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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 102 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 3.51% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Indonesia vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Jamaica
2100 297,217,412 1,075,631
2099 298,340,219 1,095,039
2098 299,449,882 1,114,926
2097 300,549,857 1,135,331
2096 301,634,112 1,156,197
2095 302,698,798 1,177,632
2094 303,751,488 1,199,705
2093 304,790,169 1,222,447
2092 305,809,796 1,245,845
2091 306,805,664 1,269,943
2090 307,780,044 1,294,621
2089 308,727,665 1,319,987
2088 309,652,467 1,345,908
2087 310,557,120 1,372,420
2086 311,434,804 1,399,559
2085 312,284,488 1,427,403
2084 313,107,329 1,455,598
2083 313,904,231 1,483,973
2082 314,670,881 1,513,113
2081 315,404,888 1,542,698
2080 316,109,402 1,572,954
2079 316,790,074 1,603,471
2078 317,438,140 1,634,036
2077 318,056,534 1,665,130
2076 318,635,038 1,696,282
2075 319,190,402 1,727,653
2074 319,709,426 1,759,538
2073 320,201,444 1,791,310
2072 320,659,562 1,823,277
2071 321,086,184 1,855,059
2070 321,485,042 1,886,784
2069 321,858,064 1,918,215
2068 322,201,979 1,949,604
2067 322,516,545 1,980,685
2066 322,798,892 2,011,465
2065 323,048,550 2,042,697
2064 323,268,759 2,073,400
2063 323,456,004 2,103,669
2062 323,612,644 2,133,903
2061 323,734,699 2,163,699
2060 323,814,746 2,193,436
2059 323,854,683 2,222,680
2058 323,844,015 2,251,648
2057 323,786,943 2,279,932
2056 323,671,172 2,308,282
2055 323,502,155 2,336,168
2054 323,274,189 2,363,575
2053 322,982,358 2,390,213
2052 322,627,695 2,416,056
2051 322,202,850 2,441,297
2050 321,699,802 2,466,072
2049 321,119,283 2,490,883
2048 320,457,830 2,514,954
2047 319,728,668 2,538,499
2046 318,921,027 2,561,597
2045 318,028,206 2,583,931
2044 317,051,440 2,605,750
2043 315,992,168 2,626,741
2042 314,856,940 2,646,740
2041 313,643,892 2,665,673
2040 312,358,800 2,683,790
2039 311,001,176 2,701,261
2038 309,578,763 2,717,604
2037 308,089,917 2,733,406
2036 306,544,452 2,747,946
2035 304,940,852 2,761,103
2034 303,275,782 2,773,511
2033 301,552,643 2,784,591
2032 299,781,696 2,794,827
2031 297,956,985 2,803,535
2030 296,081,262 2,811,500
2029 294,145,245 2,818,414
2028 292,143,454 2,824,434
2027 290,069,053 2,829,732
2026 287,927,760 2,834,177
2025 285,721,236 2,837,077
2024 283,487,931 2,839,175
2023 281,190,067 2,839,786
2022 278,830,529 2,839,144
2021 276,758,053 2,837,682
2020 274,814,866 2,830,739
2019 272,489,381 2,823,271
2018 269,951,846 2,820,097
2017 267,346,658 2,815,764
2016 264,627,418 2,809,915
2015 261,799,249 2,802,534
2014 258,877,399 2,793,749
2013 255,852,467 2,783,687
2012 252,698,525 2,772,430
2011 249,470,032 2,760,494
2010 246,305,322 2,748,568
2009 243,220,028 2,736,995
2008 240,157,903 2,725,635
2007 237,062,337 2,713,800
2006 233,951,652 2,700,968
2005 230,871,650 2,687,066
2004 227,926,649 2,672,225
2003 225,048,008 2,656,623
2002 222,088,495 2,640,572
2001 219,097,902 2,624,403
2000 216,077,790 2,607,826
1999 213,004,668 2,589,795
1998 209,826,788 2,569,736
1997 206,536,095 2,547,848
1996 203,204,348 2,524,463
1995 199,888,057 2,500,151
1994 196,591,828 2,475,220
1993 193,305,168 2,449,916
1992 190,043,744 2,424,701
1991 186,778,238 2,400,869
1990 183,501,098 2,379,877
1989 180,201,630 2,361,916
1988 176,855,065 2,345,777
1987 173,511,154 2,329,813
1986 170,175,065 2,312,125
1985 166,776,185 2,290,656
1984 163,251,124 2,264,562
1983 159,651,381 2,234,832
1982 156,052,152 2,203,889
1981 152,485,035 2,173,818
1980 148,950,540 2,145,658
1979 145,434,834 2,119,486
1978 141,953,163 2,094,836
1977 138,533,541 2,070,657
1976 135,173,655 2,045,578
1975 131,843,848 2,018,981
