Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5939 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Indonesia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Indonesia is 0.5939 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Indonesia peaked at 0.5939 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1461 people per person, in 1960.
Indonesia ranks 131st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1461 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1483 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1506 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1527 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1547 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1566 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1586 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1607 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1629 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1653 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.168 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.171 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1745 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1788 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1837 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1891 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1951 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2014 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2079 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2147 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2215 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2284 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2357 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2434 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2515 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2599 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2686 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2776 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2869 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2963 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3059 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.316 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3269 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3386 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3507 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.363 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3754 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3875 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3991 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.41 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4199 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.429 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4378 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4463 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4545 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4624 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.47 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4774 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4846 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4917 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4985 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5048 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5116 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5183 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.525 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5317 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5381 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5445 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.551 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5574 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5628 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5688 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5749 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5812 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5875 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5939 people per person | +1.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.5939 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.5939 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1556 people per person | 0.1461 people per person | 0.1653 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1884 people per person | 0.168 people per person | 0.2147 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.257 people per person | 0.2215 people per person | 0.2963 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3573 people per person | 0.3059 people per person | 0.41 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4574 people per person | 0.4199 people per person | 0.4917 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5281 people per person | 0.4985 people per person | 0.5574 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5782 people per person | 0.5628 people per person | 0.5939 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More population data for Indonesia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3357 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 317,225 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6604 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6183 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 156.14 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14.26 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Indonesia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Indonesia was 0.5939 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5939 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1461 people per person in 1960.
- How does Indonesia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.