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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 37.4 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

East Timor vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Sudan
2100 1,987,832 138,786,562
2099 1,992,781 138,200,726
2098 1,999,464 137,581,716
2097 2,006,033 136,936,850
2096 2,013,975 136,293,310
2095 2,022,154 135,619,411
2094 2,029,021 134,962,748
2093 2,034,247 134,241,761
2092 2,039,828 133,476,598
2091 2,046,736 132,717,036
2090 2,053,036 131,929,843
2089 2,060,872 131,106,299
2088 2,066,894 130,258,636
2087 2,074,575 129,375,710
2086 2,077,501 128,473,461
2085 2,082,992 127,558,118
2084 2,088,750 126,607,392
2083 2,094,025 125,651,327
2082 2,096,584 124,696,076
2081 2,100,389 123,744,490
2080 2,103,318 122,770,063
2079 2,102,450 121,779,815
2078 2,105,023 120,751,900
2077 2,105,962 119,717,424
2076 2,105,353 118,681,140
2075 2,105,681 117,612,837
2074 2,104,008 116,516,833
2073 2,103,594 115,406,797
2072 2,099,913 114,272,123
2071 2,092,097 113,124,997
2070 2,089,631 111,982,729
2069 2,083,998 110,816,409
2068 2,077,421 109,652,769
2067 2,070,800 108,433,341
2066 2,062,424 107,199,808
2065 2,055,429 105,978,161
2064 2,047,710 104,726,820
2063 2,039,046 103,455,672
2062 2,031,925 102,156,918
2061 2,026,233 100,859,967
2060 2,018,606 99,547,905
2059 2,008,230 98,233,054
2058 1,996,788 96,897,205
2057 1,984,779 95,551,255
2056 1,970,553 94,198,924
2055 1,957,864 92,819,157
2054 1,949,402 91,429,774
2053 1,933,335 90,049,799
2052 1,920,154 88,658,871
2051 1,909,672 87,267,085
2050 1,892,861 85,869,620
2049 1,878,666 84,466,974
2048 1,861,588 83,095,662
2047 1,844,948 81,727,967
2046 1,829,365 80,356,627
2045 1,812,921 78,980,614
2044 1,797,407 77,616,012
2043 1,777,316 76,252,103
2042 1,756,704 74,901,092
2041 1,738,329 73,546,861
2040 1,720,028 72,207,474
2039 1,699,358 70,876,908
2038 1,679,907 69,547,797
2037 1,659,862 68,201,884
2036 1,640,436 66,863,109
2035 1,617,753 65,516,233
2034 1,597,457 64,168,801
2033 1,578,852 62,823,562
2032 1,560,402 61,491,227
2031 1,540,509 60,168,709
2030 1,518,434 58,846,984
2029 1,496,842 57,534,918
2028 1,475,633 56,242,802
2027 1,455,562 54,955,096
2026 1,436,564 53,313,722
2025 1,418,517 51,662,147
2024 1,400,638 50,448,963
2023 1,384,286 50,042,791
2022 1,369,295 49,383,346
2021 1,350,139 48,066,924
2020 1,326,053 46,789,231
2019 1,300,945 45,548,175
2018 1,275,959 44,230,596
2017 1,251,703 42,714,306
2016 1,228,312 41,259,892
2015 1,205,131 40,024,431
2014 1,181,903 38,823,318
2013 1,158,695 37,785,849
2012 1,134,885 36,923,178
2011 1,110,207 36,140,806
2010 1,084,679 35,414,399
2009 1,058,782 34,569,113
2008 1,032,429 33,623,980
2007 1,004,889 32,764,135
2006 976,597 31,992,435
2005 948,311 31,262,444
2004 929,074 30,556,637
2003 916,878 29,896,035
2002 879,159 29,228,727
2001 812,249 28,516,770
2000 745,088 27,816,745
1999 834,697 27,130,613
1998 942,530 26,458,999
1997 917,184 25,799,821
1996 892,282 25,231,528
1995 868,146 24,672,143
1994 844,493 24,043,948
1993 821,437 23,445,592
1992 799,318 22,927,355
1991 778,278 22,470,676
1990 760,345 22,021,481
