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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 2.35 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

East Timor vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Uruguay
2100 1,987,918 2,256,741
2099 1,992,867 2,279,899
2098 1,999,551 2,303,351
2097 2,006,120 2,326,987
2096 2,014,062 2,350,799
2095 2,022,241 2,374,835
2094 2,029,109 2,398,960
2093 2,034,335 2,423,269
2092 2,039,916 2,447,646
2091 2,046,825 2,472,126
2090 2,053,125 2,496,514
2089 2,060,960 2,520,852
2088 2,066,983 2,545,052
2087 2,074,665 2,569,100
2086 2,077,590 2,592,974
2085 2,083,082 2,616,629
2084 2,088,840 2,640,001
2083 2,094,115 2,663,150
2082 2,096,675 2,686,021
2081 2,100,480 2,708,594
2080 2,103,409 2,730,883
2079 2,102,541 2,752,831
2078 2,105,113 2,774,432
2077 2,106,052 2,795,709
2076 2,105,444 2,816,677
2075 2,105,772 2,837,308
2074 2,104,099 2,857,709
2073 2,103,684 2,877,721
2072 2,100,004 2,897,543
2071 2,092,187 2,917,097
2070 2,089,722 2,936,478
2069 2,084,088 2,955,616
2068 2,077,511 2,974,445
2067 2,070,890 2,992,987
2066 2,062,513 3,011,309
2065 2,055,518 3,029,441
2064 2,047,799 3,047,343
2063 2,039,134 3,065,064
2062 2,032,012 3,082,642
2061 2,026,320 3,100,006
2060 2,018,694 3,117,149
2059 2,008,316 3,133,952
2058 1,996,874 3,150,250
2057 1,984,864 3,166,055
2056 1,970,638 3,181,373
2055 1,957,948 3,196,072
2054 1,949,486 3,210,110
2053 1,933,418 3,223,395
2052 1,920,237 3,235,973
2051 1,909,754 3,247,888
2050 1,892,942 3,259,108
2049 1,878,747 3,269,675
2048 1,861,668 3,279,610
2047 1,845,027 3,288,969
2046 1,829,444 3,297,696
2045 1,813,000 3,305,917
2044 1,797,485 3,313,556
2043 1,777,393 3,320,565
2042 1,756,780 3,326,955
2041 1,738,404 3,332,884
2040 1,720,102 3,338,277
2039 1,699,431 3,343,295
2038 1,679,979 3,347,790
2037 1,659,934 3,351,911
2036 1,640,507 3,355,671
2035 1,617,823 3,359,126
2034 1,597,525 3,362,276
2033 1,578,920 3,365,250
2032 1,560,470 3,368,057
2031 1,540,575 3,370,727
2030 1,518,500 3,373,273
2029 1,496,906 3,375,805
2028 1,475,696 3,378,198
2027 1,455,624 3,380,504
2026 1,436,626 3,382,789
2025 1,418,578 3,384,805
2024 1,400,638 3,386,588
2023 1,384,286 3,388,081
2022 1,369,295 3,390,913
2021 1,350,139 3,396,695
2020 1,326,053 3,398,968
2019 1,300,945 3,397,206
2018 1,275,959 3,394,534
2017 1,251,703 3,388,438
2016 1,228,312 3,379,283
2015 1,205,131 3,368,017
2014 1,181,903 3,356,334
2013 1,158,695 3,345,337
2012 1,134,885 3,335,401
2011 1,110,207 3,326,825
2010 1,084,679 3,318,580
2009 1,058,782 3,310,091
2008 1,032,429 3,302,177
2007 1,004,889 3,295,153
2006 976,597 3,289,506
2005 948,311 3,285,771
2004 929,074 3,283,148
2003 916,878 3,281,186
2002 879,159 3,278,867
2001 812,249 3,274,251
2000 745,088 3,266,206
1999 834,697 3,254,015
1998 942,530 3,239,280
1997 917,184 3,223,345
1996 892,282 3,206,324
1995 868,146 3,189,440
1994 844,493 3,172,834
1993 821,437 3,156,345
1992 799,318 3,139,702
1991 778,278 3,122,354
1990 760,345 3,104,403
1989 744,856 3,086,255
