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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 59.7 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

East Timor vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Turkey
2100 1,987,918 64,274,243
2099 1,992,867 64,924,706
2098 1,999,551 65,567,989
2097 2,006,120 66,219,045
2096 2,014,062 66,865,890
2095 2,022,241 67,516,190
2094 2,029,109 68,169,346
2093 2,034,335 68,835,313
2092 2,039,916 69,496,264
2091 2,046,825 70,159,325
2090 2,053,125 70,828,304
2089 2,060,960 71,490,133
2088 2,066,983 72,146,464
2087 2,074,665 72,792,552
2086 2,077,590 73,439,558
2085 2,083,082 74,085,313
2084 2,088,840 74,713,882
2083 2,094,115 75,342,464
2082 2,096,675 75,969,760
2081 2,100,480 76,583,769
2080 2,103,409 77,195,480
2079 2,102,541 77,793,711
2078 2,105,113 78,386,293
2077 2,106,052 78,973,194
2076 2,105,444 79,556,991
2075 2,105,772 80,128,010
2074 2,104,099 80,697,544
2073 2,103,684 81,244,619
2072 2,100,004 81,785,452
2071 2,092,187 82,311,503
2070 2,089,722 82,827,402
2069 2,084,088 83,324,862
2068 2,077,511 83,806,741
2067 2,070,890 84,270,976
2066 2,062,513 84,728,547
2065 2,055,518 85,177,268
2064 2,047,799 85,611,517
2063 2,039,134 86,026,471
2062 2,032,012 86,425,827
2061 2,026,320 86,800,591
2060 2,018,694 87,156,663
2059 2,008,316 87,500,101
2058 1,996,874 87,809,920
2057 1,984,864 88,100,397
2056 1,970,638 88,369,840
2055 1,957,948 88,598,739
2054 1,949,486 88,806,632
2053 1,933,418 88,985,609
2052 1,920,237 89,144,425
2051 1,909,754 89,270,515
2050 1,892,942 89,374,730
2049 1,878,747 89,447,182
2048 1,861,668 89,484,074
2047 1,845,027 89,492,406
2046 1,829,444 89,467,391
2045 1,813,000 89,441,098
2044 1,797,485 89,390,601
2043 1,777,393 89,326,342
2042 1,756,780 89,237,658
2041 1,738,404 89,137,199
2040 1,720,102 89,021,820
2039 1,699,431 88,885,792
2038 1,679,979 88,736,121
2037 1,659,934 88,562,197
2036 1,640,507 88,373,007
2035 1,617,823 88,178,595
2034 1,597,525 87,975,336
2033 1,578,920 87,754,631
2032 1,560,470 87,524,158
2031 1,540,575 87,274,280
2030 1,518,500 87,004,538
2029 1,496,906 86,741,614
2028 1,475,696 86,466,107
2027 1,455,624 86,189,693
2026 1,436,626 85,932,926
2025 1,418,578 85,718,588
2024 1,400,638 85,518,661
2023 1,384,286 85,325,965
2022 1,369,295 84,979,913
2021 1,350,139 84,147,318
2020 1,326,053 83,384,680
2019 1,300,945 82,579,440
2018 1,275,959 81,407,204
2017 1,251,703 80,312,698
2016 1,228,312 79,277,962
2015 1,205,131 78,218,479
2014 1,181,903 77,181,884
2013 1,158,695 76,147,624
2012 1,134,885 75,175,827
2011 1,110,207 74,223,629
2010 1,084,679 73,142,150
2009 1,058,782 72,039,206
2008 1,032,429 71,051,678
2007 1,004,889 70,158,112
2006 976,597 70,045,349
2005 948,311 69,329,557
2004 929,074 68,592,617
2003 916,878 67,831,730
2002 879,159 67,048,795
2001 812,249 66,245,128
2000 745,088 65,425,961
1999 834,697 64,591,923
1998 942,530 63,734,383
1997 917,184 62,852,966
1996 892,282 61,951,134
1995 868,146 61,024,503
1994 844,493 60,033,836
1993 821,437 58,999,167
1992 799,318 57,990,118
1991 778,278 57,009,887
1990 760,345 56,015,628
1989 744,856 54,976,723
1988 730,745 53,909,626
1987 718,476 52,843,670
1986 707,185 51,777,772
1985 696,665 50,687,115
1984 686,777 49,574,069
1983 677,707 48,447,410
