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Indonesia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Updated on by Georank team

Indonesia has a birth rate of 15.9 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 2.13 (the average amount of children a woman would have during her lifetime).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Indonesia was 5.51 children per woman — 2.59 times higher than in 2023.

Indonesia birth rate statistics:

  • Indonesia is ranked 98/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 90/194 in 1960.
  • The mean age at first birth in Indonesia is 22.4 — it was 22.8 in 2017.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29, a change from 27.9 in 1990.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 145.3 in 1960 to 26.4 in 2023.
  • 25.8% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 24.9% in 1960.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.84% — 2,364,808 more people were born than died.

Birth rates in Indonesia compared to world average

Indonesia World
Fertility rate 2.13 2.2
Birth rate 15.9 16.3
Birth rate rank 98/196 N/A
Age at first childbirth 22.4 years 23.1 years
Average age at childbearing 29 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 24.8 37.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 110.5 120.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 23.5 22
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.8% 24.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 51.6% 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 94.7% 83.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.14% 0.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.05% 1.73%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.7% 2.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.06% 2.49%
Population change due to births and deaths +2,364,808 +70,600,901
Natural population change rank 7/196 N/A
Natural population change rate +0.84% +0.88%
Population growth +0.82% +0.96%
Population growth rank 117/197 N/A
Life expectancy 71.4 years 73.5 years

Fertility rate in Indonesia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Indonesia is 2.13, which is at the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.9 — a -26.7% decline in 30 years.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Indonesia
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Indonesia World
1960 5.51 4.69
1961 5.52 4.56
1962 5.53 5.02
1963 5.55 5.31
1964 5.57 5.13
1965 5.59 5.08
1966 5.59 4.97
1967 5.58 4.87
1968 5.57 4.98
1969 5.55 4.88
1970 5.49 4.84
1971 5.4 4.69
1972 5.32 4.55
1973 5.25 4.42
1974 5.09 4.26
1975 5.03 4.07
1976 4.92 3.97
1977 4.81 3.84
1978 4.73 3.77
1979 4.63 3.76
1980 4.5 3.73
1981 4.36 3.71
1982 4.25 3.72
1983 4.11 3.59
1984 3.96 3.57
1985 3.73 3.53
1986 3.53 3.51
1987 3.42 3.48
1988 3.35 3.39
1989 3.25 3.35
1990 3.11 3.31
1991 3.06 3.13
1992 2.95 3.04
1993 2.9 2.97
1994 2.85 2.92
1995 2.81 2.87
1996 2.78 2.82
1997 2.74 2.78
1998 2.66 2.75
1999 2.57 2.72
2000 2.5 2.73
2001 2.47 2.69
2002 2.44 2.66
2003 2.41 2.64
2004 2.42 2.63
2005 2.45 2.61
2006 2.46 2.61
2007 2.48 2.6
2008 2.44 2.6
2009 2.44 2.59
2010 2.46 2.57
2011 2.52 2.55
2012 2.51 2.56
2013 2.44 2.53
2014 2.39 2.52
2015 2.35 2.49
2016 2.31 2.49
2017 2.25 2.46
2018 2.22 2.39
2019 2.21 2.35
2020 2.19 2.28
2021 2.17 2.25
2022 2.15 2.22
2023 2.13 2.2
2024 2.11 2.19
2025 2.1 2.18
2026 2.08 2.18
2027 2.06 2.17
2028 2.04 2.16
2029 2.03 2.15
2030 2.01 2.14
2031 2 2.13
2032 1.99 2.12
2033 1.98 2.12
2034 1.97 2.11
2035 1.95 2.1
2036 1.94 2.09
2037 1.94 2.09
2038 1.93 2.08
2039 1.92 2.08
2040 1.91 2.08
2041 1.9 2.07
2042 1.89 2.07
2043 1.89 2.07
2044 1.88 2.07
2045 1.87 2.06
2046 1.87 2.06
2047 1.86 2.06
2048 1.86 2.05
2049 1.85 2.05
2050 1.85 2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 6.41% were to women under 20 years old, 53.5% to women ages 20-29, and 40.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 15.6%, 56.6%, and 27.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Indonesia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

