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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of East Timor was 1,400,638 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current East Timor's population is 1,441,764 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 30.1 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • East Timor is ranked the 152nd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.02% for East Timor vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, East Timor has had an average growth rate of +1.74% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of East Timor has increased from 977K people to 1.44M (47.6% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

East Timor vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
East Timor Yemen
2100 1,987,918 111,531,602
2099 1,992,867 111,216,538
2098 1,999,551 110,873,896
2097 2,006,120 110,513,248
2096 2,014,062 110,125,357
2095 2,022,241 109,718,989
2094 2,029,109 109,287,747
2093 2,034,335 108,834,256
2092 2,039,916 108,350,834
2091 2,046,825 107,845,139
2090 2,053,125 107,319,234
2089 2,060,960 106,769,903
2088 2,066,983 106,198,480
2087 2,074,665 105,606,248
2086 2,077,590 104,994,691
2085 2,083,082 104,356,315
2084 2,088,840 103,704,067
2083 2,094,115 103,033,111
2082 2,096,675 102,348,794
2081 2,100,480 101,642,012
2080 2,103,409 100,920,728
2079 2,102,541 100,179,245
2078 2,105,113 99,422,962
2077 2,106,052 98,654,481
2076 2,105,444 97,862,812
2075 2,105,772 97,057,105
2074 2,104,099 96,230,615
2073 2,103,684 95,389,748
2072 2,100,004 94,528,518
2071 2,092,187 93,646,094
2070 2,089,722 92,750,891
2069 2,084,088 91,836,719
2068 2,077,511 90,906,457
2067 2,070,890 89,961,778
2066 2,062,513 88,998,844
2065 2,055,518 88,022,210
2064 2,047,799 87,033,422
2063 2,039,134 86,020,867
2062 2,032,012 84,985,459
2061 2,026,320 83,934,120
2060 2,018,694 82,867,105
2059 2,008,316 81,781,887
2058 1,996,874 80,678,032
2057 1,984,864 79,563,835
2056 1,970,638 78,436,146
2055 1,957,948 77,296,391
2054 1,949,486 76,143,587
2053 1,933,418 74,985,186
2052 1,920,237 73,813,387
2051 1,909,754 72,631,340
2050 1,892,942 71,436,891
2049 1,878,747 70,243,074
2048 1,861,668 69,043,876
2047 1,845,027 67,843,741
2046 1,829,444 66,638,116
2045 1,813,000 65,433,874
2044 1,797,485 64,230,423
2043 1,777,393 63,031,296
2042 1,756,780 61,838,177
2041 1,738,404 60,651,763
2040 1,720,102 59,475,172
2039 1,699,431 58,303,694
2038 1,679,979 57,135,690
2037 1,659,934 55,973,689
2036 1,640,507 54,809,098
2035 1,617,823 53,641,994
2034 1,597,525 52,476,195
2033 1,578,920 51,307,469
2032 1,560,470 50,140,351
2031 1,540,575 48,969,961
2030 1,518,500 47,786,079
2029 1,496,906 46,594,926
2028 1,475,696 45,403,313
2027 1,455,624 44,203,683
2026 1,436,626 43,000,078
2025 1,418,578 41,792,731
2024 1,400,638 40,583,164
2023 1,384,286 39,390,799
2022 1,369,295 38,222,876
2021 1,350,139 37,140,230
2020 1,326,053 36,134,863
2019 1,300,945 35,111,408
2018 1,275,959 34,085,182
2017 1,251,703 33,090,921
2016 1,228,312 32,109,010
2015 1,205,131 31,159,379
2014 1,181,903 30,226,309
2013 1,158,695 29,312,952
2012 1,134,885 28,433,647
2011 1,110,207 27,582,897
2010 1,084,679 26,754,387
2009 1,058,782 25,927,724
2008 1,032,429 25,111,941
2007 1,004,889 24,318,082
2006 976,597 23,543,083
2005 948,311 22,790,085
2004 929,074 22,095,167
2003 916,878 21,456,379
2002 879,159 20,835,086
2001 812,249 20,226,147
2000 745,088 19,624,141
1999 834,697 19,029,420
1998 942,530 18,446,013
1997 917,184 17,873,936
1996 892,282 17,313,177
1995 868,146 16,740,058
1994 844,493 16,149,147
1993 821,437 15,563,914
1992 799,318 14,989,494
1991 778,278 14,430,201
1990 760,345 13,887,862
1989 744,856 13,364,174
1988 730,745 12,859,708
1987 718,476 12,369,912
1986 707,185 11,901,040
1985 696,665 11,453,825
1984 686,777 11,025,597
1983 677,707 10,621,499
1982 669,149 10,241,006
1981 660,493 9,882,362
1980 649,871 9,543,358
1979 638,719 9,224,194
1978 628,775 8,926,586
1977 618,315 8,648,222
1976 607,620 8,384,113
1975 598,158 8,133,598
1974 590,827 7,896,783
1973 582,855 7,672,796
1972 572,962 7,460,068
1971 562,966 7,257,462
1970 553,069 7,065,279
1969 543,356 6,875,859
1968 533,875 6,690,524
1967 524,648 6,516,444
1966 515,696 6,351,494
1965 507,034 6,195,593
1964 498,659 6,048,006
1963 490,564 5,911,135
1962 482,774 5,782,221
1961 475,291 5,655,232
1960 468,118 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of East Timor increased by 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, East Timor gained 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

