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Population in East Timor

East Timor: Population was 1.38 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.38 million people
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
155th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.38 million people
in 2023
All-time low
33,609 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in East Timor, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in East Timor stood at 1.38 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in East Timor peaked at 1.38 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33,609 people, in 1000.

That places East Timor 155th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 33,609 people 33,609 people 33,609 people 1
1100s 42,012 people 42,012 people 42,012 people 1
1200s 52,515 people 52,515 people 52,515 people 1
1300s 65,643 people 65,643 people 65,643 people 1
1400s 82,054 people 82,054 people 82,054 people 1
1500s 102,568 people 102,568 people 102,568 people 1
1600s 128,210 people 128,210 people 128,210 people 1
1700s 160,263 people 160,263 people 160,263 people 1
1710s 163,231 people 163,231 people 163,231 people 1
1720s 166,254 people 166,254 people 166,254 people 1
1730s 169,332 people 169,332 people 169,332 people 1
1740s 172,468 people 172,468 people 172,468 people 1
1750s 175,662 people 175,662 people 175,662 people 1
1760s 178,915 people 178,915 people 178,915 people 1
1770s 182,228 people 182,228 people 182,228 people 1
1780s 185,603 people 185,603 people 185,603 people 1
1790s 189,040 people 189,040 people 189,040 people 1
1800s 137,262 people 137,262 people 137,262 people 10
1810s 137,298 people 137,262 people 137,625 people 10
1820s 145,896 people 138,356 people 154,523 people 10
1830s 166,224 people 156,567 people 176,226 people 10
1840s 189,571 people 178,557 people 200,977 people 10
1850s 215,132 people 203,636 people 227,002 people 10
1860s 242,715 people 229,757 people 256,093 people 10
1870s 273,761 people 259,198 people 288,463 people 10
1880s 298,864 people 291,123 people 305,897 people 10
1890s 317,194 people 307,672 people 327,141 people 10
1900s 339,422 people 329,377 people 349,475 people 10
1910s 359,377 people 351,497 people 368,297 people 10
1920s 399,739 people 372,111 people 429,048 people 10
1930s 428,670 people 420,870 people 434,375 people 10
1940s 415,199 people 412,043 people 419,382 people 10
1950s 435,882 people 414,767 people 461,278 people 10
1960s 504,008 people 468,130 people 543,360 people 10
1970s 595,434 people 553,079 people 638,725 people 10
1980s 694,199 people 649,877 people 744,860 people 10
1990s 845,877 people 760,348 people 942,537 people 10
2000s 930,350 people 745,095 people 1.06 million people 10
2010s 1.19 million people 1.08 million people 1.30 million people 10
2020s 1.36 million people 1.33 million people 1.38 million people 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 152 North Macedonia 1.83 million people compare
  2. 153 Bahrain 1.57 million people compare
  3. 154 Trinidad and Tobago 1.50 million people compare
  4. 156 Estonia 1.37 million people compare
  5. 157 Cyprus 1.34 million people compare
  6. 158 Mauritius 1.27 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in East Timor?
Population in East Timor was 1.38 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 33,609 people in 1000.
How does East Timor rank for population?
East Timor ranks 155th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.