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Population in East Timor compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 35.7 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

East Timor vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor South Korea
2100 1,987,832 22,001,649
2099 1,992,781 22,324,514
2098 1,999,464 22,657,541
2097 2,006,033 22,998,315
2096 2,013,975 23,348,632
2095 2,022,154 23,711,049
2094 2,029,021 24,081,510
2093 2,034,247 24,460,970
2092 2,039,828 24,848,715
2091 2,046,736 25,242,926
2090 2,053,036 25,642,926
2089 2,060,872 26,048,094
2088 2,066,894 26,457,020
2087 2,074,575 26,871,556
2086 2,077,501 27,288,450
2085 2,082,992 27,710,065
2084 2,088,750 28,133,600
2083 2,094,025 28,564,090
2082 2,096,584 28,998,646
2081 2,100,389 29,441,497
2080 2,103,318 29,887,135
2079 2,102,450 30,337,095
2078 2,105,023 30,793,984
2077 2,105,962 31,258,278
2076 2,105,353 31,728,826
2075 2,105,681 32,205,338
2074 2,104,008 32,689,892
2073 2,103,594 33,180,187
2072 2,099,913 33,679,874
2071 2,092,097 34,187,068
2070 2,089,631 34,702,204
2069 2,083,998 35,224,472
2068 2,077,421 35,745,164
2067 2,070,800 36,274,411
2066 2,062,424 36,808,495
2065 2,055,429 37,349,660
2064 2,047,710 37,897,742
2063 2,039,046 38,450,082
2062 2,031,925 39,009,227
2061 2,026,233 39,565,102
2060 2,018,606 40,130,032
2059 2,008,230 40,692,438
2058 1,996,788 41,256,780
2057 1,984,779 41,813,259
2056 1,970,553 42,356,530
2055 1,957,864 42,888,143
2054 1,949,402 43,405,840
2053 1,933,335 43,917,075
2052 1,920,154 44,419,192
2051 1,909,672 44,901,452
2050 1,892,861 45,362,931
2049 1,878,666 45,809,553
2048 1,861,588 46,235,718
2047 1,844,948 46,645,885
2046 1,829,365 47,033,200
2045 1,812,921 47,409,815
2044 1,797,407 47,773,842
2043 1,777,316 48,120,989
2042 1,756,704 48,455,085
2041 1,738,329 48,782,206
2040 1,720,028 49,091,438
2039 1,699,358 49,388,464
2038 1,679,907 49,669,835
2037 1,659,862 49,932,869
2036 1,640,436 50,175,947
2035 1,617,753 50,401,135
2034 1,597,457 50,607,994
2033 1,578,852 50,796,030
2032 1,560,402 50,961,878
2031 1,540,509 51,109,725
2030 1,518,434 51,242,628
2029 1,496,842 51,360,529
2028 1,475,633 51,461,403
2027 1,455,562 51,551,313
2026 1,436,564 51,624,449
2025 1,418,517 51,684,564
2024 1,400,638 51,751,065
2023 1,384,286 51,712,619
2022 1,369,295 51,672,569
2021 1,350,139 51,769,539
2020 1,326,053 51,836,239
2019 1,300,945 51,764,822
2018 1,275,959 51,585,058
2017 1,251,703 51,361,911
2016 1,228,312 51,217,803
2015 1,205,131 51,014,947
2014 1,181,903 50,746,659
2013 1,158,695 50,428,893
2012 1,134,885 50,199,853
2011 1,110,207 49,936,638
2010 1,084,679 49,554,112
2009 1,058,782 49,307,835
2008 1,032,429 49,054,708
2007 1,004,889 48,683,638
2006 976,597 48,438,292
2005 948,311 48,184,561
2004 929,074 48,082,519
2003 916,878 47,892,330
2002 879,159 47,644,736
2001 812,249 47,370,164
2000 745,088 47,008,111
1999 834,697 46,616,677
1998 942,530 46,286,503
1997 917,184 45,953,580
1996 892,282 45,524,681
1995 868,146 45,092,991
1994 844,493 44,641,540
1993 821,437 44,194,628
1992 799,318 43,747,962
1991 778,278 43,295,704
1990 760,345 42,869,283
1989 744,856 42,449,038
1988 730,745 42,031,247
1987 718,476 41,621,690
