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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 33.9 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

East Timor vs Spain: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Spain
2100 1,987,918 33,862,981
2099 1,992,867 34,039,965
2098 1,999,551 34,215,187
2097 2,006,120 34,387,116
2096 2,014,062 34,552,002
2095 2,022,241 34,719,411
2094 2,029,109 34,882,039
2093 2,034,335 35,044,043
2092 2,039,916 35,204,657
2091 2,046,825 35,366,895
2090 2,053,125 35,535,838
2089 2,060,960 35,707,942
2088 2,066,983 35,877,681
2087 2,074,665 36,043,209
2086 2,077,590 36,210,710
2085 2,083,082 36,386,207
2084 2,088,840 36,564,622
2083 2,094,115 36,749,680
2082 2,096,675 36,936,644
2081 2,100,480 37,133,976
2080 2,103,409 37,337,517
2079 2,102,541 37,551,557
2078 2,105,113 37,771,135
2077 2,106,052 38,002,963
2076 2,105,444 38,249,247
2075 2,105,772 38,506,040
2074 2,104,099 38,777,715
2073 2,103,684 39,056,249
2072 2,100,004 39,348,447
2071 2,092,187 39,642,346
2070 2,089,722 39,949,413
2069 2,084,088 40,256,590
2068 2,077,511 40,575,543
2067 2,070,890 40,893,798
2066 2,062,513 41,218,263
2065 2,055,518 41,543,254
2064 2,047,799 41,878,338
2063 2,039,134 42,208,320
2062 2,032,012 42,542,893
2061 2,026,320 42,874,096
2060 2,018,694 43,191,452
2059 2,008,316 43,506,737
2058 1,996,874 43,809,907
2057 1,984,864 44,112,668
2056 1,970,638 44,415,689
2055 1,957,948 44,691,749
2054 1,949,486 44,958,971
2053 1,933,418 45,223,225
2052 1,920,237 45,470,541
2051 1,909,754 45,695,307
2050 1,892,942 45,911,520
2049 1,878,747 46,127,777
2048 1,861,668 46,322,244
2047 1,845,027 46,510,152
2046 1,829,444 46,687,914
2045 1,813,000 46,858,778
2044 1,797,485 47,016,278
2043 1,777,393 47,158,325
2042 1,756,780 47,301,091
2041 1,738,404 47,434,593
2040 1,720,102 47,563,236
2039 1,699,431 47,685,343
2038 1,679,979 47,798,797
2037 1,659,934 47,910,899
2036 1,640,507 48,020,350
2035 1,617,823 48,124,430
2034 1,597,525 48,220,051
2033 1,578,920 48,311,842
2032 1,560,470 48,402,470
2031 1,540,575 48,495,278
2030 1,518,500 48,579,920
2029 1,496,906 48,648,699
2028 1,475,696 48,707,969
2027 1,455,624 48,758,200
2026 1,436,626 48,806,901
2025 1,418,578 48,838,057
2024 1,400,638 48,848,840
2023 1,384,286 48,352,528
2022 1,369,295 47,786,102
2021 1,350,139 47,443,821
2020 1,326,053 47,359,424
2019 1,300,945 47,118,501
2018 1,275,959 46,782,011
2017 1,251,703 46,571,232
2016 1,228,312 46,458,139
2015 1,205,131 46,422,303
2014 1,181,903 46,460,733
2013 1,158,695 46,604,197
2012 1,134,885 46,773,055
2011 1,110,207 46,742,697
2010 1,084,679 46,576,897
2009 1,058,782 46,362,946
2008 1,032,429 45,954,106
2007 1,004,889 45,226,803
2006 976,597 44,397,319
2005 948,311 43,653,155
2004 929,074 42,921,895
2003 916,878 42,187,645
2002 879,159 41,431,558
2001 812,249 40,850,412
2000 745,088 40,567,864
1999 834,697 40,386,875
1998 942,530 40,223,509
1997 917,184 40,057,389
1996 892,282 39,889,852