East Timor was ranked 155th most populous country in 2006 and is 152nd in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

East Timor
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
East Timor Yemen
2100 -0.25% 0.28%
2099 -0.33% 0.31%
2098 -0.33% 0.33%
2097 -0.39% 0.35%
2096 -0.4% 0.37%
2095 -0.34% 0.39%
2094 -0.26% 0.42%
2093 -0.27% 0.45%
2092 -0.34% 0.47%
2091 -0.31% 0.49%
2090 -0.38% 0.51%
2089 -0.29% 0.54%
2088 -0.37% 0.56%
2087 -0.14% 0.58%
2086 -0.26% 0.61%
2085 -0.28% 0.63%
2084 -0.25% 0.65%
2083 -0.12% 0.67%
2082 -0.18% 0.7%
2081 -0.14% 0.71%
2080 0.04% 0.74%
2079 -0.12% 0.76%
2078 -0.04% 0.78%
2077 0.03% 0.81%
2076 -0.02% 0.83%
2075 0.08% 0.86%
2074 0.02% 0.88%
2073 0.18% 0.91%
2072 0.37% 0.94%
2071 0.12% 0.97%
2070 0.27% 1%
2069 0.32% 1.02%
2068 0.32% 1.05%
2067 0.41% 1.08%
2066 0.34% 1.11%
2065 0.38% 1.14%
2064 0.42% 1.18%
2063 0.35% 1.22%
2062 0.28% 1.25%
2061 0.38% 1.29%
2060 0.52% 1.33%
2059 0.57% 1.37%
2058 0.61% 1.4%
2057 0.72% 1.44%
2056 0.65% 1.47%
2055 0.43% 1.51%
2054 0.83% 1.54%
2053 0.69% 1.59%
2052 0.55% 1.63%
2051 0.89% 1.67%
2050 0.76% 1.7%
2049 0.92% 1.74%
2048 0.9% 1.77%
2047 0.85% 1.81%
2046 0.91% 1.84%
2045 0.86% 1.87%
2044 1.13% 1.9%
2043 1.17% 1.93%
2042 1.06% 1.96%
2041 1.06% 1.98%
2040 1.22% 2.01%
2039 1.16% 2.04%
2038 1.21% 2.08%
2037 1.18% 2.12%
2036 1.4% 2.18%
2035 1.27% 2.22%
2034 1.18% 2.28%
2033 1.18% 2.33%
2032 1.29% 2.39%
2031 1.45% 2.48%
2030 1.44% 2.56%
2029 1.44% 2.62%
2028 1.38% 2.71%
2027 1.32% 2.8%
2026 1.27% 2.89%
2025 1.28% 2.98%
2024 1.18% 3.03%
2023 1.09% 3.06%
2022 1.42% 2.92%
2021 1.82% 2.78%
2020 1.93% 2.91%
2019 1.96% 3.01%
2018 1.94% 3%
2017 1.9% 3.06%
2016 1.92% 3.05%
2015 1.97% 3.09%
2014 2% 3.12%
2013 2.1% 3.09%
2012 2.22% 3.08%
2011 2.35% 3.1%
2010 2.45% 3.19%
2009 2.55% 3.25%
2008 2.74% 3.26%
2007 2.9% 3.29%
2006 2.98% 3.3%
2005 2.07% 3.15%
2004 1.33% 2.98%
2003 4.29% 2.98%
2002 8.24% 3.01%
2001 9.01% 3.07%
2000 -10.7% 3.13%
1999 -11.4% 3.16%
1998 2.76% 3.2%
1997 2.79% 3.24%
1996 2.78% 3.42%
1995 2.8% 3.66%
1994 2.81% 3.76%
1993 2.77% 3.83%
1992 2.7% 3.88%
1991 2.36% 3.91%
1990 2.08% 3.92%
1989 1.93% 3.92%
1988 1.71% 3.96%
1987 1.6% 3.94%
1986 1.51% 3.9%
1985 1.44% 3.88%
1984 1.34% 3.8%
1983 1.28% 3.72%
1982 1.31% 3.63%
1981 1.63% 3.55%
1980 1.75% 3.46%
1979 1.58% 3.33%
1978 1.69% 3.22%
1977 1.76% 3.15%
1976 1.58% 3.08%
1975 1.24% 3%
1974 1.37% 2.92%
1973 1.73% 2.85%
1972 1.78% 2.79%
1971 1.79% 2.72%
1970 1.79% 2.75%
1969 1.78% 2.77%
1968 1.76% 2.67%
1967 1.74% 2.6%
1966 1.71% 2.52%
1965 1.68% 2.44%
1964 1.65% 2.32%
1963 1.61% 2.23%
1962 1.57% 2.25%
1961 1.53% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of East Timor grew by 1.18%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