1986 707,185 41,213,674
1985 696,665 40,805,744
1984 686,777 40,405,956
1983 677,707 39,910,403
1982 669,149 39,326,352
1981 660,493 38,723,248
1980 649,871 38,123,775
1979 638,719 37,534,236
1978 628,775 36,969,185
1977 618,315 36,411,795
1976 607,620 35,848,523
1975 598,158 35,280,725
1974 590,827 34,692,266
1973 582,855 34,103,149
1972 572,962 33,505,406
1971 562,966 32,882,704
1970 553,069 32,240,827
1969 543,356 31,544,266
1968 533,875 30,838,302
1967 524,648 30,130,983
1966 515,696 29,435,571
1965 507,034 28,704,674
1964 498,659 27,984,155
1963 490,564 27,261,747
1962 482,774 26,513,030
1961 475,291 25,765,673
1960 468,118 25,012,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 30.9% to 1,892,861 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor South Korea
2100 -0.25% -1.45%
2099 -0.33% -1.47%
2098 -0.33% -1.48%
2097 -0.39% -1.5%
2096 -0.4% -1.53%
2095 -0.34% -1.54%
2094 -0.26% -1.55%
2093 -0.27% -1.56%
2092 -0.34% -1.56%
2091 -0.31% -1.56%
2090 -0.38% -1.56%
2089 -0.29% -1.55%
2088 -0.37% -1.54%
2087 -0.14% -1.53%
2086 -0.26% -1.52%
2085 -0.28% -1.51%
2084 -0.25% -1.51%
2083 -0.12% -1.5%
2082 -0.18% -1.5%
2081 -0.14% -1.49%
2080 0.04% -1.48%
2079 -0.12% -1.48%
2078 -0.04% -1.49%
2077 0.03% -1.48%
2076 -0.02% -1.48%
2075 0.08% -1.48%
2074 0.02% -1.48%
2073 0.18% -1.48%
2072 0.37% -1.48%
2071 0.12% -1.48%
2070 0.27% -1.48%
2069 0.32% -1.46%
2068 0.32% -1.46%
2067 0.41% -1.45%
2066 0.34% -1.45%
2065 0.38% -1.45%
2064 0.42% -1.44%
2063 0.35% -1.43%
2062 0.28% -1.4%
2061 0.38% -1.41%
2060 0.52% -1.38%
2059 0.57% -1.37%
2058 0.61% -1.33%
2057 0.72% -1.28%
2056 0.65% -1.24%
2055 0.43% -1.19%
2054 0.83% -1.16%
2053 0.69% -1.13%
2052 0.55% -1.07%
2051 0.89% -1.02%
2050 0.76% -0.97%
2049 0.92% -0.92%
2048 0.9% -0.88%
2047 0.85% -0.82%
2046 0.91% -0.79%
2045 0.86% -0.76%
2044 1.13% -0.72%
2043 1.17% -0.69%
2042 1.06% -0.67%
2041 1.06% -0.63%
2040 1.22% -0.6%
2039 1.16% -0.57%
2038 1.21% -0.53%
2037 1.18% -0.48%
2036 1.4% -0.45%
2035 1.27% -0.41%
2034 1.18% -0.37%
2033 1.18% -0.33%
2032 1.29% -0.29%
2031 1.45% -0.26%
2030 1.44% -0.23%
2029 1.44% -0.2%
2028 1.38% -0.17%
2027 1.32% -0.14%
2026 1.27% -0.12%
2025 1.28% -0.13%
2024 1.18% 0.07%
2023 1.09% 0.08%
2022 1.42% -0.19%
2021 1.82% -0.13%
2020 1.93% 0.14%
2019 1.96% 0.35%
2018 1.94% 0.43%
2017 1.9% 0.28%
2016 1.92% 0.4%
2015 1.97% 0.53%
2014 2% 0.63%
2013 2.1% 0.46%
2012 2.22% 0.53%
2011 2.35% 0.77%
2010 2.45% 0.5%
2009 2.55% 0.52%
2008 2.74% 0.76%
2007 2.9% 0.51%
2006 2.98% 0.53%
2005 2.07% 0.21%
2004 1.33% 0.4%
2003 4.29% 0.52%
2002 8.24% 0.58%
2001 9.01% 0.77%
2000 -10.7% 0.84%
1999 -11.4% 0.71%
1998 2.76% 0.72%
1997 2.79% 0.94%
1996 2.78% 0.96%
1995 2.8% 1.01%
1994 2.81% 1.01%
1993 2.77% 1.02%
1992 2.7% 1.04%
1991 2.36% 0.99%
1990 2.08% 0.99%
1989 1.93% 0.99%
1988 1.71% 0.98%
1987 1.6% 0.99%
1986 1.51% 1%
1985 1.44% 0.99%
1984 1.34% 1.24%
1983 1.28% 1.49%
1982 1.31% 1.56%
1981 1.63% 1.57%
1980 1.75% 1.57%
1979 1.58% 1.53%
1978 1.69% 1.53%
1977 1.76% 1.57%
1976 1.58% 1.61%
1975 1.24% 1.7%
1974 1.37% 1.73%
1973 1.73% 1.78%
1972 1.78% 1.89%
1971 1.79% 1.99%
1970 1.79% 2.21%
1969 1.78% 2.29%
1968 1.76% 2.35%
1967 1.74% 2.36%
1966 1.71% 2.55%
1965 1.68% 2.57%
1964 1.65% 2.65%
1963 1.61% 2.82%
1962 1.57% 2.9%
