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Population in East Timor compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 15.4 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

East Timor vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Sri Lanka
2100 1,987,918 20,270,496
2099 1,992,867 20,383,669
2098 1,999,551 20,498,567
2097 2,006,120 20,611,123
2096 2,014,062 20,723,560
2095 2,022,241 20,834,629
2094 2,029,109 20,943,809
2093 2,034,335 21,052,131
2092 2,039,916 21,158,833
2091 2,046,825 21,263,961
2090 2,053,125 21,371,263
2089 2,060,960 21,475,426
2088 2,066,983 21,577,177
2087 2,074,665 21,677,510
2086 2,077,590 21,777,420
2085 2,083,082 21,876,464
2084 2,088,840 21,970,336
2083 2,094,115 22,062,801
2082 2,096,675 22,151,745
2081 2,100,480 22,240,834
2080 2,103,409 22,326,555
2079 2,102,541 22,411,438
2078 2,105,113 22,489,772
2077 2,106,052 22,565,028
2076 2,105,444 22,637,463
2075 2,105,772 22,707,112
2074 2,104,099 22,778,489
2073 2,103,684 22,844,703
2072 2,100,004 22,905,707
2071 2,092,187 22,964,866
2070 2,089,722 23,022,515
2069 2,084,088 23,076,310
2068 2,077,511 23,129,541
2067 2,070,890 23,184,596
2066 2,062,513 23,234,419
2065 2,055,518 23,285,901
2064 2,047,799 23,331,390
2063 2,039,134 23,372,184
2062 2,032,012 23,409,522
2061 2,026,320 23,441,893
2060 2,018,694 23,474,032
2059 2,008,316 23,502,132
2058 1,996,874 23,528,076
2057 1,984,864 23,550,580
2056 1,970,638 23,570,923
2055 1,957,948 23,582,432
2054 1,949,486 23,591,414
2053 1,933,418 23,601,371
2052 1,920,237 23,605,361
2051 1,909,754 23,606,194
2050 1,892,942 23,603,330
2049 1,878,747 23,597,604
2048 1,861,668 23,587,307
2047 1,845,027 23,570,881
2046 1,829,444 23,547,409
2045 1,813,000 23,515,133
2044 1,797,485 23,483,546
2043 1,777,393 23,446,242
2042 1,756,780 23,404,983
2041 1,738,404 23,357,358
2040 1,720,102 23,306,148
2039 1,699,431 23,248,341
2038 1,679,979 23,187,512
2037 1,659,934 23,120,775
2036 1,640,507 23,053,427
2035 1,617,823 22,981,808
2034 1,597,525 22,906,587
2033 1,578,920 22,826,414
2032 1,560,470 22,742,267
2031 1,540,575 22,655,907
2030 1,518,500 22,564,038
2029 1,496,906 22,470,759
2028 1,475,696 22,370,999
2027 1,455,624 22,266,017
2026 1,436,626 22,155,543
2025 1,418,578 22,039,908
2024 1,400,638 21,916,000
2023 1,384,286 22,037,000
2022 1,369,295 22,181,000
2021 1,350,139 22,156,000
2020 1,326,053 21,919,000
2019 1,300,945 21,803,000
2018 1,275,959 21,670,000
2017 1,251,703 21,453,000
2016 1,228,312 21,209,000
2015 1,205,131 20,970,000
2014 1,181,903 20,778,000
2013 1,158,695 20,585,000
2012 1,134,885 21,169,458
2011 1,110,207 21,009,048
2010 1,084,679 20,879,089
2009 1,058,782 20,756,435
2008 1,032,429 20,629,378
2007 1,004,889 20,492,545
2006 976,597 20,352,411
2005 948,311 20,216,524
2004 929,074 20,087,605
2003 916,878 19,951,521
2002 879,159 19,805,752
2001 812,249 19,600,362
2000 745,088 19,293,054
1999 834,697 18,944,731
1998 942,530 18,596,003
1997 917,184 18,248,200
1996 892,282 17,905,018
1995 868,146 17,564,068
