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Population in East Timor compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,418,517 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,446,322 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 48.4 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.67% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.45M (48.1% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

East Timor vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor United Kingdom
2100 1,987,832 74,517,005
2099 1,992,781 74,647,273
2098 1,999,464 74,766,073
2097 2,006,033 74,879,923
2096 2,013,975 74,991,940
2095 2,022,154 75,102,041
2094 2,029,021 75,198,597
2093 2,034,247 75,296,704
2092 2,039,828 75,390,038
2091 2,046,736 75,480,137
2090 2,053,036 75,566,962
2089 2,060,872 75,649,353
2088 2,066,894 75,721,067
2087 2,074,575 75,791,990
2086 2,077,501 75,859,854
2085 2,082,992 75,918,647
2084 2,088,750 75,969,065
2083 2,094,025 76,018,614
2082 2,096,584 76,059,464
2081 2,100,389 76,086,593
2080 2,103,318 76,118,679
2079 2,102,450 76,147,352
2078 2,105,023 76,165,841
2077 2,105,962 76,183,437
2076 2,105,353 76,185,828
2075 2,105,681 76,198,349
2074 2,104,008 76,209,676
2073 2,103,594 76,218,781
2072 2,099,913 76,211,187
2071 2,092,097 76,200,495
2070 2,089,631 76,190,801
2069 2,083,998 76,184,140
2068 2,077,421 76,183,288
2067 2,070,800 76,175,881
2066 2,062,424 76,168,987
2065 2,055,429 76,168,193
2064 2,047,710 76,165,129
2063 2,039,046 76,165,534
2062 2,031,925 76,158,910
2061 2,026,233 76,156,587
2060 2,018,606 76,157,104
2059 2,008,230 76,157,593
2058 1,996,788 76,139,384
2057 1,984,779 76,119,478
2056 1,970,553 76,086,799
2055 1,957,864 76,047,952
2054 1,949,402 75,980,524
2053 1,933,335 75,907,047
2052 1,920,154 75,815,200
2051 1,909,672 75,709,173
2050 1,892,861 75,591,218
2049 1,878,666 75,460,140
2048 1,861,588 75,313,837
2047 1,844,948 75,153,802
2046 1,829,365 74,986,563
2045 1,812,921 74,808,886
2044 1,797,407 74,623,687
2043 1,777,316 74,424,133
2042 1,756,704 74,224,922
2041 1,738,329 74,020,934
2040 1,720,028 73,812,680
2039 1,699,358 73,600,788
2038 1,679,907 73,378,310
2037 1,659,862 73,155,497
2036 1,640,436 72,921,995
2035 1,617,753 72,671,687
2034 1,597,457 72,418,766
2033 1,578,852 72,145,065
2032 1,560,402 71,869,259
2031 1,540,509 71,581,519
2030 1,518,434 71,267,237
2029 1,496,842 70,948,992
2028 1,475,633 70,609,246
2027 1,455,562 70,248,858
2026 1,436,564 69,883,746
2025 1,418,517 69,487,000
2024 1,400,638 69,281,000
2023 1,384,286 68,526,000
2022 1,369,295 67,636,000
2021 1,350,139 66,978,000
2020 1,326,053 66,740,000
2019 1,300,945 66,628,000
2018 1,275,959 66,287,000
2017 1,251,703 65,964,000
2016 1,228,312 65,606,000
2015 1,205,131 65,087,000
2014 1,181,903 64,619,000
2013 1,158,695 64,138,000
2012 1,134,885 63,711,000
2011 1,110,207 63,258,810
2010 1,084,679 62,766,365
2009 1,058,782 62,276,270
2008 1,032,429 61,806,995
2007 1,004,889 61,322,463
2006 976,597 60,846,820
2005 948,311 60,401,206
2004 929,074 59,987,905
2003 916,878 59,647,577
2002 879,159 59,370,479
2001 812,249 59,119,673
2000 745,088 58,892,514
1999 834,697 58,682,466
1998 942,530 58,487,141
1997 917,184 58,316,954