1974 128,555,045 1,990,906
1973 125,288,515 1,961,219
1972 122,039,841 1,931,542
1971 118,833,702 1,903,728
1970 115,657,495 1,878,196
1969 112,517,639 1,855,127
1968 109,450,006 1,833,765
1967 106,526,393 1,812,865
1966 103,792,754 1,791,475
1965 101,365,130 1,769,192
1964 98,833,749 1,745,568
1963 96,051,424 1,721,099
1962 93,375,850 1,696,932
1961 90,791,249 1,673,261
1960 88,296,070 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th to 143rd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Jamaica
2100 -0.38% -1.77%
2099 -0.37% -1.78%
2098 -0.37% -1.8%
2097 -0.36% -1.8%
2096 -0.35% -1.82%
2095 -0.35% -1.84%
2094 -0.34% -1.86%
2093 -0.33% -1.88%
2092 -0.32% -1.9%
2091 -0.32% -1.91%
2090 -0.31% -1.92%
2089 -0.3% -1.93%
2088 -0.29% -1.93%
2087 -0.28% -1.94%
2086 -0.27% -1.95%
2085 -0.26% -1.94%
2084 -0.25% -1.91%
2083 -0.24% -1.93%
2082 -0.23% -1.92%
2081 -0.22% -1.92%
2080 -0.21% -1.9%
2079 -0.2% -1.87%
2078 -0.19% -1.87%
2077 -0.18% -1.84%
2076 -0.17% -1.82%
2075 -0.16% -1.81%
2074 -0.15% -1.77%
2073 -0.14% -1.75%
2072 -0.13% -1.71%
2071 -0.12% -1.68%
2070 -0.12% -1.64%
2069 -0.11% -1.61%
2068 -0.1% -1.57%
2067 -0.09% -1.53%
2066 -0.08% -1.53%
2065 -0.07% -1.48%
2064 -0.06% -1.44%
2063 -0.05% -1.42%
2062 -0.04% -1.38%
2061 -0.02% -1.36%
2060 -0.01% -1.32%
2059 0.003% -1.29%
2058 0.02% -1.24%
2057 0.04% -1.23%
2056 0.05% -1.19%
2055 0.07% -1.16%
2054 0.09% -1.11%
2053 0.11% -1.07%
2052 0.13% -1.03%
2051 0.16% -1%
2050 0.18% -1%
2049 0.21% -0.96%
2048 0.23% -0.93%
2047 0.25% -0.9%
2046 0.28% -0.86%
2045 0.31% -0.84%
2044 0.34% -0.8%
2043 0.36% -0.76%
2042 0.39% -0.71%
2041 0.41% -0.68%
2040 0.44% -0.65%
2039 0.46% -0.6%
2038 0.48% -0.58%
2037 0.5% -0.53%
2036 0.53% -0.48%
2035 0.55% -0.45%
2034 0.57% -0.4%
2033 0.59% -0.37%
2032 0.61% -0.31%
2031 0.63% -0.28%
2030 0.66% -0.25%
2029 0.69% -0.21%
2028 0.72% -0.19%
2027 0.74% -0.16%
2026 0.77% -0.1%
2025 0.79% -0.07%
2024 0.82% -0.02%
2023 0.85% 0.02%
2022 0.75% 0.05%
2021 0.71% 0.25%
2020 0.85% 0.26%
2019 0.94% 0.11%
2018 0.97% 0.15%
2017 1.03% 0.21%
2016 1.08% 0.26%
2015 1.13% 0.31%
2014 1.18% 0.36%
2013 1.25% 0.41%
2012 1.29% 0.43%
2011 1.28% 0.43%
2010 1.27% 0.42%
2009 1.28% 0.42%
2008 1.31% 0.44%
2007 1.33% 0.48%
2006 1.33% 0.52%
2005 1.29% 0.56%
2004 1.28% 0.59%
2003 1.33% 0.61%
2002 1.36% 0.62%
2001 1.4% 0.64%
2000 1.44% 0.7%
1999 1.51% 0.78%
1998 1.59% 0.86%
1997 1.64% 0.93%
1996 1.66% 0.97%
1995 1.68% 1.01%
1994 1.7% 1.03%
1993 1.72% 1.04%
1992 1.75% 0.99%
1991 1.79% 0.88%
1990 1.83% 0.76%
1989 1.89% 0.69%
1988 1.93% 0.69%
1987 1.96% 0.77%
1986 2.04% 0.94%
1985 2.16% 1.15%
1984 2.25% 1.33%
1983 2.31% 1.4%
1982 2.34% 1.38%
1981 2.37% 1.31%
1980 2.42% 1.23%
1979 2.45% 1.18%
1978 2.47% 1.17%
1977 2.49% 1.23%
1976 2.53% 1.32%
1975 2.56% 1.41%
1974 2.61% 1.51%
1973 2.66% 1.54%
1972 2.7% 1.46%
1971 2.75% 1.36%
1970 2.79% 1.24%
1969 2.8% 1.16%
1968 2.74% 1.15%
1967 2.63% 1.19%
1966 2.39% 1.26%
1965 2.56% 1.35%
1964 2.9% 1.42%
1963 2.87% 1.42%
1962 2.85% 1.41%
1961 2.83% 1.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.79%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Jamaica
Current population
289027659
2834177
Population rank 4/197 140/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.03%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
4.19 hours
One birth every
7.06 seconds
16.2 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 -6
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 165/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -11,053
Net migration rank 171/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -11,053
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 9,210 -10,506
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 10,072 -10,003
