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Population young working old in Indonesia

Indonesia: Population young working old was 70.11 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.11 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 236 countries
All-time high
71.10 million
in 2019
All-time low
28.34 million
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population young working old in Indonesia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population young working old in Indonesia is 70.11 million, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population young working old in Indonesia peaked at 71.10 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.34 million, in 1950.

Indonesia ranks 5th 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.

Population young working old in Indonesia, year by year

Year Value Change
1950 28.34 million —
1951 28.58 million +0.8%
1952 28.90 million +1.1%
1953 29.31 million +1.4%
1954 29.82 million +1.7%
1955 30.44 million +2.1%
1956 31.16 million +2.4%
1957 31.99 million +2.7%
1958 32.92 million +2.9%
1959 33.96 million +3.2%
1960 35.10 million +3.4%
1961 36.33 million +3.5%
1962 37.66 million +3.6%
1963 39.08 million +3.8%
1964 40.61 million +3.9%
1965 42.09 million +3.7%
1966 43.52 million +3.4%
1967 45.00 million +3.4%
1968 46.47 million +3.3%
1969 47.91 million +3.1%
1970 49.31 million +2.9%
1971 50.65 million +2.7%
1972 51.93 million +2.5%
1973 53.16 million +2.4%
1974 54.33 million +2.2%
1975 55.43 million +2.0%
1976 56.49 million +1.9%
1977 57.50 million +1.8%
1978 58.50 million +1.7%
1979 59.48 million +1.7%
1980 60.41 million +1.6%
1981 61.27 million +1.4%
1982 62.09 million +1.3%
1983 62.87 million +1.3%
1984 63.59 million +1.1%
1985 64.18 million +0.9%
1986 64.62 million +0.7%
1987 64.97 million +0.5%
1988 65.29 million +0.5%
1989 65.60 million +0.5%
1990 65.85 million +0.4%
1991 66.04 million +0.3%
1992 66.19 million +0.2%
1993 66.28 million +0.1%
1994 66.34 million +0.1%
1995 66.40 million +0.1%
1996 66.47 million +0.1%
1997 66.56 million +0.1%
1998 66.60 million +0.1%
1999 66.58 million -0.0%
2000 66.56 million -0.0%
2001 66.62 million +0.1%
2002 66.73 million +0.2%
2003 66.82 million +0.1%
2004 66.89 million +0.1%
2005 67.08 million +0.3%
2006 67.37 million +0.4%
2007 67.73 million +0.5%
2008 68.10 million +0.6%
2009 68.43 million +0.5%
2010 68.77 million +0.5%
2011 69.16 million +0.6%
2012 69.58 million +0.6%
2013 69.96 million +0.5%
2014 70.29 million +0.5%
2015 70.60 million +0.4%
2016 70.85 million +0.4%
2017 71.02 million +0.2%
2018 71.09 million +0.1%
2019 71.10 million +0.0%
2020 71.00 million -0.1%
2021 70.78 million -0.3%
2022 70.47 million -0.4%
2023 70.11 million -0.5%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 70.11 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.56 million, 45.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 70.11 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 473,838, 148.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 30.54 million 28.34 million 33.96 million 10
1960s 41.38 million 35.10 million 47.91 million 10
1970s 54.68 million 49.31 million 59.48 million 10
1980s 63.49 million 60.41 million 65.60 million 10
1990s 66.33 million 65.85 million 66.60 million 10
2000s 67.23 million 66.56 million 68.43 million 10
2010s 70.24 million 68.77 million 71.10 million 10
2020s 70.59 million 70.11 million 71.00 million 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 2 China 236.00 million compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 94.55 million compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 91.67 million compare
  4. 6 United States 60.43 million compare
  5. 7 Ethiopia 50.66 million compare
  6. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 48.76 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population young working old in Indonesia?
Population young working old in Indonesia was 70.11 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population young working old recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 71.10 million in 2019.
What is the lowest population young working old recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.34 million in 1950.
How does Indonesia rank for population young working old?
Indonesia ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population young working old rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population young working old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population young working old
Source
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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