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Population in East Timor compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 1,367,764 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 1,370,916 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • East Timor's population is 1.06 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +0.15% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.62% growth).

East Timor vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Trinidad
2100 1,987,832 817,597
2099 1,992,781 825,167
2098 1,999,464 832,755
2097 2,006,033 840,398
2096 2,013,975 848,105
2095 2,022,154 855,896
2094 2,029,021 863,688
2093 2,034,247 871,563
2092 2,039,828 879,479
2091 2,046,736 887,507
2090 2,053,036 895,594
2089 2,060,872 903,792
2088 2,066,894 912,036
2087 2,074,575 920,411
2086 2,077,501 928,916
2085 2,082,992 937,549
2084 2,088,750 946,328
2083 2,094,025 955,303
2082 2,096,584 964,428
2081 2,100,389 973,767
2080 2,103,318 983,215
2079 2,102,450 992,890
2078 2,105,023 1,002,707
2077 2,105,962 1,012,724
2076 2,105,353 1,022,846
2075 2,105,681 1,033,103
2074 2,104,008 1,043,451
2073 2,103,594 1,053,862
2072 2,099,913 1,064,397
2071 2,092,097 1,074,937
2070 2,089,631 1,085,508
2069 2,083,998 1,096,081
2068 2,077,421 1,106,619
2067 2,070,800 1,117,029
2066 2,062,424 1,127,377
2065 2,055,429 1,137,666
2064 2,047,710 1,147,820
2063 2,039,046 1,157,795
2062 2,031,925 1,167,602
2061 2,026,233 1,177,258
2060 2,018,606 1,186,727
2059 2,008,230 1,196,052
2058 1,996,788 1,205,157
2057 1,984,779 1,214,148
2056 1,970,553 1,222,923
2055 1,957,864 1,231,559
2054 1,949,402 1,240,041
2053 1,933,335 1,248,279
2052 1,920,154 1,256,354
2051 1,909,672 1,264,264
2050 1,892,861 1,271,946
2049 1,878,666 1,279,479
2048 1,861,588 1,286,792
2047 1,844,948 1,293,925
2046 1,829,365 1,300,799
2045 1,812,921 1,307,495
2044 1,797,407 1,313,930
2043 1,777,316 1,320,145
2042 1,756,704 1,326,058
2041 1,738,329 1,331,703
2040 1,720,028 1,337,031
2039 1,699,358 1,342,067
2038 1,679,907 1,346,734
2037 1,659,862 1,351,096
2036 1,640,436 1,355,110
2035 1,617,753 1,358,761
2034 1,597,457 1,362,044
2033 1,578,852 1,364,882
2032 1,560,402 1,367,356
2031 1,540,509 1,369,304
2030 1,518,434 1,370,777
2029 1,496,842 1,371,753
2028 1,475,633 1,372,048
2027 1,455,562 1,371,592
2026 1,436,564 1,370,204
2025 1,418,517 1,367,764
2024 1,400,638 1,368,333
2023 1,384,286 1,367,510
2022 1,369,295 1,365,805
2021 1,350,139 1,367,558
2020 1,326,053 1,366,725
2019 1,300,945 1,363,985
2018 1,275,959 1,359,193
2017 1,251,703 1,356,633
2016 1,228,312 1,353,895
2015 1,205,131 1,349,667
2014 1,181,903 1,345,343
2013 1,158,695 1,340,557
2012 1,134,885 1,335,194
2011 1,110,207 1,328,019
2010 1,084,679 1,317,714
2009 1,058,782 1,310,106
2008 1,032,429 1,308,587
2007 1,004,889 1,303,188
2006 976,597 1,297,944
2005 948,311 1,294,494
2004 929,074 1,345,380
2003 916,878 1,338,709
2002 879,159 1,332,011
2001 812,249 1,325,567
2000 745,088 1,319,774
1999 834,697 1,314,708
1998 942,530 1,310,225
1997 917,184 1,305,836
1996 892,282 1,300,928
1995 868,146 1,295,169
1994 844,493 1,288,341
1993 821,437 1,280,466
1992 799,318 1,271,674
1991 778,278 1,262,171
1990 760,345 1,252,208
1989 744,856 1,241,600
1988 730,745 1,230,069
1987 718,476 1,217,364
1986 707,185 1,203,124
1985 696,665 1,187,366
1984 686,777 1,172,984
1983 677,707 1,160,534
1982 669,149 1,147,927
1981 660,493 1,135,132
1980 649,871 1,121,744
1979 638,719 1,107,639
1978 628,775 1,093,380
1977 618,315 1,079,554
1976 607,620 1,066,311
1975 598,158 1,053,469
1974 590,827 1,040,761
1973 582,855 1,027,851
1972 572,962 1,014,921
1971 562,966 1,002,585
1970 553,069 991,471
1969 543,356 980,706
1968 533,875 969,006
1967 524,648 956,418
1966 515,696 942,937
1965 507,034 928,425
1964 498,659 912,963
1963 490,564 896,804
1962 482,774 880,194
1961 475,291 863,144
1960 468,118 844,943