1989 744,856 21,578,022
1988 730,745 21,138,431
1987 718,476 20,704,904
1986 707,185 20,288,238
1985 696,665 19,905,872
1984 686,777 19,546,528
1983 677,707 19,109,770
1982 669,149 18,486,645
1981 660,493 17,780,572
1980 649,871 17,058,905
1979 638,719 16,355,352
1978 628,775 15,695,003
1977 618,315 15,086,614
1976 607,620 14,569,716
1975 598,158 14,064,798
1974 590,827 13,580,723
1973 582,855 13,049,315
1972 572,962 12,527,856
1971 562,966 12,105,539
1970 553,069 11,695,771
1969 543,356 11,298,936
1968 533,875 10,917,999
1967 524,648 10,550,597
1966 515,696 10,197,578
1965 507,034 9,858,030
1964 498,659 9,531,109
1963 490,564 9,218,077
1962 482,774 8,919,028
1961 475,291 8,634,941
1960 468,118 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Sudan
2100 -0.25% 0.42%
2099 -0.33% 0.45%
2098 -0.33% 0.47%
2097 -0.39% 0.47%
2096 -0.4% 0.5%
2095 -0.34% 0.49%
2094 -0.26% 0.54%
2093 -0.27% 0.57%
2092 -0.34% 0.57%
2091 -0.31% 0.6%
2090 -0.38% 0.63%
2089 -0.29% 0.65%
2088 -0.37% 0.68%
2087 -0.14% 0.7%
2086 -0.26% 0.72%
2085 -0.28% 0.75%
2084 -0.25% 0.76%
2083 -0.12% 0.77%
2082 -0.18% 0.77%
2081 -0.14% 0.79%
2080 0.04% 0.81%
2079 -0.12% 0.85%
2078 -0.04% 0.86%
2077 0.03% 0.87%
2076 -0.02% 0.91%
2075 0.08% 0.94%
2074 0.02% 0.96%
2073 0.18% 0.99%
2072 0.37% 1.01%
2071 0.12% 1.02%
2070 0.27% 1.05%
2069 0.32% 1.06%
2068 0.32% 1.12%
2067 0.41% 1.15%
2066 0.34% 1.15%
2065 0.38% 1.19%
2064 0.42% 1.23%
2063 0.35% 1.27%
2062 0.28% 1.29%
2061 0.38% 1.32%
2060 0.52% 1.34%
2059 0.57% 1.38%
2058 0.61% 1.41%
2057 0.72% 1.44%
2056 0.65% 1.49%
2055 0.43% 1.52%
2054 0.83% 1.53%
2053 0.69% 1.57%
2052 0.55% 1.59%
2051 0.89% 1.63%
2050 0.76% 1.66%
2049 0.92% 1.65%
2048 0.9% 1.67%
2047 0.85% 1.71%
2046 0.91% 1.74%
2045 0.86% 1.76%
2044 1.13% 1.79%
2043 1.17% 1.8%
2042 1.06% 1.84%
2041 1.06% 1.85%
2040 1.22% 1.88%
2039 1.16% 1.91%
2038 1.21% 1.97%
2037 1.18% 2%
2036 1.4% 2.06%
2035 1.27% 2.1%
2034 1.18% 2.14%
2033 1.18% 2.17%
2032 1.29% 2.2%
2031 1.45% 2.25%
2030 1.44% 2.28%
2029 1.44% 2.3%
2028 1.38% 2.34%
2027 1.32% 3.08%
2026 1.27% 3.2%
2025 1.28% 2.4%
2024 1.18% 0.81%
2023 1.09% 1.34%
2022 1.42% 2.74%
2021 1.82% 2.73%
2020 1.93% 2.72%
2019 1.96% 2.98%
2018 1.94% 3.55%
2017 1.9% 3.53%
2016 1.92% 3.09%
2015 1.97% 3.09%
2014 2% 2.75%
2013 2.1% 2.34%
2012 2.22% 2.16%
2011 2.35% 2.05%
2010 2.45% 2.45%
2009 2.55% 2.81%
2008 2.74% 2.62%
2007 2.9% 2.41%
2006 2.98% 2.34%
2005 2.07% 2.31%
2004 1.33% 2.21%
2003 4.29% 2.28%
2002 8.24% 2.5%
2001 9.01% 2.52%
2000 -10.7% 2.53%
1999 -11.4% 2.54%
1998 2.76% 2.55%
1997 2.79% 2.25%
1996 2.78% 2.27%
1995 2.8% 2.61%
1994 2.81% 2.55%
1993 2.77% 2.26%
1992 2.7% 2.03%
1991 2.36% 2.04%
1990 2.08% 2.06%
1989 1.93% 2.08%
1988 1.71% 2.09%
1987 1.6% 2.05%
1986 1.51% 1.92%
1985 1.44% 1.84%
1984 1.34% 2.29%
1983 1.28% 3.37%
1982 1.31% 3.97%
1981 1.63% 4.23%
1980 1.75% 4.3%
1979 1.58% 4.21%
1978 1.69% 4.03%
1977 1.76% 3.55%
1976 1.58% 3.59%
1975 1.24% 3.56%
1974 1.37% 4.07%
1973 1.73% 4.16%
1972 1.78% 3.49%
1971 1.79% 3.5%
1970 1.79% 3.51%
1969 1.78% 3.49%
1968 1.76% 3.48%
1967 1.74% 3.46%
1966 1.71% 3.44%
1965 1.68% 3.43%
1964 1.65% 3.4%
1963 1.61% 3.35%
