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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 49.6 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

East Timor vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Thailand
2100 1,987,918 45,712,111
2099 1,992,867 46,056,854
2098 1,999,551 46,406,925
2097 2,006,120 46,761,683
2096 2,014,062 47,122,446
2095 2,022,241 47,487,866
2094 2,029,109 47,857,414
2093 2,034,335 48,230,566
2092 2,039,916 48,609,149
2091 2,046,825 48,988,448
2090 2,053,125 49,372,024
2089 2,060,960 49,760,635
2088 2,066,983 50,146,313
2087 2,074,665 50,536,233
2086 2,077,590 50,929,394
2085 2,083,082 51,326,092
2084 2,088,840 51,728,619
2083 2,094,115 52,131,789
2082 2,096,675 52,537,598
2081 2,100,480 52,942,608
2080 2,103,409 53,352,029
2079 2,102,541 53,766,821
2078 2,105,113 54,181,891
2077 2,106,052 54,599,508
2076 2,105,444 55,019,721
2075 2,105,772 55,442,571
2074 2,104,099 55,872,412
2073 2,103,684 56,304,891
2072 2,100,004 56,739,842
2071 2,092,187 57,177,118
2070 2,089,722 57,621,370
2069 2,084,088 58,066,637
2068 2,077,511 58,516,959
2067 2,070,890 58,967,738
2066 2,062,513 59,418,676
2065 2,055,518 59,878,082
2064 2,047,799 60,336,709
2063 2,039,134 60,797,201
2062 2,032,012 61,262,000
2061 2,026,320 61,724,999
2060 2,018,694 62,192,387
2059 2,008,316 62,656,203
2058 1,996,874 63,118,413
2057 1,984,864 63,577,864
2056 1,970,638 64,032,675
2055 1,957,948 64,478,337
2054 1,949,486 64,917,436
2053 1,933,418 65,343,383
2052 1,920,237 65,763,356
2051 1,909,754 66,167,939
2050 1,892,942 66,558,274
2049 1,878,747 66,936,876
2048 1,861,668 67,296,897
2047 1,845,027 67,641,907
2046 1,829,444 67,972,603
2045 1,813,000 68,287,399
2044 1,797,485 68,585,177
2043 1,777,393 68,870,333
2042 1,756,780 69,139,548
2041 1,738,404 69,396,419
2040 1,720,102 69,632,464
2039 1,699,431 69,854,146
2038 1,679,979 70,062,543
2037 1,659,934 70,256,027
2036 1,640,507 70,435,348
2035 1,617,823 70,604,705
2034 1,597,525 70,756,791
2033 1,578,920 70,897,217
2032 1,560,470 71,025,384
2031 1,540,575 71,140,609
2030 1,518,500 71,247,320
2029 1,496,906 71,342,891
2028 1,475,696 71,428,869
2027 1,455,624 71,505,168
2026 1,436,626 71,571,743
2025 1,418,578 71,625,629
2024 1,400,638 71,668,011
2023 1,384,286 71,702,435
2022 1,369,295 71,735,329
2021 1,350,139 71,727,332
2020 1,326,053 71,641,484
2019 1,300,945 71,522,271
2018 1,275,959 71,376,079
2017 1,251,703 71,160,187
2016 1,228,312 70,859,841
2015 1,205,131 70,540,795
2014 1,181,903 70,216,367
2013 1,158,695 69,845,114
2012 1,134,885 69,436,098
2011 1,110,207 69,007,208
2010 1,084,679 68,579,447
2009 1,058,782 68,121,080
2008 1,032,429 67,619,830
2007 1,004,889 67,102,394
2006 976,597 66,567,687
2005 948,311 66,017,420
2004 929,074 65,452,047
2003 916,878 64,868,166
2002 879,159 64,266,437
2001 812,249 63,651,141
2000 745,088 63,007,815
1999 834,697 62,299,043
1998 942,530 61,522,630
1997 917,184 60,724,584
1996 892,282 59,920,064
1995 868,146 59,098,232
1994 844,493 58,260,854
