 0.68%
1975 1.24% 0.58%
1974 1.37% 0.58%
1973 1.73% 0.44%
1972 1.78% 0.56%
1971 1.79% 0.65%
1970 1.79% 0.59%
1969 1.78% 1.65%
1968 1.76% 0.59%
1967 1.74% 0.56%
1966 1.71% 0.75%
1965 1.68% 0.64%
1964 1.65% 0.66%
1963 1.61% 0.71%
1962 1.57% 0.77%
1961 1.53% 0.75%

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/serbia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

East Timor Serbia
Current population
1441764
6494521
Population rank 152/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.08%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
14.3 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
8.63 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 -101
Annual growth/decline +16,352 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 189/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -13,086
Net migration rank 102/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -13,086
2024 - -2,552 - -8,132
2023 20,495 -5,620 -36,427 4,348
2022 20,625 -5,519 -46,651 40,118
2021 20,101 3,111 -74,494 -8,974
2020 21,166 3,793 -55,193 -10,220
2019 21,307 3,942 -36,810 -18,891
2018 21,650 3,062 -37,707 -18,883
2017 22,145 1,666 -39,317 -18,651
2016 22,778 208 -35,998 -18,322
2015 23,391 -20 -37,605 -18,789
2014 24,040 -958 -34,946 -18,846
2013 24,538 -1,206 -34,399 -17,866
2012 24,890 -609 -35,288 -18,513
2011 25,237 -159 -36,906 611
2010 25,515 470 -34,999 3,632
2009 25,696 117 -33,676 6,043
2008 25,888 1,009 -33,590 7,070
2007 26,074 2,103 -34,693 7,045
2006 26,221 2,184 -31,870 8,018
2005 26,412 1,759 -34,227 7,945
2004 26,751 -16,447 -26,121 7,300
2003 26,900 -12,810 -24,686 6,854
2002 25,410 35,935 -24,750 1,562
2001 23,314 49,159 -20,259 -12,007
2000 21,579 40,272 -30,065 -14,368
1999 21,871 -262,940 -29,408 -4,073
1998 23,590 1,806 -23,006 -5,665
1997 23,501 1,804 -18,389 -5,817
1996 22,703 1,796 -16,007 -5,598
1995 21,962 1,806 -7,628 -6,019
1994 21,746 1,794 -7,157 -5,934
1993 20,770 1,795 -5,703 -5,972
1992 19,880 1,794 -3,779 -4,415
1991 18,605 1,803 2,210 -8,483
1990 18,343 -2,881 7,416 -16,260
1989 17,758 -2,246 11,872 -16,360
1988 12,118 587 13,852 -15,715
1987 11,945 -106 16,711 -16,686
1986 11,062 -316 19,407 -17,990
1985 10,788 -495 22,090 -17,646
1984 10,922 -1,436 23,815 -15,567
1983 9,686 -1,032 27,515 -15,301
1982 9,579 -1,125 30,603 -13,550
1981 9,336 -482 34,304 -8,531
1980 6,940 5,457 36,273 287
1979 987 8,924 39,022 -960
1978 -1,000 10,967 43,636 -1,481
1977 296 10,657 48,105 -1,953
1976 783 9,662 51,399 -2,744
1975 -1,062 9,542 52,502 -3,490
1974 8,405 -2,222 51,583 -3,525
1973 10,033 -278 49,596 -2,396
1972 10,030 0 48,248 -348
1971 9,964 0 47,424 1,655
1970 9,824 0 48,343 1,861
1969 9,611 0 50,304 4,112
1968 9,356 0 51,653 5,430
1967 9,089 0 53,120 6,114
1966 8,810 0 53,338 7,037
1965 8,526 0 53,383 7,957
1964 8,235 0 54,185 8,045
1963 7,938 0 55,580 8,276
1962 7,639 0 59,307 6,064
1961 7,330 0 61,065 6,422
1960 7,012 0 63,642 4,377

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/serbia | 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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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