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Population in East Timor compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 6.28 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • 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 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

East Timor vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Sierra Leone
2100 1,987,918 16,111,324
2099 1,992,867 16,126,181
2098 1,999,551 16,139,280
2097 2,006,120 16,154,153
2096 2,014,062 16,164,923
2095 2,022,241 16,173,557
2094 2,029,109 16,173,155
2093 2,034,335 16,177,864
2092 2,039,916 16,175,032
2091 2,046,825 16,168,153
2090 2,053,125 16,158,415
2089 2,060,960 16,146,773
2088 2,066,983 16,133,018
2087 2,074,665 16,116,823
2086 2,077,590 16,089,780
2085 2,083,082 16,068,438
2084 2,088,840 16,044,782
2083 2,094,115 16,011,134
2082 2,096,675 15,975,073
2081 2,100,480 15,935,071
2080 2,103,409 15,896,846
2079 2,102,541 15,854,898
2078 2,105,113 15,805,607
2077 2,106,052 15,754,551
2076 2,105,444 15,699,439
2075 2,105,772 15,639,458
2074 2,104,099 15,584,377
2073 2,103,684 15,516,736
2072 2,100,004 15,446,543
2071 2,092,187 15,374,790
2070 2,089,722 15,297,449
2069 2,084,088 15,216,666
2068 2,077,511 15,128,048
2067 2,070,890 15,032,144
2066 2,062,513 14,935,222
2065 2,055,518 14,837,697
2064 2,047,799 14,740,749
2063 2,039,134 14,642,031
2062 2,032,012 14,529,557
2061 2,026,320 14,423,861
2060 2,018,694 14,311,215
2059 2,008,316 14,198,706
2058 1,996,874 14,080,827
2057 1,984,864 13,960,869
2056 1,970,638 13,836,132
2055 1,957,948 13,706,113
2054 1,949,486 13,579,802
2053 1,933,418 13,444,465
2052 1,920,237 13,303,409
2051 1,909,754 13,156,370
2050 1,892,942 13,010,109
2049 1,878,747 12,867,021
2048 1,861,668 12,716,015
2047 1,845,027 12,570,250
2046 1,829,444 12,414,307
2045 1,813,000 12,257,874
2044 1,797,485 12,092,075
2043 1,777,393 11,931,531
2042 1,756,780 11,770,467
2041 1,738,404 11,602,993
2040 1,720,102 11,431,337
2039 1,699,431 11,262,807
2038 1,679,979 11,100,099
2037 1,659,934 10,931,629
2036 1,640,507 10,760,758
2035 1,617,823 10,585,702
2034 1,597,525 10,413,826
2033 1,578,920 10,241,196
2032 1,560,470 10,062,575
2031 1,540,575 9,883,708
2030 1,518,500 9,708,038
2029 1,496,906 9,532,000
2028 1,475,696 9,360,873
2027 1,455,624 9,179,702
2026 1,436,626 9,001,269
2025 1,418,578 8,822,114
2024 1,400,638 8,642,022
2023 1,384,286 8,460,512
2022 1,369,295 8,276,807
2021 1,350,139 8,094,602
2020 1,326,053 7,912,558
2019 1,300,945 7,731,991
2018 1,275,959 7,554,563
2017 1,251,703 7,379,299
2016 1,228,312 7,205,328
2015 1,205,131 7,037,655
2014 1,181,903 6,876,385
2013 1,158,695 6,714,051
2012 1,134,885 6,551,080
2011 1,110,207 6,387,251
2010 1,084,679 6,222,714
2009 1,058,782 6,055,646
2008 1,032,429 5,894,722
2007 1,004,889 5,749,352
2006 976,597 5,624,466
2005 948,311 5,501,712
2004 929,074 5,355,717
2003 916,878 5,177,687
2002 879,159 4,971,435
2001 812,249 4,692,716
2000 745,088 4,423,611
1999 834,697 4,318,043
1998 942,530 4,295,785
1997 917,184 4,253,716
1996 892,282 4,199,210
1995 868,146 4,179,179
1994 844,493 4,173,105
1993 821,437 4,157,130
1992 799,318 4,166,366
1991 778,278 4,246,267
1990 760,345 4,196,828
1989 744,856 4,034,037
1988 730,745 3,934,517
1987 718,476 3,829,718
1986 707,185 3,728,380
1985 696,665 3,638,438
1984 686,777 3,558,758
1983 677,707 3,481,646
1982 669,149 3,408,183
1981 660,493 3,338,940
1980 649,871 3,272,089
1979 638,719 3,207,499
1978 628,775 3,145,517
1977 618,315 3,085,354
1976 607,620 3,028,820
1975 598,158 2,974,657
1974 590,827 2,920,459
1973 582,855 2,866,955
1972 572,962 2,814,388
1971 562,966 2,763,222
1970 553,069 2,712,286
1969 543,356 2,661,365
1968 533,875 2,611,532
1967 524,648 2,562,384
1966 515,696 2,514,638
1965 507,034 2,468,666
1964 498,659 2,424,390
1963 490,564 2,382,258
1962 482,774 2,342,242
1961 475,291 2,304,227
1960 468,118 2,268,356

