Has the population peaked? in Indonesia

Indonesia: Has the population peaked? was 281.19 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
281.19 million people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 236 countries
All-time high
281.19 million people
in 2023
All-time low
68.80 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Has the population peaked? in Indonesia, 1950–2023

50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M300.0M195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for has the population peaked? in Indonesia is 281.19 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Indonesia peaked at 281.19 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.80 million people, in 1950.

Indonesia ranks 4th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Has the population peaked? in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Has the population peaked? in Indonesia, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 68.80 million people
1951 70.29 million people +2.2%
1952 71.88 million people +2.3%
1953 73.57 million people +2.4%
1954 75.37 million people +2.4%
1955 77.27 million people +2.5%
1956 79.28 million people +2.6%
1957 81.39 million people +2.7%
1958 83.59 million people +2.7%
1959 85.89 million people +2.8%
1960 88.30 million people +2.8%
1961 90.79 million people +2.8%
1962 93.38 million people +2.8%
1963 96.05 million people +2.9%
1964 98.83 million people +2.9%
1965 101.36 million people +2.6%
1966 103.79 million people +2.4%
1967 106.53 million people +2.6%
1968 109.45 million people +2.7%
1969 112.52 million people +2.8%
1970 115.66 million people +2.8%
1971 118.83 million people +2.7%
1972 122.04 million people +2.7%
1973 125.29 million people +2.7%
1974 128.56 million people +2.6%
1975 131.84 million people +2.6%
1976 135.17 million people +2.5%
1977 138.53 million people +2.5%
1978 141.95 million people +2.5%
1979 145.44 million people +2.5%
1980 148.95 million people +2.4%
1981 152.49 million people +2.4%
1982 156.05 million people +2.3%
1983 159.65 million people +2.3%
1984 163.25 million people +2.3%
1985 166.78 million people +2.2%
1986 170.18 million people +2.0%
1987 173.51 million people +2.0%
1988 176.85 million people +1.9%
1989 180.20 million people +1.9%
1990 183.50 million people +1.8%
1991 186.78 million people +1.8%
1992 190.04 million people +1.7%
1993 193.31 million people +1.7%
1994 196.59 million people +1.7%
1995 199.89 million people +1.7%
1996 203.20 million people +1.7%
1997 206.54 million people +1.6%
1998 209.83 million people +1.6%
1999 213.00 million people +1.5%
2000 216.08 million people +1.4%
2001 219.10 million people +1.4%
2002 222.09 million people +1.4%
2003 225.05 million people +1.3%
2004 227.93 million people +1.3%
2005 230.87 million people +1.3%
2006 233.95 million people +1.3%
2007 237.06 million people +1.3%
2008 240.16 million people +1.3%
2009 243.22 million people +1.3%
2010 246.31 million people +1.3%
2011 249.47 million people +1.3%
2012 252.70 million people +1.3%
2013 255.85 million people +1.2%
2014 258.88 million people +1.2%
2015 261.80 million people +1.1%
2016 264.63 million people +1.1%
2017 267.35 million people +1.0%
2018 269.95 million people +1.0%
2019 272.49 million people +0.9%
2020 274.81 million people +0.9%
2021 276.76 million people +0.7%
2022 278.83 million people +0.7%
2023 281.19 million people +0.8%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 281.19 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 41.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 281.19 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 million people, 203.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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 236 places →

More population data for Indonesia

All data for Indonesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is has the population peaked? in Indonesia?
Has the population peaked? in Indonesia was 281.19 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 281.19 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 68.80 million people in 1950.
How does Indonesia rank for has the population peaked??
Indonesia ranks 4th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Has the population peaked? in Indonesia. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-peak-status/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-peak-status/indonesia/">Has the population peaked? in Indonesia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
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
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.