Natural population growth rate in Indonesia

Indonesia: Natural population growth rate was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
110th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 1964
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Natural population growth rate in Indonesia, 1950–2023

0.511.522.5195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, natural population growth rate in Indonesia stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Indonesia peaked at 2.7% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

That places Indonesia 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Natural population growth rate in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Natural population growth rate in Indonesia, 1950 to 2023.
Year % Change
1950 2.0%
1951 2.1% +5.1%
1952 2.2% +4.8%
1953 2.2% +4.0%
1954 2.3% +4.1%
1955 2.4% +3.3%
1956 2.5% +2.6%
1957 2.5% +2.2%
1958 2.6% +1.5%
1959 2.6% +2.1%
1960 2.7% +1.5%
1961 2.7% +0.7%
1962 2.7% +0.9%
1963 2.7% +0.5%
1964 2.7% +0.6%
1965 2.2% -17.7%
1966 2.6% +16.4%
1967 2.7% +4.4%
1968 2.7% -0.9%
1969 2.7% -0.3%
1970 2.7% -1.3%
1971 2.6% -1.7%
1972 2.6% -1.4%
1973 2.6% -0.7%
1974 2.5% -3.0%
1975 2.5% -0.4%
1976 2.4% -1.6%
1977 2.4% -1.1%
1978 2.4% -0.1%
1979 2.4% -1.0%
1980 2.3% -1.7%
1981 2.3% -2.0%
1982 2.3% -0.9%
1983 2.2% -1.9%
1984 2.2% -2.5%
1985 2.1% -5.7%
1986 1.9% -5.1%
1987 1.9% -2.1%
1988 1.9% -1.1%
1989 1.8% -2.3%
1990 1.8% -3.7%
1991 1.8% -0.6%
1992 1.7% -3.1%
1993 1.7% -0.3%
1994 1.7% -1.5%
1995 1.7% -1.3%
1996 1.6% -0.8%
1997 1.6% -1.4%
1998 1.6% -3.9%
1999 1.5% -5.2%
2000 1.4% -3.2%
2001 1.4% -1.8%
2002 1.4% -1.5%
2003 1.3% -2.1%
2004 1.3% -5.9%
2005 1.4% +7.4%
2006 1.4% -0.9%
2007 1.4% +0.2%
2008 1.3% -3.5%
2009 1.3% -1.2%
2010 1.3% -0.6%
2011 1.3% +2.0%
2012 1.3% -1.5%
2013 1.2% -5.9%
2014 1.2% -4.5%
2015 1.1% -4.5%
2016 1.1% -4.0%
2017 1.0% -5.7%
2018 1.0% -4.5%
2019 0.9% -2.4%
2020 0.8% -16.3%
2021 0.6% -18.6%
2022 0.9% +36.7%
2023 0.8% -3.5%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural population growth rate in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +36.7% 0.6% 0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.3% 2.0% 2.6% 10
1960s 2.6% 2.2% 2.7% 10
1970s 2.5% 2.4% 2.7% 10
1980s 2.1% 1.8% 2.3% 10
1990s 1.7% 1.5% 1.8% 10
2000s 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 10
2010s 1.1% 0.9% 1.3% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 107 Fiji 0.9% compare
  2. 108 Maldives 0.9% compare
  3. 109 Kuwait 0.8% compare
  4. 111 American Samoa 0.8% compare
  5. 112 Brunei 0.8% compare
  6. 113 Iran 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural population growth rate in Indonesia?
Natural population growth rate in Indonesia was 0.8% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1964.
What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Indonesia rank for natural population growth rate?
Indonesia ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.