1962 1.57% 3.29%
1961 1.53% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

East Timor Sudan
Current population
1446322
54156832
Population rank 152/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.65%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 30/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +291,469
Net migration rank 102/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 291,469
2024 20,378 -2,552 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 20,495 -5,620 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 20,625 -5,519 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 20,101 3,111 1,293,817 31,664
2020 21,166 3,793 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 21,307 3,942 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 21,650 3,062 1,257,387 125,499
2017 22,145 1,666 1,208,046 441,623
2016 22,778 208 1,174,422 84,728
2015 23,391 -20 1,145,259 66,476
2014 24,040 -958 1,097,962 92,504
2013 24,538 -1,206 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 24,890 -609 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 25,237 -159 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 25,515 470 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 25,696 117 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 25,888 1,009 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 26,074 2,103 992,819 -201,769
2006 26,221 2,184 963,740 -211,387
2005 26,412 1,759 907,017 -199,378
2004 26,751 -16,447 889,382 -185,392
2003 26,900 -12,810 898,226 -281,001
2002 25,410 35,935 897,965 -180,603
2001 23,314 49,159 880,284 -173,745
2000 21,579 40,272 858,536 -165,030
1999 21,871 -262,940 835,840 -157,090
1998 23,590 1,806 814,752 -150,271
1997 23,501 1,804 802,245 -148,368
1996 22,703 1,796 792,926 -310,221
1995 21,962 1,806 780,700 -144,670
1994 21,746 1,794 764,645 -144,324
1993 20,770 1,795 743,249 -166,861
1992 19,880 1,794 731,177 -271,093
1991 18,605 1,803 714,612 -261,341
1990 18,343 -2,881 699,953 -254,825
1989 17,758 -2,246 683,743 -241,979
1988 12,118 587 672,604 -235,213
1987 11,945 -106 658,416 -228,756
1986 11,062 -316 649,649 -245,968
1985 10,788 -495 583,382 -222,315
1984 10,922 -1,436 577,405 -219,755
1983 9,686 -1,032 570,198 -54,325
1982 9,579 -1,125 606,362 124,007
1981 9,336 -482 585,087 96,697
1980 6,940 5,457 552,930 208,602
1979 987 8,924 524,942 120,613
1978 -1,000 10,967 497,987 177,153
1977 296 10,657 483,089 58,540
1976 783 9,662 470,019 22,147
1975 -1,062 9,542 454,813 62,843
1974 8,405 -2,222 444,456 6,023
1973 10,033 -278 439,201 173,143
1972 10,030 0 428,340 2,238
1971 9,964 0 417,641 -3,577
1970 9,824 0 401,013 4,479
1969 9,611 0 385,712 2,476
1968 9,356 0 370,917 2,776
1967 9,089 0 356,599 4,508
1966 8,810 0 342,118 2,813
1965 8,526 0 327,799 6,367
1964 8,235 0 315,166 4,505
1963 7,938 0 302,132 4,263
1962 7,639 0 287,317 4,387
1961 7,330 0 272,562 3,904
1960 7,012 0 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/sudan | 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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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