1994 844,493 17,275,773
1993 821,437 17,025,918
1992 799,318 16,739,284
1991 778,278 16,475,354
1990 760,345 16,352,458
1989 744,856 16,248,557
1988 730,745 16,078,621
1987 718,476 15,916,576
1986 707,185 15,731,256
1985 696,665 15,544,154
1984 686,777 15,441,860
1983 677,707 15,388,794
1982 669,149 15,286,567
1981 660,493 15,099,414
1980 649,871 14,847,974
1979 638,719 14,579,614
1978 628,775 14,310,128
1977 618,315 14,049,371
1976 607,620 13,796,770
1975 598,158 13,548,984
1974 590,827 13,305,693
1973 582,855 13,060,916
1972 572,962 12,809,205
1971 562,966 12,551,910
1970 553,069 12,287,110
1969 543,356 12,013,858
1968 533,875 11,736,088
1967 524,648 11,457,328
1966 515,696 11,183,928
1965 507,034 10,916,965
1964 498,659 10,653,397
1963 490,564 10,395,040
1962 482,774 10,143,754
1961 475,291 9,899,372
1960 468,118 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Sri Lanka
2100 -0.25% -0.56%
2099 -0.33% -0.56%
2098 -0.33% -0.55%
2097 -0.39% -0.54%
2096 -0.4% -0.53%
2095 -0.34% -0.52%
2094 -0.26% -0.51%
2093 -0.27% -0.5%
2092 -0.34% -0.49%
2091 -0.31% -0.5%
2090 -0.38% -0.49%
2089 -0.29% -0.47%
2088 -0.37% -0.46%
2087 -0.14% -0.46%
2086 -0.26% -0.45%
2085 -0.28% -0.43%
2084 -0.25% -0.42%
2083 -0.12% -0.4%
2082 -0.18% -0.4%
2081 -0.14% -0.38%
2080 0.04% -0.38%
2079 -0.12% -0.35%
2078 -0.04% -0.33%
2077 0.03% -0.32%
2076 -0.02% -0.31%
2075 0.08% -0.31%
2074 0.02% -0.29%
2073 0.18% -0.27%
2072 0.37% -0.26%
2071 0.12% -0.25%
2070 0.27% -0.23%
2069 0.32% -0.23%
2068 0.32% -0.24%
2067 0.41% -0.21%
2066 0.34% -0.22%
2065 0.38% -0.19%
2064 0.42% -0.17%
2063 0.35% -0.16%
2062 0.28% -0.14%
2061 0.38% -0.14%
2060 0.52% -0.12%
2059 0.57% -0.11%
2058 0.61% -0.1%
2057 0.72% -0.09%
2056 0.65% -0.05%
2055 0.43% -0.04%
2054 0.83% -0.04%
2053 0.69% -0.02%
2052 0.55% -0.004%
2051 0.89% 0.01%
2050 0.76% 0.02%
2049 0.92% 0.04%
2048 0.9% 0.07%
2047 0.85% 0.1%
2046 0.91% 0.14%
2045 0.86% 0.13%
2044 1.13% 0.16%
2043 1.17% 0.18%
2042 1.06% 0.2%
2041 1.06% 0.22%
2040 1.22% 0.25%
2039 1.16% 0.26%
2038 1.21% 0.29%
2037 1.18% 0.29%
2036 1.4% 0.31%
2035 1.27% 0.33%
2034 1.18% 0.35%
2033 1.18% 0.37%
2032 1.29% 0.38%
2031 1.45% 0.41%
2030 1.44% 0.42%
2029 1.44% 0.45%
2028 1.38% 0.47%
2027 1.32% 0.5%
2026 1.27% 0.52%
2025 1.28% 0.57%
2024 1.18% -0.55%
2023 1.09% -0.65%
2022 1.42% 0.11%
2021 1.82% 1.08%
2020 1.93% 0.53%
2019 1.96% 0.61%
2018 1.94% 1.01%
2017 1.9% 1.15%
2016 1.92% 1.14%
2015 1.97% 0.92%
2014 2% 0.94%
2013 2.1% -2.76%
2012 2.22% 0.76%
2011 2.35% 0.62%
2010 2.45% 0.59%
2009 2.55% 0.62%
2008 2.74% 0.67%
2007 2.9% 0.69%
2006 2.98% 0.67%
2005 2.07% 0.64%
2004 1.33% 0.68%
2003 4.29% 0.74%
2002 8.24% 1.05%
2001 9.01% 1.59%
2000 -10.7% 1.84%
1999 -11.4% 1.88%
1998 2.76% 1.91%
1997 2.79% 1.92%
1996 2.78% 1.94%
1995 2.8% 1.67%
1994 2.81% 1.47%
1993 2.77% 1.71%
1992 2.7% 1.6%
1991 2.36% 0.75%
1990 2.08% 0.64%
1989 1.93% 1.06%
1988 1.71% 1.02%
1987 1.6% 1.18%
1986 1.51% 1.2%
1985 1.44% 0.66%
1984 1.34% 0.34%
1983 1.28% 0.67%
1982 1.31% 1.24%
1981 1.63% 1.69%
1980 1.75% 1.84%