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 17,021 people (a 1.26% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.22% to 1,271,946 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 1.37M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Trinidad
2100 -0.25% -0.92%
2099 -0.33% -0.91%
2098 -0.33% -0.91%
2097 -0.39% -0.91%
2096 -0.4% -0.91%
2095 -0.34% -0.9%
2094 -0.26% -0.9%
2093 -0.27% -0.9%
2092 -0.34% -0.9%
2091 -0.31% -0.9%
2090 -0.38% -0.91%
2089 -0.29% -0.9%
2088 -0.37% -0.91%
2087 -0.14% -0.92%
2086 -0.26% -0.92%
2085 -0.28% -0.93%
2084 -0.25% -0.94%
2083 -0.12% -0.95%
2082 -0.18% -0.96%
2081 -0.14% -0.96%
2080 0.04% -0.97%
2079 -0.12% -0.98%
2078 -0.04% -0.99%
2077 0.03% -0.99%
2076 -0.02% -0.99%
2075 0.08% -0.99%
2074 0.02% -0.99%
2073 0.18% -0.99%
2072 0.37% -0.98%
2071 0.12% -0.97%
2070 0.27% -0.96%
2069 0.32% -0.95%
2068 0.32% -0.93%
2067 0.41% -0.92%
2066 0.34% -0.9%
2065 0.38% -0.88%
2064 0.42% -0.86%
2063 0.35% -0.84%
2062 0.28% -0.82%
2061 0.38% -0.8%
2060 0.52% -0.78%
2059 0.57% -0.76%
2058 0.61% -0.74%
2057 0.72% -0.72%
2056 0.65% -0.7%
2055 0.43% -0.68%
2054 0.83% -0.66%
2053 0.69% -0.64%
2052 0.55% -0.63%
2051 0.89% -0.6%
2050 0.76% -0.59%
2049 0.92% -0.57%
2048 0.9% -0.55%
2047 0.85% -0.53%
2046 0.91% -0.51%
2045 0.86% -0.49%
2044 1.13% -0.47%
2043 1.17% -0.45%
2042 1.06% -0.42%
2041 1.06% -0.4%
2040 1.22% -0.38%
2039 1.16% -0.35%
2038 1.21% -0.32%
2037 1.18% -0.3%
2036 1.4% -0.27%
2035 1.27% -0.24%
2034 1.18% -0.21%
2033 1.18% -0.18%
2032 1.29% -0.14%
2031 1.45% -0.11%
2030 1.44% -0.07%
2029 1.44% -0.02%
2028 1.38% 0.03%
2027 1.32% 0.1%
2026 1.27% 0.18%
2025 1.28% -0.04%
2024 1.18% 0.06%
2023 1.09% 0.12%
2022 1.42% -0.13%
2021 1.82% 0.06%
2020 1.93% 0.2%
2019 1.96% 0.35%
2018 1.94% 0.19%
2017 1.9% 0.2%
2016 1.92% 0.31%
2015 1.97% 0.32%
2014 2% 0.36%
2013 2.1% 0.4%
2012 2.22% 0.54%
2011 2.35% 0.78%
2010 2.45% 0.58%
2009 2.55% 0.12%
2008 2.74% 0.41%
2007 2.9% 0.4%
2006 2.98% 0.27%
2005 2.07% -3.78%
2004 1.33% 0.5%
2003 4.29% 0.5%
2002 8.24% 0.49%
2001 9.01% 0.44%
2000 -10.7% 0.39%
1999 -11.4% 0.34%
1998 2.76% 0.34%
1997 2.79% 0.38%
1996 2.78% 0.44%
1995 2.8% 0.53%
1994 2.81% 0.62%
1993 2.77% 0.69%
1992 2.7% 0.75%
1991 2.36% 0.8%
1990 2.08% 0.85%
1989 1.93% 0.94%
1988 1.71% 1.04%
1987 1.6% 1.18%
1986 1.51% 1.33%
1985 1.44% 1.23%
1984 1.34% 1.07%
1983 1.28% 1.1%
1982 1.31% 1.13%
1981 1.63% 1.19%
1980 1.75% 1.27%
1979 1.58% 1.3%
1978 1.69% 1.28%
1977 1.76% 1.24%
1976 1.58% 1.22%
1975 1.24% 1.22%
1974 1.37% 1.26%
1973 1.73% 1.27%
1972 1.78% 1.23%
1971 1.79% 1.12%
1970 1.79% 1.1%
1969 1.78% 1.21%
1968 1.76% 1.32%
1967 1.74% 1.43%
1966 1.71% 1.56%
1965 1.68% 1.69%
1964 1.65% 1.8%
1963 1.61% 1.89%
1962 1.57% 1.98%
1961 1.53% 2.15%