1988 730,745 3,067,961
1987 718,476 3,049,896
1986 707,185 3,032,845
1985 696,665 3,017,037
1984 686,777 3,002,488
1983 677,707 2,988,778
1982 669,149 2,975,492
1981 660,493 2,963,246
1980 649,871 2,951,953
1979 638,719 2,939,903
1978 628,775 2,925,715
1977 618,315 2,909,461
1976 607,620 2,891,392
1975 598,158 2,872,320
1974 590,827 2,853,944
1973 582,855 2,837,133
1972 572,962 2,821,644
1971 562,966 2,806,462
1970 553,069 2,790,807
1969 543,356 2,773,974
1968 533,875 2,754,606
1967 524,648 2,732,277
1966 515,696 2,707,646
1965 507,034 2,681,169
1964 498,659 2,653,180
1963 490,564 2,623,766
1962 482,774 2,593,298
1961 475,291 2,562,044
1960 468,118 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Uruguay
2100 -0.25% -1.02%
2099 -0.33% -1.02%
2098 -0.33% -1.02%
2097 -0.39% -1.01%
2096 -0.4% -1.01%
2095 -0.34% -1.01%
2094 -0.26% -1%
2093 -0.27% -1%
2092 -0.34% -0.99%
2091 -0.31% -0.98%
2090 -0.38% -0.97%
2089 -0.29% -0.95%
2088 -0.37% -0.94%
2087 -0.14% -0.92%
2086 -0.26% -0.9%
2085 -0.28% -0.89%
2084 -0.25% -0.87%
2083 -0.12% -0.85%
2082 -0.18% -0.83%
2081 -0.14% -0.82%
2080 0.04% -0.8%
2079 -0.12% -0.78%
2078 -0.04% -0.76%
2077 0.03% -0.74%
2076 -0.02% -0.73%
2075 0.08% -0.71%
2074 0.02% -0.7%
2073 0.18% -0.68%
2072 0.37% -0.67%
2071 0.12% -0.66%
2070 0.27% -0.65%
2069 0.32% -0.63%
2068 0.32% -0.62%
2067 0.41% -0.61%
2066 0.34% -0.6%
2065 0.38% -0.59%
2064 0.42% -0.58%
2063 0.35% -0.57%
2062 0.28% -0.56%
2061 0.38% -0.55%
2060 0.52% -0.54%
2059 0.57% -0.52%
2058 0.61% -0.5%
2057 0.72% -0.48%
2056 0.65% -0.46%
2055 0.43% -0.44%
2054 0.83% -0.41%
2053 0.69% -0.39%
2052 0.55% -0.37%
2051 0.89% -0.34%
2050 0.76% -0.32%
2049 0.92% -0.3%
2048 0.9% -0.28%
2047 0.85% -0.26%
2046 0.91% -0.25%
2045 0.86% -0.23%
2044 1.13% -0.21%
2043 1.17% -0.19%
2042 1.06% -0.18%
2041 1.06% -0.16%
2040 1.22% -0.15%
2039 1.16% -0.13%
2038 1.21% -0.12%
2037 1.18% -0.11%
2036 1.4% -0.1%
2035 1.27% -0.09%
2034 1.18% -0.09%
2033 1.18% -0.08%
2032 1.29% -0.08%
2031 1.45% -0.08%
2030 1.44% -0.08%
2029 1.44% -0.07%
2028 1.38% -0.07%
2027 1.32% -0.07%
2026 1.27% -0.06%
2025 1.28% -0.05%
2024 1.18% -0.04%
2023 1.09% -0.08%
2022 1.42% -0.17%
2021 1.82% -0.07%
2020 1.93% 0.05%
2019 1.96% 0.08%
2018 1.94% 0.18%
2017 1.9% 0.27%
2016 1.92% 0.33%
2015 1.97% 0.35%
2014 2% 0.33%
2013 2.1% 0.3%
2012 2.22% 0.26%
2011 2.35% 0.25%
2010 2.45% 0.26%
2009 2.55% 0.24%
2008 2.74% 0.21%
2007 2.9% 0.17%
2006 2.98% 0.11%
2005 2.07% 0.08%
2004 1.33% 0.06%
2003 4.29% 0.07%
2002 8.24% 0.14%
2001 9.01% 0.25%
2000 -10.7% 0.37%
1999 -11.4% 0.45%
1998 2.76% 0.49%
1997 2.79% 0.53%
1996 2.78% 0.53%
1995 2.8% 0.52%
1994 2.81% 0.52%
1993 2.77% 0.53%
1992 2.7% 0.56%
1991 2.36% 0.58%
1990 2.08% 0.59%
1989 1.93% 0.6%
1988 1.71% 0.59%
1987 1.6% 0.56%
1986 1.51% 0.52%
1985 1.44% 0.48%
1984 1.34% 0.46%
1983 1.28% 0.45%
1982 1.31% 0.41%
1981 1.63% 0.38%
1980 1.75% 0.41%
1979 1.58% 0.48%
1978 1.69% 0.56%
1977 1.76% 0.62%
1976 1.58% 0.66%
1975 1.24% 0.64%
1974 1.37% 0.59%
1973 1.73% 0.55%
1972 1.78% 0.54%
1971 1.79% 0.56%
