The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,433,311 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 6.25 times bigger than East Timor's.
- East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of East Timor has increased from 948K people to 1.43M (51.1% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 2.09M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
East Timor vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
East Timor
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Sierra Leone
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1433311
|
8961932
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| Population rank | 152/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
32.1 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
17.2 minutes
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
52.2 minutes
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.43 hours
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,552 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +45 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,352 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.18% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 93/197 | 49/197 |
East Timor and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
East Timor
Population
Growth rate
Sierra Leone
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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East Timor
|
Sierra Leone
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East Timor
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
| 1960 | 468,118 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 475,291 | 2,304,227 | 1.53% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 482,774 | 2,342,242 | 1.57% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 490,564 | 2,382,258 | 1.61% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 498,659 | 2,424,390 | 1.65% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 507,034 | 2,468,666 | 1.68% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 515,696 | 2,514,638 | 1.71% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 524,648 | 2,562,384 | 1.74% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 533,875 | 2,611,532 | 1.76% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 543,356 | 2,661,365 | 1.78% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 553,069 | 2,712,286 | 1.79% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 562,966 | 2,763,222 | 1.79% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 572,962 | 2,814,388 | 1.78% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 582,855 | 2,866,955 | 1.73% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 590,827 | 2,920,459 | 1.37% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 598,158 | 2,974,657 | 1.24% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 607,620 | 3,028,820 | 1.58% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 618,315 | 3,085,354 | 1.76% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 628,775 | 3,145,517 | 1.69% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 638,719 | 3,207,499 | 1.58% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 649,871 | 3,272,089 | 1.75% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 660,493 | 3,338,940 | 1.63% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 669,149 | 3,408,183 | 1.31% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 677,707 | 3,481,646 | 1.28% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 686,777 | 3,558,758 | 1.34% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 696,665 | 3,638,438 | 1.44% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 707,185 | 3,728,380 | 1.51% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 718,476 | 3,829,718 | 1.6% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 730,745 | 3,934,517 | 1.71% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 744,856 | 4,034,037 | 1.93% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 760,345 | 4,196,828 | 2.08% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 778,278 | 4,246,267 | 2.36% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 799,318 | 4,166,366 | 2.7% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 821,437 | 4,157,130 | 2.77% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 844,493 | 4,173,105 | 2.81% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 868,146 | 4,179,179 | 2.8% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 892,282 | 4,199,210 | 2.78% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 917,184 | 4,253,716 | 2.79% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 942,530 | 4,295,785 | 2.76% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 834,697 | 4,318,043 | -11.4% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 745,088 | 4,423,611 | -10.7% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 812,249 | 4,692,716 | 9.01% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 879,159 | 4,971,435 | 8.24% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 916,878 | 5,177,687 | 4.29% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 929,074 | 5,355,717 | 1.33% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 948,311 | 5,501,712 | 2.07% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 976,597 | 5,624,466 | 2.98% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 1,004,889 | 5,749,352 | 2.9% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1,032,429 | 5,894,722 | 2.74% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 1,058,782 | 6,055,646 | 2.55% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 1,084,679 | 6,222,714 | 2.45% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 1,110,207 | 6,387,251 | 2.35% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 1,134,885 | 6,551,080 | 2.22% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 1,158,695 | 6,714,051 | 2.1% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 1,181,903 | 6,876,385 | 2% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 1,205,131 | 7,037,655 | 1.97% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 1,228,312 | 7,205,328 | 1.92% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 1,251,703 | 7,379,299 | 1.9% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 1,275,959 | 7,554,563 | 1.94% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 1,300,945 | 7,731,991 | 1.96% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 1,326,053 | 7,912,558 | 1.93% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 1,350,139 | 8,094,602 | 1.82% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,369,295 | 8,276,807 | 1.42% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 1,384,286 | 8,460,512 | 1.09% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 1,400,638 | 8,642,022 | 1.18% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 1,418,519 | 8,819,789 | 1.28% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 1,436,934 | 8,996,743 | 1.3% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 1,456,334 | 9,174,695 | 1.35% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 1,476,850 | 9,349,021 | 1.41% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 1,498,119 | 9,520,811 | 1.44% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 1,519,802 | 9,694,851 | 1.45% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 1,540,659 | 9,870,295 | 1.37% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 1,559,710 | 10,047,193 | 1.24% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 1,578,114 | 10,221,006 | 1.18% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 1,597,444 | 10,391,485 | 1.22% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 1,618,799 | 10,563,163 | 1.34% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 1,639,721 | 10,734,341 | 1.29% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 1,659,327 | 10,902,263 | 1.2% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 1,678,953 | 11,066,143 | 1.18% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 1,698,891 | 11,230,060 | 1.19% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 1,718,249 | 11,398,391 | 1.14% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 1,736,476 | 11,566,213 | 1.06% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 1,755,847 | 11,728,787 | 1.12% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 1,776,066 | 11,887,934 | 1.15% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 1,793,758 | 12,049,424 | 1% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 1,809,637 | 12,208,872 | 0.89% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 1,825,551 | 12,363,446 | 0.88% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 1,841,558 | 12,512,739 | 0.88% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 1,858,311 | 12,659,609 | 0.91% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 1,873,846 | 12,805,136 | 0.84% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 1,889,246 | 12,948,320 | 0.82% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of East Timor increased by 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, East Timor gained 228,180 (a 18.9% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
East Timor was ranked 154th most populous country in 2005 and is 152nd in 2025. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2005 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 44.5% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
Biggest cities by population
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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Population differences between East Timor and Sierra Leone
|
East Timor
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 68.1 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 26.6 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 22.4 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.71 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 244 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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