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

East Timor and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	East Timor	Suriname	East Timor	Suriname
1960	468,118	263,918	-	-
1961	475,291	272,791	1.53%	3.36%
1962	482,774	283,912	1.57%	4.08%
1963	490,564	297,034	1.61%	4.62%
1964	498,659	309,041	1.65%	4.04%
1965	507,034	320,000	1.68%	3.55%
1966	515,696	331,135	1.71%	3.48%
1967	524,648	342,679	1.74%	3.49%
1968	533,875	354,616	1.76%	3.48%
1969	543,356	366,906	1.78%	3.47%
1970	553,069	379,442	1.79%	3.42%
1971	562,966	391,932	1.79%	3.29%
1972	572,962	397,413	1.78%	1.4%
1973	582,855	395,772	1.73%	-0.41%
1974	590,827	393,676	1.37%	-0.53%
1975	598,158	391,170	1.24%	-0.64%
1976	607,620	388,289	1.58%	-0.74%
1977	618,315	385,067	1.76%	-0.83%
1978	628,775	381,502	1.69%	-0.93%
1979	638,719	377,602	1.58%	-1.02%
1980	649,871	375,377	1.75%	-0.59%
1981	660,493	375,459	1.63%	0.02%
1982	669,149	376,555	1.31%	0.29%
1983	677,707	378,746	1.28%	0.58%
1984	686,777	382,193	1.34%	0.91%
1985	696,665	386,972	1.44%	1.25%
1986	707,185	392,330	1.51%	1.38%
1987	718,476	396,911	1.6%	1.17%
1988	730,745	402,227	1.71%	1.34%
1989	744,856	408,409	1.93%	1.54%
1990	760,345	412,493	2.08%	1%
1991	778,278	415,013	2.36%	0.61%
1992	799,318	417,589	2.7%	0.62%
1993	821,437	419,352	2.77%	0.42%
1994	844,493	422,375	2.81%	0.72%
1995	868,146	429,606	2.8%	1.71%
1996	892,282	438,830	2.78%	2.15%
1997	917,184	448,067	2.79%	2.1%
1998	942,530	457,406	2.76%	2.08%
1999	834,697	466,916	-11.4%	2.08%
2000	745,088	476,643	-10.7%	2.08%
2001	812,249	486,560	9.01%	2.08%
2002	879,159	496,551	8.24%	2.05%
2003	916,878	506,414	4.29%	1.99%
2004	929,074	513,923	1.33%	1.48%
2005	948,311	519,313	2.07%	1.05%
2006	976,597	524,997	2.98%	1.09%
2007	1,004,889	531,016	2.9%	1.15%
2008	1,032,429	537,245	2.74%	1.17%
2009	1,058,782	543,568	2.55%	1.18%
2010	1,084,679	549,923	2.45%	1.17%
2011	1,110,207	556,269	2.35%	1.15%
2012	1,134,885	562,633	2.22%	1.14%
2013	1,158,695	569,020	2.1%	1.14%
2014	1,181,903	575,373	2%	1.12%
2015	1,205,131	581,627	1.97%	1.09%
2016	1,228,312	587,757	1.92%	1.05%
2017	1,251,703	593,713	1.9%	1.01%
2018	1,275,959	599,513	1.94%	0.98%
2019	1,300,945	605,768	1.96%	1.04%
2020	1,326,053	612,317	1.93%	1.08%
2021	1,350,139	617,896	1.82%	0.91%
2022	1,369,295	623,164	1.42%	0.85%
2023	1,384,286	628,886	1.09%	0.92%
2024	1,400,638	634,431	1.18%	0.88%
2025	1,418,519	639,852	1.28%	0.85%
2026	1,436,934	645,257	1.3%	0.84%
2027	1,456,334	650,564	1.35%	0.82%
2028	1,476,850	655,783	1.41%	0.8%
2029	1,498,119	660,793	1.44%	0.76%
2030	1,519,802	665,650	1.45%	0.74%
2031	1,540,659	670,421	1.37%	0.72%
2032	1,559,710	675,070	1.24%	0.69%
2033	1,578,114	679,573	1.18%	0.67%
2034	1,597,444	683,911	1.22%	0.64%
2035	1,618,799	688,189	1.34%	0.63%
2036	1,639,721	692,343	1.29%	0.6%
2037	1,659,327	696,213	1.2%	0.56%
2038	1,678,953	699,908	1.18%	0.53%
2039	1,698,891	703,569	1.19%	0.52%
2040	1,718,249	707,156	1.14%	0.51%
2041	1,736,476	710,619	1.06%	0.49%
2042	1,755,847	713,900	1.12%	0.46%
2043	1,776,066	716,999	1.15%	0.43%
2044	1,793,758	719,920	1%	0.41%
2045	1,809,637	722,759	0.89%	0.39%
2046	1,825,551	725,322	0.88%	0.35%
2047	1,841,558	727,726	0.88%	0.33%
2048	1,858,311	730,038	0.91%	0.32%
2049	1,873,846	732,021	0.84%	0.27%
2050	1,889,246	733,898	0.82%	0.26%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 208,834 (a 17% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.