1996 892,282 58,166,950
1995 868,146 58,019,030
1994 844,493 57,865,745
1993 821,437 57,718,614
1992 799,318 57,580,402
1991 778,278 57,424,897
1990 760,345 57,247,586
1989 744,856 57,076,711
1988 730,745 56,928,327
1987 718,476 56,802,050
1986 707,185 56,681,396
1985 696,665 56,550,268
1984 686,777 56,422,072
1983 677,707 56,332,848
1982 669,149 56,313,641
1981 660,493 56,333,829
1980 649,871 56,314,216
1979 638,719 56,246,951
1978 628,775 56,196,504
1977 618,315 56,193,492
1976 607,620 56,211,968
1975 598,158 56,225,800
1974 590,827 56,229,974
1973 582,855 56,194,527
1972 572,962 56,086,065
1971 562,966 55,896,223
1970 553,069 55,663,250
1969 543,356 55,441,750
1968 533,875 55,211,700
1967 524,648 54,943,600
1966 515,696 54,648,500
1965 507,034 54,348,050
1964 498,659 54,000,000
1963 490,564 53,650,000
1962 482,774 53,250,000
1961 475,291 52,800,000
1960 468,118 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 218,010 people (a 17.7% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor United Kingdom
2100 -0.25% -0.17%
2099 -0.33% -0.16%
2098 -0.33% -0.15%
2097 -0.39% -0.15%
2096 -0.4% -0.15%
2095 -0.34% -0.13%
2094 -0.26% -0.13%
2093 -0.27% -0.12%
2092 -0.34% -0.12%
2091 -0.31% -0.11%
2090 -0.38% -0.11%
2089 -0.29% -0.09%
2088 -0.37% -0.09%
2087 -0.14% -0.09%
2086 -0.26% -0.08%
2085 -0.28% -0.07%
2084 -0.25% -0.07%
2083 -0.12% -0.05%
2082 -0.18% -0.04%
2081 -0.14% -0.04%
2080 0.04% -0.04%
2079 -0.12% -0.02%
2078 -0.04% -0.02%
2077 0.03% -0.003%
2076 -0.02% -0.02%
2075 0.08% -0.01%
2074 0.02% -0.01%
2073 0.18% 0.01%
2072 0.37% 0.01%
2071 0.12% 0.01%
2070 0.27% 0.009%
2069 0.32% 0.001%
2068 0.32% 0.01%
2067 0.41% 0.009%
2066 0.34% 0.001%
2065 0.38% 0.004%
2064 0.42% -0%
2063 0.35% 0.009%
2062 0.28% 0.003%
2061 0.38% -0.001%
2060 0.52% -0.001%
2059 0.57% 0.02%
2058 0.61% 0.03%
2057 0.72% 0.04%
2056 0.65% 0.05%
2055 0.43% 0.09%
2054 0.83% 0.1%
2053 0.69% 0.12%
2052 0.55% 0.14%
2051 0.89% 0.16%
2050 0.76% 0.17%
2049 0.92% 0.19%
2048 0.9% 0.21%
2047 0.85% 0.22%
2046 0.91% 0.24%
2045 0.86% 0.25%
2044 1.13% 0.27%
2043 1.17% 0.27%
2042 1.06% 0.28%
2041 1.06% 0.28%
2040 1.22% 0.29%
2039 1.16% 0.3%
2038 1.21% 0.3%
2037 1.18% 0.32%
2036 1.4% 0.34%
2035 1.27% 0.35%
2034 1.18% 0.38%
2033 1.18% 0.38%
2032 1.29% 0.4%
2031 1.45% 0.44%
2030 1.44% 0.45%
2029 1.44% 0.48%
2028 1.38% 0.51%
2027 1.32% 0.52%
2026 1.27% 0.57%
2025 1.28% 0.3%
2024 1.18% 1.1%
2023 1.09% 1.32%
2022 1.42% 0.98%
2021 1.82% 0.36%
2020 1.93% 0.17%
2019 1.96% 0.51%
2018 1.94% 0.49%
2017 1.9% 0.55%
2016 1.92% 0.8%
2015 1.97% 0.72%
2014 2% 0.75%
2013 2.1% 0.67%
2012 2.22% 0.71%
2011 2.35% 0.78%
2010 2.45% 0.79%
2009 2.55% 0.76%
2008 2.74% 0.79%
2007 2.9% 0.78%
2006 2.98% 0.74%
2005 2.07% 0.69%
2004 1.33% 0.57%
2003 4.29% 0.47%
2002 8.24% 0.42%
2001 9.01% 0.39%
2000 -10.7% 0.36%
1999 -11.4% 0.33%
1998 2.76% 0.29%
1997 2.79% 0.26%
1996 2.78% 0.25%
1995 2.8% 0.26%
1994 2.81% 0.25%
1993 2.77% 0.24%
1992 2.7% 0.27%
1991 2.36% 0.31%
1990 2.08% 0.3%
1989 1.93% 0.26%
1988 1.71% 0.22%
1987 1.6% 0.21%
1986 1.51% 0.23%
1985 1.44% 0.23%
1984 1.34% 0.16%
1983 1.28% 0.03%
1982 1.31% -0.04%
1981 1.63% 0.03%
1980 1.75% 0.12%
1979 1.58% 0.09%
1978 1.69% 0.005%
1977 1.76% -0.03%
1976 1.58% -0.02%
