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Population in Indonesia

Indonesia: Population was 281.19 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
281.19 million people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 238 countries
All-time high
281.19 million people
in 2023
All-time low
3.75 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Indonesia, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Indonesia is 281.19 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Indonesia peaked at 281.19 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.75 million people, in 1000.

Indonesia ranks 4th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 3.75 million people 3.75 million people 3.75 million people 1
1100s 4.17 million people 4.17 million people 4.17 million people 1
1200s 4.58 million people 4.58 million people 4.58 million people 1
1300s 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 5.00 million people 1
1400s 6.38 million people 6.38 million people 6.38 million people 1
1500s 7.75 million people 7.75 million people 7.75 million people 1
1600s 8.50 million people 8.50 million people 8.50 million people 1
1700s 9.50 million people 9.50 million people 9.50 million people 1
1710s 9.60 million people 9.60 million people 9.60 million people 1
1720s 9.70 million people 9.70 million people 9.70 million people 1
1730s 9.80 million people 9.80 million people 9.80 million people 1
1740s 9.90 million people 9.90 million people 9.90 million people 1
1750s 10.00 million people 10.00 million people 10.00 million people 1
1760s 10.50 million people 10.50 million people 10.50 million people 1
1770s 11.00 million people 11.00 million people 11.00 million people 1
1780s 11.50 million people 11.50 million people 11.50 million people 1
1790s 12.00 million people 12.00 million people 12.00 million people 1
1800s 16.30 million people 16.11 million people 16.49 million people 10
1810s 16.81 million people 16.54 million people 17.14 million people 10
1820s 17.74 million people 17.24 million people 18.31 million people 10
1830s 19.17 million people 18.46 million people 19.89 million people 10
1840s 20.88 million people 20.05 million people 21.76 million people 10
1850s 22.94 million people 21.98 million people 23.96 million people 10
1860s 25.48 million people 24.21 million people 26.77 million people 10
1870s 28.46 million people 27.07 million people 29.81 million people 10
1880s 31.69 million people 30.09 million people 33.36 million people 10
1890s 35.65 million people 33.76 million people 37.68 million people 10
1900s 40.31 million people 38.18 million people 42.37 million people 10
1910s 44.80 million people 42.82 million people 46.71 million people 10
1920s 49.97 million people 47.30 million people 52.73 million people 10
1930s 57.07 million people 53.42 million people 60.91 million people 10
1940s 64.96 million people 61.84 million people 68.41 million people 10
1950s 76.73 million people 68.80 million people 85.89 million people 10
1960s 100.10 million people 88.30 million people 112.52 million people 10
1970s 130.33 million people 115.66 million people 145.44 million people 10
1980s 164.79 million people 148.95 million people 180.20 million people 10
1990s 198.27 million people 183.50 million people 213.00 million people 10
2000s 229.55 million people 216.08 million people 243.22 million people 10
2010s 259.94 million people 246.31 million people 272.49 million people 10
2020s 277.90 million people 274.81 million people 281.19 million people 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 India 1.44 billion people compare
  2. 2 China 1.42 billion people compare
  3. 3 United States 343.48 million people compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 247.50 million people compare
  5. 6 Nigeria 227.88 million people compare
  6. 7 Brazil 211.14 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Indonesia?
Population in Indonesia was 281.19 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 281.19 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.75 million people in 1000.
How does Indonesia rank for population?
Indonesia ranks 4th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.