The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,433,311 people compared to 125,181 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- East Timor's population is 11.4 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2005, the population of East Timor has increased from 948K people to 1.43M (51.1% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 82.9K to 125K (51.1% growth).
- East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 2.09M people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
East Timor vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
1433311
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125181
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| Population rank | 152/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
32.1 minutes
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
17.2 minutes
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
52.2 minutes
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 hours
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,552 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +45 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,352 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.18% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 93/197 | 83/197 |
East Timor and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 468,118 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 475,291 | 42,889 | 1.53% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 482,774 | 44,042 | 1.57% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 490,564 | 45,176 | 1.61% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 498,659 | 46,322 | 1.65% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 507,034 | 47,500 | 1.68% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 515,696 | 48,699 | 1.71% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 524,648 | 49,911 | 1.74% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 533,875 | 51,134 | 1.76% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 543,356 | 52,365 | 1.78% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 553,069 | 53,600 | 1.79% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 562,966 | 54,695 | 1.79% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 572,962 | 56,029 | 1.78% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 582,855 | 56,892 | 1.73% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 590,827 | 57,937 | 1.37% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 598,158 | 59,292 | 1.24% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 607,620 | 60,504 | 1.58% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 618,315 | 61,786 | 1.76% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 628,775 | 62,150 | 1.69% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 638,719 | 62,686 | 1.58% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 649,871 | 63,261 | 1.75% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 660,493 | 64,035 | 1.63% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 669,149 | 64,413 | 1.31% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 677,707 | 64,335 | 1.28% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 686,777 | 64,717 | 1.34% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 696,665 | 65,244 | 1.44% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 707,185 | 65,652 | 1.51% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 718,476 | 68,499 | 1.6% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 730,745 | 68,755 | 1.71% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 744,856 | 69,167 | 1.93% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 760,345 | 69,507 | 2.08% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 778,278 | 70,439 | 2.36% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 799,318 | 70,763 | 2.7% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 821,437 | 72,253 | 2.77% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 844,493 | 74,205 | 2.81% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 868,146 | 75,304 | 2.8% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 892,282 | 76,417 | 2.78% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 917,184 | 77,319 | 2.79% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 942,530 | 78,846 | 2.76% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 834,697 | 80,410 | -11.4% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 745,088 | 81,131 | -10.7% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 812,249 | 81,202 | 9.01% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 879,159 | 83,723 | 8.24% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 916,878 | 82,781 | 4.29% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 929,074 | 82,475 | 1.33% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 948,311 | 82,858 | 2.07% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 976,597 | 84,600 | 2.98% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,004,889 | 85,033 | 2.9% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 1,032,429 | 86,956 | 2.74% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 1,058,782 | 87,298 | 2.55% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 1,084,679 | 89,770 | 2.45% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 1,110,207 | 87,441 | 2.35% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 1,134,885 | 88,303 | 2.22% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 1,158,695 | 89,949 | 2.1% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 1,181,903 | 91,359 | 2% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 1,205,131 | 93,419 | 1.97% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 1,228,312 | 94,677 | 1.92% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 1,251,703 | 95,843 | 1.9% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 1,275,959 | 96,762 | 1.94% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 1,300,945 | 97,625 | 1.96% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 1,326,053 | 98,462 | 1.93% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 1,350,139 | 99,258 | 1.82% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 1,369,295 | 119,878 | 1.42% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 1,384,286 | 119,773 | 1.09% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 1,400,638 | 121,354 | 1.18% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 1,418,519 | 123,549 | 1.28% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 1,436,934 | 125,581 | 1.3% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 1,456,334 | 127,380 | 1.35% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 1,476,850 | 128,883 | 1.41% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 1,498,119 | 130,011 | 1.44% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 1,519,802 | 130,635 | 1.45% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 1,540,659 | 130,989 | 1.37% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 1,559,710 | 131,305 | 1.24% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 1,578,114 | 131,578 | 1.18% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 1,597,444 | 131,816 | 1.22% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 1,618,799 | 132,027 | 1.34% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 1,639,721 | 132,202 | 1.29% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 1,659,327 | 132,348 | 1.2% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 1,678,953 | 132,467 | 1.18% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 1,698,891 | 132,552 | 1.19% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 1,718,249 | 132,631 | 1.14% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 1,736,476 | 132,681 | 1.06% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 1,755,847 | 132,700 | 1.12% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 1,776,066 | 132,698 | 1.15% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 1,793,758 | 132,665 | 1% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 1,809,637 | 132,613 | 0.89% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 1,825,551 | 132,531 | 0.88% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 1,841,558 | 132,415 | 0.88% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 1,858,311 | 132,264 | 0.91% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 1,873,846 | 132,085 | 0.84% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 1,889,246 | 131,885 | 0.82% | -0.15% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of East Timor increased by 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, East Timor gained 228,180 (a 18.9% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).
East Timor was ranked 154th most populous country in 2005 and is 152nd in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between East Timor and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 68.1 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 26.6 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 22.4 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.71 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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