Indonesia vs United States: Number of births
Indonesia
4.48 million births
in 2023
United States
3.66 million births
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
United States rank
8th
Number of births over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 4.48 million births against 3.66 million births in United States, a difference of 824,880 births.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.
Indonesia ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.30 million births | 4.07 million births | 772,707 births | United States |
| 1960s | 4.30 million births | 4.00 million births | 303,793 births | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 4.80 million births | 3.50 million births | 1.31 million births | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 4.93 million births | 3.85 million births | 1.08 million births | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 4.78 million births | 3.94 million births | 840,613 births | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 4.81 million births | 4.06 million births | 754,191 births | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 4.89 million births | 3.92 million births | 969,404 births | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 4.53 million births | 3.68 million births | 848,855 births | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, Indonesia or United States?
- Indonesia, at 4.48 million births against 3.66 million births in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births between Indonesia and United States?
- 824,880 births, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for number of births?
- Indonesia ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.