Indonesia vs United States: Population
Indonesia
281.19 million people
in 2023
United States
343.48 million people
in 2023
Indonesia rank
4th
United States rank
3rd
Population over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 343.48 million people against 281.19 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 62.29 million people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 22 and United States in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.75 million people | 1.22 million people | 2.53 million people | Indonesia |
| 1100s | 4.17 million people | 1.31 million people | 2.86 million people | Indonesia |
| 1200s | 4.58 million people | 1.45 million people | 3.13 million people | Indonesia |
| 1300s | 5.00 million people | 1.57 million people | 3.43 million people | Indonesia |
| 1400s | 6.38 million people | 1.74 million people | 4.64 million people | Indonesia |
| 1500s | 7.75 million people | 1.89 million people | 5.86 million people | Indonesia |
| 1600s | 8.50 million people | 778,503 people | 7.72 million people | Indonesia |
| 1700s | 9.50 million people | 927,076 people | 8.57 million people | Indonesia |
| 1710s | 9.60 million people | 1.37 million people | 8.23 million people | Indonesia |
| 1720s | 9.70 million people | 1.82 million people | 7.88 million people | Indonesia |
| 1730s | 9.80 million people | 2.26 million people | 7.54 million people | Indonesia |
| 1740s | 9.90 million people | 2.71 million people | 7.19 million people | Indonesia |
| 1750s | 10.00 million people | 3.16 million people | 6.84 million people | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 10.50 million people | 3.60 million people | 6.90 million people | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 11.00 million people | 4.05 million people | 6.95 million people | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 11.50 million people | 4.49 million people | 7.01 million people | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 12.00 million people | 4.94 million people | 7.06 million people | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 16.30 million people | 6.54 million people | 9.76 million people | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 16.81 million people | 8.42 million people | 8.39 million people | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 17.74 million people | 11.38 million people | 6.36 million people | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 19.17 million people | 15.05 million people | 4.12 million people | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 20.88 million people | 20.07 million people | 802,640 people | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 22.94 million people | 27.06 million people | 4.12 million people | United States |
| 1860s | 25.48 million people | 35.24 million people | 9.76 million people | United States |
| 1870s | 28.46 million people | 44.20 million people | 15.74 million people | United States |
| 1880s | 31.69 million people | 55.20 million people | 23.51 million people | United States |
| 1890s | 35.65 million people | 67.69 million people | 32.05 million people | United States |
| 1900s | 40.31 million people | 81.59 million people | 41.28 million people | United States |
| 1910s | 44.80 million people | 96.24 million people | 51.44 million people | United States |
| 1920s | 49.97 million people | 111.00 million people | 61.03 million people | United States |
| 1930s | 57.07 million people | 123.98 million people | 66.92 million people | United States |
| 1940s | 64.96 million people | 137.35 million people | 72.39 million people | United States |
| 1950s | 76.73 million people | 165.22 million people | 88.48 million people | United States |
| 1960s | 100.10 million people | 193.61 million people | 93.51 million people | United States |
| 1970s | 130.33 million people | 217.97 million people | 87.64 million people | United States |
| 1980s | 164.79 million people | 240.39 million people | 75.59 million people | United States |
| 1990s | 198.27 million people | 266.50 million people | 68.23 million people | United States |
| 2000s | 229.55 million people | 294.48 million people | 64.93 million people | United States |
| 2010s | 259.94 million people | 324.59 million people | 64.64 million people | United States |
| 2020s | 277.90 million people | 341.15 million people | 63.25 million people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Indonesia or United States?
- United States, at 343.48 million people against 281.19 million people in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Indonesia and United States?
- 62.29 million people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for population?
- Indonesia ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.