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 16.2M people in 2093 for Sierra Leone.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Sierra Leone
2100 -0.25% -0.09%
2099 -0.33% -0.08%
2098 -0.33% -0.09%
2097 -0.39% -0.07%
2096 -0.4% -0.05%
2095 -0.34% 0.002%
2094 -0.26% -0.03%
2093 -0.27% 0.02%
2092 -0.34% 0.04%
2091 -0.31% 0.06%
2090 -0.38% 0.07%
2089 -0.29% 0.09%
2088 -0.37% 0.1%
2087 -0.14% 0.17%
2086 -0.26% 0.13%
2085 -0.28% 0.15%
2084 -0.25% 0.21%
2083 -0.12% 0.23%
2082 -0.18% 0.25%
2081 -0.14% 0.24%
2080 0.04% 0.26%
2079 -0.12% 0.31%
2078 -0.04% 0.32%
2077 0.03% 0.35%
2076 -0.02% 0.38%
2075 0.08% 0.35%
2074 0.02% 0.44%
2073 0.18% 0.45%
2072 0.37% 0.47%
2071 0.12% 0.51%
2070 0.27% 0.53%
2069 0.32% 0.59%
2068 0.32% 0.64%
2067 0.41% 0.65%
2066 0.34% 0.66%
2065 0.38% 0.66%
2064 0.42% 0.67%
2063 0.35% 0.77%
2062 0.28% 0.73%
2061 0.38% 0.79%
2060 0.52% 0.79%
2059 0.57% 0.84%
2058 0.61% 0.86%
2057 0.72% 0.9%
2056 0.65% 0.95%
2055 0.43% 0.93%
2054 0.83% 1.01%
2053 0.69% 1.06%
2052 0.55% 1.12%
2051 0.89% 1.12%
2050 0.76% 1.11%
2049 0.92% 1.19%
2048 0.9% 1.16%
2047 0.85% 1.26%
2046 0.91% 1.28%
2045 0.86% 1.37%
2044 1.13% 1.35%
2043 1.17% 1.37%
2042 1.06% 1.44%
2041 1.06% 1.5%
2040 1.22% 1.5%
2039 1.16% 1.47%
2038 1.21% 1.54%
2037 1.18% 1.59%
2036 1.4% 1.65%
2035 1.27% 1.65%
2034 1.18% 1.69%
2033 1.18% 1.78%
2032 1.29% 1.81%
2031 1.45% 1.81%
2030 1.44% 1.85%
2029 1.44% 1.83%
2028 1.38% 1.97%
2027 1.32% 1.98%
2026 1.27% 2.03%
2025 1.28% 2.08%
2024 1.18% 2.15%
2023 1.09% 2.22%
2022 1.42% 2.25%
2021 1.82% 2.3%
2020 1.93% 2.34%
2019 1.96% 2.35%
2018 1.94% 2.38%
2017 1.9% 2.41%
2016 1.92% 2.38%
2015 1.97% 2.35%
2014 2% 2.42%
2013 2.1% 2.49%
2012 2.22% 2.56%
2011 2.35% 2.64%
2010 2.45% 2.76%
2009 2.55% 2.73%
2008 2.74% 2.53%
2007 2.9% 2.22%
2006 2.98% 2.23%
2005 2.07% 2.73%
2004 1.33% 3.44%
2003 4.29% 4.15%
2002 8.24% 5.94%
2001 9.01% 6.08%
2000 -10.7% 2.44%
1999 -11.4% 0.52%
1998 2.76% 0.99%
1997 2.79% 1.3%
1996 2.78% 0.48%
1995 2.8% 0.15%
1994 2.81% 0.38%
1993 2.77% -0.22%
1992 2.7% -1.88%
1991 2.36% 1.18%
1990 2.08% 4.04%
1989 1.93% 2.53%
1988 1.71% 2.74%
1987 1.6% 2.72%
1986 1.51% 2.47%
1985 1.44% 2.24%
1984 1.34% 2.21%
1983 1.28% 2.16%
1982 1.31% 2.07%
1981 1.63% 2.04%
1980 1.75% 2.01%
1979 1.58% 1.97%
1978 1.69% 1.95%
1977 1.76% 1.87%
1976 1.58% 1.82%
1975 1.24% 1.86%
1974 1.37% 1.87%
1973 1.73% 1.87%
1972 1.78% 1.85%
1971 1.79% 1.88%
1970 1.79% 1.91%
1969 1.78% 1.91%
1968 1.76% 1.92%
1967 1.74% 1.9%
1966 1.71% 1.86%
1965 1.68% 1.83%
1964 1.65% 1.77%
1963 1.61% 1.71%
1962 1.57% 1.65%
1961 1.53% 1.58%