1975 1.24% -0.007%
1974 1.37% 0.06%
1973 1.73% 0.19%
1972 1.78% 0.34%
1971 1.79% 0.42%
1970 1.79% 0.4%
1969 1.78% 0.42%
1968 1.76% 0.49%
1967 1.74% 0.54%
1966 1.71% 0.55%
1965 1.68% 0.64%
1964 1.65% 0.65%
1963 1.61% 0.75%
1962 1.57% 0.85%
1961 1.53% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of East Timor grew by 1.28%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

East Timor United Kingdom
Current population
1446322
70071289
Population rank 152/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.84%
One net population change
29.5 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
17.2 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
52 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +49 +564
Annual growth/decline +17,879 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.28% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 80/197 145/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 +389,911
Net migration rank 102/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - 389,911
2024 20,378 -2,552 13,233 417,114
2023 20,495 -5,620 34,606 445,523
2022 20,625 -5,519 39,770 487,029
2021 20,101 3,111 30,609 462,967
2020 21,166 3,793 -4,272 144,221
2019 21,307 3,942 108,338 232,727
2018 21,650 3,062 119,317 259,744
2017 22,145 1,666 145,121 272,311
2016 22,778 208 177,136 324,649
2015 23,391 -20 175,735 347,839
2014 24,040 -958 206,781 306,091
2013 24,538 -1,206 198,827 237,272
2012 24,890 -609 248,473 172,088
2011 25,237 -159 259,361 228,773
2010 25,515 470 251,066 274,811
2009 25,696 117 230,422 249,639
2008 25,888 1,009 216,325 263,390
2007 26,074 2,103 196,232 309,385
2006 26,221 2,184 176,455 288,923
2005 26,412 1,759 144,963 308,279
2004 26,751 -16,447 131,974 276,077
2003 26,900 -12,810 89,471 211,846
2002 25,410 35,935 65,308 203,577
2001 23,314 49,159 65,032 175,133
2000 21,579 40,272 70,671 153,917
1999 21,871 -262,940 64,551 152,653
1998 23,590 1,806 87,730 125,541
1997 23,501 1,804 99,138 59,723
1996 22,703 1,796 98,884 54,964
1995 21,962 1,806 87,028 61,385
1994 21,746 1,794 127,304 45,339
1993 20,770 1,795 103,893 27,403
1992 19,880 1,794 149,709 17,846
1991 18,605 1,803 143,562 27,601
1990 18,343 -2,881 154,569 57,132
1989 17,758 -2,246 119,861 49,586
1988 12,118 587 136,628 13,952
1987 11,945 -106 136,325 8,266
1986 11,062 -316 90,690 41,836
1985 10,788 -495 79,170 83,164
1984 10,922 -1,436 84,633 71,107
1983 9,686 -1,032 61,966 27,063
1982 9,579 -1,125 56,314 -61,152
1981 9,336 -482 73,234 -83,876
1980 6,940 5,457 95,734 -25,187
1979 987 8,924 61,872 11,255
1978 -1,000 10,967 16,859 3,783
1977 296 10,657 0 -21,636
1976 783 9,662 -5,621 -19,135
1975 -1,062 9,542 33,735 -40,241
1974 8,405 -2,222 67,476 -65,710
1973 10,033 -278 112,389 -33,840
1972 10,030 0 162,650 -1,406
1971 9,964 0 257,123 1,175
1970 9,824 0 244,918 -15,254
1969 9,611 0 260,577 -60,655
1968 9,356 0 292,622 -38,852
1967 9,089 0 346,145 -39,659
1966 8,810 0 333,356 -27,935
1965 8,526 0 364,132 -24,955
1964 8,235 0 405,000 -23,885
1963 7,938 0 337,995 8,271
1962 7,639 0 340,800 76,443
1961 7,330 0 311,519 52,295
1960 7,012 0 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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