What is population in East Timor?

Population in East Timor was 1.38 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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 414,767 people in 1950.

How does East Timor rank for population?

East Timor ranks 155th out of 236 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 rising.

Where does this East Timor data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population in East Timor

Name: Population in East Timor
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

East Timor: Population was 1.38 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.38 million people

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

155th

of 236 countries

All-time high

1.38 million people

in 2023

All-time low

414,767 people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Population in East Timor, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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 74 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, 414,767 people, in 1950.

East Timor ranks 155th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
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

152 North Macedonia 1.83 million people compare
153 Bahrain 1.57 million people compare
154 Trinidad and Tobago 1.50 million people compare
156 Estonia 1.37 million people compare
157 Cyprus 1.34 million people compare
158 Mauritius 1.27 million people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for East Timor

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.63 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2015)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.63 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.63 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.5% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.71 live births per woman (2023)

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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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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 414,767 people in 1950.
How does East Timor rank for population?: East Timor ranks 155th out of 236 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 rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: 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: 07 August 2026

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