Population growth rate in East Timor
East Timor: Population growth rate was -0.238 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.238
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
116th
of 239 countries
All-time high
8.93
in 2001
All-time low
-29.08
in 1999
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in East Timor, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded -0.238 for population growth rate 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, population growth rate in East Timor peaked at 8.93 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -29.08, 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.
Population growth rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2231 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0917 | -58.9% |
| 1900 | 0.6812 | +642.5% |
| 1905 | 0.6603 | -3.1% |
| 1910 | 0.5769 | -12.6% |
| 1915 | 0.4538 | -21.3% |
| 1920 | 1.03 | +127.0% |
| 1925 | 1.71 | +65.5% |
| 1930 | 0.8303 | -51.3% |
| 1935 | -0.4551 | -154.8% |
| 1940 | -0.3542 | -22.2% |
| 1945 | -0.2017 | -43.0% |
| 1950 | 0.737 | -465.4% |
| 1951 | 0.942 | +27.8% |
| 1952 | 1.04 | +10.2% |
| 1953 | 1.11 | +7.1% |
| 1954 | 1.18 | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 1.23 | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 1.29 | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 1.34 | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 1.4 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 1.45 | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 1.5 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 1.54 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 1.58 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.62 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 1.65 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.68 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.71 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.73 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.75 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.77 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.78 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.77 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.67 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.05 | -37.5% |
| 1975 | 1.42 | +35.3% |
| 1976 | 1.72 | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 1.77 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.59 | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 1.55 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.91 | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 1.34 | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 1.26 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.28 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.38 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 1.48 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 1.52 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.65 | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 1.74 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 2.08 | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 2.03 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.62 | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 2.71 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.75 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.79 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.74 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.75 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.76 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.69 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | -29.08 | -1179.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3 | -128.6% |
| 2001 | 8.93 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 6.98 | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 1.54 | -78.0% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 2.97 | +168.2% |
| 2006 | 2.91 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.81 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.44 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.26 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.14 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.01 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.95 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.94 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.87 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.94 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.94 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.88 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.72 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | -35.8% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.27 | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 1.26 | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 1.31 | +4.0% |
| 2027 | 1.37 | +4.2% |
| 2028 | 1.43 | +4.2% |
| 2029 | 1.43 | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 1.44 | +0.8% |
| 2031 | 1.28 | -11.1% |
| 2032 | 1.18 | -8.4% |
| 2033 | 1.17 | -0.3% |
| 2034 | 1.26 | +7.9% |
| 2035 | 1.39 | +10.2% |
| 2036 | 1.18 | -15.4% |
| 2037 | 1.2 | +2.0% |
| 2038 | 1.15 | -4.1% |
| 2039 | 1.21 | +5.0% |
| 2040 | 1.06 | -12.5% |
| 2041 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 2042 | 1.17 | +10.9% |
| 2043 | 1.12 | -3.7% |
| 2044 | 0.859 | -23.6% |
| 2045 | 0.903 | +5.1% |
| 2046 | 0.848 | -6.1% |
| 2047 | 0.898 | +5.9% |
| 2048 | 0.913 | +1.7% |
| 2049 | 0.753 | -17.5% |
| 2050 | 0.884 | +17.4% |
| 2051 | 0.547 | -38.1% |
| 2052 | 0.684 | +25.0% |
| 2053 | 0.828 | +21.1% |
| 2054 | 0.433 | -47.7% |
| 2055 | 0.646 | +49.2% |
| 2056 | 0.719 | +11.3% |
| 2057 | 0.603 | -16.1% |
| 2058 | 0.571 | -5.3% |
| 2059 | 0.515 | -9.8% |
| 2060 | 0.377 | -26.8% |
| 2061 | 0.281 | -25.5% |
| 2062 | 0.35 | +24.6% |
| 2063 | 0.424 | +21.1% |
| 2064 | 0.376 | -11.3% |
| 2065 | 0.34 | -9.6% |
| 2066 | 0.405 | +19.1% |
| 2067 | 0.319 | -21.2% |
| 2068 | 0.316 | -0.9% |
| 2069 | 0.27 | -14.6% |
| 2070 | 0.118 | -56.3% |
| 2071 | 0.373 | +216.1% |
| 2072 | 0.175 | -53.1% |
| 2073 | 0.02 | -88.6% |
| 2074 | 0.079 | +295.0% |
| 2075 | -0.016 | -120.3% |
| 2076 | 0.029 | -281.2% |
| 2077 | -0.045 | -255.2% |
| 2078 | -0.122 | +171.1% |
| 2079 | 0.041 | -133.6% |
| 2080 | -0.139 | -439.0% |
| 2081 | -0.181 | +30.2% |
| 2082 | -0.122 | -32.6% |
| 2083 | -0.252 | +106.6% |
| 2084 | -0.276 | +9.5% |
| 2085 | -0.264 | -4.3% |
| 2086 | -0.141 | -46.6% |
| 2087 | -0.371 | +163.1% |
| 2088 | -0.292 | -21.3% |
| 2089 | -0.381 | +30.5% |
| 2090 | -0.307 | -19.4% |
| 2091 | -0.338 | +10.1% |
| 2092 | -0.274 | -18.9% |
| 2093 | -0.257 | -6.2% |
| 2094 | -0.339 | +31.9% |
| 2095 | -0.405 | +19.5% |
| 2096 | -0.395 | -2.5% |
| 2097 | -0.328 | -17.0% |
| 2098 | -0.335 | +2.1% |
| 2099 | -0.249 | -25.7% |
| 2100 | -0.238 | -4.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -0.238 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's -0.238 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 2.69 | -29.08 |
| 1900 | +642.5% | 0.0917 | 0.6812 |
| 1950 | +465.4% | -0.2017 | 0.737 |
| 2080 | -439.0% | 0.041 | -0.139 |
| 2074 | +295.0% | 0.02 | 0.079 |
| 2076 | +281.2% | -0.016 | 0.029 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2231 | 0.2231 | 0.2231 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0917 | 0.0917 | 0.0917 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6707 | 0.6603 | 0.6812 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5154 | 0.4538 | 0.5769 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.37 | 1.03 | 1.71 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.1876 | -0.4551 | 0.8303 | 2 |
| 1940s | -0.2779 | -0.3542 | -0.2017 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.17 | 0.737 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.65 | 1.5 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.61 | 1.05 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 | 1.26 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5244 | -29.08 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 | 1.11 | 8.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 1.87 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 | 1.07 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.9575 | 0.753 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.643 | 0.433 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.3458 | 0.27 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.0652 | -0.122 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2419 | -0.381 | -0.122 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3227 | -0.405 | -0.249 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.238 | -0.238 | -0.238 | 1 |
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More population data for East Timor
- 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 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4267 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in East Timor?
- Population growth rate in East Timor was -0.238 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 in 2001.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.08 in 1999.
- How does East Timor rank for population growth rate?
- East Timor ranks 116th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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