Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Indonesia

Indonesia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 19.82 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19.82 million people
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
7th
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.82 million people
in 2023
All-time low
1.20 million people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Indonesia, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 19.82 million people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Indonesia peaked at 19.82 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million people, in 1950.

Indonesia ranks 7th of 236 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
1950s 1.59 million people 1.20 million people 2.04 million people 10
1960s 2.75 million people 2.16 million people 3.40 million people 10
1970s 4.41 million people 3.58 million people 5.27 million people 10
1980s 6.26 million people 5.45 million people 7.15 million people 10
1990s 8.85 million people 7.40 million people 10.45 million people 10
2000s 12.56 million people 10.83 million people 14.17 million people 10
2010s 15.91 million people 14.48 million people 17.67 million people 10
2020s 18.88 million people 18.16 million people 19.82 million people 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 4 Japan 36.65 million people compare
  2. 5 Russia 24.14 million people compare
  3. 6 Brazil 22.44 million people compare
  4. 8 Germany 19.25 million people compare
  5. 9 France 14.42 million people compare
  6. 10 Italy 14.39 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Indonesia?
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Indonesia was 19.82 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 19.82 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million people in 1950.
How does Indonesia rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Indonesia ranks 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.