1993 821,437 57,408,198
1992 799,318 56,528,834
1991 778,278 55,637,434
1990 760,345 54,738,329
1989 744,856 53,848,956
1988 730,745 52,969,595
1987 718,476 52,074,105
1986 707,185 51,177,834
1985 696,665 50,270,753
1984 686,777 49,351,708
1983 677,707 48,423,309
1982 669,149 47,494,577
1981 660,493 46,575,855
1980 649,871 45,650,022
1979 638,719 44,718,434
1978 628,775 43,788,976
1977 618,315 42,843,974
1976 607,620 41,896,504
1975 598,158 40,940,005
1974 590,827 39,952,891
1973 582,855 38,947,787
1972 572,962 37,933,929
1971 562,966 36,937,387
1970 553,069 35,954,408
1969 543,356 34,973,782
1968 533,875 34,002,560
1967 524,648 33,037,801
1966 515,696 32,086,071
1965 507,034 31,149,337
1964 498,659 30,232,141
1963 490,564 29,342,322
1962 482,774 28,481,040
1961 475,291 27,650,334
1960 468,118 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Thailand
2100 -0.25% -0.75%
2099 -0.33% -0.75%
2098 -0.33% -0.76%
2097 -0.39% -0.77%
2096 -0.4% -0.77%
2095 -0.34% -0.77%
2094 -0.26% -0.77%
2093 -0.27% -0.78%
2092 -0.34% -0.77%
2091 -0.31% -0.78%
2090 -0.38% -0.78%
2089 -0.29% -0.77%
2088 -0.37% -0.77%
2087 -0.14% -0.77%
2086 -0.26% -0.77%
2085 -0.28% -0.78%
2084 -0.25% -0.77%
2083 -0.12% -0.77%
2082 -0.18% -0.76%
2081 -0.14% -0.77%
2080 0.04% -0.77%
2079 -0.12% -0.77%
2078 -0.04% -0.76%
2077 0.03% -0.76%
2076 -0.02% -0.76%
2075 0.08% -0.77%
2074 0.02% -0.77%
2073 0.18% -0.77%
2072 0.37% -0.76%
2071 0.12% -0.77%
2070 0.27% -0.77%
2069 0.32% -0.77%
2068 0.32% -0.76%
2067 0.41% -0.76%
2066 0.34% -0.77%
2065 0.38% -0.76%
2064 0.42% -0.76%
2063 0.35% -0.76%
2062 0.28% -0.75%
2061 0.38% -0.75%
2060 0.52% -0.74%
2059 0.57% -0.73%
2058 0.61% -0.72%
2057 0.72% -0.71%
2056 0.65% -0.69%
2055 0.43% -0.68%
2054 0.83% -0.65%
2053 0.69% -0.64%
2052 0.55% -0.61%
2051 0.89% -0.59%
2050 0.76% -0.57%
2049 0.92% -0.53%
2048 0.9% -0.51%
2047 0.85% -0.49%
2046 0.91% -0.46%
2045 0.86% -0.43%
2044 1.13% -0.41%
2043 1.17% -0.39%
2042 1.06% -0.37%
2041 1.06% -0.34%
2040 1.22% -0.32%
2039 1.16% -0.3%
2038 1.21% -0.28%
2037 1.18% -0.25%
2036 1.4% -0.24%
2035 1.27% -0.21%
2034 1.18% -0.2%
2033 1.18% -0.18%
2032 1.29% -0.16%
2031 1.45% -0.15%
2030 1.44% -0.13%
2029 1.44% -0.12%
2028 1.38% -0.11%
2027 1.32% -0.09%
2026 1.27% -0.08%
2025 1.28% -0.06%
2024 1.18% -0.05%
2023 1.09% -0.05%
2022 1.42% 0.01%
2021 1.82% 0.12%
2020 1.93% 0.17%
2019 1.96% 0.2%
2018 1.94% 0.3%
2017 1.9% 0.42%
2016 1.92% 0.45%
2015 1.97% 0.46%
2014 2% 0.53%
2013 2.1% 0.59%
2012 2.22% 0.62%
2011 2.35% 0.62%
2010 2.45% 0.67%
2009 2.55% 0.74%
2008 2.74% 0.77%
2007 2.9% 0.8%
2006 2.98% 0.83%
2005 2.07% 0.86%
2004 1.33% 0.9%
2003 4.29% 0.94%
2002 8.24% 0.97%
2001 9.01% 1.02%
2000 -10.7% 1.14%
1999 -11.4% 1.26%
1998 2.76% 1.31%
1997 2.79% 1.34%
1996 2.78% 1.39%
1995 2.8% 1.44%
1994 2.81% 1.49%
1993 2.77% 1.56%
1992 2.7% 1.6%
1991 2.36% 1.64%
1990 2.08% 1.65%
1989 1.93% 1.66%
1988 1.71% 1.72%
1987 1.6% 1.75%
1986 1.51% 1.8%
1985 1.44% 1.86%
1984 1.34% 1.92%
1983 1.28% 1.96%
1982 1.31% 1.97%
1981 1.63% 2.03%
