Cyprus vs East Timor: Population
Cyprus
1.34 million people
in 2023
East Timor
1.38 million people
in 2023
Cyprus rank
158th
East Timor rank
156th
Population over time
- Cyprus
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1.38 million people against 1.34 million people in Cyprus, a difference of 39,310 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 158th and East Timor ranks 156th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 18 and East Timor in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 150,000 people | 33,609 people | 116,391 people | Cyprus |
| 1100s | 150,000 people | 42,012 people | 107,988 people | Cyprus |
| 1200s | 170,000 people | 52,515 people | 117,485 people | Cyprus |
| 1300s | 200,000 people | 65,643 people | 134,357 people | Cyprus |
| 1400s | 150,000 people | 82,054 people | 67,946 people | Cyprus |
| 1500s | 200,000 people | 102,568 people | 97,432 people | Cyprus |
| 1600s | 120,000 people | 128,210 people | 8,210 people | East Timor |
| 1700s | 110,000 people | 160,263 people | 50,263 people | East Timor |
| 1710s | 110,000 people | 163,231 people | 53,231 people | East Timor |
| 1720s | 110,000 people | 166,254 people | 56,254 people | East Timor |
| 1730s | 110,000 people | 169,332 people | 59,332 people | East Timor |
| 1740s | 110,000 people | 172,468 people | 62,468 people | East Timor |
| 1750s | 110,000 people | 175,662 people | 65,662 people | East Timor |
| 1760s | 110,000 people | 178,915 people | 68,915 people | East Timor |
| 1770s | 110,000 people | 182,228 people | 72,228 people | East Timor |
| 1780s | 110,000 people | 185,603 people | 75,603 people | East Timor |
| 1790s | 110,000 people | 189,040 people | 79,040 people | East Timor |
| 1800s | 184,482 people | 137,262 people | 47,220 people | Cyprus |
| 1810s | 184,682 people | 137,298 people | 47,384 people | Cyprus |
| 1820s | 184,883 people | 145,896 people | 38,987 people | Cyprus |
| 1830s | 185,084 people | 166,224 people | 18,859 people | Cyprus |
| 1840s | 185,285 people | 189,571 people | 4,286 people | East Timor |
| 1850s | 185,442 people | 215,132 people | 29,690 people | East Timor |
| 1860s | 185,545 people | 242,715 people | 57,170 people | East Timor |
| 1870s | 185,692 people | 273,761 people | 88,069 people | East Timor |
| 1880s | 195,971 people | 298,864 people | 102,893 people | East Timor |
| 1890s | 220,848 people | 317,194 people | 96,346 people | East Timor |
| 1900s | 252,556 people | 339,422 people | 86,866 people | East Timor |
| 1910s | 289,277 people | 359,377 people | 70,100 people | East Timor |
| 1920s | 326,259 people | 399,739 people | 73,480 people | East Timor |
| 1930s | 390,853 people | 428,670 people | 37,817 people | East Timor |
| 1940s | 467,325 people | 415,199 people | 52,126 people | Cyprus |
| 1950s | 531,314 people | 435,882 people | 95,431 people | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 615,002 people | 504,008 people | 110,995 people | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 663,015 people | 595,434 people | 67,580 people | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 726,792 people | 694,199 people | 32,593 people | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 855,471 people | 845,877 people | 9,594 people | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.03 million people | 930,350 people | 97,093 people | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1.21 million people | 1.19 million people | 16,126 people | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 1.32 million people | 1.36 million people | 33,465 people | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Cyprus or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 1.38 million people against 1.34 million people in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Cyprus and East Timor?
- 39,310 people, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and East Timor?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and East Timor rank globally for population?
- Cyprus ranks 158th and East Timor ranks 156th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.