Indonesia vs United States: Number of births per year

Indonesia
4.48 million
in 2023
United States
3.66 million
in 2023
Indonesia rank
5th
United States rank
8th

Number of births per year over time

  • Indonesia
  • United States
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4.48 million against 3.66 million in United States, a difference of 824,880.

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 4.07 million 772,707 United States
1960s 4.30 million 4.00 million 303,793 Indonesia
1970s 4.80 million 3.50 million 1.31 million Indonesia
1980s 4.93 million 3.85 million 1.08 million Indonesia
1990s 4.78 million 3.94 million 840,613 Indonesia
2000s 4.81 million 4.06 million 754,191 Indonesia
2010s 4.89 million 3.92 million 969,404 Indonesia
2020s 4.53 million 3.68 million 848,855 Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births per year, Indonesia or United States?
Indonesia, at 4.48 million against 3.66 million in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births per year between Indonesia and United States?
824,880, 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 per year?
Indonesia ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of births per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births per year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed