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Indonesia Population 2023

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  • The current population of Indonesia is estimated at 279,315,568 people as of May, 2023, according to the latest population growth rate and projections.
  • Population of Indonesia represent 3.50% of the total world population.
  • The population density of Indonesia is 142 inhabitants per km2.
  • Indonesia is located in Asia.
  • Indonesia ranks number 4 in the list of countries ordered by population.
  • The latitudinal point of Indonesia is -8.4245° S. The longitudinal coordinate of the country is 115.2515° E.
  • The median age in Indonesia is 29.7 years.
  • Minimum Wages in Indonesia increased from IDR 4,416,186 to IDR 4,641,854 per month, around USD $312.00 per month, as of January, 2022.
  • The countries that Indonesia shares its land boundary with are Malaysia on Borneo island, Papua New Guinea on Papua island, and with East Timor on Timor island. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.

Indonesia

Official name Republic of Indonesia
Location Asia
Capital Jakarta
Population 276,736,832 (as of June, 2022)
Population density 142/km2
Population growth rate 0.99% (in 2023)
Area 1,904,569 km2 (735,357.90 sq mi)
Official language Indonesian
Currency Indonesian rupiah (Rp) (IDR)
Life expectancy 72.10 years
Internet TLD .id
Call code +62

Indonesia Population Graph

Indonesia Population History (1960-2020)

