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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 8.63 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

East Timor vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Tunisia
2100 1,987,918 10,722,837
2099 1,992,867 10,798,417
2098 1,999,551 10,872,527
2097 2,006,120 10,944,510
2096 2,014,062 11,017,262
2095 2,022,241 11,088,773
2094 2,029,109 11,159,761
2093 2,034,335 11,228,741
2092 2,039,916 11,296,441
2091 2,046,825 11,362,922
2090 2,053,125 11,428,150
2089 2,060,960 11,492,395
2088 2,066,983 11,554,451
2087 2,074,665 11,616,399
2086 2,077,590 11,677,706
2085 2,083,082 11,736,824
2084 2,088,840 11,795,185
2083 2,094,115 11,853,617
2082 2,096,675 11,911,196
2081 2,100,480 11,966,771
2080 2,103,409 12,023,486
2079 2,102,541 12,080,879
2078 2,105,113 12,138,513
2077 2,106,052 12,194,072
2076 2,105,444 12,247,445
2075 2,105,772 12,301,960
2074 2,104,099 12,355,470
2073 2,103,684 12,410,281
2072 2,100,004 12,463,568
2071 2,092,187 12,517,952
2070 2,089,722 12,571,557
2069 2,084,088 12,625,027
2068 2,077,511 12,677,388
2067 2,070,890 12,728,611
2066 2,062,513 12,778,160
2065 2,055,518 12,827,417
2064 2,047,799 12,873,288
2063 2,039,134 12,917,720
2062 2,032,012 12,960,075
2061 2,026,320 12,999,502
2060 2,018,694 13,037,172
2059 2,008,316 13,069,268
2058 1,996,874 13,098,461
2057 1,984,864 13,124,682
2056 1,970,638 13,147,057
2055 1,957,948 13,164,337
2054 1,949,486 13,177,456
2053 1,933,418 13,184,564
2052 1,920,237 13,188,052
2051 1,909,754 13,187,435
2050 1,892,942 13,181,992
2049 1,878,747 13,173,401
2048 1,861,668 13,160,968
2047 1,845,027 13,144,429
2046 1,829,444 13,125,908
2045 1,813,000 13,104,999
2044 1,797,485 13,081,801
2043 1,777,393 13,057,259
2042 1,756,780 13,031,516
2041 1,738,404 13,006,019
2040 1,720,102 12,979,703
2039 1,699,431 12,952,741
2038 1,679,979 12,925,306
2037 1,659,934 12,896,316
2036 1,640,507 12,865,989
2035 1,617,823 12,835,689
2034 1,597,525 12,803,284
2033 1,578,920 12,766,519
2032 1,560,470 12,728,299
2031 1,540,575 12,687,827
2030 1,518,500 12,644,489
2029 1,496,906 12,596,686
2028 1,475,696 12,542,752
2027 1,455,624 12,484,560
2026 1,436,626 12,420,467
2025 1,418,578 12,351,028
2024 1,400,638 12,277,109
2023 1,384,286 12,200,431
2022 1,369,295 12,119,334
2021 1,350,139 12,048,622
2020 1,326,053 11,974,057
2019 1,300,945 11,875,081
2018 1,275,959 11,765,514
2017 1,251,703 11,650,498
2016 1,228,312 11,528,674
2015 1,205,131 11,402,264
2014 1,181,903 11,274,288
2013 1,158,695 11,141,361
2012 1,134,885 11,009,647
2011 1,110,207 10,886,035
2010 1,084,679 10,765,980
2009 1,058,782 10,650,681
2008 1,032,429 10,542,635
2007 1,004,889 10,441,702
2006 976,597 10,346,410
2005 948,311 10,255,472
2004 929,074 10,166,163
2003 916,878 10,071,632
2002 879,159 9,971,515
2001 812,249 9,869,677
2000 745,088 9,764,935
1999 834,697 9,655,963
1998 942,530 9,541,667
1997 917,184 9,421,270
1996 892,282 9,294,432
1995 868,146 9,161,258