1970 1.79% 0.61%
1969 1.78% 0.7%
1968 1.76% 0.82%
1967 1.74% 0.91%
1966 1.71% 0.99%
1965 1.68% 1.05%
1964 1.65% 1.12%
1963 1.61% 1.17%
1962 1.57% 1.22%
1961 1.53% 1.27%

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/uruguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

East Timor Uruguay
Current population
1441764
3382789
Population rank 152/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
17.2 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
52.2 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 -4
Annual growth/decline +16,352 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 167/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -2,550 -1,338
Net migration rank 102/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -1,338
2024 - -2,552 - -1,348
2023 20,495 -5,620 298 -1,501
2022 20,625 -5,519 -2,964 -1,501
2021 20,101 3,111 -5,621 -1,482
2020 21,166 3,793 4,048 -1,482
2019 21,307 3,942 3,873 -2,899
2018 21,650 3,062 7,322 -2,963
2017 22,145 1,666 10,907 -3,091
2016 22,778 208 14,008 -3,506
2015 23,391 -20 16,194 -4,157
2014 24,040 -958 16,238 -4,919
2013 24,538 -1,206 16,318 -5,647
2012 24,890 -609 15,520 -6,317
2011 25,237 -159 14,934 -6,982
2010 25,515 470 16,231 -7,696
2009 25,696 117 16,947 -8,510
2008 25,888 1,009 16,838 -9,458
2007 26,074 2,103 17,422 -10,750
2006 26,221 2,184 17,783 -13,161
2005 26,412 1,759 18,926 -16,086
2004 26,751 -16,447 18,067 -15,668
2003 26,900 -12,810 18,628 -17,105
2002 25,410 35,935 20,073 -16,957
2001 23,314 49,159 20,729 -14,620
2000 21,579 40,272 21,060 -11,076
1999 21,871 -262,940 21,844 -7,441
1998 23,590 1,806 22,114 -7,048
1997 23,501 1,804 23,737 -6,938
1996 22,703 1,796 24,635 -7,397
1995 21,962 1,806 24,872 -8,339
1994 21,746 1,794 24,637 -7,955
1993 20,770 1,795 24,212 -7,922
1992 19,880 1,794 24,847 -7,850
1991 18,605 1,803 25,422 -7,714
1990 18,343 -2,881 25,699 -7,499
1989 17,758 -2,246 25,322 -7,229
1988 12,118 587 25,071 -6,582
1987 11,945 -106 24,469 -6,833
1986 11,062 -316 24,505 -8,046
1985 10,788 -495 23,988 -8,832
1984 10,922 -1,436 23,684 -9,730
1983 9,686 -1,032 24,146 -10,671
1982 9,579 -1,125 25,224 -12,131
1981 9,336 -482 24,968 -13,577
1980 6,940 5,457 25,451 -14,252
1979 987 8,924 27,456 -14,552
1978 -1,000 10,967 30,076 -14,611
1977 296 10,657 31,321 -14,280
1976 783 9,662 33,199 -14,096
1975 -1,062 9,542 33,393 -14,350
1974 8,405 -2,222 32,221 -14,512
1973 10,033 -278 30,213 -14,312
1972 10,030 0 28,896 -13,817
1971 9,964 0 28,584 -13,288
1970 9,824 0 28,737 -12,727
1969 9,611 0 28,805 -11,149
1968 9,356 0 29,103 -8,028
1967 9,089 0 29,514 -5,938
1966 8,810 0 30,293 -4,599
1965 8,526 0 30,807 -3,542
1964 8,235 0 31,340 -2,623
1963 7,938 0 31,824 -1,707
1962 7,639 0 31,441 -623
1961 7,330 0 30,975 703
1960 7,012 0 30,438 2,057

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/uruguay | 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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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