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Population in Indonesia compared to Iraq: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 5.98 times bigger than Iraq's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.06% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Indonesia vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Iraq
2100 297,263,579 101,632,594
2099 298,386,561 101,421,266
2098 299,496,396 101,212,536
2097 300,596,542 100,980,835
2096 301,680,965 100,724,441
2095 302,745,817 100,464,590
2094 303,798,670 100,194,041
2093 304,837,512 99,876,174
2092 305,857,297 99,532,041
2091 306,853,321 99,203,830
2090 307,827,852 98,886,956
2089 308,775,620 98,513,025
2088 309,700,566 98,144,039
2087 310,605,359 97,767,537
2086 311,483,180 97,325,026
2085 312,332,996 96,873,007
2084 313,155,965 96,448,602
2083 313,952,990 95,991,166
2082 314,719,759 95,509,663
2081 315,453,880 95,009,326
2080 316,158,503 94,507,216
2079 316,839,281 93,960,228
2078 317,487,448 93,417,384
2077 318,105,938 92,903,983
2076 318,684,532 92,359,592
2075 319,239,982 91,825,254
2074 319,759,087 91,229,266
2073 320,251,181 90,571,021
2072 320,709,370 89,918,374
2071 321,136,059 89,265,548
2070 321,534,979 88,596,492
2069 321,908,058 87,909,474
2068 322,252,027 87,220,494
2067 322,566,642 86,513,996
2066 322,849,032 85,734,530
2065 323,098,730 84,971,898
2064 323,318,973 84,191,350
2063 323,506,247 83,387,951
2062 323,662,911 82,604,577
2061 323,784,985 81,800,637
2060 323,865,045 80,951,008
2059 323,904,988 80,141,868
2058 323,894,318 79,319,543
2057 323,837,237 78,477,339
2056 323,721,448 77,609,202
2055 323,552,405 76,739,924
2054 323,324,404 75,857,125
2053 323,032,528 74,952,948
2052 322,677,809 74,072,580
2051 322,252,898 73,150,234
2050 321,749,772 72,235,938
2049 321,169,163 71,272,122
2048 320,507,607 70,316,860
2047 319,778,332 69,347,823
2046 318,970,565 68,400,664
2045 318,077,606 67,435,953
2044 317,100,688 66,447,309
2043 316,041,251 65,453,565
2042 314,905,847 64,433,831
2041 313,692,611 63,408,709
2040 312,407,319 62,360,117
2039 311,049,484 61,289,355
2038 309,626,850 60,253,073
2037 308,137,773 59,221,658
2036 306,592,068 58,155,990
2035 304,988,219 57,127,999
2034 303,322,890 56,087,695
2033 301,599,483 55,051,140
2032 299,828,261 54,002,289
2031 298,003,267 52,991,443
2030 296,127,253 51,986,773
2029 294,190,935 50,982,563
2028 292,188,833 50,001,133
2027 290,114,110 49,014,822
2026 287,972,484 48,020,334
2025 285,765,617 47,020,527
2024 283,487,931 46,042,015
2023 281,190,067 45,074,049
2022 278,830,529 44,070,551
2021 276,758,053 43,071,211
2020 274,814,866 42,116,605
2019 272,489,381 41,192,171
2018 269,951,846 40,265,624
2017 267,346,658 39,337,353
2016 264,627,418 38,469,627
2015 261,799,249 37,560,535
2014 258,877,399 36,550,059
2013 255,852,467 35,281,989
2012 252,698,525 33,654,842
2011 249,470,032 32,161,424
2010 246,305,322 31,045,366
2009 243,220,028 30,058,206
2008 240,157,903 28,971,036
2007 237,062,337 28,391,607
2006 233,951,652 28,616,515
2005 230,871,650 28,407,448
2004 227,926,649 27,577,878
2003 225,048,008 26,802,659
2002 222,088,495 26,006,559
2001 219,097,902 25,197,840
2000 216,077,790 24,424,056
1999 213,004,668 23,636,527
1998 209,826,788 22,884,399
1997 206,536,095 22,176,593
1996 203,204,348 21,501,321
1995 199,888,057 20,825,860
1994 196,591,828 20,139,807
1993 193,305,168 19,201,195
1992 190,043,744 18,300,845
1991 186,778,238 17,767,253
1990 183,501,098 17,581,206
1989 180,201,630 17,364,542
1988 176,855,065 16,908,819
1987 173,511,154 16,521,049
1986 170,175,065 16,074,145
1985 166,776,185 15,683,430
1984 163,251,124 15,310,733
