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

East Timor and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	East Timor	Sri Lanka	East Timor	Sri Lanka
1960	468,118	9,661,389	-	-
1961	475,291	9,899,372	1.53%	2.46%
1962	482,774	10,143,754	1.57%	2.47%
1963	490,564	10,395,040	1.61%	2.48%
1964	498,659	10,653,397	1.65%	2.49%
1965	507,034	10,916,965	1.68%	2.47%
1966	515,696	11,183,928	1.71%	2.45%
1967	524,648	11,457,328	1.74%	2.44%
1968	533,875	11,736,088	1.76%	2.43%
1969	543,356	12,013,858	1.78%	2.37%
1970	553,069	12,287,110	1.79%	2.27%
1971	562,966	12,551,910	1.79%	2.16%
1972	572,962	12,809,205	1.78%	2.05%
1973	582,855	13,060,916	1.73%	1.97%
1974	590,827	13,305,693	1.37%	1.87%
1975	598,158	13,548,984	1.24%	1.83%
1976	607,620	13,796,770	1.58%	1.83%
1977	618,315	14,049,371	1.76%	1.83%
1978	628,775	14,310,128	1.69%	1.86%
1979	638,719	14,579,614	1.58%	1.88%
1980	649,871	14,847,974	1.75%	1.84%
1981	660,493	15,099,414	1.63%	1.69%
1982	669,149	15,286,567	1.31%	1.24%
1983	677,707	15,388,794	1.28%	0.67%
1984	686,777	15,441,860	1.34%	0.34%
1985	696,665	15,544,154	1.44%	0.66%
1986	707,185	15,731,256	1.51%	1.2%
1987	718,476	15,916,576	1.6%	1.18%
1988	730,745	16,078,621	1.71%	1.02%
1989	744,856	16,248,557	1.93%	1.06%
1990	760,345	16,352,458	2.08%	0.64%
1991	778,278	16,475,354	2.36%	0.75%
1992	799,318	16,739,284	2.7%	1.6%
1993	821,437	17,025,918	2.77%	1.71%
1994	844,493	17,275,773	2.81%	1.47%
1995	868,146	17,564,068	2.8%	1.67%
1996	892,282	17,905,018	2.78%	1.94%
1997	917,184	18,248,200	2.79%	1.92%
1998	942,530	18,596,003	2.76%	1.91%
1999	834,697	18,944,731	-11.4%	1.88%
2000	745,088	19,293,054	-10.7%	1.84%
2001	812,249	19,600,362	9.01%	1.59%
2002	879,159	19,805,752	8.24%	1.05%
2003	916,878	19,951,521	4.29%	0.74%
2004	929,074	20,087,605	1.33%	0.68%
2005	948,311	20,216,524	2.07%	0.64%
2006	976,597	20,352,411	2.98%	0.67%
2007	1,004,889	20,492,545	2.9%	0.69%
2008	1,032,429	20,629,378	2.74%	0.67%
2009	1,058,782	20,756,435	2.55%	0.62%
2010	1,084,679	20,879,089	2.45%	0.59%
2011	1,110,207	21,009,048	2.35%	0.62%
2012	1,134,885	21,169,458	2.22%	0.76%
2013	1,158,695	20,585,000	2.1%	-2.76%
2014	1,181,903	20,778,000	2%	0.94%
2015	1,205,131	20,970,000	1.97%	0.92%
2016	1,228,312	21,209,000	1.92%	1.14%
2017	1,251,703	21,453,000	1.9%	1.15%
2018	1,275,959	21,670,000	1.94%	1.01%
2019	1,300,945	21,803,000	1.96%	0.61%
2020	1,326,053	21,919,000	1.93%	0.53%
2021	1,350,139	22,156,000	1.82%	1.08%
2022	1,369,295	22,181,000	1.42%	0.11%
2023	1,384,286	22,037,000	1.09%	-0.65%
2024	1,400,638	21,916,000	1.18%	-0.55%
2025	1,418,519	22,035,440	1.28%	0.54%
2026	1,436,934	22,148,172	1.3%	0.51%
2027	1,456,334	22,255,601	1.35%	0.49%
2028	1,476,850	22,357,682	1.41%	0.46%
2029	1,498,119	22,453,922	1.44%	0.43%
2030	1,519,802	22,546,245	1.45%	0.41%
2031	1,540,659	22,635,106	1.37%	0.39%
2032	1,559,710	22,720,118	1.24%	0.38%
2033	1,578,114	22,802,043	1.18%	0.36%
2034	1,597,444	22,879,527	1.22%	0.34%
2035	1,618,799	22,952,739	1.34%	0.32%
2036	1,639,721	23,022,027	1.29%	0.3%
2037	1,659,327	23,088,877	1.2%	0.29%
2038	1,678,953	23,152,480	1.18%	0.28%
2039	1,698,891	23,211,633	1.19%	0.26%
2040	1,718,249	23,265,986	1.14%	0.23%
2041	1,736,476	23,315,260	1.06%	0.21%
2042	1,755,847	23,359,578	1.12%	0.19%
2043	1,776,066	23,398,752	1.15%	0.17%
2044	1,793,758	23,433,096	1%	0.15%
2045	1,809,637	23,464,943	0.89%	0.14%
2046	1,825,551	23,492,738	0.88%	0.12%
2047	1,841,558	23,512,629	0.88%	0.08%
2048	1,858,311	23,525,953	0.91%	0.06%
2049	1,873,846	23,533,940	0.84%	0.03%
2050	1,889,246	23,538,230	0.82%	0.02%

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 208,834 (a 17% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) East Timor's population will grow by 31.5% to 1,889,246 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.