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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 101.8 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 3.52% 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 +0.94% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Indonesia vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Jamaica
2100 297,263,579 1,075,936
2099 298,386,561 1,095,350
2098 299,496,396 1,115,242
2097 300,596,542 1,135,653
2096 301,680,965 1,156,525
2095 302,745,817 1,177,966
2094 303,798,670 1,200,045
2093 304,837,512 1,222,794
2092 305,857,297 1,246,199
2091 306,853,321 1,270,303
2090 307,827,852 1,294,988
2089 308,775,620 1,320,362
2088 309,700,566 1,346,290
2087 310,605,359 1,372,809
2086 311,483,180 1,399,955
2085 312,332,996 1,427,808
2084 313,155,965 1,456,011
2083 313,952,990 1,484,393
2082 314,719,759 1,513,542
2081 315,453,880 1,543,136
2080 316,158,503 1,573,400
2079 316,839,281 1,603,926
2078 317,487,448 1,634,499
2077 318,105,938 1,665,602
2076 318,684,532 1,696,763
2075 319,239,982 1,728,143
2074 319,759,087 1,760,036
2073 320,251,181 1,791,818
2072 320,709,370 1,823,794
2071 321,136,059 1,855,585
2070 321,534,979 1,887,318
2069 321,908,058 1,918,759
2068 322,252,027 1,950,157
2067 322,566,642 1,981,247
2066 322,849,032 2,012,035
2065 323,098,730 2,043,276
2064 323,318,973 2,073,988
2063 323,506,247 2,104,265
2062 323,662,911 2,134,508
2061 323,784,985 2,164,312
2060 323,865,045 2,194,058
2059 323,904,988 2,223,310
2058 323,894,318 2,252,286
2057 323,837,237 2,280,579
2056 323,721,448 2,308,936
2055 323,552,405 2,336,830
2054 323,324,404 2,364,245
2053 323,032,528 2,390,891
2052 322,677,809 2,416,741
2051 322,252,898 2,441,989
2050 321,749,772 2,466,771
2049 321,169,163 2,491,589
2048 320,507,607 2,515,667
2047 319,778,332 2,539,219
2046 318,970,565 2,562,324
2045 318,077,606 2,584,663
2044 317,100,688 2,606,489
2043 316,041,251 2,627,486
2042 314,905,847 2,647,490
2041 313,692,611 2,666,429
2040 312,407,319 2,684,551
2039 311,049,484 2,702,027
2038 309,626,850 2,718,374
2037 308,137,773 2,734,180
2036 306,592,068 2,748,725
2035 304,988,219 2,761,886
2034 303,322,890 2,774,297
2033 301,599,483 2,785,381
2032 299,828,261 2,795,619
2031 298,003,267 2,804,329
2030 296,127,253 2,812,297
2029 294,190,935 2,819,213
2028 292,188,833 2,825,235
2027 290,114,110 2,830,534
2026 287,972,484 2,834,980
2025 285,765,617 2,837,881
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th 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 0.8% -0.05%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Jamaica
Current population
288551776
2834980
Population rank 4/197 139/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.03%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
14.3 hours
One birth every
7.04 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -2
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 166/197
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 - -38,469 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 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
Half Way Tree 96.5K
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 (1960–2024, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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