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 11,215 -10,003
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 6,382 -4,665
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 12,170 0
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 13,094 -10,335
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 13,929 -10,335
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 15,419 -10,335
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 16,944 -10,335
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 18,489 -10,335
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 19,751 -10,335
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 21,037 -10,335
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 22,320 -10,498
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 23,627 -11,577
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 25,031 -13,248
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 26,311 -14,941
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 27,553 -16,191
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 28,886 -16,588
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 30,213 -16,840
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 31,506 -17,071
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 32,500 -17,256
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 33,340 -17,380
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 33,572 -17,428
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 33,666 -17,466
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 34,452 -17,498
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 36,649 -17,542
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 38,628 -17,623
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 40,521 -17,756
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 42,297 -18,285
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 43,705 -19,092
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 45,210 -19,960
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 46,090 -20,731
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 46,494 -21,426
1991 3,288,791 3,096 45,617 -23,014
1990 3,250,906 11,539 44,465 -25,085
1989 3,316,792 19,905 43,591 -27,049
1988 3,331,242 25,383 43,978 -28,247
1987 3,304,520 26,705 44,155 -27,958
1986 3,309,905 30,988 44,520 -25,339
1985 3,419,412 37,451 45,122 -21,371
1984 3,549,570 43,693 45,644 -17,211
1983 3,558,949 47,375 45,095 -14,065
1982 3,545,504 46,792 43,816 -12,952
1981 3,497,244 44,710 42,898 -13,619
1980 3,484,846 42,254 42,316 -15,277
1979 3,460,621 43,900 42,449 -17,143
1978 3,412,980 45,911 42,475 -18,483
1977 3,334,779 45,610 42,999 -18,630
1976 3,291,479 48,010 43,878 -18,084
1975 3,263,794 56,386 44,736 -17,340
1974 3,196,136 61,188 45,526 -16,769
1973 3,210,643 64,991 47,438 -16,822
1972 3,149,726 72,007 46,676 -17,934
1971 3,111,304 79,264 47,206 -20,322
1970 3,080,421 81,368 47,547 -23,371
1969 3,034,825 82,955 48,258 -26,304
1968 2,961,608 55,731 49,189 -28,424
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 50,187 -29,147
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 50,808 -29,065
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 51,423 -28,611
1964 2,700,138 144,819 52,501 -28,066
1963 2,609,526 110,166 52,277 -27,757
1962 2,525,163 106,264 51,758 -27,936
1961 2,434,113 103,628 51,931 -28,416
1960 2,350,971 101,631 51,944 -28,952

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.8% of the population change in Indonesia is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people). In Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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