World population growth in East Timor
East Timor: World population growth was -0.2% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.2%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
116th
of 239 countries
All-time high
8.9%
in 2001
All-time low
-29.1%
in 1999
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in East Timor, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded -0.2% for world population growth in 2100.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in East Timor peaked at 8.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -29.1%, in 1999.
That places East Timor 116th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2% | — |
| 1800 | 0.1% | -58.9% |
| 1900 | 0.7% | +642.5% |
| 1905 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 1910 | 0.6% | -12.6% |
| 1915 | 0.5% | -21.3% |
| 1920 | 1.0% | +127.0% |
| 1925 | 1.7% | +65.5% |
| 1930 | 0.8% | -51.3% |
| 1935 | -0.5% | -154.8% |
| 1940 | -0.4% | -22.2% |
| 1945 | -0.2% | -43.0% |
| 1950 | 0.7% | -465.4% |
| 1951 | 0.9% | +27.8% |
| 1952 | 1.0% | +10.2% |
| 1953 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 1954 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 1.3% | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -37.5% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +35.3% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | -29.1% | -1179.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -128.6% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -78.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +168.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -35.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2027 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2028 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2029 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2031 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 2032 | 1.2% | -8.4% |
| 2033 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2034 | 1.3% | +7.9% |
| 2035 | 1.4% | +10.2% |
| 2036 | 1.2% | -15.4% |
| 2037 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2038 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2039 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2040 | 1.1% | -12.5% |
| 2041 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2042 | 1.2% | +10.9% |
| 2043 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 2044 | 0.9% | -23.6% |
| 2045 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 2046 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2047 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2048 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2049 | 0.8% | -17.5% |
| 2050 | 0.9% | +17.4% |
| 2051 | 0.5% | -38.1% |
| 2052 | 0.7% | +25.0% |
| 2053 | 0.8% | +21.1% |
| 2054 | 0.4% | -47.7% |
| 2055 | 0.6% | +49.2% |
| 2056 | 0.7% | +11.3% |
| 2057 | 0.6% | -16.1% |
| 2058 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2059 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 2060 | 0.4% | -26.8% |
| 2061 | 0.3% | -25.5% |
| 2062 | 0.3% | +24.6% |
| 2063 | 0.4% | +21.1% |
| 2064 | 0.4% | -11.3% |
| 2065 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 2066 | 0.4% | +19.1% |
| 2067 | 0.3% | -21.2% |
| 2068 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2069 | 0.3% | -14.6% |
| 2070 | 0.1% | -56.3% |
| 2071 | 0.4% | +216.1% |
| 2072 | 0.2% | -53.1% |
| 2073 | 0.0% | -88.6% |
| 2074 | 0.1% | +295.0% |
| 2075 | -0.0% | -120.3% |
| 2076 | 0.0% | -281.2% |
| 2077 | -0.0% | -255.2% |
| 2078 | -0.1% | +171.1% |
| 2079 | 0.0% | -133.6% |
| 2080 | -0.1% | -439.0% |
| 2081 | -0.2% | +30.2% |
| 2082 | -0.1% | -32.6% |
| 2083 | -0.3% | +106.6% |
| 2084 | -0.3% | +9.5% |
| 2085 | -0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2086 | -0.1% | -46.6% |
| 2087 | -0.4% | +163.1% |
| 2088 | -0.3% | -21.3% |
| 2089 | -0.4% | +30.5% |
| 2090 | -0.3% | -19.4% |
| 2091 | -0.3% | +10.1% |
| 2092 | -0.3% | -18.9% |
| 2093 | -0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2094 | -0.3% | +31.9% |
| 2095 | -0.4% | +19.5% |
| 2096 | -0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2097 | -0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2098 | -0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2099 | -0.2% | -25.7% |
| 2100 | -0.2% | -4.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's -0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -1179.1% | 2.7% | -29.1% |
| 1900 | +642.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 1950 | +465.4% | -0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2080 | -439.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2074 | +295.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2076 | +281.2% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | -0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1940s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5% | -29.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in East Timor?
- World population growth in East Timor was -0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.1% in 1999.
- How does East Timor rank for world population growth?
- East Timor ranks 116th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.