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

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 37 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

East Timor vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Uganda
2100 1,987,832 122,461,518
2099 1,992,781 122,400,118
2098 1,999,464 122,328,333
2097 2,006,033 122,230,315
2096 2,013,975 122,110,905
2095 2,022,154 121,940,556
2094 2,029,021 121,763,948
2093 2,034,247 121,549,120
2092 2,039,828 121,301,128
2091 2,046,736 121,034,858
2090 2,053,036 120,731,912
2089 2,060,872 120,392,371
2088 2,066,894 120,029,300
2087 2,074,575 119,633,372
2086 2,077,501 119,221,630
2085 2,082,992 118,780,837
2084 2,088,750 118,304,392
2083 2,094,025 117,787,304
2082 2,096,584 117,240,484
2081 2,100,389 116,673,088
2080 2,103,318 116,061,969
2079 2,102,450 115,440,209
2078 2,105,023 114,771,629
2077 2,105,962 114,085,142
2076 2,105,353 113,356,858
2075 2,105,681 112,604,741
2074 2,104,008 111,830,528
2073 2,103,594 111,038,122
2072 2,099,913 110,208,535
2071 2,092,097 109,360,734
2070 2,089,631 108,473,738
2069 2,083,998 107,576,028
2068 2,077,421 106,646,220
2067 2,070,800 105,691,752
2066 2,062,424 104,708,323
2065 2,055,429 103,707,399
2064 2,047,710 102,671,371
2063 2,039,046 101,616,654
2062 2,031,925 100,532,299
2061 2,026,233 99,421,530
2060 2,018,606 98,305,883
2059 2,008,230 97,158,930
2058 1,996,788 95,986,215
2057 1,984,779 94,793,892
2056 1,970,553 93,585,691
2055 1,957,864 92,357,892
2054 1,949,402 91,106,039
2053 1,933,335 89,831,291
2052 1,920,154 88,542,276
2051 1,909,672 87,244,950
2050 1,892,861 85,932,109
2049 1,878,666 84,607,399
2048 1,861,588 83,260,483
2047 1,844,948 81,904,082
2046 1,829,365 80,545,542
2045 1,812,921 79,185,378
2044 1,797,407 77,812,065
2043 1,777,316 76,431,508
2042 1,756,704 75,053,218
2041 1,738,329 73,680,031
2040 1,720,028 72,312,112
2039 1,699,358 70,942,351
2038 1,679,907 69,559,994
2037 1,659,862 68,166,092
2036 1,640,436 66,785,108
2035 1,617,753 65,392,706
2034 1,597,457 64,004,533
2033 1,578,852 62,616,072
2032 1,560,402 61,217,174
2031 1,540,509 59,807,490
2030 1,518,434 58,398,308
2029 1,496,842 56,989,526
2028 1,475,633 55,580,177
2027 1,455,562 54,175,341
2026 1,436,564 52,777,106
2025 1,418,517 51,384,894
2024 1,400,638 50,015,092
2023 1,384,286 48,656,601
2022 1,369,295 47,312,719
2021 1,350,139 45,910,930
2020 1,326,053 44,457,152
2019 1,300,945 42,999,637
2018 1,275,959 41,565,831
2017 1,251,703 40,177,388
2016 1,228,312 38,799,152
2015 1,205,131 37,531,446
2014 1,181,903 36,395,539
2013 1,158,695 35,337,042
2012 1,134,885 34,337,438
2011 1,110,207 33,354,543
2010 1,084,679 32,390,802
2009 1,058,782 31,451,151
2008 1,032,429 30,539,553
2007 1,004,889 29,653,430
2006 976,597 28,794,003
2005 948,311 27,963,289
2004 929,074 27,154,515
2003 916,878 26,352,124
2002 879,159 25,532,870
2001 812,249 24,745,676
2000 745,088 24,000,150
1999 834,697 23,257,281
1998 942,530 22,515,806
1997 917,184 21,856,046
1996 892,282 21,231,550
1995 868,146 20,665,667
1994 844,493 20,108,801
1993 821,437 19,445,161
1992 799,318 18,785,032
