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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 71 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

East Timor vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Vietnam
2100 1,987,918 92,239,801
2099 1,992,867 92,735,968
2098 1,999,551 93,227,318
2097 2,006,120 93,703,343
2096 2,014,062 94,178,675
2095 2,022,241 94,640,859
2094 2,029,109 95,098,747
2093 2,034,335 95,558,233
2092 2,039,916 96,015,030
2091 2,046,825 96,474,248
2090 2,053,125 96,938,026
2089 2,060,960 97,399,661
2088 2,066,983 97,858,300
2087 2,074,665 98,324,127
2086 2,077,590 98,788,452
2085 2,083,082 99,249,444
2084 2,088,840 99,710,990
2083 2,094,115 100,178,339
2082 2,096,675 100,650,389
2081 2,100,480 101,120,279
2080 2,103,409 101,584,408
2079 2,102,541 102,046,677
2078 2,105,113 102,496,244
2077 2,106,052 102,944,347
2076 2,105,444 103,374,514
2075 2,105,772 103,799,405
2074 2,104,099 104,214,107
2073 2,103,684 104,623,307
2072 2,100,004 105,022,092
2071 2,092,187 105,401,255
2070 2,089,722 105,773,681
2069 2,084,088 106,126,787
2068 2,077,511 106,471,025
2067 2,070,890 106,811,324
2066 2,062,513 107,143,716
2065 2,055,518 107,459,475
2064 2,047,799 107,761,108
2063 2,039,134 108,055,355
2062 2,032,012 108,339,650
2061 2,026,320 108,607,597
2060 2,018,694 108,859,065
2059 2,008,316 109,104,391
2058 1,996,874 109,337,395
2057 1,984,864 109,546,926
2056 1,970,638 109,732,352
2055 1,957,948 109,903,830
2054 1,949,486 110,052,946
2053 1,933,418 110,173,868
2052 1,920,237 110,270,266
2051 1,909,754 110,338,539
2050 1,892,942 110,361,987
2049 1,878,747 110,356,819
2048 1,861,668 110,313,849
2047 1,845,027 110,228,852
2046 1,829,444 110,108,051
2045 1,813,000 109,943,449
2044 1,797,485 109,748,671
2043 1,777,393 109,514,717
2042 1,756,780 109,242,604
2041 1,738,404 108,936,706
2040 1,720,102 108,611,523
2039 1,699,431 108,254,640
2038 1,679,979 107,877,983
2037 1,659,934 107,480,286
2036 1,640,507 107,075,099
2035 1,617,823 106,647,378
2034 1,597,525 106,206,100
2033 1,578,920 105,762,219
2032 1,560,470 105,299,476
2031 1,540,575 104,826,346
2030 1,518,500 104,330,461
2029 1,496,906 103,835,790
2028 1,475,696 103,316,499
2027 1,455,624 102,775,814
2026 1,436,626 102,213,157
2025 1,418,578 101,614,413
2024 1,400,638 100,987,686
2023 1,384,286 100,352,192
2022 1,369,295 99,680,655
2021 1,350,139 98,935,098
2020 1,326,053 98,079,191
2019 1,300,945 97,173,776
2018 1,275,959 96,237,319
2017 1,251,703 95,176,977
2016 1,228,312 94,000,117
2015 1,205,131 92,823,254
2014 1,181,903 91,679,578
2013 1,158,695 90,573,104
2012 1,134,885 89,510,356
2011 1,110,207 88,468,314
2010 1,084,679 87,455,152
2009 1,058,782 86,460,018
2008 1,032,429 85,175,788
2007 1,004,889 83,633,375
2006 976,597 82,167,897
2005 948,311 81,088,313
2004 929,074 80,338,971
2003 916,878 79,563,777
2002 879,159 78,772,224
2001 812,249 77,969,361
2000 745,088 77,154,011
1999 834,697 76,287,452
1998 942,530 75,299,660
1997 917,184 74,226,889
1996 892,282 73,156,447
1995 868,146 72,049,940
1994 844,493 70,854,391
1993 821,437 69,586,384
1992 799,318 68,260,337
1991 778,278 66,891,775
1990 760,345 65,504,552
1989 744,856 64,147,348
1988 730,745 62,843,228
1987 718,476 61,584,651
1986 707,185 60,347,048
1985 696,665 59,060,622
1984 686,777 57,706,067
1983 677,707 56,337,921
1982 669,149 55,011,289
