Cyprus vs East Timor: Has the population peaked?

Cyprus
1.34 million people
in 2023
East Timor
1.38 million people
in 2023
Cyprus rank
157th
East Timor rank
155th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Cyprus
  • East Timor
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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 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 157th and East Timor ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 7 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus East Timor Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, 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 has the population peaked? 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?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and East Timor rank globally for has the population peaked??
Cyprus ranks 157th and East Timor ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.