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

East Timor Trinidad
Current population
1446322
1370916
Population rank 152/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.02%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
15.4 hours
One birth every
17.2 minutes
36.4 minutes
One death every
52 minutes
44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 -2
Annual growth/decline +17,879 -569
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 160/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
12.7 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 +691
Net migration rank 102/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 691
2024 20,378 -2,552 2,469 1,334
2023 20,495 -5,620 3,200 2,126
2022 20,625 -5,519 3,773 4,247
2021 20,101 3,111 2,091 5,749
2020 21,166 3,793 4,558 427
2019 21,307 3,942 5,647 -19,251
2018 21,650 3,062 5,869 35,502
2017 22,145 1,666 6,779 1,445
2016 22,778 208 7,436 -86
2015 23,391 -20 7,963 -575
2014 24,040 -958 8,571 -799
2013 24,538 -1,206 9,020 -796
2012 24,890 -609 9,376 -880
2011 25,237 -159 9,601 -1,410
2010 25,515 470 9,698 -2,230
2009 25,696 117 9,769 -3,056
2008 25,888 1,009 9,872 -3,624
2007 26,074 2,103 9,939 -3,731
2006 26,221 2,184 9,889 -3,684
2005 26,412 1,759 9,822 -3,595
2004 26,751 -16,447 10,149 -3,504
2003 26,900 -12,810 10,169 -3,472
2002 25,410 35,935 10,316 -3,613
2001 23,314 49,159 10,438 -4,252
2000 21,579 40,272 10,588 -5,185
1999 21,871 -262,940 10,821 -6,103
1998 23,590 1,806 10,964 -6,730
1997 23,501 1,804 11,405 -6,865
1996 22,703 1,796 12,101 -6,827
1995 21,962 1,806 12,971 -6,723
1994 21,746 1,794 14,032 -6,615
1993 20,770 1,795 14,878 -6,554
1992 19,880 1,794 15,910 -6,650
1991 18,605 1,803 16,903 -7,149
1990 18,343 -2,881 18,052 -7,878
1989 17,758 -2,246 19,636 -8,588
1988 12,118 587 21,028 -9,023
1987 11,945 -106 22,398 -9,002
1986 11,062 -316 23,705 -8,620
1985 10,788 -495 24,487 -8,051
1984 10,922 -1,436 24,738 -12,413
1983 9,686 -1,032 25,118 -12,544
1982 9,579 -1,125 25,181 -12,529
1981 9,336 -482 25,015 -12,086
1980 6,940 5,457 24,557 -10,709
1979 987 8,924 23,475 -9,106
1978 -1,000 10,967 22,538 -8,397
1977 296 10,657 21,660 -8,154
1976 783 9,662 20,875 -7,895
1975 -1,062 9,542 20,468 -7,768
1974 8,405 -2,222 20,412 -7,683
1973 10,033 -278 20,617 -7,524
1972 10,030 0 20,116 -7,346
1971 9,964 0 19,400 -7,499
1970 9,824 0 19,074 -8,751
1969 9,611 0 19,652 -8,449
1968 9,356 0 20,849 -8,647
1967 9,089 0 21,992 -9,008
1966 8,810 0 23,228 -9,254
1965 8,526 0 24,349 -9,301
1964 8,235 0 25,065 -9,193
1963 7,938 0 25,507 -9,067
1962 7,639 0 25,763 -8,982
1961 7,330 0 25,518 -8,200
1960 7,012 0 24,766 -5,671

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,785 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 30,918 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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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