1981 660,493 53,738,141
1980 649,871 52,490,101
1979 638,719 51,378,211
1978 628,775 50,249,552
1977 618,315 48,954,872
1976 607,620 47,684,931
1975 598,158 46,482,903
1974 590,827 45,413,537
1973 582,855 44,409,861
1972 572,962 43,429,168
1971 562,966 42,449,276
1970 553,069 41,475,230
1969 543,356 40,582,096
1968 533,875 39,734,609
1967 524,648 38,895,080
1966 515,696 38,024,836
1965 507,034 37,129,656
1964 498,659 36,201,563
1963 490,564 35,249,101
1962 482,774 34,288,560
1961 475,291 33,409,059
1960 468,118 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Vietnam
2100 -0.25% -0.54%
2099 -0.33% -0.53%
2098 -0.33% -0.51%
2097 -0.39% -0.5%
2096 -0.4% -0.49%
2095 -0.34% -0.48%
2094 -0.26% -0.48%
2093 -0.27% -0.48%
2092 -0.34% -0.48%
2091 -0.31% -0.48%
2090 -0.38% -0.47%
2089 -0.29% -0.47%
2088 -0.37% -0.47%
2087 -0.14% -0.47%
2086 -0.26% -0.46%
2085 -0.28% -0.46%
2084 -0.25% -0.47%
2083 -0.12% -0.47%
2082 -0.18% -0.46%
2081 -0.14% -0.46%
2080 0.04% -0.45%
2079 -0.12% -0.44%
2078 -0.04% -0.44%
2077 0.03% -0.42%
2076 -0.02% -0.41%
2075 0.08% -0.4%
2074 0.02% -0.39%
2073 0.18% -0.38%
2072 0.37% -0.36%
2071 0.12% -0.35%
2070 0.27% -0.33%
2069 0.32% -0.32%
2068 0.32% -0.32%
2067 0.41% -0.31%
2066 0.34% -0.29%
2065 0.38% -0.28%
2064 0.42% -0.27%
2063 0.35% -0.26%
2062 0.28% -0.25%
2061 0.38% -0.23%
2060 0.52% -0.22%
2059 0.57% -0.21%
2058 0.61% -0.19%
2057 0.72% -0.17%
2056 0.65% -0.16%
2055 0.43% -0.14%
2054 0.83% -0.11%
2053 0.69% -0.09%
2052 0.55% -0.06%
2051 0.89% -0.02%
2050 0.76% 0.005%
2049 0.92% 0.04%
2048 0.9% 0.08%
2047 0.85% 0.11%
2046 0.91% 0.15%
2045 0.86% 0.18%
2044 1.13% 0.21%
2043 1.17% 0.25%
2042 1.06% 0.28%
2041 1.06% 0.3%
2040 1.22% 0.33%
2039 1.16% 0.35%
2038 1.21% 0.37%
2037 1.18% 0.38%
2036 1.4% 0.4%
2035 1.27% 0.42%
2034 1.18% 0.42%
2033 1.18% 0.44%
2032 1.29% 0.45%
2031 1.45% 0.48%
2030 1.44% 0.48%
2029 1.44% 0.5%
2028 1.38% 0.53%
2027 1.32% 0.55%
2026 1.27% 0.59%
2025 1.28% 0.62%
2024 1.18% 0.63%
2023 1.09% 0.67%
2022 1.42% 0.75%
2021 1.82% 0.87%
2020 1.93% 0.93%
2019 1.96% 0.97%
2018 1.94% 1.11%
2017 1.9% 1.25%
2016 1.92% 1.27%
2015 1.97% 1.25%
2014 2% 1.22%
2013 2.1% 1.19%
2012 2.22% 1.18%
2011 2.35% 1.16%
2010 2.45% 1.15%
2009 2.55% 1.51%
2008 2.74% 1.84%
2007 2.9% 1.78%
2006 2.98% 1.33%
2005 2.07% 0.93%
2004 1.33% 0.97%
2003 4.29% 1%
2002 8.24% 1.03%
2001 9.01% 1.06%
2000 -10.7% 1.14%
1999 -11.4% 1.31%
1998 2.76% 1.45%
1997 2.79% 1.46%
1996 2.78% 1.54%
1995 2.8% 1.69%
1994 2.81% 1.82%
1993 2.77% 1.94%
1992 2.7% 2.05%
1991 2.36% 2.12%
1990 2.08% 2.12%
1989 1.93% 2.08%
1988 1.71% 2.04%
1987 1.6% 2.05%
1986 1.51% 2.18%
1985 1.44% 2.35%
1984 1.34% 2.43%
1983 1.28% 2.41%
1982 1.31% 2.37%
1981 1.63% 2.38%
1980 1.75% 2.16%
1979 1.58% 2.25%
1978 1.69% 2.64%
1977 1.76% 2.66%
1976 1.58% 2.59%
1975 1.24% 2.35%
1974 1.37% 2.26%
1973 1.73% 2.26%
1972 1.78% 2.31%
1971 1.79% 2.35%
1970 1.79% 2.2%
1969 1.78% 2.13%
1968 1.76% 2.16%
1967 1.74% 2.29%
1966 1.71% 2.41%
1965 1.68% 2.56%
1964 1.65% 2.7%
1963 1.61% 2.8%
1962 1.57% 2.63%
1961 1.53% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

East Timor Vietnam
Current population
1441764
102365351
Population rank 152/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.24%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +45 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 123/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -48,171
