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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 9,092,436 people in Switzerland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 9,155,878 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Switzerland's population is 6.33 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 99th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +0.96% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.16M (22.3% growth).

East Timor vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Switzerland
2100 1,987,832 9,273,514
2099 1,992,781 9,265,656
2098 1,999,464 9,259,266
2097 2,006,033 9,251,854
2096 2,013,975 9,248,107
2095 2,022,154 9,242,564
2094 2,029,021 9,238,163
2093 2,034,247 9,235,730
2092 2,039,828 9,233,129
2091 2,046,736 9,230,180
2090 2,053,036 9,228,148
2089 2,060,872 9,227,779
2088 2,066,894 9,229,133
2087 2,074,575 9,228,792
2086 2,077,501 9,230,530
2085 2,082,992 9,234,782
2084 2,088,750 9,239,056
2083 2,094,025 9,244,001
2082 2,096,584 9,249,813
2081 2,100,389 9,256,210
2080 2,103,318 9,262,647
2079 2,102,450 9,270,123
2078 2,105,023 9,276,881
2077 2,105,962 9,284,565
2076 2,105,353 9,289,534
2075 2,105,681 9,295,062
2074 2,104,008 9,305,809
2073 2,103,594 9,314,832
2072 2,099,913 9,322,610
2071 2,092,097 9,332,380
2070 2,089,631 9,343,357
2069 2,083,998 9,351,483
2068 2,077,421 9,359,919
2067 2,070,800 9,367,355
2066 2,062,424 9,379,120
2065 2,055,429 9,391,197
2064 2,047,710 9,402,175
2063 2,039,046 9,412,246
2062 2,031,925 9,423,109
2061 2,026,233 9,434,937
2060 2,018,606 9,443,858
2059 2,008,230 9,454,223
2058 1,996,788 9,462,577
2057 1,984,779 9,468,254
2056 1,970,553 9,475,514
2055 1,957,864 9,483,998
2054 1,949,402 9,491,408
2053 1,933,335 9,496,551
2052 1,920,154 9,496,579
2051 1,909,672 9,496,556
2050 1,892,861 9,494,698
2049 1,878,666 9,491,222
2048 1,861,588 9,484,200
2047 1,844,948 9,477,140
2046 1,829,365 9,471,007
2045 1,812,921 9,465,183
2044 1,797,407 9,458,151
2043 1,777,316 9,450,730
2042 1,756,704 9,440,733
2041 1,738,329 9,433,753
2040 1,720,028 9,422,510
2039 1,699,358 9,413,795
2038 1,679,907 9,404,803
2037 1,659,862 9,393,982
2036 1,640,436 9,382,127
2035 1,617,753 9,368,526
2034 1,597,457 9,351,603
2033 1,578,852 9,334,357
2032 1,560,402 9,315,617
2031 1,540,509 9,292,331
2030 1,518,434 9,267,380
2029 1,496,842 9,240,823
2028 1,475,633 9,209,567
2027 1,455,562 9,174,540
2026 1,436,564 9,136,169
2025 1,418,517 9,092,436
2024 1,400,638 9,005,582
2023 1,384,286 8,888,822
2022 1,369,295 8,777,088
2021 1,350,139 8,704,546
2020 1,326,053 8,638,167
2019 1,300,945 8,575,280
2018 1,275,959 8,514,329
2017 1,251,703 8,451,840
2016 1,228,312 8,373,338
2015 1,205,131 8,282,396
2014 1,181,903 8,188,649
2013 1,158,695 8,089,346
2012 1,134,885 7,996,861
2011 1,110,207 7,912,398
2010 1,084,679 7,824,909
2009 1,058,782 7,743,831
2008 1,032,429 7,647,675
2007 1,004,889 7,551,117
2006 976,597 7,483,934
2005 948,311 7,437,115
2004 929,074 7,389,625
2003 916,878 7,339,001
2002 879,159 7,284,753
2001 812,249 7,229,854
2000 745,088 7,184,250
1999 834,697 7,143,991
1998 942,530 7,110,001
1997 917,184 7,088,906
1996 892,282 7,071,850
1995 868,146 7,040,687
1994 844,493 6,993,795
1993 821,437 6,938,265
1992 799,318 6,875,364
1991 778,278 6,799,978
1990 760,345 6,715,519
1989 744,856 6,646,912
1988 730,745 6,593,386
1987 718,476 6,545,106
1986 707,185 6,504,124