1991 778,278 18,155,901
1990 760,345 17,569,897
1989 744,856 17,010,698
1988 730,745 16,470,483
1987 718,476 15,954,170
1986 707,185 15,467,579
1985 696,665 15,023,681
1984 686,777 14,607,677
1983 677,707 14,221,881
1982 669,149 13,873,631
1981 660,493 13,556,452
1980 649,871 13,275,741
1979 638,719 13,002,163
1978 628,775 12,692,113
1977 618,315 12,359,669
1976 607,620 12,037,294
1975 598,158 11,725,240
1974 590,827 11,424,846
1973 582,855 11,144,236
1972 572,962 10,885,796
1971 562,966 10,618,206
1970 553,069 10,321,603
1969 543,356 10,014,858
1968 533,875 9,708,632
1967 524,648 9,408,924
1966 515,696 9,122,864
1965 507,034 8,849,203
1964 498,659 8,586,363
1963 490,564 8,333,663
1962 482,774 8,092,231
1961 475,291 7,862,217
1960 468,118 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Uganda
2100 -0.25% 0.05%
2099 -0.33% 0.06%
2098 -0.33% 0.08%
2097 -0.39% 0.1%
2096 -0.4% 0.14%
2095 -0.34% 0.15%
2094 -0.26% 0.18%
2093 -0.27% 0.2%
2092 -0.34% 0.22%
2091 -0.31% 0.25%
2090 -0.38% 0.28%
2089 -0.29% 0.3%
2088 -0.37% 0.33%
2087 -0.14% 0.35%
2086 -0.26% 0.37%
2085 -0.28% 0.4%
2084 -0.25% 0.44%
2083 -0.12% 0.47%
2082 -0.18% 0.49%
2081 -0.14% 0.53%
2080 0.04% 0.54%
2079 -0.12% 0.58%
2078 -0.04% 0.6%
2077 0.03% 0.64%
2076 -0.02% 0.67%
2075 0.08% 0.69%
2074 0.02% 0.71%
2073 0.18% 0.75%
2072 0.37% 0.78%
2071 0.12% 0.82%
2070 0.27% 0.83%
2069 0.32% 0.87%
2068 0.32% 0.9%
2067 0.41% 0.94%
2066 0.34% 0.97%
2065 0.38% 1.01%
2064 0.42% 1.04%
2063 0.35% 1.08%
2062 0.28% 1.12%
2061 0.38% 1.13%
2060 0.52% 1.18%
2059 0.57% 1.22%
2058 0.61% 1.26%
2057 0.72% 1.29%
2056 0.65% 1.33%
2055 0.43% 1.37%
2054 0.83% 1.42%
2053 0.69% 1.46%
2052 0.55% 1.49%
2051 0.89% 1.53%
2050 0.76% 1.57%
2049 0.92% 1.62%
2048 0.9% 1.66%
2047 0.85% 1.69%
2046 0.91% 1.72%
2045 0.86% 1.76%
2044 1.13% 1.81%
2043 1.17% 1.84%
2042 1.06% 1.86%
2041 1.06% 1.89%
2040 1.22% 1.93%
2039 1.16% 1.99%
2038 1.21% 2.04%
2037 1.18% 2.07%
2036 1.4% 2.13%
2035 1.27% 2.17%
2034 1.18% 2.22%
2033 1.18% 2.29%
2032 1.29% 2.36%
2031 1.45% 2.41%
2030 1.44% 2.47%
2029 1.44% 2.54%
2028 1.38% 2.59%
2027 1.32% 2.65%
2026 1.27% 2.71%
2025 1.28% 2.74%
2024 1.18% 2.79%
2023 1.09% 2.84%
2022 1.42% 3.05%
2021 1.82% 3.27%
2020 1.93% 3.39%
2019 1.96% 3.45%
2018 1.94% 3.46%
2017 1.9% 3.55%
2016 1.92% 3.38%
2015 1.97% 3.12%
2014 2% 3%
2013 2.1% 2.91%
2012 2.22% 2.95%
2011 2.35% 2.98%
2010 2.45% 2.99%
2009 2.55% 2.98%
2008 2.74% 2.99%
2007 2.9% 2.98%
2006 2.98% 2.97%
2005 2.07% 2.98%
2004 1.33% 3.04%
2003 4.29% 3.21%
2002 8.24% 3.18%
2001 9.01% 3.11%
2000 -10.7% 3.19%
1999 -11.4% 3.29%
1998 2.76% 3.02%
1997 2.79% 2.94%
1996 2.78% 2.74%
1995 2.8% 2.77%
1994 2.81% 3.41%
1993 2.77% 3.51%
1992 2.7% 3.47%
1991 2.36% 3.34%
1990 2.08% 3.29%
1989 1.93% 3.28%
1988 1.71% 3.24%
1987 1.6% 3.15%
1986 1.51% 2.95%
1985 1.44% 2.85%
1984 1.34% 2.71%
1983 1.28% 2.51%
1982 1.31% 2.34%
1981 1.63% 2.11%
1980 1.75% 2.1%
1979 1.58% 2.44%
1978 1.69% 2.69%
1977 1.76% 2.68%
1976 1.58% 2.66%
1975 1.24% 2.63%
1974 1.37% 2.52%
1973 1.73% 2.37%
1972 1.78% 2.52%
1971 1.79% 2.87%
1970 1.79% 3.06%
1969 1.78% 3.15%
1968 1.76% 3.19%
1967 1.74% 3.14%
1966 1.71% 3.09%