Net migration rank 102/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -48,171
2024 - -2,552 - -59,645
2023 20,495 -5,620 727,955 -81,789
2022 20,625 -5,519 775,914 -78,977
2021 20,101 3,111 799,593 -5,418
2020 21,166 3,793 924,004 -6,457
2019 21,307 3,942 895,262 -2,051
2018 21,650 3,062 882,977 96,650
2017 22,145 1,666 1,001,833 139,245
2016 22,778 208 1,045,094 167,652
2015 23,391 -20 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 24,040 -958 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 24,538 -1,206 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 24,890 -609 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 25,237 -159 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 25,515 470 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 25,696 117 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 25,888 1,009 1,008,141 571,113
2007 26,074 2,103 981,689 523,784
2006 26,221 2,184 943,041 482,399
2005 26,412 1,759 942,084 -208,337
2004 26,751 -16,447 985,438 -220,458
2003 26,900 -12,810 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 25,410 35,935 991,427 -193,766
2001 23,314 49,159 985,610 -177,586
2000 21,579 40,272 966,894 -144,298
1999 21,871 -262,940 925,519 -15,010
1998 23,590 1,806 959,016 106,091
1997 23,501 1,804 1,028,116 52,382
1996 22,703 1,796 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 21,962 1,806 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 21,746 1,794 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 20,770 1,795 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 19,880 1,794 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 18,605 1,803 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 18,343 -2,881 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 17,758 -2,246 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 12,118 587 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 11,945 -106 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 11,062 -316 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 10,788 -495 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 10,922 -1,436 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 9,686 -1,032 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 9,579 -1,125 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 9,336 -482 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 6,940 5,457 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 987 8,924 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 -1,000 10,967 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 296 10,657 1,259,315 49,655
1976 783 9,662 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 -1,062 9,542 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 8,405 -2,222 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 10,033 -278 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 10,030 0 921,524 -1,920
1971 9,964 0 963,259 76,961
1970 9,824 0 905,902 1,997
1969 9,611 0 878,359 0
1968 9,356 0 815,116 1,489
1967 9,089 0 862,071 394
1966 8,810 0 876,283 1,769
1965 8,526 0 913,761 -1,438
1964 8,235 0 950,219 -6,328
1963 7,938 0 961,067 0
1962 7,639 0 960,046 0
1961 7,330 0 798,978 0
1960 7,012 0 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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