1985 696,665 6,470,365
1984 686,777 6,441,865
1983 677,707 6,418,773
1982 669,149 6,391,309
1981 660,493 6,354,074
1980 649,871 6,319,408
1979 638,719 6,294,365
1978 628,775 6,281,738
1977 618,315 6,281,174
1976 607,620 6,302,504
1975 598,158 6,338,632
1974 590,827 6,341,405
1973 582,855 6,307,347
1972 572,962 6,260,956
1971 562,966 6,213,399
1970 553,069 6,180,877
1969 543,356 6,136,387
1968 533,875 6,067,714
1967 524,648 5,991,785
1966 515,696 5,918,002
1965 507,034 5,856,472
1964 498,659 5,789,228
1963 490,564 5,694,247
1962 482,774 5,573,815
1961 475,291 5,434,294
1960 468,118 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 782,540 people (a 9.35% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 99th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.7% to 9,494,698 people and rank change from 99th to 102nd.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 9.5M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Switzerland
2100 -0.25% 0.08%
2099 -0.33% 0.07%
2098 -0.33% 0.08%
2097 -0.39% 0.04%
2096 -0.4% 0.06%
2095 -0.34% 0.05%
2094 -0.26% 0.03%
2093 -0.27% 0.03%
2092 -0.34% 0.03%
2091 -0.31% 0.02%
2090 -0.38% 0.004%
2089 -0.29% -0.01%
2088 -0.37% 0.004%
2087 -0.14% -0.02%
2086 -0.26% -0.05%
2085 -0.28% -0.05%
2084 -0.25% -0.05%
2083 -0.12% -0.06%
2082 -0.18% -0.07%
2081 -0.14% -0.07%
2080 0.04% -0.08%
2079 -0.12% -0.07%
2078 -0.04% -0.08%
2077 0.03% -0.05%
2076 -0.02% -0.06%
2075 0.08% -0.12%
2074 0.02% -0.1%
2073 0.18% -0.08%
2072 0.37% -0.1%
2071 0.12% -0.12%
2070 0.27% -0.09%
2069 0.32% -0.09%
2068 0.32% -0.08%
2067 0.41% -0.13%
2066 0.34% -0.13%
2065 0.38% -0.12%
2064 0.42% -0.11%
2063 0.35% -0.12%
2062 0.28% -0.13%
2061 0.38% -0.09%
2060 0.52% -0.11%
2059 0.57% -0.09%
2058 0.61% -0.06%
2057 0.72% -0.08%
2056 0.65% -0.09%
2055 0.43% -0.08%
2054 0.83% -0.05%
2053 0.69% -0%
2052 0.55% 0%
2051 0.89% 0.02%
2050 0.76% 0.04%
2049 0.92% 0.07%
2048 0.9% 0.07%
2047 0.85% 0.06%
2046 0.91% 0.06%
2045 0.86% 0.07%
2044 1.13% 0.08%
2043 1.17% 0.11%
2042 1.06% 0.07%
2041 1.06% 0.12%
2040 1.22% 0.09%
2039 1.16% 0.1%
2038 1.21% 0.12%
2037 1.18% 0.13%
2036 1.4% 0.15%
2035 1.27% 0.18%
2034 1.18% 0.18%
2033 1.18% 0.2%
2032 1.29% 0.25%
2031 1.45% 0.27%
2030 1.44% 0.29%
2029 1.44% 0.34%
2028 1.38% 0.38%
2027 1.32% 0.42%
2026 1.27% 0.48%
2025 1.28% 0.96%
2024 1.18% 1.31%
2023 1.09% 1.27%
2022 1.42% 0.83%
2021 1.82% 0.77%
2020 1.93% 0.73%
2019 1.96% 0.72%
2018 1.94% 0.74%
2017 1.9% 0.94%
2016 1.92% 1.1%
2015 1.97% 1.14%
2014 2% 1.23%
2013 2.1% 1.16%
2012 2.22% 1.07%
2011 2.35% 1.12%
2010 2.45% 1.05%
2009 2.55% 1.26%
2008 2.74% 1.28%
2007 2.9% 0.9%
2006 2.98% 0.63%
2005 2.07% 0.64%
2004 1.33% 0.69%
2003 4.29% 0.74%
2002 8.24% 0.76%
2001 9.01% 0.63%
2000 -10.7% 0.56%
1999 -11.4% 0.48%
1998 2.76% 0.3%
1997 2.79% 0.24%
1996 2.78% 0.44%
1995 2.8% 0.67%
1994 2.81% 0.8%
1993 2.77% 0.91%
1992 2.7% 1.11%
1991 2.36% 1.26%
1990 2.08% 1.03%
1989 1.93% 0.81%
1988 1.71% 0.74%
1987 1.6% 0.63%
1986 1.51% 0.52%
1985 1.44% 0.44%
1984 1.34% 0.36%
1983 1.28% 0.43%
1982 1.31% 0.59%
1981 1.63% 0.55%
1980 1.75% 0.4%
1979 1.58% 0.2%
1978 1.69% 0.009%
1977 1.76% -0.34%
1976 1.58% -0.57%
1975 1.24% -0.04%
1974 1.37% 0.54%
1973 1.73% 0.74%
1972 1.78% 0.77%
1971 1.79% 0.53%
1970 1.79% 0.73%
1969 1.78% 1.13%
1968 1.76% 1.27%
1967 1.74% 1.25%
1966 1.71% 1.05%
1965 1.68% 1.16%
1964 1.65% 1.67%
1963 1.61% 2.16%
1962 1.57% 2.57%
1961 1.53% 2%