1983 159,651,381 14,840,555
1982 156,052,152 14,406,083
1981 152,485,035 14,006,381
1980 148,950,540 13,591,992
1979 145,434,834 13,170,365
1978 141,953,163 12,753,355
1977 138,533,541 12,331,046
1976 135,173,655 11,927,651
1975 131,843,848 11,543,639
1974 128,555,045 11,167,761
1973 125,288,515 10,795,869
1972 122,039,841 10,430,164
1971 118,833,702 10,077,809
1970 115,657,495 9,735,611
1969 112,517,639 9,403,356
1968 109,450,006 9,085,016
1967 106,526,393 8,778,869
1966 103,792,754 8,485,104
1965 101,365,130 8,202,140
1964 98,833,749 7,929,566
1963 96,051,424 7,667,928
1962 93,375,850 7,413,875
1961 90,791,249 7,194,553
1960 88,296,070 7,022,052

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Iraq
2100 -0.38% 0.21%
2099 -0.37% 0.21%
2098 -0.37% 0.23%
2097 -0.36% 0.25%
2096 -0.35% 0.26%
2095 -0.35% 0.27%
2094 -0.34% 0.32%
2093 -0.33% 0.35%
2092 -0.32% 0.33%
2091 -0.32% 0.32%
2090 -0.31% 0.38%
2089 -0.3% 0.38%
2088 -0.29% 0.39%
2087 -0.28% 0.45%
2086 -0.27% 0.47%
2085 -0.26% 0.44%
2084 -0.25% 0.48%
2083 -0.24% 0.5%
2082 -0.23% 0.53%
2081 -0.22% 0.53%
2080 -0.21% 0.58%
2079 -0.2% 0.58%
2078 -0.19% 0.55%
2077 -0.18% 0.59%
2076 -0.17% 0.58%
2075 -0.16% 0.65%
2074 -0.15% 0.73%
2073 -0.14% 0.73%
2072 -0.13% 0.73%
2071 -0.12% 0.76%
2070 -0.12% 0.78%
2069 -0.11% 0.79%
2068 -0.1% 0.82%
2067 -0.09% 0.91%
2066 -0.08% 0.9%
2065 -0.07% 0.93%
2064 -0.06% 0.96%
2063 -0.05% 0.95%
2062 -0.04% 0.98%
2061 -0.02% 1.05%
2060 -0.01% 1.01%
2059 0.003% 1.04%
2058 0.02% 1.07%
2057 0.04% 1.12%
2056 0.05% 1.13%
2055 0.07% 1.16%
2054 0.09% 1.21%
2053 0.11% 1.19%
2052 0.13% 1.26%
2051 0.16% 1.27%
2050 0.18% 1.35%
2049 0.21% 1.36%
2048 0.23% 1.4%
2047 0.25% 1.38%
2046 0.28% 1.43%
2045 0.31% 1.49%
2044 0.34% 1.52%
2043 0.36% 1.58%
2042 0.39% 1.62%
2041 0.41% 1.68%
2040 0.44% 1.75%
2039 0.46% 1.72%
2038 0.48% 1.74%
2037 0.5% 1.83%
2036 0.53% 1.8%
2035 0.55% 1.85%
2034 0.57% 1.88%
2033 0.59% 1.94%
2032 0.61% 1.91%
2031 0.63% 1.93%
2030 0.66% 1.97%
2029 0.69% 1.96%
2028 0.72% 2.01%
2027 0.74% 2.07%
2026 0.77% 2.13%
2025 0.8% 2.13%
2024 0.82% 2.15%
2023 0.85% 2.28%
2022 0.75% 2.32%
2021 0.71% 2.27%
2020 0.85% 2.24%
2019 0.94% 2.3%
2018 0.97% 2.36%
2017 1.03% 2.26%
2016 1.08% 2.42%
2015 1.13% 2.76%
2014 1.18% 3.59%
2013 1.25% 4.83%
2012 1.29% 4.64%
2011 1.28% 3.59%
2010 1.27% 3.28%
2009 1.28% 3.75%
2008 1.31% 2.04%
2007 1.33% -0.79%
2006 1.33% 0.74%
2005 1.29% 3.01%
2004 1.28% 2.89%
2003 1.33% 3.06%
2002 1.36% 3.21%
2001 1.4% 3.17%
2000 1.44% 3.33%
1999 1.51% 3.29%
1998 1.59% 3.19%
1997 1.64% 3.14%
1996 1.66% 3.24%
1995 1.68% 3.41%
1994 1.7% 4.89%
1993 1.72% 4.92%
1992 1.75% 3%
1991 1.79% 1.06%
1990 1.83% 1.25%
1989 1.89% 2.7%
1988 1.93% 2.35%
1987 1.96% 2.78%
1986 2.04% 2.49%
1985 2.16% 2.43%
1984 2.25% 3.17%
1983 2.31% 3.02%
1982 2.34% 2.85%
1981 2.37% 3.05%
1980 2.42% 3.2%
1979 2.45% 3.27%
1978 2.47% 3.42%
1977 2.49% 3.38%
1976 2.53% 3.33%
1975 2.56% 3.37%
1974 2.61% 3.44%
1973 2.66% 3.51%
1972 2.7% 3.5%
1971 2.75% 3.51%
1970 2.79% 3.53%
1969 2.8% 3.5%
1968 2.74% 3.49%
1967 2.63% 3.46%
1966 2.39% 3.45%
1965 2.56% 3.44%
1964 2.9% 3.41%
1963 2.87% 3.43%
1962 2.85% 3.05%
1961 2.83% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Iraq
Current population
288551776
48289334
Population rank 4/197 33/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.58%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
32.6 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
27.2 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 46/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 -1,064
Net migration rank 171/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -1,064
2024 - -38,469 - -17,735