1994 844,493 9,018,448
1993 821,437 8,857,910
1992 799,318 8,682,512
1991 778,278 8,501,827
1990 760,345 8,324,509
1989 744,856 8,151,660
1988 730,745 7,974,440
1987 718,476 7,789,987
1986 707,185 7,600,301
1985 696,665 7,409,903
1984 686,777 7,220,044
1983 677,707 7,053,800
1982 669,149 6,908,642
1981 660,493 6,758,284
1980 649,871 6,606,195
1979 638,719 6,456,419
1978 628,775 6,309,390
1977 618,315 6,155,931
1976 607,620 5,996,994
1975 598,158 5,839,262
1974 590,827 5,684,674
1973 582,855 5,537,242
1972 572,962 5,396,557
1971 562,966 5,261,658
1970 553,069 5,131,396
1969 543,356 5,004,697
1968 533,875 4,879,899
1967 524,648 4,760,970
1966 515,696 4,652,287
1965 507,034 4,561,385
1964 498,659 4,489,869
1963 490,564 4,427,131
1962 482,774 4,369,136
1961 475,291 4,316,278
1960 468,118 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Tunisia
2100 -0.25% -0.7%
2099 -0.33% -0.68%
2098 -0.33% -0.66%
2097 -0.39% -0.66%
2096 -0.4% -0.64%
2095 -0.34% -0.64%
2094 -0.26% -0.61%
2093 -0.27% -0.6%
2092 -0.34% -0.59%
2091 -0.31% -0.57%
2090 -0.38% -0.56%
2089 -0.29% -0.54%
2088 -0.37% -0.53%
2087 -0.14% -0.52%
2086 -0.26% -0.5%
2085 -0.28% -0.49%
2084 -0.25% -0.49%
2083 -0.12% -0.48%
2082 -0.18% -0.46%
2081 -0.14% -0.47%
2080 0.04% -0.48%
2079 -0.12% -0.47%
2078 -0.04% -0.46%
2077 0.03% -0.44%
2076 -0.02% -0.44%
2075 0.08% -0.43%
2074 0.02% -0.44%
2073 0.18% -0.43%
2072 0.37% -0.43%
2071 0.12% -0.43%
2070 0.27% -0.42%
2069 0.32% -0.41%
2068 0.32% -0.4%
2067 0.41% -0.39%
2066 0.34% -0.38%
2065 0.38% -0.36%
2064 0.42% -0.34%
2063 0.35% -0.33%
2062 0.28% -0.3%
2061 0.38% -0.29%
2060 0.52% -0.25%
2059 0.57% -0.22%
2058 0.61% -0.2%
2057 0.72% -0.17%
2056 0.65% -0.13%
2055 0.43% -0.1%
2054 0.83% -0.05%
2053 0.69% -0.03%
2052 0.55% 0.005%
2051 0.89% 0.04%
2050 0.76% 0.07%
2049 0.92% 0.09%
2048 0.9% 0.13%
2047 0.85% 0.14%
2046 0.91% 0.16%
2045 0.86% 0.18%
2044 1.13% 0.19%
2043 1.17% 0.2%
2042 1.06% 0.2%
2041 1.06% 0.2%
2040 1.22% 0.21%
2039 1.16% 0.21%
2038 1.21% 0.22%
2037 1.18% 0.24%
2036 1.4% 0.24%
2035 1.27% 0.25%
2034 1.18% 0.29%
2033 1.18% 0.3%
2032 1.29% 0.32%
2031 1.45% 0.34%
2030 1.44% 0.38%
2029 1.44% 0.43%
2028 1.38% 0.47%
2027 1.32% 0.52%
2026 1.27% 0.56%
2025 1.28% 0.6%
2024 1.18% 0.63%
2023 1.09% 0.67%
2022 1.42% 0.59%
2021 1.82% 0.62%
2020 1.93% 0.83%
2019 1.96% 0.93%
2018 1.94% 0.99%
2017 1.9% 1.06%
2016 1.92% 1.11%
2015 1.97% 1.14%
2014 2% 1.19%
2013 2.1% 1.2%
2012 2.22% 1.14%
2011 2.35% 1.12%
2010 2.45% 1.08%
2009 2.55% 1.02%
2008 2.74% 0.97%
2007 2.9% 0.92%
2006 2.98% 0.89%
2005 2.07% 0.88%
2004 1.33% 0.94%
2003 4.29% 1%
2002 8.24% 1.03%
2001 9.01% 1.07%
2000 -10.7% 1.13%
1999 -11.4% 1.2%
1998 2.76% 1.28%
1997 2.79% 1.36%
1996 2.78% 1.45%
1995 2.8% 1.58%
1994 2.81% 1.81%
1993 2.77% 2.02%
1992 2.7% 2.13%
1991 2.36% 2.13%
1990 2.08% 2.12%
1989 1.93% 2.22%
1988 1.71% 2.37%
1987 1.6% 2.5%
1986 1.51% 2.57%
1985 1.44% 2.63%
1984 1.34% 2.36%
1983 1.28% 2.1%
1982 1.31% 2.22%
1981 1.63% 2.3%
