North Macedonia vs East Timor: Population
North Macedonia
1.83 million people
in 2023
East Timor
1.38 million people
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
152nd
East Timor rank
155th
Population over time
- North Macedonia
- East Timor
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 1.83 million people against 1.38 million people in East Timor, a difference of 447,510 people.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.3 times East Timor's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.
North Macedonia ranks 152nd and East Timor ranks 155th of 238 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 140,000 people | 33,609 people | 106,391 people | North Macedonia |
| 1100s | 148,000 people | 42,012 people | 105,988 people | North Macedonia |
| 1200s | 156,000 people | 52,515 people | 103,485 people | North Macedonia |
| 1300s | 164,000 people | 65,643 people | 98,357 people | North Macedonia |
| 1400s | 172,000 people | 82,054 people | 89,946 people | North Macedonia |
| 1500s | 180,000 people | 102,568 people | 77,432 people | North Macedonia |
| 1600s | 220,000 people | 128,210 people | 91,790 people | North Macedonia |
| 1700s | 220,000 people | 160,263 people | 59,737 people | North Macedonia |
| 1710s | 226,651 people | 163,231 people | 63,420 people | North Macedonia |
| 1720s | 234,467 people | 166,254 people | 68,213 people | North Macedonia |
| 1730s | 242,552 people | 169,332 people | 73,220 people | North Macedonia |
| 1740s | 250,916 people | 172,468 people | 78,448 people | North Macedonia |
| 1750s | 259,568 people | 175,662 people | 83,906 people | North Macedonia |
| 1760s | 268,519 people | 178,915 people | 89,604 people | North Macedonia |
| 1770s | 277,778 people | 182,228 people | 95,550 people | North Macedonia |
| 1780s | 287,357 people | 185,603 people | 101,754 people | North Macedonia |
| 1790s | 297,266 people | 189,040 people | 108,226 people | North Macedonia |
| 1800s | 391,865 people | 137,262 people | 254,603 people | North Macedonia |
| 1810s | 391,934 people | 137,298 people | 254,636 people | North Macedonia |
| 1820s | 408,064 people | 145,896 people | 262,168 people | North Macedonia |
| 1830s | 445,148 people | 166,224 people | 278,923 people | North Macedonia |
| 1840s | 485,927 people | 189,571 people | 296,356 people | North Macedonia |
| 1850s | 531,182 people | 215,132 people | 316,050 people | North Macedonia |
| 1860s | 581,611 people | 242,715 people | 338,896 people | North Macedonia |
| 1870s | 636,821 people | 273,761 people | 363,060 people | North Macedonia |
| 1880s | 697,265 people | 298,864 people | 398,402 people | North Macedonia |
| 1890s | 763,440 people | 317,194 people | 446,247 people | North Macedonia |
| 1900s | 835,888 people | 339,422 people | 496,466 people | North Macedonia |
| 1910s | 915,117 people | 359,377 people | 555,740 people | North Macedonia |
| 1920s | 999,769 people | 399,739 people | 600,030 people | North Macedonia |
| 1930s | 1.09 million people | 428,670 people | 662,685 people | North Macedonia |
| 1940s | 1.19 million people | 415,199 people | 776,189 people | North Macedonia |
| 1950s | 1.34 million people | 435,882 people | 904,398 people | North Macedonia |
| 1960s | 1.53 million people | 504,008 people | 1.02 million people | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 1.79 million people | 595,434 people | 1.19 million people | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 2.00 million people | 694,199 people | 1.31 million people | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 2.03 million people | 845,877 people | 1.18 million people | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 2.08 million people | 930,350 people | 1.15 million people | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 1.98 million people | 1.19 million people | 789,779 people | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 1.85 million people | 1.36 million people | 491,348 people | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, North Macedonia or East Timor?
- North Macedonia, at 1.83 million people against 1.38 million people in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between North Macedonia and East Timor?
- 447,510 people, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and East Timor?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do North Macedonia and East Timor rank globally for population?
- North Macedonia ranks 152nd and East Timor ranks 155th of 238 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.