North Macedonia vs East Timor: Has the population peaked?

North Macedonia
1.83 million people
in 2023
East Timor
1.38 million people
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
152nd
East Timor rank
155th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • North Macedonia
  • East Timor
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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 74 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

North Macedonia ranks 152nd and East Timor ranks 155th of 236 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia East Timor Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, 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 has the population peaked? 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?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and East Timor rank globally for has the population peaked??
North Macedonia ranks 152nd 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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.