Germany vs Indonesia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Germany
19.25 million people
in 2023
Indonesia
19.82 million people
in 2023
Germany rank
8th
Indonesia rank
7th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Germany
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 19.82 million people against 19.25 million people in Germany, a difference of 568,100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.19 million people | 1.59 million people | 5.59 million people | Germany |
| 1960s | 9.41 million people | 2.75 million people | 6.66 million people | Germany |
| 1970s | 11.52 million people | 4.41 million people | 7.11 million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 11.65 million people | 6.26 million people | 5.38 million people | Germany |
| 1990s | 12.50 million people | 8.85 million people | 3.65 million people | Germany |
| 2000s | 15.16 million people | 12.56 million people | 2.61 million people | Germany |
| 2010s | 17.21 million people | 15.91 million people | 1.31 million people | Germany |
| 2020s | 18.72 million people | 18.88 million people | 156,675 people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Germany or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 19.82 million people against 19.25 million people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Germany and Indonesia?
- 568,100 people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Indonesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Indonesia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Germany ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.