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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 18.6 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

East Timor vs Syria: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Syria
2100 1,987,918 44,620,090
2099 1,992,867 44,690,260
2098 1,999,551 44,750,249
2097 2,006,120 44,813,148
2096 2,014,062 44,867,740
2095 2,022,241 44,895,489
2094 2,029,109 44,945,231
2093 2,034,335 44,974,311
2092 2,039,916 45,003,795
2091 2,046,825 45,016,478
2090 2,053,125 45,048,083
2089 2,060,960 45,047,102
2088 2,066,983 45,041,864
2087 2,074,665 45,049,516
2086 2,077,590 45,068,928
2085 2,083,082 45,034,847
2084 2,088,840 44,999,929
2083 2,094,115 44,971,600
2082 2,096,675 44,910,859
2081 2,100,480 44,843,908
2080 2,103,409 44,744,718
2079 2,102,541 44,687,371
2078 2,105,113 44,649,760
2077 2,106,052 44,604,175
2076 2,105,444 44,520,132
2075 2,105,772 44,426,423
2074 2,104,099 44,328,795
2073 2,103,684 44,221,016
2072 2,100,004 44,084,262
2071 2,092,187 43,939,848
2070 2,089,722 43,795,999
2069 2,084,088 43,648,130
2068 2,077,511 43,465,442
2067 2,070,890 43,271,173
2066 2,062,513 43,060,752
2065 2,055,518 42,810,442
2064 2,047,799 42,559,554
2063 2,039,134 42,311,907
2062 2,032,012 42,062,193
2061 2,026,320 41,808,082
2060 2,018,694 41,522,274
2059 2,008,316 41,208,825
2058 1,996,874 40,925,728
2057 1,984,864 40,643,453
2056 1,970,638 40,332,578
2055 1,957,948 40,026,632
2054 1,949,486 39,691,425
2053 1,933,418 39,348,020
2052 1,920,237 39,045,268
2051 1,909,754 38,733,827
2050 1,892,942 38,410,423
2049 1,878,747 38,089,455
2048 1,861,668 37,784,449
2047 1,845,027 37,492,636
2046 1,829,444 37,181,526
2045 1,813,000 36,843,579
2044 1,797,485 36,526,509
2043 1,777,393 36,188,225
2042 1,756,780 35,825,419
2041 1,738,404 35,447,414
2040 1,720,102 35,042,107
2039 1,699,431 34,626,945
2038 1,679,979 34,183,740
2037 1,659,934 33,703,682
2036 1,640,507 33,223,843
2035 1,617,823 32,696,648
2034 1,597,525 32,148,814
2033 1,578,920 31,562,427
2032 1,560,470 30,967,322
2031 1,540,575 30,329,874
2030 1,518,500 29,672,629
2029 1,496,906 28,949,535
2028 1,475,696 28,217,748
2027 1,455,624 27,428,807
2026 1,436,626 26,607,148
2025 1,418,578 25,689,551
2024 1,400,638 24,672,760
2023 1,384,286 23,594,623
2022 1,369,295 22,462,173
2021 1,350,139 21,628,839
2020 1,326,053 21,049,429
2019 1,300,945 20,353,534
2018 1,275,959 19,577,845
2017 1,251,703 19,224,668
2016 1,228,312 19,193,834
2015 1,205,131 19,424,618
2014 1,181,903 20,273,659
2013 1,158,695 21,666,917
2012 1,134,885 22,759,763
2011 1,110,207 22,878,098
2010 1,084,679 22,482,421
2009 1,058,782 21,976,969
2008 1,032,429 21,636,564
2007 1,004,889 20,884,125
2006 976,597 19,637,022
2005 948,311 18,814,091
2004 929,074 18,336,875
2003 916,878 17,889,296
2002 879,159 17,468,332
2001 812,249 17,051,338
2000 745,088 16,637,888
1999 834,697 16,228,061
1998 942,530 15,820,413
1997 917,184 15,417,542
1996 892,282 15,018,104
1995 868,146 14,616,801
1994 844,493 14,208,583
1993 821,437 13,795,686