Year Population Male Population Female Population Male (%) Female (%) Urban Population Urban (%)
2020 273,531,827 137,723,275 135,808,552 50.35% 49.65% 154,928,427 56.64%
2019 270,633,686 136,264,061 134,369,625 50.35% 49.65% 151,527,801 55.99%
2018 267,678,579 134,802,932 132,875,647 50.36% 49.64% 148,106,558 55.33%
2017 264,658,909 133,282,227 131,376,682 50.36% 49.64% 144,662,560 54.66%
2016 261,564,233 131,723,748 129,840,485 50.36% 49.64% 141,218,529 53.99%
2015 258,391,008 130,125,712 128,265,296 50.36% 49.64% 137,748,246 53.31%
2014 255,135,730 128,511,867 126,623,863 50.37% 49.63% 134,303,448 52.64%
2013 251,812,868 126,863,323 124,949,545 50.38% 49.62% 130,841,966 51.96%
2012 248,461,652 125,174,980 123,286,672 50.38% 49.62% 127,411,135 51.28%
2011 245,125,793 123,494,375 121,631,418 50.38% 49.62% 124,033,651 50.6%
2010 241,843,899 121,816,772 120,027,127 50.37% 49.63% 120,704,290 49.91%
2009 238,630,099 120,150,255 118,479,844 50.35% 49.65% 117,238,968 49.13%
2008 235,479,174 118,493,120 116,986,054 50.32% 49.68% 113,830,633 48.34%
2007 232,383,534 116,842,441 115,541,093 50.28% 49.72% 110,475,132 47.54%
2006 229,327,435 115,214,103 114,113,332 50.24% 49.76% 107,187,643 46.74%
2005 226,298,520 113,601,857 112,696,663 50.2% 49.8% 103,961,540 45.94%
2004 223,294,597 112,004,570 111,290,027 50.16% 49.84% 100,817,511 45.15%
2003 220,318,285 110,445,556 109,872,729 50.13% 49.87% 97,733,191 44.36%
2002 217,366,484 108,900,608 108,465,876 50.1% 49.9% 94,706,577 43.57%
2001 214,435,996 107,368,103 107,067,893 50.07% 49.93% 91,735,719 42.78%
2000 211,522,283 105,866,903 105,655,380 50.05% 49.95% 88,839,359 42%
1999 208,623,516 104,374,345 104,249,171 50.03% 49.97% 85,097,532 40.79%
1998 205,732,826 102,886,986 102,845,840 50.01% 49.99% 81,449,626 39.59%
1997 202,834,557 101,417,278 101,417,279 50% 50% 77,908,753 38.41%
1996 199,909,227 99,954,613 99,954,614 50% 50% 74,446,196 37.24%
1995 196,942,134 98,510,455 98,431,679 50.02% 49.98% 71,056,722 36.08%
1994 193,925,215 97,078,963 96,846,252 50.06% 49.94% 67,738,078 34.93%
1993 190,858,818 95,620,268 95,238,550 50.1% 49.9% 64,529,366 33.81%
1992 187,747,296 94,174,044 93,573,252 50.16% 49.84% 61,393,366 32.7%
1991 184,599,281 92,668,839 91,930,442 50.2% 49.8% 58,351,833 31.61%
1990 181,420,655 91,091,311 90,329,344 50.21% 49.79% 55,478,436 30.58%
1989 178,216,275 89,464,570 88,751,705 50.2% 49.8% 52,841,126 29.65%
1988 174,982,952 87,771,449 87,211,503 50.16% 49.84% 50,290,100 28.74%
1987 171,709,624 86,026,522 85,683,102 50.1% 49.9% 47,803,959 27.84%
1986 168,381,022 84,257,863 84,123,159 50.04% 49.96% 45,378,685 26.95%
1985 164,989,051 82,478,027 82,511,024 49.99% 50.01% 43,045,643 26.09%
1984 161,529,814 80,700,295 80,829,519 49.96% 50.04% 40,770,125 25.24%
1983 158,015,568 78,928,776 79,086,792 49.95% 50.05% 38,587,402 24.42%
1982 154,474,414 77,159,970 77,314,444 49.95% 50.05% 36,471,409 23.61%
1981 150,944,260 75,396,658 75,547,602 49.95% 50.05% 34,445,480 22.82%
1980 147,453,732 73,653,139 73,800,593 49.95% 50.05% 32,587,275 22.1%
1979 144,015,604 71,921,393 72,094,211 49.94% 50.06% 30,992,158 21.52%
1978 140,627,356 70,215,239 70,412,117 49.93% 50.07% 29,475,494 20.96%
1977 137,283,548 68,531,947 68,751,601 49.92% 50.08% 28,005,844 20.4%
1976 133,972,299 66,865,574 67,106,725 49.91% 50.09% 26,593,501 19.85%
1975 130,685,957 65,212,293 65,473,664 49.9% 50.1% 25,248,527 19.32%
1974 127,427,295 63,573,477 63,853,818 49.89% 50.11% 23,943,589 18.79%
1973 124,204,661 61,953,285 62,251,376 49.88% 50.12% 22,704,612 18.28%
1972 121,022,157 60,341,647 60,680,510 49.86% 50.14% 21,517,740 17.78%
1971 117,884,861 58,765,603 59,119,258 49.85% 50.15% 20,441,235 17.34%
1970 114,797,771 57,215,209 57,582,562 49.84% 50.16% 19,595,980 17.07%
1969 111,763,036 55,691,521 56,071,515 49.83% 50.17% 18,787,366 16.81%
1968 108,784,277 54,196,327 54,587,950 49.82% 50.18% 18,003,798 16.55%
1967 105,869,811 52,723,166 53,146,645 49.8% 50.2% 17,246,192 16.29%
1966 103,029,544 51,298,410 51,731,134 49.79% 50.21% 16,525,939 16.04%
1965 100,271,081 49,904,917 50,366,164 49.77% 50.23% 15,832,804 15.79%
1964 97,602,584 48,567,046 49,035,538 49.76% 50.24% 15,167,442 15.54%
1963 95,020,996 47,263,443 47,757,553 49.74% 50.26% 14,538,212 15.3%
1962 92,523,924 46,002,895 46,521,029 49.72% 50.28% 13,934,103 15.06%
1961 90,103,802 44,790,600 45,313,202 49.71% 50.29% 13,353,383 14.82%
1960 87,756,331 43,606,121 44,150,210 49.69% 50.31% 12,803,649 14.59%
Source: Worldbank Open Data | Some data could be adjusted by Pediaglobe.

Cities in Indonesia ordered by Population

The list offered below features the biggest cities of Indonesia. Besides, in the table you will find information regarding the population size in these cities. Cities are ordered by population (largest to smallest).