15-19
20-29
30+
Year Annual births per 1,000 women
Total per 1,000 women 15-19 20-29 30+
1960 88.4 145.2 247.8 82.9
1961 88.1 146.8 248.6 83.3
1962 87.6 148.3 249.1 83.7
1963 87.2 149.1 250 84.2
1964 86.6 150.4 250.6 84.6
1965 86.2 151.8 251.5 85.4
1966 85.2 146.2 252.8 85.9
1967 83.9 141.7 253.8 85.7
1968 82.6 137 253.8 85.5
1969 81.5 133.3 254 85.1
1970 80 130.6 252.1 83.6
1971 78.3 130.3 249.2 80.7
1972 76.8 128.4 246.1 78.6
1973 75.7 129.7 242.8 76.3
1974 73.5 127.2 236.2 72.9
1975 72.6 122.3 235.7 71.2
1976 71.3 120.7 232.2 68.3
1977 70 119.2 228.6 65.3
1978 69.4 119.3 226.7 62.5
1979 68.4 116.8 223.2 59.7
1980 67 114.4 218.2 56.6
1981 65.7 112 213.4 53.5
1982 64.7 109.1 209.4 51.5
1983 63.3 103.7 205.6 49.2
1984 61.6 100.6 198.6 47.2
1985 58.6 91.2 189.9 44.3
1986 56.2 83.3 182 42.3
1987 55 83 174.8 41.5
1988 54.4 78.7 171.6 41.5
1989 53.2 76.2 165.4 40.8
1990 51.5 74.8 158 39.4
1991 51 72.3 155.8 39.1
1992 49.6 68.5 151.2 38
1993 49 65.4 148.8 38
1994 48.5 64.4 146 37.6
1995 48.1 63.9 143.5 37.3
1996 47.8 61.5 143.1 37.2
1997 47.2 59.2 140.9 37
1998 46 56.7 137.6 35.8
1999 44.5 54.8 132.3 34.7
2000 43.5 53.9 128.7 33.9
2001 42.9 53 127.6 33.1
2002 42.3 51.8 126 32.7
2003 41.8 50.4 124 32.6
2004 41.7 48.2 124.5 32.7
2005 42.2 48.1 125.9 33.3
2006 42 47.8 126.8 32.9
2007 42.1 47.7 128.1 32.9
2008 41.2 46.3 126.8 32
2009 40.9 45.6 127.5 31.7
2010 40.9 45.7 128.6 31.6
2011 41.4 45.6 130.5 32.5
2012 41 44.6 129.9 32.4
2013 39.5 42.7 126.3 31.2
2014 38.4 40.1 123.8 30.5
2015 37.3 37.9 121.4 29.8
2016 36.5 35.4 119.6 29.2
2017 35.3 32.8 117 28
2018 34.5 30.7 115.7 27.2
2019 34 28.9 115 26.8
2020 33.5 27.2 114.2 26.5
2021 33 26.8 113.6 25.7
2022 32.6 26.6 112.9 25.1
2023 32 26.4 112.1 24.3
2024 31.6 25.7 111.5 24
2025 31.2 24.8 110.5 23.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Indonesia
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Children 0-14 as share of population
Indonesia World
1960 39.8% 37.4%
1961 40% 37.5%
1962 40.3% 37.6%
1963 40.7% 37.8%
1964 41.1% 38%
1965 41.5% 38%
1966 41.9% 38%
1967 42.2% 38%
1968 42.5% 37.9%
1969 42.6% 37.8%
1970 42.6% 37.7%
1971 42.6% 37.6%
1972 42.5% 37.5%
1973 42.4% 37.3%
1974 42.3% 37.2%
1975 42% 37.1%
1976 41.8% 36.9%
1977 41.5% 36.7%
1978 41.2% 36.3%
1979 40.9% 35.9%
1980 40.6% 35.5%
1981 40.2% 35.2%
1982 39.8% 34.9%
1983 39.4% 34.6%
1984 39% 34.3%
1985 38.5% 34%
1986 38% 33.8%
1987 37.4% 33.6%
1988 36.9% 33.4%
1989 36.4% 33.2%
1990 35.9% 33%
1991 35.4% 32.9%
1992 34.8% 32.7%
1993 34.3% 32.5%
1994 33.7% 32.3%
1995 33.2% 32.1%
1996 32.7% 31.8%
1997 32.2% 31.5%
1998 31.7% 31.1%
1999 31.3% 30.8%
2000 30.8% 30.4%
2001 30.4% 30%
2002 30% 29.6%
2003 29.7% 29.2%
2004 29.3% 28.8%
2005 29.1% 28.5%
2006 28.8% 28.1%
2007 28.6% 27.9%
2008 28.4% 27.6%
2009 28.1% 27.5%
2010 27.9% 27.3%
2011 27.7% 27.1%
2012 27.5% 27%
2013 27.3% 26.9%
2014 27.2% 26.8%
2015 27% 26.6%
2016 26.8% 26.5%
2017 26.6% 26.4%
2018 26.3% 26.2%
2019 26.1% 26%
2020 25.8% 25.8%
2021 25.6% 25.6%
2022 25.3% 25.3%
2023 24.9% 25%
2024 24.6% 24.7%
2025 24.2% 24.4%
2026 23.9% 24.1%
2027 23.5% 23.8%
2028 23.1% 23.4%
2029 22.7% 23.1%
2030 22.4% 22.8%
2031 22.1% 22.6%
2032 21.9% 22.3%
2033 21.7% 22.1%
2034 21.5% 21.9%
2035 21.3% 21.7%
2036 21.1% 21.6%
2037 20.9% 21.5%
2038 20.8% 21.4%
2039 20.6% 21.3%
2040 20.5% 21.2%
2041 20.4% 21.1%
2042 20.2% 21%
2043 20.1% 21%
2044 20% 20.9%
2045 19.9% 20.8%
2046 19.7% 20.7%
2047 19.6% 20.7%
2048 19.5% 20.6%
2049 19.3% 20.5%
2050 19.2% 20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Indonesia was 39.8% in 1960, 34.3% in 1993, and 24.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Indonesia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Indonesia, excluding migration, has been +0.94% annually. On average, 2,524,286 more people were born each year than died.