1992 799,318 13,385,571
1991 778,278 12,980,821
1990 760,345 12,579,208
1989 744,856 12,179,060
1988 730,745 11,782,264
1987 718,476 11,388,923
1986 707,185 11,002,844
1985 696,665 10,625,672
1984 686,777 10,258,398
1983 677,707 9,904,809
1982 669,149 9,572,511
1981 660,493 9,260,189
1980 649,871 8,957,663
1979 638,719 8,661,909
1978 628,775 8,372,759
1977 618,315 8,090,501
1976 607,620 7,817,320
1975 598,158 7,554,364
1974 590,827 7,302,160
1973 582,855 7,060,321
1972 572,962 6,826,024
1971 562,966 6,598,094
1970 553,069 6,380,609
1969 543,356 6,175,166
1968 533,875 5,978,742
1967 524,648 5,790,198
1966 515,696 5,609,047
1965 507,034 5,435,267
1964 498,659 5,269,087
1963 490,564 5,110,467
1962 482,774 4,959,340
1961 475,291 4,815,466
1960 468,118 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Syria
2100 -0.25% -0.16%
2099 -0.33% -0.13%
2098 -0.33% -0.14%
2097 -0.39% -0.12%
2096 -0.4% -0.06%
2095 -0.34% -0.11%
2094 -0.26% -0.06%
2093 -0.27% -0.07%
2092 -0.34% -0.03%
2091 -0.31% -0.07%
2090 -0.38% 0.002%
2089 -0.29% 0.01%
2088 -0.37% -0.02%
2087 -0.14% -0.04%
2086 -0.26% 0.08%
2085 -0.28% 0.08%
2084 -0.25% 0.06%
2083 -0.12% 0.14%
2082 -0.18% 0.15%
2081 -0.14% 0.22%
2080 0.04% 0.13%
2079 -0.12% 0.08%
2078 -0.04% 0.1%
2077 0.03% 0.19%
2076 -0.02% 0.21%
2075 0.08% 0.22%
2074 0.02% 0.24%
2073 0.18% 0.31%
2072 0.37% 0.33%
2071 0.12% 0.33%
2070 0.27% 0.34%
2069 0.32% 0.42%
2068 0.32% 0.45%
2067 0.41% 0.49%
2066 0.34% 0.58%
2065 0.38% 0.59%
2064 0.42% 0.59%
2063 0.35% 0.59%
2062 0.28% 0.61%
2061 0.38% 0.69%
2060 0.52% 0.76%
2059 0.57% 0.69%
2058 0.61% 0.69%
2057 0.72% 0.77%
2056 0.65% 0.76%
2055 0.43% 0.84%
2054 0.83% 0.87%
2053 0.69% 0.78%
2052 0.55% 0.8%
2051 0.89% 0.84%
2050 0.76% 0.84%
2049 0.92% 0.81%
2048 0.9% 0.78%
2047 0.85% 0.84%
2046 0.91% 0.92%
2045 0.86% 0.87%
2044 1.13% 0.93%
2043 1.17% 1.01%
2042 1.06% 1.07%
2041 1.06% 1.16%
2040 1.22% 1.2%
2039 1.16% 1.3%
2038 1.21% 1.42%
2037 1.18% 1.44%
2036 1.4% 1.61%
2035 1.27% 1.7%
2034 1.18% 1.86%
2033 1.18% 1.92%
2032 1.29% 2.1%
2031 1.45% 2.21%
2030 1.44% 2.5%
2029 1.44% 2.59%
2028 1.38% 2.88%
2027 1.32% 3.09%
2026 1.27% 3.57%
2025 1.28% 4.12%
2024 1.18% 4.57%
2023 1.09% 5.04%
2022 1.42% 3.85%
2021 1.82% 2.75%
2020 1.93% 3.42%
2019 1.96% 3.96%
2018 1.94% 1.84%
2017 1.9% 0.16%
2016 1.92% -1.19%
2015 1.97% -4.19%
2014 2% -6.43%
2013 2.1% -4.8%
2012 2.22% -0.52%
2011 2.35% 1.76%
2010 2.45% 2.3%
2009 2.55% 1.57%
2008 2.74% 3.6%
2007 2.9% 6.35%
2006 2.98% 4.37%
2005 2.07% 2.6%
2004 1.33% 2.5%
2003 4.29% 2.41%
2002 8.24% 2.45%
2001 9.01% 2.48%
2000 -10.7% 2.53%
1999 -11.4% 2.58%
1998 2.76% 2.61%
1997 2.79% 2.66%
1996 2.78% 2.75%
1995 2.8% 2.87%
1994 2.81% 2.99%
1993 2.77% 3.06%
1992 2.7% 3.12%
1991 2.36% 3.19%
1990 2.08% 3.29%
1989 1.93% 3.37%
1988 1.71% 3.45%
1987 1.6% 3.51%
1986 1.51% 3.55%
1985 1.44% 3.58%
1984 1.34% 3.57%
1983 1.28% 3.47%
1982 1.31% 3.37%
1981 1.63% 3.38%
1980 1.75% 3.41%
1979 1.58% 3.45%
1978 1.69% 3.49%
1977 1.76% 3.49%
1976 1.58% 3.48%
1975 1.24% 3.45%
1974 1.37% 3.43%
1973 1.73% 3.43%
1972 1.78% 3.45%