East Timor Yemen
Current population
1441764
43325643
Population rank 152/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.52%
One net population change
32.1 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
17.2 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
52.2 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +45 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +16,352 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 91/197 13/197
One migration net change every
3.44 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,550 -16,291
Net migration rank 102/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 8,303 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 179/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 169/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

East Timor
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
East Timor Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,550 - -16,291
2024 - -2,552 - -10,482
2023 20,495 -5,620 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 20,625 -5,519 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 20,101 3,111 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 21,166 3,793 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 21,307 3,942 1,056,432 2,129
2018 21,650 3,062 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 22,145 1,666 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 22,778 208 975,697 -6,492
2015 23,391 -20 939,922 -9,883
2014 24,040 -958 920,330 15,764
2013 24,538 -1,206 884,929 5,697
2012 24,890 -609 845,645 22,349
2011 25,237 -159 806,359 27,184
2010 25,515 470 803,246 20,269
2009 25,696 117 798,911 30,919
2008 25,888 1,009 779,123 22,621
2007 26,074 2,103 764,780 21,210
2006 26,221 2,184 750,082 13,940
2005 26,412 1,759 726,708 15,283
2004 26,751 -16,447 710,493 -62,641
2003 26,900 -12,810 694,457 -64,737
2002 25,410 35,935 672,494 -59,648
2001 23,314 49,159 658,704 -53,698
2000 21,579 40,272 646,694 -47,713
1999 21,871 -262,940 633,166 -42,731
1998 23,590 1,806 615,488 -39,096
1997 23,501 1,804 604,443 -36,694
1996 22,703 1,796 588,786 -35,043
1995 21,962 1,806 607,966 -15,485
1994 21,746 1,794 602,363 -13,040
1993 20,770 1,795 595,459 -14,332
1992 19,880 1,794 582,072 -14,372
1991 18,605 1,803 565,837 -14,964
1990 18,343 -2,881 549,654 -15,847
1989 17,758 -2,246 530,464 -16,876
1988 12,118 587 513,296 -17,952
1987 11,945 -106 493,337 -9,097
1986 11,062 -316 464,665 -11,151
1985 10,788 -495 455,576 -14,660
1984 10,922 -1,436 434,674 -19,143
1983 9,686 -1,032 414,823 -22,152
1982 9,579 -1,125 392,302 -23,981
1981 9,336 -482 374,482 -25,499
1980 6,940 5,457 355,767 -26,740
1979 987 8,924 336,378 -27,090
1978 -1,000 10,967 312,439 -26,524
1977 296 10,657 296,115 -25,305
1976 783 9,662 281,078 -23,669
1975 -1,062 9,542 266,815 -23,192
1974 8,405 -2,222 252,737 -22,726
1973 10,033 -278 240,235 -22,282
1972 10,030 0 229,322 -21,826
1971 9,964 0 219,095 -21,386
1970 9,824 0 207,613 -20,966
1969 9,611 0 196,305 -4,121
1968 9,356 0 182,518 -4,031
1967 9,089 0 173,637 -3,959
1966 8,810 0 164,091 -3,874
1965 8,526 0 155,398 -3,797
1964 8,235 0 147,299 -3,712
1963 7,938 0 133,781 -3,640
1962 7,639 0 131,262 -3,572
1961 7,330 0 129,787 -3,503
1960 7,012 0 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/east-timor/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 8,303 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in East Timor, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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