Hong Kong vs East Timor: Population by world region
Hong Kong
2.08 million people
in 2100
East Timor
1.97 million people
in 2100
Hong Kong rank
144th
East Timor rank
145th
Population by world region over time
- Hong Kong
- East Timor
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 2.08 million people against 1.97 million people in East Timor, a difference of 107,360 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 144th and East Timor ranks 145th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 24 and East Timor in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 179,978 people | 33,609 people | 146,369 people | Hong Kong |
| 1100s | 443,565 people | 42,012 people | 401,553 people | Hong Kong |
| 1200s | 506,955 people | 52,515 people | 454,440 people | Hong Kong |
| 1300s | 13,463 people | 65,643 people | 52,180 people | East Timor |
| 1400s | 13,150 people | 82,054 people | 68,904 people | East Timor |
| 1500s | 12,844 people | 102,568 people | 89,724 people | East Timor |
| 1600s | 12,545 people | 128,210 people | 115,665 people | East Timor |
| 1700s | 12,254 people | 160,263 people | 148,009 people | East Timor |
| 1710s | 12,764 people | 163,231 people | 150,467 people | East Timor |
| 1720s | 13,296 people | 166,254 people | 152,958 people | East Timor |
| 1730s | 13,850 people | 169,332 people | 155,482 people | East Timor |
| 1740s | 14,427 people | 172,468 people | 158,041 people | East Timor |
| 1750s | 15,028 people | 175,662 people | 160,634 people | East Timor |
| 1760s | 15,655 people | 178,915 people | 163,260 people | East Timor |
| 1770s | 16,307 people | 182,228 people | 165,921 people | East Timor |
| 1780s | 16,986 people | 185,603 people | 168,617 people | East Timor |
| 1790s | 17,694 people | 189,040 people | 171,346 people | East Timor |
| 1800s | 20,000 people | 137,262 people | 117,262 people | East Timor |
| 1810s | 20,274 people | 137,298 people | 117,025 people | East Timor |
| 1820s | 22,030 people | 145,896 people | 123,867 people | East Timor |
| 1830s | 25,637 people | 166,224 people | 140,588 people | East Timor |
| 1840s | 31,870 people | 189,571 people | 157,701 people | East Timor |
| 1850s | 50,245 people | 215,132 people | 164,887 people | East Timor |
| 1860s | 89,849 people | 242,715 people | 152,866 people | East Timor |
| 1870s | 139,424 people | 273,761 people | 134,336 people | East Timor |
| 1880s | 186,619 people | 298,864 people | 112,245 people | East Timor |
| 1890s | 256,971 people | 317,194 people | 60,223 people | East Timor |
| 1900s | 367,403 people | 339,422 people | 27,980 people | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 529,548 people | 359,377 people | 170,171 people | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 706,487 people | 399,739 people | 306,748 people | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 1.10 million people | 428,670 people | 674,554 people | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 1.70 million people | 415,199 people | 1.28 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 2.45 million people | 435,882 people | 2.01 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 3.27 million people | 504,008 people | 2.76 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 4.36 million people | 595,434 people | 3.77 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 5.31 million people | 694,199 people | 4.62 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 6.09 million people | 845,877 people | 5.25 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6.89 million people | 930,350 people | 5.96 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 7.32 million people | 1.19 million people | 6.13 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 7.40 million people | 1.41 million people | 5.99 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2030s | 7.06 million people | 1.61 million people | 5.45 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2040s | 6.51 million people | 1.80 million people | 4.72 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2050s | 5.70 million people | 1.95 million people | 3.75 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2060s | 4.81 million people | 2.04 million people | 2.77 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2070s | 3.93 million people | 2.09 million people | 1.84 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2080s | 3.09 million people | 2.07 million people | 1.02 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2090s | 2.39 million people | 2.01 million people | 385,631 people | Hong Kong |
| 2100s | 2.08 million people | 1.97 million people | 107,360 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Hong Kong or East Timor?
- Hong Kong, at 2.08 million people against 1.97 million people in East Timor as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Hong Kong and East Timor?
- 107,360 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and East Timor?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Hong Kong and East Timor rank globally for population by world region?
- Hong Kong ranks 144th and East Timor ranks 145th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.