1971 1.79% 3.41%
1970 1.79% 3.33%
1969 1.78% 3.29%
1968 1.76% 3.26%
1967 1.74% 3.23%
1966 1.71% 3.2%
1965 1.68% 3.15%
1964 1.65% 3.1%
1963 1.61% 3.05%
1962 1.57% 2.99%
1961 1.53% 3.04%

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/syria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

East Timor Syria
Current population
1441764
26829400
Population rank 152/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.32%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 6/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +421,693
Net migration rank 102/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 421,693
2024 - -2,552 - 546,494
2023 20,495 -5,620 402,713 757,309
2022 20,625 -5,519 369,750 735,142
2021 20,101 3,111 350,560 211,220
2020 21,166 3,793 327,992 269,050
2019 21,307 3,942 293,762 500,985
2018 21,650 3,062 242,530 514,102
2017 22,145 1,666 237,214 -287,501
2016 22,778 208 236,007 -124,063
2015 23,391 -20 253,977 -827,496
2014 24,040 -958 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 24,538 -1,206 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 24,890 -609 475,520 -999,267
2011 25,237 -159 543,950 -256,888
2010 25,515 470 558,666 -54,359
2009 25,696 117 559,314 -52,703
2008 25,888 1,009 576,593 -402,393
2007 26,074 2,103 529,162 801,514
2006 26,221 2,184 480,616 682,911
2005 26,412 1,759 468,960 13,382
2004 26,751 -16,447 461,209 10,881
2003 26,900 -12,810 457,000 -33,920
2002 25,410 35,935 453,967 -35,096
2001 23,314 49,159 451,503 -36,383
2000 21,579 40,272 446,211 -34,425
1999 21,871 -262,940 439,261 -31,394
1998 23,590 1,806 433,447 -26,025
1997 23,501 1,804 429,887 -31,571
1996 22,703 1,796 430,765 -30,197
1995 21,962 1,806 430,172 -28,122
1994 21,746 1,794 426,996 -12,630
1993 20,770 1,795 420,244 -8,828
1992 19,880 1,794 412,878 -4,063
1991 18,605 1,803 410,830 -10,154
1990 18,343 -2,881 409,177 -6,620
1989 17,758 -2,246 406,111 -8,379
1988 12,118 587 404,285 -8,426
1987 11,945 -106 399,159 -8,335
1986 11,062 -316 390,821 -9,485
1985 10,788 -495 379,231 -6,221
1984 10,922 -1,436 366,768 -5,245
1983 9,686 -1,032 355,375 -9,729
1982 9,579 -1,125 319,664 -721
1981 9,336 -482 330,237 -24,536
1980 6,940 5,457 332,464 -33,114
1979 987 8,924 324,943 -32,793
1978 -1,000 10,967 316,724 -30,567
1977 296 10,657 306,630 -28,275
1976 783 9,662 294,267 -26,268
1975 -1,062 9,542 282,299 -24,389
1974 8,405 -2,222 270,735 -24,242
1973 10,033 -278 254,687 -17,502
1972 10,030 0 249,027 -17,610
1971 9,964 0 239,610 -15,167
1970 9,824 0 230,117 -19,594
1969 9,611 0 219,114 -18,749
1968 9,356 0 209,454 -16,968
1967 9,089 0 199,223 -14,618
1966 8,810 0 191,122 -13,434
1965 8,526 0 182,560 -12,704
1964 8,235 0 174,549 -12,044
1963 7,938 0 166,555 -11,817
1962 7,639 0 159,155 -11,641
1961 7,330 0 151,485 -11,237
1960 7,012 0 143,687 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/syria | 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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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