1982 669,149 47,322,096
1981 660,493 46,321,190
1980 649,871 45,408,815
1979 638,719 44,510,429
1978 628,775 43,645,306
1977 618,315 42,773,298
1976 607,620 41,899,984
1975 598,158 41,053,126
1974 590,827 40,210,234
1973 582,855 39,329,533
1972 572,962 38,430,221
1971 562,966 37,518,611
1970 553,069 36,638,465
1969 543,356 35,787,774
1968 533,875 34,921,684
1967 524,648 34,050,421
1966 515,696 33,177,672
1965 507,034 32,345,220
1964 498,659 31,543,072
1963 490,564 30,726,841
1962 482,774 29,916,147
1961 475,291 29,119,238
1960 468,118 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Turkey
2100 -0.25% -1%
2099 -0.33% -0.98%
2098 -0.33% -0.98%
2097 -0.39% -0.97%
2096 -0.4% -0.96%
2095 -0.34% -0.96%
2094 -0.26% -0.97%
2093 -0.27% -0.95%
2092 -0.34% -0.95%
2091 -0.31% -0.94%
2090 -0.38% -0.93%
2089 -0.29% -0.91%
2088 -0.37% -0.89%
2087 -0.14% -0.88%
2086 -0.26% -0.87%
2085 -0.28% -0.84%
2084 -0.25% -0.83%
2083 -0.12% -0.83%
2082 -0.18% -0.8%
2081 -0.14% -0.79%
2080 0.04% -0.77%
2079 -0.12% -0.76%
2078 -0.04% -0.74%
2077 0.03% -0.73%
2076 -0.02% -0.71%
2075 0.08% -0.71%
2074 0.02% -0.67%
2073 0.18% -0.66%
2072 0.37% -0.64%
2071 0.12% -0.62%
2070 0.27% -0.6%
2069 0.32% -0.57%
2068 0.32% -0.55%
2067 0.41% -0.54%
2066 0.34% -0.53%
2065 0.38% -0.51%
2064 0.42% -0.48%
2063 0.35% -0.46%
2062 0.28% -0.43%
2061 0.38% -0.41%
2060 0.52% -0.39%
2059 0.57% -0.35%
2058 0.61% -0.33%
2057 0.72% -0.3%
2056 0.65% -0.26%
2055 0.43% -0.23%
2054 0.83% -0.2%
2053 0.69% -0.18%
2052 0.55% -0.14%
2051 0.89% -0.12%
2050 0.76% -0.08%
2049 0.92% -0.04%
2048 0.9% -0.009%
2047 0.85% 0.03%
2046 0.91% 0.03%
2045 0.86% 0.06%
2044 1.13% 0.07%
2043 1.17% 0.1%
2042 1.06% 0.11%
2041 1.06% 0.13%
2040 1.22% 0.15%
2039 1.16% 0.17%
2038 1.21% 0.2%
2037 1.18% 0.21%
2036 1.4% 0.22%
2035 1.27% 0.23%
2034 1.18% 0.25%
2033 1.18% 0.26%
2032 1.29% 0.29%
2031 1.45% 0.31%
2030 1.44% 0.3%
2029 1.44% 0.32%
2028 1.38% 0.32%
2027 1.32% 0.3%
2026 1.27% 0.25%
2025 1.28% 0.23%
2024 1.18% 0.23%
2023 1.09% 0.41%
2022 1.42% 0.99%
2021 1.82% 0.91%
2020 1.93% 0.98%
2019 1.96% 1.44%
2018 1.94% 1.36%
2017 1.9% 1.31%
2016 1.92% 1.35%
2015 1.97% 1.34%
2014 2% 1.36%
2013 2.1% 1.29%
2012 2.22% 1.28%
2011 2.35% 1.48%
2010 2.45% 1.53%
2009 2.55% 1.39%
2008 2.74% 1.27%
2007 2.9% 0.16%
2006 2.98% 1.03%
2005 2.07% 1.07%
2004 1.33% 1.12%
2003 4.29% 1.17%
2002 8.24% 1.21%
2001 9.01% 1.25%
2000 -10.7% 1.29%
1999 -11.4% 1.35%
1998 2.76% 1.4%
1997 2.79% 1.46%
1996 2.78% 1.52%
1995 2.8% 1.65%
1994 2.81% 1.75%
1993 2.77% 1.74%
1992 2.7% 1.72%
1991 2.36% 1.77%
1990 2.08% 1.89%
1989 1.93% 1.98%
1988 1.71% 2.02%
1987 1.6% 2.06%
1986 1.51% 2.15%
1985 1.44% 2.25%
1984 1.34% 2.33%
1983 1.28% 2.38%
1982 1.31% 2.16%
1981 1.63% 2.01%
1980 1.75% 2.02%
1979 1.58% 1.98%
1978 1.69% 2.04%
1977 1.76% 2.08%
1976 1.58% 2.06%
1975 1.24% 2.1%
1974 1.37% 2.24%
1973 1.73% 2.34%
1972 1.78% 2.43%
1971 1.79% 2.4%
1970 1.79% 2.38%
1969 1.78% 2.48%
1968 1.76% 2.56%
1967 1.74% 2.63%
1966 1.71% 2.57%
1965 1.68% 2.54%
1964 1.65% 2.66%
1963 1.61% 2.71%
1962 1.57% 2.74%
1961 1.53% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

East Timor Turkey
Current population
1441764
86002379
Population rank 152/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 +528