1980 1.75% 2.32%
1979 1.58% 2.33%
1978 1.69% 2.49%
1977 1.76% 2.65%
1976 1.58% 2.7%
1975 1.24% 2.72%
1974 1.37% 2.66%
1973 1.73% 2.61%
1972 1.78% 2.56%
1971 1.79% 2.54%
1970 1.79% 2.53%
1969 1.78% 2.56%
1968 1.76% 2.5%
1967 1.74% 2.34%
1966 1.71% 1.99%
1965 1.68% 1.59%
1964 1.65% 1.42%
1963 1.61% 1.33%
1962 1.57% 1.22%
1961 1.53% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

East Timor Tunisia
Current population
1441764
12437803
Population rank 152/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.15%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +210
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 124/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -14,523
Net migration rank 102/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -14,523
2024 - -2,552 - -15,221
2023 20,495 -5,620 93,663 -14,001
2022 20,625 -5,519 96,531 -14,001
2021 20,101 3,111 68,087 -9,190
2020 21,166 3,793 109,431 -19,188
2019 21,307 3,942 127,312 -19,612
2018 21,650 3,062 132,445 -21,012
2017 22,145 1,666 140,971 -22,365
2016 22,778 208 148,870 -23,827
2015 23,391 -20 153,007 -25,229
2014 24,040 -958 154,762 -26,586
2013 24,538 -1,206 154,687 -17,020
2012 24,890 -609 151,812 -26,059
2011 25,237 -159 143,401 -21,935
2010 25,515 470 132,809 -14,168
2009 25,696 117 125,465 -13,512
2008 25,888 1,009 121,873 -17,742
2007 26,074 2,103 118,920 -21,190
2006 26,221 2,184 116,945 -24,098
2005 26,412 1,759 115,374 -26,361
2004 26,751 -16,447 113,322 -23,735
2003 26,900 -12,810 111,926 -12,459
2002 25,410 35,935 109,099 -8,334
2001 23,314 49,159 110,146 -7,235
2000 21,579 40,272 112,501 -5,937
1999 21,871 -262,940 114,829 -3,452
1998 23,590 1,806 121,332 -4,111
1997 23,501 1,804 128,327 -4,756
1996 22,703 1,796 135,615 -5,506
1995 21,962 1,806 144,345 -8,095
1994 21,746 1,794 153,647 -4,271
1993 20,770 1,795 160,922 10,771
1992 19,880 1,794 163,978 15,124
1991 18,605 1,803 166,245 16,021
1990 18,343 -2,881 168,180 4,183
1989 17,758 -2,246 169,221 4,100
1988 12,118 587 177,176 3,934
1987 11,945 -106 184,101 3,711
1986 11,062 -316 188,107 3,464
1985 10,788 -495 186,344 2,887
1984 10,922 -1,436 182,386 8,109
1983 9,686 -1,032 179,878 -37,895
1982 9,579 -1,125 177,898 -29,559
1981 9,336 -482 176,628 -24,242
1980 6,940 5,457 171,094 -19,321
1979 987 8,924 171,463 -23,688
1978 -1,000 10,967 173,255 -26,968
1977 296 10,657 174,539 -13,910
1976 783 9,662 172,744 -15,499
1975 -1,062 9,542 166,991 -8,765
1974 8,405 -2,222 160,200 -9,254
1973 10,033 -278 153,525 -9,606
1972 10,030 0 147,239 -9,790
1971 9,964 0 142,296 -9,949
1970 9,824 0 138,235 -10,054
1969 9,611 0 135,257 -10,049
1968 9,356 0 134,246 -9,848
1967 9,089 0 132,626 -19,155
1966 8,810 0 131,274 -27,393
1965 8,526 0 127,673 -49,751
1964 8,235 0 124,711 -59,602
1963 7,938 0 120,865 -60,505
1962 7,639 0 116,887 -61,260
1961 7,330 0 111,459 -61,369
1960 7,012 0 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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