1961 1.53% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/south-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

East Timor South Korea
Current population
1446322
51624449
Population rank 152/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.62%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
7.93 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
2.16 minutes
One death every
52 minutes
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 -182
Annual growth/decline +17,879 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 169/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +65,731
Net migration rank 102/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 65,731
2024 20,378 -2,552 -119,027 75,963
2023 20,495 -5,620 -124,111 87,800
2022 20,625 -5,519 -124,014 87,800
2021 20,101 3,111 -56,947 -16,778
2020 21,166 3,793 -31,101 112,631
2019 21,307 3,942 10,353 128,622
2018 21,650 3,062 30,951 118,220
2017 22,145 1,666 71,907 104,029
2016 22,778 208 122,923 91,568
2015 23,391 -20 163,248 276,427
2014 24,040 -958 167,464 308,037
2013 24,538 -1,206 166,415 301,926
2012 24,890 -609 215,859 281,866
2011 25,237 -159 214,728 269,958
2010 25,515 470 213,083 52,042
2009 25,696 117 197,231 5,308
2008 25,888 1,009 215,841 -19,630
2007 26,074 2,103 248,286 -42,293
2006 26,221 2,184 203,441 -28,434
2005 26,412 1,759 187,920 -47,821
2004 26,751 -16,447 225,988 -42,549
2003 26,900 -12,810 244,251 -31,994
2002 25,410 35,935 247,752 -18,105
2001 23,314 49,159 312,643 -28,006
2000 21,579 40,272 390,167 -84,960
1999 21,871 -262,940 368,272 -107,448
1998 23,590 1,806 393,436 -98,044
1997 23,501 1,804 422,773 -109,130
1996 22,703 1,796 446,142 -115,705
1995 21,962 1,806 468,967 -208,491
1994 21,746 1,794 473,200 -208,309
1993 20,770 1,795 477,302 -222,802
1992 19,880 1,794 494,352 -265,849
1991 18,605 1,803 467,594 -270,754
1990 18,343 -2,881 411,546 79,294
1989 17,758 -2,246 403,266 186,120
1988 12,118 587 399,297 192,534
1987 11,945 -106 378,758 198,057
1986 11,062 -316 395,651 189,782
1985 10,788 -495 416,219 97,949
1984 10,922 -1,436 436,384 101,394
1983 9,686 -1,032 514,844 102,167
1982 9,579 -1,125 605,626 48,638
1981 9,336 -482 631,189 18,442
1980 6,940 5,457 583,294 -148,341
1979 987 8,924 623,068 -139,566
1978 -1,000 10,967 499,084 -85,721
1977 296 10,657 578,947 -90,737
1976 783 9,662 530,558 -92,314
1975 -1,062 9,542 603,300 -52,332
1974 8,405 -2,222 673,030 27,005
1973 10,033 -278 699,115 35,779
1972 10,030 0 740,469 25,382
1971 9,964 0 789,185 -6,326
1970 9,824 0 747,987 -27,999
1969 9,611 0 694,227 -21,175
1968 9,356 0 684,487 -16,868
1967 9,089 0 692,169 -16,484
1966 8,810 0 623,534 -16,688
1965 8,526 0 641,090 -146,386
1964 8,235 0 655,501 -102,284
1963 7,938 0 685,824 -80,226
1962 7,639 0 712,590 -94,606
1961 7,330 0 730,173 -93,179
1960 7,012 0 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/south-korea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99% of the population change in East Timor is from natural causes (a gain of 214,036 people) and 0.96% is from migration (a gain of 2,071 people). In South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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