North Macedonia vs Timor-Leste
North Macedonia has 1.3× the population of Timor-Leste: 1,820,909 vs 1,418,517, a gap of 402,392. Timor-Leste is growing faster (+1.27% vs −0.19% a year), adding about 17,993 people a year against −3,447. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Timor-Leste would overtake North Macedonia in about 17 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2042) — a projection, not a forecast. North Macedonia is the older society: 18.5% aged 65+ against 5.2% in Timor-Leste, while Timor-Leste has more children (33.1% under 15 vs 16.5%). People in North Macedonia live 8.7 years longer on average (76.6 vs 67.9). GDP per capita is 7.8× higher in North Macedonia ($10,490 vs $1,341).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (North Macedonia) and 2025 (Timor-Leste); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
North Macedonia vs Timor-Leste — side by side
 North Macedonia |  Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,820,9092025 | 1,418,5172025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.19%2025 | +1.27%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 8.82024 | 21.82024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 11.12024 | 7.22024 |
| Children per woman | 1.402024 | 2.632024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.6 yrs2024 | 67.9 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.5%2025 | 33.1%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 18.5%2025 | 5.2%2025 |
| Density | 72.5 /km²2023 | 93.1 /km²2023 |
| Area | 25,710 km²2023 | 14,870 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 62.9%2025 | 28.8%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -5,6452025 | -2,5502025 |
| GDP per capita | $10,4902025 | $1,3412025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #151 | #154 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). North Macedonia: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025; Timor-Leste: 3.0× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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