1980 1.75% 2.08%
1979 1.58% 2.12%
1978 1.69% 2.21%
1977 1.76% 2.26%
1976 1.58% 2.34%
1975 1.24% 2.47%
1974 1.37% 2.58%
1973 1.73% 2.67%
1972 1.78% 2.7%
1971 1.79% 2.73%
1970 1.79% 2.8%
1969 1.78% 2.86%
1968 1.76% 2.92%
1967 1.74% 2.97%
1966 1.71% 3.01%
1965 1.68% 3.03%
1964 1.65% 3.03%
1963 1.61% 3.02%
1962 1.57% 3%
1961 1.53% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

East Timor Thailand
Current population
1441764
71571743
Population rank 152/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.86%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 -94
Annual growth/decline +16,352 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 168/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +27,509
Net migration rank 102/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 27,509
2024 - -2,552 - 23,321
2023 20,495 -5,620 -46,105 19,648
2022 20,625 -5,519 -61,046 21,683
2021 20,101 3,111 57,382 -2,093
2020 21,166 3,793 84,107 32,277
2019 21,307 3,942 116,867 5,221
2018 21,650 3,062 159,383 10,984
2017 22,145 1,666 194,695 66,805
2016 22,778 208 226,255 112,978
2015 23,391 -20 266,362 32,500
2014 24,040 -958 294,628 55,358
2013 24,538 -1,206 325,059 67,452
2012 24,890 -609 351,485 74,033
2011 25,237 -159 365,670 66,607
2010 25,515 470 370,466 52,791
2009 25,696 117 382,636 110,883
2008 25,888 1,009 401,730 107,333
2007 26,074 2,103 425,362 100,486
2006 26,221 2,184 441,211 102,362
2005 26,412 1,759 456,378 100,542
2004 26,751 -16,447 466,542 107,199
2003 26,900 -12,810 488,003 105,917
2002 25,410 35,935 504,299 105,215
2001 23,314 49,159 524,230 96,817
2000 21,579 40,272 543,884 121,640
1999 21,871 -262,940 578,073 173,924
1998 23,590 1,806 617,318 183,471
1997 23,501 1,804 644,834 150,411
1996 22,703 1,796 661,397 152,397
1995 21,962 1,806 682,703 147,226
1994 21,746 1,794 712,589 132,271
1993 20,770 1,795 737,696 122,746
1992 19,880 1,794 754,999 143,318
1991 18,605 1,803 760,508 124,034
1990 18,343 -2,881 760,808 152,916
1989 17,758 -2,246 774,563 90,497
1988 12,118 587 765,252 128,469
1987 11,945 -106 774,498 122,791
1986 11,062 -316 783,430 111,820
1985 10,788 -495 776,935 141,963
1984 10,922 -1,436 779,856 139,345
1983 9,686 -1,032 794,239 143,393
1982 9,579 -1,125 817,951 101,885
1981 9,336 -482 839,297 78,337
1980 6,940 5,457 845,575 88,478
1979 987 8,924 843,434 85,693
1978 -1,000 10,967 847,799 82,011
1977 296 10,657 871,232 88,937
1976 783 9,662 894,072 40,656
1975 -1,062 9,542 911,980 66,306
1974 8,405 -2,222 923,151 72,801
1973 10,033 -278 933,540 80,704
1972 10,030 0 940,420 73,082
1971 9,964 0 936,215 43,400
1970 9,824 0 937,116 49,221
1969 9,611 0 948,314 26,551
1968 9,356 0 953,806 13,718
1967 9,089 0 944,980 17,005
1966 8,810 0 929,469 12,016
1965 8,526 0 909,000 22,995
1964 8,235 0 885,137 17,249
1963 7,938 0 860,728 16,494
1962 7,639 0 828,741 16,605
1961 7,330 0 801,140 14,968
1960 7,012 0 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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