Indonesia

# City Population 2023
1 Jakarta 8,628,938
2 Surabaya 2,397,455
3 Medan 1,766,029
4 Bandung 1,713,827
5 Bekasi 1,543,225
6 Palembang 1,465,429
7 Tangerang 1,392,157
8 Makassar 1,335,595
9 South Tangerang 1,324,817
10 Semarang 1,305,344
11 Depok 1,209,990
12 Batam 1,174,598
13 Padang 853,630
14 Denpasar 841,727
15 Bogor 810,640
16 Bandar Lampung 809,392
17 Malang 754,407
18 Pekanbaru 710,925
19 Yogyakarta 646,974
20 Situbondo 608,820
21 Banjarmasin 581,029
22 Surakarta 561,194
23 Cimahi 501,005
24 Pontianak 460,772
25 Manado 456,864
26 Balikpapan 437,467
27 Jambi City 426,796
28 Ambon 361,001
29 Samarinda 360,629
30 Mataram 323,454
31 Percut 314,858
32 Bengkulu 313,552
33 Jember 303,153
34 Kupang 287,027
35 Palu 286,809
36 Sukabumi 280,560
37 Tasikmalaya 274,749
38 Pekalongan 261,711
39 Cirebon 258,290
40 Banda Aceh 254,694
41 Tegal 240,237
42 Lubuklinggau 237,983
43 Kediri 237,377
44 Binjai 231,668
45 Purwokerto 220,198
46 Purwakarta 219,062
47 Loa Janan 214,625
48 Pematangsiantar 212,968
49 Ciputat 211,392
50 Ciampea 209,491
51 Cileungsir 205,102
52 Rengasdengklok 203,921
53 Sumedang 202,380
54 Kendari 197,639
55 Parung 196,380
56 Tanjung Pinang 194,880
57 Curug 194,468
58 Labuan Bajo 191,366
59 Cibinong 190,984
60 Madiun 188,295
61 Pemalang 186,966
62 Lembang 185,621
63 Probolinggo 183,890
64 Pamulang 176,547
65 Cikupa 175,468
66 Salatiga 175,183
67 Plumbon 169,127
68 Banjaran 167,030
69 Serang 166,530
70 Lawang 160,846
71 Pasuruan 160,646
72 Sunggal 159,288
73 Perbaungan 158,463
74 Pasarkemis 156,393
75 Soreang 153,136
76 Purwodadi 152,189
77 Metro 151,859
78 Palangkaraya 150,657
79 Astanajapura 150,179
80 Cikampek 146,800
81 Gorontalo 146,517
82 Dumai 144,982
83 Tanjungbalai 144,473
84 Parepare 142,128
85 Sidoarjo 141,165
86 Weru 140,867
87 Jayapura 136,918
88 Baturaja 136,524
89 Singaraja 135,751
90 Adiwerna 135,449
91 Blitar 133,886
92 Martapura 133,132
93 Kisaran 131,158
94 Palopo 130,708
95 Teluknaga 129,660
96 Ungaran 129,410
97 Rangkasbitung 128,573
98 Klaten 128,290
99 Paseh 128,200
100 Jombang 127,755

Other Countries from Asia Ranked by Population

Country Name Population 2023 Population density
China 1,450,158,659 145/km2
India 1,383,820,649 417/km2
Indonesia 276,736,832 142/km2
Pakistan 231,611,059 243/km2
Bangladesh 167,903,853 1,108/km2
Japan 125,553,305 332/km2
Philippines 112,540,861 337/km2
Turkey 86,336,104 116/km2
Iran 85,971,815 49/km2
Thailand 70,176,879 136.1/km2
Myanmar 55,086,917 76/km2
South Korea 51,912,141 507/km2
Iraq 42,001,087 83/km2
Afghanistan 40,697,213 48.57/km2
Saudi Arabia 35,909,711 15/km2
Malaysia 33,170,971 98/km2
Nepal 30,151,786 180/km2
North Korea 25,807,433 213/km2
Taiwan 23,898,113 650/km2
Sri Lanka 21,815,213 337/km2