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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 59.6 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 +1.67% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

East Timor vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Turkey
2100 1,987,832 64,394,191
2099 1,992,781 65,045,868
2098 1,999,464 65,690,351
2097 2,006,033 66,342,622
2096 2,013,975 66,990,674
2095 2,022,154 67,642,188
2094 2,029,021 68,296,562
2093 2,034,247 68,963,773
2092 2,039,828 69,625,957
2091 2,046,736 70,290,255
2090 2,053,036 70,960,483
2089 2,060,872 71,623,547
2088 2,066,894 72,281,102
2087 2,074,575 72,928,397
2086 2,077,501 73,576,610
2085 2,082,992 74,223,570
2084 2,088,750 74,853,312
2083 2,094,025 75,483,067
2082 2,096,584 76,111,533
2081 2,100,389 76,726,689
2080 2,103,318 77,339,541
2079 2,102,450 77,938,889
2078 2,105,023 78,532,577
2077 2,105,962 79,120,573
2076 2,105,353 79,705,459
2075 2,105,681 80,277,544
2074 2,104,008 80,848,141
2073 2,103,594 81,396,237
2072 2,099,913 81,938,080
2071 2,092,097 82,465,112
2070 2,089,631 82,981,973
2069 2,083,998 83,480,362
2068 2,077,421 83,963,140
2067 2,070,800 84,428,242
2066 2,062,424 84,886,666
2065 2,055,429 85,336,225
2064 2,047,710 85,771,285
2063 2,039,046 86,187,013
2062 2,031,925 86,587,114
2061 2,026,233 86,962,577
2060 2,018,606 87,319,314
2059 2,008,230 87,663,392
2058 1,996,788 87,973,789
2057 1,984,779 88,264,809
2056 1,970,553 88,534,755
2055 1,957,864 88,764,080
2054 1,949,402 88,972,362
2053 1,933,335 89,151,673
2052 1,920,154 89,310,785
2051 1,909,672 89,437,110
2050 1,892,861 89,541,520
2049 1,878,666 89,614,107
2048 1,861,588 89,651,068
2047 1,844,948 89,659,415
2046 1,829,365 89,634,354
2045 1,812,921 89,608,012
2044 1,797,407 89,557,421
2043 1,777,316 89,493,042
2042 1,756,704 89,404,193
2041 1,738,329 89,303,546
2040 1,720,028 89,187,952
2039 1,699,358 89,051,669
2038 1,679,907 88,901,719
2037 1,659,862 88,727,471
2036 1,640,436 88,537,927
2035 1,617,753 88,343,153
2034 1,597,457 88,139,515
2033 1,578,852 87,918,397
2032 1,560,402 87,687,495
2031 1,540,509 87,437,150
2030 1,518,434 87,166,904
2029 1,496,842 86,903,490
2028 1,475,633 86,627,469
2027 1,455,562 86,350,539
2026 1,436,564 86,093,293
2025 1,418,517 85,878,556
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% 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 30.9% to 1,892,861 people with a rank change from 152nd to 149th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 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 89.7M 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% 0.42%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

East Timor Turkey
Current population
1446322
86225430
Population rank 152/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 +986
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 138/197
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 20,378 -2,552 453,249 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/turkey | 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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 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 (1960–2025, 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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