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 154/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -258,205
Net migration rank 102/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -258,205
2024 - -2,552 - -275,952
2023 20,495 -5,620 426,630 -318,070
2022 20,625 -5,519 535,373 -301,544
2021 20,101 3,111 521,713 20,283
2020 21,166 3,793 608,708 37,934
2019 21,307 3,942 751,472 -15,690
2018 21,650 3,062 830,353 187,570
2017 22,145 1,666 875,408 659,846
2016 22,778 208 895,841 352,063
2015 23,391 -20 930,799 1,063,140
2014 24,040 -958 957,055 1,033,384
2013 24,538 -1,206 921,386 438,618
2012 24,890 -609 917,145 258,623
2011 25,237 -159 875,839 68,849
2010 25,515 470 892,334 55,532
2009 25,696 117 900,491 24,276
2008 25,888 1,009 868,749 47,915
2007 26,074 2,103 876,626 -186,402
2006 26,221 2,184 897,351 -190,194
2005 26,412 1,759 898,650 -174,177
2004 26,751 -16,447 896,025 -146,574
2003 26,900 -12,810 893,683 -121,383
2002 25,410 35,935 922,927 -129,444
2001 23,314 49,159 980,560 -166,759
2000 21,579 40,272 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 21,871 -262,940 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 23,590 1,806 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 23,501 1,804 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 22,703 1,796 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 21,962 1,806 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 21,746 1,794 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 20,770 1,795 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 19,880 1,794 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 18,605 1,803 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 18,343 -2,881 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 17,758 -2,246 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 12,118 587 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 11,945 -106 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 11,062 -316 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 10,788 -495 1,098,846 8,960
1984 10,922 -1,436 1,096,529 21,787
1983 9,686 -1,032 1,095,106 39,871
1982 9,579 -1,125 1,091,863 23,728
1981 9,336 -482 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 6,940 5,457 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 987 8,924 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 -1,000 10,967 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 296 10,657 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 783 9,662 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 -1,062 9,542 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 8,405 -2,222 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 10,033 -278 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 10,030 0 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 9,964 0 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 9,824 0 991,950 -150,924
1969 9,611 0 970,958 -110,578
1968 9,356 0 950,778 -78,973
1967 9,089 0 936,727 -65,993
1966 8,810 0 925,790 -50,999
1965 8,526 0 904,016 -113,911
1964 8,235 0 884,152 -69,978
1963 7,938 0 862,626 -44,317
1962 7,639 0 837,473 -34,353
1961 7,330 0 816,911 -26,187
1960 7,012 0 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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