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/switzerland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Switzerland's population grew by 0.96%.

Live population counters

East Timor Switzerland
Current population
1446322
9155878
Population rank 152/197 99/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.11%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
6.07 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
6.71 minutes
One death every
52 minutes
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 +238
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +86,854
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +0.96%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 101/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +37,253
Net migration rank 102/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 37,253
2024 20,378 -2,552 6,304 40,099
2023 20,495 -5,620 8,000 45,098
2022 20,625 -5,519 7,899 96,424
2021 20,101 3,111 18,279 50,665
2020 21,166 3,793 9,502 55,523
2019 21,307 3,942 18,008 44,517
2018 21,650 3,062 20,434 41,253
2017 22,145 1,666 20,284 45,658
2016 22,778 208 22,608 71,009
2015 23,391 -20 19,050 71,876
2014 24,040 -958 21,290 78,122
2013 24,538 -1,206 17,797 83,823
2012 24,890 -609 18,393 67,840
2011 25,237 -159 18,990 67,194
2010 25,515 470 17,997 76,388
2009 25,696 117 15,487 69,324
2008 25,888 1,009 15,295 94,430
2007 26,074 2,103 13,592 72,475
2006 26,221 2,184 12,723 37,308
2005 26,412 1,759 11,899 33,203
2004 26,751 -16,447 13,302 39,484
2003 26,900 -12,810 8,807 42,567
2002 25,410 35,935 10,199 49,650
2001 23,314 49,159 10,845 35,420
2000 21,579 40,272 15,806 24,463
1999 21,871 -262,940 16,431 25,599
1998 23,590 1,806 16,353 11,325
1997 23,501 1,804 17,722 -1,939
1996 22,703 1,796 19,801 -131
1995 21,962 1,806 19,010 25,343
1994 21,746 1,794 20,982 30,274
1993 20,770 1,795 21,509 40,267
1992 19,880 1,794 24,064 42,014
1991 18,605 1,803 23,800 69,738
1990 18,343 -2,881 20,146 58,428
1989 17,758 -2,246 19,941 34,432
1988 12,118 587 21,099 34,602
1987 11,945 -106 15,708 27,081
1986 11,062 -316 16,261 23,242
1985 10,788 -495 14,882 14,402
1984 10,922 -1,436 16,105 12,532
1983 9,686 -1,032 12,837 5,663
1982 9,579 -1,125 15,339 21,929
1981 9,336 -482 13,979 24,229
1980 6,940 5,457 14,535 17,841
1979 987 8,924 14,477 4,262
1978 -1,000 10,967 13,820 -6,552
1977 296 10,657 16,959 -22,516
1976 783 9,662 17,017 -54,255
1975 -1,062 9,542 22,820 -58,187
1974 8,405 -2,222 27,902 2,008
1973 10,033 -278 30,906 8,158
1972 10,030 0 35,061 19,991
1971 9,964 0 38,523 2,636
1970 9,824 0 42,648 -18,326
1969 9,611 0 44,182 20,754
1968 9,356 0 47,328 25,828
1967 9,089 0 52,128 27,697
1966 8,810 0 53,854 14,979
1965 8,526 0 56,222 -1,351
1964 8,235 0 59,050 21,455
1963 7,938 0 52,956 58,415
1962 7,639 0 49,050 82,798
1961 7,330 0 48,365 101,278
1960 7,012 0 42,090 22,313

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/switzerland | 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 Switzerland 21.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 150,368 people) and 78.9% is from migration (a gain of 562,122 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 452K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 120K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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