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 973,420 -5,710
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 962,501 76,821
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 941,924 17,474
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 919,953 29,858
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 942,972 -43,919
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 938,310 15,775
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 924,507 -21,998
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 946,968 -113,980
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 1,026,036 474,379
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 999,987 753,907
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 971,082 261,880
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 906,369 92,779
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 855,096 120,092
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 802,382 396,792
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 784,119 -824,428
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 776,603 51,019
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 761,563 69,948
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 746,159 -27,236
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 739,419 133,839
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 729,704 14,451
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 715,771 87,624
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 702,170 69,491
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 684,152 48,446
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 667,582 15,429
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 652,866 14,652
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 642,977 40,424
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 634,344 54,355
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 606,700 581,818
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 591,886 20,292
1991 3,288,791 3,096 550,146 -95,155
1990 3,250,906 11,539 518,575 -601,469
1989 3,316,792 19,905 496,852 19,392
1988 3,331,242 25,383 476,778 -81,562
1987 3,304,520 26,705 488,742 -108,426
1986 3,309,905 30,988 474,348 39,136
1985 3,419,412 37,451 467,445 -199,505
1984 3,549,570 43,693 455,740 21,709
1983 3,558,949 47,375 439,800 23,115
1982 3,545,504 46,792 428,336 -22,302
1981 3,497,244 44,710 416,998 -23,640
1980 3,484,846 42,254 419,653 15,757
1979 3,460,621 43,900 428,458 -20,617
1978 3,412,980 45,911 418,756 7,434
1977 3,334,779 45,610 410,229 8,204
1976 3,291,479 48,010 402,260 -13,915
1975 3,263,794 56,386 385,916 -6,237
1974 3,196,136 61,188 376,197 -4,090
1973 3,210,643 64,991 373,191 -1,507
1972 3,149,726 72,007 362,334 -2,600
1971 3,111,304 79,264 351,464 -6,479
1970 3,080,421 81,368 338,030 1,377
1969 3,034,825 82,955 324,792 312
1968 2,961,608 55,731 310,644 928
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 298,192 2,531
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 285,507 1,298
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 274,551 4,555
1964 2,700,138 144,819 262,825 3,224
1963 2,609,526 110,166 254,046 3,197
1962 2,525,163 106,264 247,520 3,343
1961 2,434,113 103,628 184,792 2,981
1960 2,350,971 101,631 155,651 1,573

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/iraq | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 98.9% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people). In Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

Biggest cities by population

Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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