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Indonesia vs Pakistan: Population

Indonesia
281.19 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
247.50 million people
in 2023
Indonesia rank
4th
Pakistan rank
5th

Population over time

  • Indonesia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 281.19 million people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 33.69 million people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Pakistan ahead.

Indonesia ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 23 and Pakistan in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1000s 3.75 million people 6.54 million people 2.79 million people Pakistan
1100s 4.17 million people 6.80 million people 2.63 million people Pakistan
1200s 4.58 million people 7.05 million people 2.47 million people Pakistan
1300s 5.00 million people 7.05 million people 2.06 million people Pakistan
1400s 6.38 million people 7.99 million people 1.61 million people Pakistan
1500s 7.75 million people 8.50 million people 750,000 people Pakistan
1600s 8.50 million people 11.05 million people 2.55 million people Pakistan
1700s 9.50 million people 13.60 million people 4.10 million people Pakistan
1710s 9.60 million people 13.74 million people 4.14 million people Pakistan
1720s 9.70 million people 14.02 million people 4.32 million people Pakistan
1730s 9.80 million people 14.31 million people 4.51 million people Pakistan
1740s 9.90 million people 14.60 million people 4.70 million people Pakistan
1750s 10.00 million people 14.90 million people 4.90 million people Pakistan
1760s 10.50 million people 15.20 million people 4.70 million people Pakistan
1770s 11.00 million people 15.51 million people 4.51 million people Pakistan
1780s 11.50 million people 15.83 million people 4.33 million people Pakistan
1790s 12.00 million people 16.15 million people 4.15 million people Pakistan
1800s 16.30 million people 13.24 million people 3.06 million people Indonesia
1810s 16.81 million people 13.52 million people 3.30 million people Indonesia
1820s 17.74 million people 13.86 million people 3.88 million people Indonesia
1830s 19.17 million people 14.32 million people 4.85 million people Indonesia
1840s 20.88 million people 14.80 million people 6.08 million people Indonesia
1850s 22.94 million people 15.24 million people 7.70 million people Indonesia
1860s 25.48 million people 15.64 million people 9.84 million people Indonesia
1870s 28.46 million people 16.20 million people 12.26 million people Indonesia
1880s 31.69 million people 16.98 million people 14.71 million people Indonesia
1890s 35.65 million people 17.80 million people 17.85 million people Indonesia
1900s 40.31 million people 18.66 million people 21.65 million people Indonesia
1910s 44.80 million people 20.27 million people 24.53 million people Indonesia
1920s 49.97 million people 23.62 million people 26.36 million people Indonesia
1930s 57.07 million people 28.34 million people 28.73 million people Indonesia
1940s 64.96 million people 34.02 million people 30.95 million people Indonesia
1950s 76.73 million people 39.84 million people 36.90 million people Indonesia
1960s 100.10 million people 51.74 million people 48.36 million people Indonesia
1970s 130.33 million people 68.88 million people 61.46 million people Indonesia
1980s 164.79 million people 97.06 million people 67.73 million people Indonesia
1990s 198.27 million people 133.03 million people 65.24 million people Indonesia
2000s 229.55 million people 173.93 million people 55.62 million people Indonesia
2010s 259.94 million people 215.44 million people 44.50 million people Indonesia
2020s 277.90 million people 241.42 million people 36.48 million people Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Indonesia or Pakistan?
Indonesia, at 281.19 million people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Indonesia and Pakistan?
33.69 million people, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Pakistan rank globally for population?
Indonesia ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.