1995 868,146 39,724,050
1994 844,493 39,549,108
1993 821,437 39,361,262
1992 799,318 39,157,685
1991 778,278 38,966,376
1990 760,345 38,867,322
1989 744,856 38,827,764
1988 730,745 38,766,939
1987 718,476 38,684,815
1986 707,185 38,584,624
1985 696,665 38,469,512
1984 686,777 38,330,364
1983 677,707 38,171,525
1982 669,149 37,986,012
1981 660,493 37,758,631
1980 649,871 37,491,165
1979 638,719 37,191,330
1978 628,775 36,864,898
1977 618,315 36,511,638
1976 607,620 36,137,812
1975 598,158 35,757,900
1974 590,827 35,373,335
1973 582,855 34,988,947
1972 572,962 34,604,469
1971 562,966 34,224,490
1970 553,069 33,814,531
1969 543,356 33,441,054
1968 533,875 33,113,134
1967 524,648 32,682,947
1966 515,696 32,283,194
1965 507,034 31,954,292
1964 498,659 31,609,195
1963 490,564 31,296,651
1962 482,774 31,023,366
1961 475,291 30,739,250
1960 468,118 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Spain
2100 -0.25% -0.52%
2099 -0.33% -0.51%
2098 -0.33% -0.5%
2097 -0.39% -0.48%
2096 -0.4% -0.48%
2095 -0.34% -0.47%
2094 -0.26% -0.46%
2093 -0.27% -0.46%
2092 -0.34% -0.46%
2091 -0.31% -0.48%
2090 -0.38% -0.48%
2089 -0.29% -0.47%
2088 -0.37% -0.46%
2087 -0.14% -0.46%
2086 -0.26% -0.48%
2085 -0.28% -0.49%
2084 -0.25% -0.5%
2083 -0.12% -0.51%
2082 -0.18% -0.53%
2081 -0.14% -0.55%
2080 0.04% -0.57%
2079 -0.12% -0.58%
2078 -0.04% -0.61%
2077 0.03% -0.64%
2076 -0.02% -0.67%
2075 0.08% -0.7%
2074 0.02% -0.71%
2073 0.18% -0.74%
2072 0.37% -0.74%
2071 0.12% -0.77%
2070 0.27% -0.76%
2069 0.32% -0.79%
2068 0.32% -0.78%
2067 0.41% -0.79%
2066 0.34% -0.78%
2065 0.38% -0.8%
2064 0.42% -0.78%
2063 0.35% -0.79%
2062 0.28% -0.77%
2061 0.38% -0.73%
2060 0.52% -0.72%
2059 0.57% -0.69%
2058 0.61% -0.69%
2057 0.72% -0.68%
2056 0.65% -0.62%
2055 0.43% -0.59%
2054 0.83% -0.58%
2053 0.69% -0.54%
2052 0.55% -0.49%
2051 0.89% -0.47%
2050 0.76% -0.47%
2049 0.92% -0.42%
2048 0.9% -0.4%
2047 0.85% -0.38%
2046 0.91% -0.36%
2045 0.86% -0.33%
2044 1.13% -0.3%
2043 1.17% -0.3%
2042 1.06% -0.28%
2041 1.06% -0.27%
2040 1.22% -0.26%
2039 1.16% -0.24%
2038 1.21% -0.23%
2037 1.18% -0.23%
2036 1.4% -0.22%
2035 1.27% -0.2%
2034 1.18% -0.19%
2033 1.18% -0.19%
2032 1.29% -0.19%
2031 1.45% -0.17%
2030 1.44% -0.14%
2029 1.44% -0.12%
2028 1.38% -0.1%
2027 1.32% -0.1%
2026 1.27% -0.06%
2025 1.28% -0.02%
2024 1.18% 1.03%
2023 1.09% 1.19%
2022 1.42% 0.72%
2021 1.82% 0.18%
2020 1.93% 0.51%
2019 1.96% 0.72%
2018 1.94% 0.45%
2017 1.9% 0.24%
2016 1.92% 0.08%
2015 1.97% -0.08%
2014 2% -0.31%
2013 2.1% -0.36%
2012 2.22% 0.06%
2011 2.35% 0.36%
2010 2.45% 0.46%
2009 2.55% 0.89%
2008 2.74% 1.61%
2007 2.9% 1.87%
2006 2.98% 1.7%
2005 2.07% 1.7%
2004 1.33% 1.74%
2003 4.29% 1.82%
2002 8.24% 1.42%
2001 9.01% 0.7%
2000 -10.7% 0.45%
1999 -11.4% 0.41%
1998 2.76% 0.41%
1997 2.79% 0.42%
1996 2.78% 0.42%
1995 2.8% 0.44%
1994 2.81% 0.48%
1993 2.77% 0.52%
1992 2.7% 0.49%
1991 2.36% 0.25%
1990 2.08% 0.1%
1989 1.93% 0.16%
1988 1.71% 0.21%
1987 1.6% 0.26%
1986 1.51% 0.3%
1985 1.44% 0.36%
1984 1.34% 0.42%
1983 1.28% 0.49%
1982 1.31% 0.6%
1981 1.63% 0.71%
1980 1.75% 0.81%
1979 1.58% 0.89%
1978 1.69% 0.97%
1977 1.76% 1.03%
1976 1.58% 1.06%
1975 1.24% 1.09%
1974 1.37% 1.1%
1973 1.73% 1.11%
1972 1.78% 1.11%
1971 1.79% 1.21%
1970 1.79% 1.12%
1969 1.78% 0.99%
1968 1.76% 1.32%
1967 1.74% 1.24%
1966 1.71% 1.03%
1965 1.68% 1.09%
1964 1.65% 1%
1963 1.61% 0.88%
1962 1.57% 0.92%
1961 1.53% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

East Timor Spain
Current population
1441764
48806901
Population rank 152/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.59%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 100/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +96,630
Net migration rank 102/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 96,630
2024 - -2,552 - 111,674
2023 20,495 -5,620 -111,211 119,099
2022 20,625 -5,519 -133,801 299,779
2021 20,101 3,111 -113,865 144,385
2020 21,166 3,793 -151,551 236,854
2019 21,307 3,942 -56,542 464,783
2018 21,650 3,062 -56,139 337,467
2017 22,145 1,666 -32,600 201,135
2016 22,778 208 0 106,474
2015 23,391 -20 -4,642 -1,979
2014 24,040 -958 32,522 -97,870
2013 24,538 -1,206 37,284 -250,741
2012 24,890 -609 51,450 -153,486
2011 25,237 -159 84,137 60,761
2010 25,515 470 102,469 69,406
2009 25,696 117 106,635 129,557
2008 25,888 1,009 133,267 434,135
2007 26,074 2,103 108,545 772,317
2006 26,221 2,184 110,994 659,720
2005 26,412 1,759 78,576 629,803
2004 26,751 -16,447 85,844 661,158
2003 26,900 -12,810 54,844 658,428
2002 25,410 35,935 53,861 737,880
2001 23,314 49,159 44,936 181,307
2000 21,579 40,272 36,512 176,269
1999 21,871 -262,940 8,077 178,559
1998 23,590 1,806 4,022 182,926
1997 23,501 1,804 20,028 165,345
1996 22,703 1,796 11,967 162,704
1995 21,962 1,806 15,889 162,434
1994 21,746 1,794 31,639 160,407
1993 20,770 1,795 47,234 160,907
1992 19,880 1,794 62,652 177,544
1991 18,605 1,803 58,450 122,841
1990 18,343 -2,881 66,075 -30,684
1989 17,758 -2,246 81,538 -25,892
1988 12,118 587 100,794 -17,663
1987 11,945 -106 116,054 -12,681
1986 11,062 -316 131,188 -13,540
1985 10,788 -495 146,184 -589
1984 10,922 -1,436 172,487 2,754
1983 9,686 -1,032 183,223 1,241
1982 9,579 -1,125 231,714 -7,384
1981 9,336 -482 237,879 2,563
1980 6,940 5,457 281,184 20,166
1979 987 8,924 312,407 -5,929
1978 -1,000 10,967 339,157 -2,504
1977 296 10,657 361,465 -1,332
1976 783 9,662 375,834 2,804
1975 -1,062 9,542 371,882 -218
1974 8,405 -2,222 396,182 105,838
1973 10,033 -278 374,381 8,624
1972 10,030 0 391,030 7,935
1971 9,964 0 369,625 7,363
1970 9,824 0 378,723 -60,580
1969 9,611 0 367,851 -49,956
1968 9,356 0 387,423 -46,088
1967 9,089 0 402,001 -42,344
1966 8,810 0 397,084 -41,467
1965 8,526 0 405,819 -42,476
1964 8,235 0 429,885 -41,461
1963 7,938 0 394,338 -44,446
1962 7,639 0 384,690 -45,211
1961 7,330 0 396,537 -46,517
1960 7,012 0 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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