1965 1.68% 3.06%
1964 1.65% 3.03%
1963 1.61% 2.98%
1962 1.57% 2.93%
1961 1.53% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

East Timor Uganda
Current population
1446322
53495325
Population rank 152/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +49 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 21/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -119,059
Net migration rank 102/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -119,059
2024 20,378 -2,552 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 20,495 -5,620 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 20,625 -5,519 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 20,101 3,111 1,423,377 43,464
2020 21,166 3,793 1,397,288 43,464
2019 21,307 3,942 1,367,044 107,210
2018 21,650 3,062 1,332,600 60,724
2017 22,145 1,666 1,290,658 92,879
2016 22,778 208 1,249,565 123,379
2015 23,391 -20 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 24,040 -958 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 24,538 -1,206 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 24,890 -609 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 25,237 -159 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 25,515 470 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 25,696 117 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 25,888 1,009 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 26,074 2,103 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 26,221 2,184 999,958 -156,232
2005 26,412 1,759 969,096 -151,386
2004 26,751 -16,447 938,623 -138,770
2003 26,900 -12,810 901,374 -96,429
2002 25,410 35,935 868,756 -35,149
2001 23,314 49,159 836,751 -95,956
2000 21,579 40,272 803,069 -52,824
1999 21,871 -262,940 775,166 -39,695
1998 23,590 1,806 741,175 6,277
1997 23,501 1,804 727,523 -155,461
1996 22,703 1,796 699,707 -22,795
1995 21,962 1,806 697,218 -242,378
1994 21,746 1,794 675,092 -16,198
1993 20,770 1,795 650,032 18,349
1992 19,880 1,794 627,139 24,723
1991 18,605 1,803 602,740 3,643
1990 18,343 -2,881 587,291 -21,688
1989 17,758 -2,246 565,367 -12,576
1988 12,118 587 547,759 -20,113
1987 11,945 -106 527,397 -22,415
1986 11,062 -316 487,693 -19,485
1985 10,788 -495 462,534 -42,942
1984 10,922 -1,436 421,241 -8,818
1983 9,686 -1,032 404,940 -45,776
1982 9,579 -1,125 390,820 -53,497
1981 9,336 -482 380,028 -83,010
1980 6,940 5,457 370,287 -105,900
1979 987 8,924 381,626 -98,863
1978 -1,000 10,967 371,930 -34,606
1977 296 10,657 365,216 -37,671
1976 783 9,662 359,458 -42,259
1975 -1,062 9,542 354,278 -47,359
1974 8,405 -2,222 345,773 -51,910
1973 10,033 -278 340,780 -73,439
1972 10,030 0 335,935 -86,409
1971 9,964 0 328,294 -42,642
1970 9,824 0 333,202 -25,646
1969 9,611 0 320,486 -14,548
1968 9,356 0 309,725 -3,214
1967 9,089 0 296,692 -3,773
1966 8,810 0 282,225 -3,021
1965 8,526 0 271,830 -3,716
1964 8,235 0 260,733 -3,169
1963 7,938 0 250,885 -3,058
1962 7,639 0 241,513 -6,470
1961 7,330 0 232,894 -7,893
1960 7,012 0 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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