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

East Timor Sierra Leone
Current population
1441764
9049533
Population rank 152/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.11%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +497
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 47/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -11,309
Net migration rank 102/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -11,309
2024 - -2,552 - -11,000
2023 20,495 -5,620 188,788 -4,000
2022 20,625 -5,519 186,625 -4,000
2021 20,101 3,111 183,326 -1,544
2020 21,166 3,793 181,015 1,292
2019 21,307 3,942 181,068 -2,238
2018 21,650 3,062 178,772 -2,741
2017 22,145 1,666 173,259 1,234
2016 22,778 208 168,784 4,657
2015 23,391 -20 162,275 -356
2014 24,040 -958 160,137 485
2013 24,538 -1,206 161,265 2,773
2012 24,890 -609 160,915 988
2011 25,237 -159 158,858 6,895
2010 25,515 470 155,338 7,983
2009 25,696 117 152,669 18,145
2008 25,888 1,009 149,855 1,182
2007 26,074 2,103 145,740 -6,042
2006 26,221 2,184 144,127 -34,052
2005 26,412 1,759 137,234 -1,805
2004 26,751 -16,447 132,661 23,897
2003 26,900 -12,810 130,312 69,185
2002 25,410 35,935 126,429 86,578
2001 23,314 49,159 116,647 227,791
2000 21,579 40,272 110,754 83,013
1999 21,871 -262,940 102,295 -84,926
1998 23,590 1,806 103,906 -76,766
1997 23,501 1,804 105,433 -48,437
1996 22,703 1,796 104,140 -52,110
1995 21,962 1,806 100,885 -112,857
1994 21,746 1,794 101,486 -77,371
1993 20,770 1,795 103,317 -95,476
1992 19,880 1,794 103,251 -129,565
1991 18,605 1,803 105,477 -238,965
1990 18,343 -2,881 100,778 131,587
1989 17,758 -2,246 98,298 -5,079
1988 12,118 587 96,344 9,470
1987 11,945 -106 94,235 9,558
1986 11,062 -316 90,902 7,992
1985 10,788 -495 88,869 -7,873
1984 10,922 -1,436 87,072 -8,708
1983 9,686 -1,032 84,628 -8,783
1982 9,579 -1,125 82,457 -11,379
1981 9,336 -482 80,111 -12,699
1980 6,940 5,457 77,932 -11,641
1979 987 8,924 75,992 -13,095
1978 -1,000 10,967 74,130 -13,073
1977 296 10,657 71,663 -12,399
1976 783 9,662 69,506 -15,686
1975 -1,062 9,542 67,560 -13,058
1974 8,405 -2,222 65,357 -11,473
1973 10,033 -278 62,443 -9,322
1972 10,030 0 60,279 -8,267
1971 9,964 0 58,484 -8,162
1970 9,824 0 56,513 -4,957
1969 9,611 0 54,768 -4,485
1968 9,356 0 53,126 -3,743
1967 9,089 0 51,734 -2,819
1966 8,810 0 49,486 -2,911
1965 8,526 0 47,223 -1,851
1964 8,235 0 45,487 -2,308
1963 7,938 0 43,569 -2,480
1962 7,639 0 41,603 -2,658
1961 7,330 0 40,022 -2,947
1960 7,012 0 38,192 -3,528

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/sierra-leone | 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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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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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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