Population change due to births and deaths
Year Population change due to births and deaths
Indonesia
1960 2,350,971
1961 2,434,113
1962 2,525,163
1963 2,609,526
1964 2,700,138
1965 2,278,891
1966 2,715,011
1967 2,909,981
1968 2,961,608
1969 3,034,825
1970 3,080,421
1971 3,111,304
1972 3,149,726
1973 3,210,643
1974 3,196,136
1975 3,263,794
1976 3,291,479
1977 3,334,779
1978 3,412,980
1979 3,460,621
1980 3,484,846
1981 3,497,244
1982 3,545,504
1983 3,558,949
1984 3,549,570
1985 3,419,412
1986 3,309,905
1987 3,304,520
1988 3,331,242
1989 3,316,792
1990 3,250,906
1991 3,288,791
1992 3,241,576
1993 3,287,348
1994 3,292,127
1995 3,304,550
1996 3,331,535
1997 3,338,243
1998 3,258,820
1999 3,137,133
2000 3,080,621
2001 3,066,275
2002 3,063,044
2003 3,037,698
2004 2,894,440
2005 3,149,551
2006 3,163,026
2007 3,211,484
2008 3,138,143
2009 3,140,944
2010 3,161,082
2011 3,266,560
2012 3,259,811
2013 3,104,258
2014 3,000,907
2015 2,899,165
2016 2,814,578
2017 2,682,556
2018 2,587,219
2019 2,548,048
2020 2,152,076
2021 1,764,332
2022 2,429,171
2023 2,364,808

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Indonesia was 140 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.14% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -55% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Indonesia
World's average
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Indonesia World
1985 474 460
1986 455 438
1987 437 429
1988 431 414
1989 402 401
1990 392 391
1991 378 395
1992 359 395
1993 327 389
1994 333 382
1995 334 371
1996 331 366
1997 323 358
1998 317 360
1999 321 340
2000 311 328
2001 300 321
2002 283 311
2003 279 301
2004 283 291
2005 268 283
2006 264 276
2007 257 269
2008 251 264
2009 246 258
2010 242 253
2011 230 247
2012 220 239
2013 208 235
2014 198 231
2015 190 228
2016 182 220
2017 173 215
2018 168 211
2019 161 207
2020 184 211
2021 226 242
2022 148 203
2023 140 197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Indonesia was 20.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.06% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 51.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Indonesia
World's average

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Indonesia World
1960 22.4% 18.5%
1961 21.8% 18.1%
1962 21.2% 17.8%
1963 20.6% 17.5%
1964 20% 17.7%
1965 22.9% 17.5%
1966 18.9% 17.3%
1967 18.3% 17%
1968 17.7% 16.5%
1969 17.2% 15.5%
1970 16.6% 15.2%
1971 16.1% 15.1%
1972 15.5% 14.4%
1973 15% 14.1%
1974 14.6% 13.7%
1975 14.1% 13.4%
1976 13.7% 13%
1977 13.2% 12.5%
1978 12.8% 12.1%
1979 12.5% 11.7%
1980 12.1% 11.4%
1981 11.7% 11%
1982 11.3% 10.8%
1983 11% 10.6%
1984 10.6% 10.4%
1985 10.2% 10.1%
1986 9.88% 9.81%
1987 9.51% 9.47%
1988 9.14% 9.31%
1989 8.76% 9.02%
1990 8.39% 8.81%
1991 8.01% 8.66%
1992 7.64% 8.46%
1993 7.28% 8.19%
1994 6.94% 7.98%
1995 6.61% 7.76%
1996 6.29% 7.52%
1997 5.99% 7.28%
1998 5.71% 7.05%
1999 5.44% 6.76%
2000 5.19% 6.48%
2001 4.96% 6.21%
2002 4.73% 5.94%
2003 4.52% 5.65%
2004 4.91% 5.43%
2005 4.14% 5.16%
2006 3.96% 4.92%
2007 3.8% 4.7%
2008 3.64% 4.5%
2009 3.5% 4.31%
2010 3.36% 4.11%
2011 3.22% 3.97%
2012 3.1% 3.77%
2013 2.97% 3.61%
2014 2.86% 3.48%
2015 2.74% 3.35%
2016 2.64% 3.23%
2017 2.54% 3.11%
2018 2.45% 2.97%
2019 2.36% 2.86%
2020 2.28% 2.75%
2021 2.2% 2.66%
2022 2.13% 2.59%
2023 2.06% 2.49%

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