Annual growth rate of urban population share in Indonesia
Indonesia: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 1993
All-time low
1.0%
in 2020
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Indonesia, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1.1% for annual growth rate of urban population share in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in Indonesia peaked at 3.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
That places Indonesia 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.4% | — |
| 1951 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 1952 | 2.0% | -8.2% |
| 1953 | 1.8% | -7.3% |
| 1954 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 1955 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 1956 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 1957 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in Indonesia?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in Indonesia was 1.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Indonesia ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.