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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 37 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 0.66% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

East Timor vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Sudan
2100 1,987,918 137,695,876
2099 1,992,867 137,114,644
2098 1,999,551 136,500,499
2097 2,006,120 135,860,701
2096 2,014,062 135,222,218
2095 2,022,241 134,553,615
2094 2,029,109 133,902,112
2093 2,034,335 133,186,791
2092 2,039,916 132,427,642
2091 2,046,825 131,674,049
2090 2,053,125 130,893,042
2089 2,060,960 130,075,970
2088 2,066,983 129,234,968
2087 2,074,665 128,358,981
2086 2,077,590 127,463,823
2085 2,083,082 126,555,673
2084 2,088,840 125,612,419
2083 2,094,115 124,663,868
2082 2,096,675 123,716,124
2081 2,100,480 122,772,016
2080 2,103,409 121,805,246
2079 2,102,541 120,822,781
2078 2,105,113 119,802,944
2077 2,106,052 118,776,597
2076 2,105,444 117,748,457
2075 2,105,772 116,688,549
2074 2,104,099 115,601,159
2073 2,103,684 114,499,847
2072 2,100,004 113,374,089
2071 2,092,187 112,235,978
2070 2,089,722 111,102,687
2069 2,084,088 109,945,533
2068 2,077,511 108,791,037
2067 2,070,890 107,581,192
2066 2,062,513 106,357,353
2065 2,055,518 105,145,307
2064 2,047,799 103,903,801
2063 2,039,134 102,642,643
2062 2,032,012 101,354,095
2061 2,026,320 100,067,335
2060 2,018,694 98,765,585
2059 2,008,316 97,461,067
2058 1,996,874 96,135,716
2057 1,984,864 94,800,344
2056 1,970,638 93,458,640
2055 1,957,948 92,089,717
2054 1,949,486 90,711,253
2053 1,933,418 89,342,122
2052 1,920,237 87,962,125
2051 1,909,754 86,581,277
2050 1,892,942 85,194,794
2049 1,878,747 83,803,171
2048 1,861,668 82,442,635
2047 1,845,027 81,085,689
2046 1,829,444 79,725,126
2045 1,813,000 78,359,927
2044 1,797,485 77,006,049
2043 1,777,393 75,652,858
2042 1,756,780 74,312,465
2041 1,738,404 72,968,877
2040 1,720,102 71,640,015
2039 1,699,431 70,319,906
2038 1,679,979 69,001,239
2037 1,659,934 67,665,904
2036 1,640,507 66,337,650
2035 1,617,823 65,001,359
2034 1,597,525 63,664,516
2033 1,578,920 62,329,849
2032 1,560,470 61,007,985
2031 1,540,575 59,695,860
2030 1,518,500 58,384,521
2029 1,496,906 57,082,767
2028 1,475,696 55,800,806
2027 1,455,624 54,523,219
2026 1,436,626 52,894,744
2025 1,418,578 51,256,148
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% 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 31.3% to 1,892,942 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 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 138M 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% 1.6%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

East Timor Sudan
Current population
1441764
53335233
Population rank 152/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 116/197
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 - -2,552 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 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
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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