1979 1.58% 1.88%
1978 1.69% 1.86%
1977 1.76% 1.83%
1976 1.58% 1.83%
1975 1.24% 1.83%
1974 1.37% 1.87%
1973 1.73% 1.97%
1972 1.78% 2.05%
1971 1.79% 2.16%
1970 1.79% 2.27%
1969 1.78% 2.37%
1968 1.76% 2.43%
1967 1.74% 2.44%
1966 1.71% 2.45%
1965 1.68% 2.47%
1964 1.65% 2.49%
1963 1.61% 2.48%
1962 1.57% 2.47%
1961 1.53% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

East Timor Sri Lanka
Current population
1441764
22185425
Population rank 152/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.27%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 -332
Annual growth/decline +16,352 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 188/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -30,724
Net migration rank 102/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -30,724
2024 - -2,552 - -27,245
2023 20,495 -5,620 66,111 -28,011
2022 20,625 -5,519 95,378 -27,435
2021 20,101 3,111 121,858 -29,586
2020 21,166 3,793 170,968 -29,875
2019 21,307 3,942 172,243 -28,426
2018 21,650 3,062 183,610 -28,607
2017 22,145 1,666 187,993 -22,324
2016 22,778 208 194,232 -18,388
2015 23,391 -20 201,815 -29,797
2014 24,040 -958 211,541 -33,672
2013 24,538 -1,206 221,021 -37,754
2012 24,890 -609 229,138 -41,955
2011 25,237 -159 224,461 -90,839
2010 25,515 470 224,325 -98,060
2009 25,696 117 200,175 -81,130
2008 25,888 1,009 232,225 -97,144
2007 26,074 2,103 248,287 -109,695
2006 26,221 2,184 248,706 -107,045
2005 26,412 1,759 248,683 -118,594
2004 26,751 -16,447 212,527 -84,795
2003 26,900 -12,810 252,008 -107,573
2002 25,410 35,935 252,840 -105,718
2001 23,314 49,159 244,377 19,273
2000 21,579 40,272 227,060 123,894
1999 21,871 -262,940 206,876 138,799
1998 23,590 1,806 201,059 150,724
1997 23,501 1,804 208,193 135,636
1996 22,703 1,796 215,290 127,236
1995 21,962 1,806 221,957 117,416
1994 21,746 1,794 228,904 8,323
1993 20,770 1,795 226,257 36,232
1992 19,880 1,794 222,230 88,542
1991 18,605 1,803 218,117 -1,047
1990 18,343 -2,881 224,454 -195,736
1989 17,758 -2,246 212,401 -33,305
1988 12,118 587 219,184 -58,415
1987 11,945 -106 226,414 -63,105
1986 11,062 -316 233,782 -26,460
1985 10,788 -495 247,836 -80,950
1984 10,922 -1,436 263,175 -225,450
1983 9,686 -1,032 277,768 -209,362
1982 9,579 -1,125 300,030 -163,987
1981 9,336 -482 328,096 -89,824
1980 6,940 5,457 328,155 -63,541
1979 987 8,924 329,791 -57,683
1978 -1,000 10,967 317,055 -50,189
1977 296 10,657 300,038 -45,383
1976 783 9,662 291,816 -41,258
1975 -1,062 9,542 282,496 -37,475
1974 8,405 -2,222 275,521 -33,979
1973 10,033 -278 278,577 -30,582
1972 10,030 0 282,494 -27,071
1971 9,964 0 281,200 -22,021
1970 9,824 0 286,719 -16,299
1969 9,611 0 286,218 -10,152
1968 9,356 0 286,642 -7,163
1967 9,089 0 284,738 -6,696
1966 8,810 0 275,549 -6,794
1965 8,526 0 272,422 -7,249
1964 8,235 0 269,584 -7,614
1963 7,938 0 262,880 -8,118
1962 7,639 0 256,719 -8,909
1961 7,330 0 251,087 -10,144
1960 7,012 0 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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