The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 287,460,768 people compared to 123,324,642 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Indonesia's population is 2.33 times bigger than Japan's.
- Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 4.97% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 1.49% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2005, the population of Indonesia has increased from 231M people to 287M (24.5% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (3.48% decline).
- Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 323M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Indonesia vs Japan: live population counter
Indonesia
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Japan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
287460768
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123324642
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| Population rank | 4/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 3.48% | 1.49% |
| One net population change |
13.7 seconds
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58.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
7.04 seconds
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42.2 seconds
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| One death every |
14.9 seconds
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19.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
13.7 minutes
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3.43 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -38,469 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | +6,296 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,297,864 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 117/197 | 182/197 |
Indonesia and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Indonesia
Population
Growth rate
Japan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Indonesia
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Japan
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Indonesia
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Japan
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| 1960 | 88,296,070 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 90,791,249 | 94,055,000 | 2.83% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 93,375,850 | 94,933,000 | 2.85% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 96,051,424 | 95,900,000 | 2.87% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 98,833,749 | 96,903,000 | 2.9% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 101,365,130 | 97,952,000 | 2.56% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 103,792,754 | 98,851,000 | 2.39% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 106,526,393 | 99,879,000 | 2.63% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 109,450,006 | 101,011,000 | 2.74% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 112,517,639 | 102,219,000 | 2.8% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 115,657,495 | 103,403,000 | 2.79% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 118,833,702 | 105,697,000 | 2.75% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 122,039,841 | 107,188,000 | 2.7% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 125,288,515 | 108,707,000 | 2.66% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 128,555,045 | 110,162,000 | 2.61% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 131,843,848 | 111,573,000 | 2.56% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 135,173,655 | 112,775,000 | 2.53% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 138,533,541 | 113,872,000 | 2.49% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 141,953,163 | 114,913,000 | 2.47% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 145,434,834 | 115,890,000 | 2.45% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 148,950,540 | 116,807,000 | 2.42% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 152,485,035 | 117,661,000 | 2.37% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 156,052,152 | 118,480,000 | 2.34% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 159,651,381 | 119,307,000 | 2.31% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 163,251,124 | 120,083,000 | 2.25% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 166,776,185 | 120,837,000 | 2.16% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 170,175,065 | 121,482,000 | 2.04% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 173,511,154 | 122,069,000 | 1.96% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 176,855,065 | 122,578,000 | 1.93% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 180,201,630 | 123,069,000 | 1.89% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 183,501,098 | 123,478,000 | 1.83% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 186,778,238 | 123,964,000 | 1.79% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 190,043,744 | 124,425,000 | 1.75% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 193,305,168 | 124,829,000 | 1.72% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 196,591,828 | 125,178,000 | 1.7% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 199,888,057 | 125,472,000 | 1.68% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 203,204,348 | 125,757,000 | 1.66% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 206,536,095 | 126,057,000 | 1.64% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 209,826,788 | 126,400,000 | 1.59% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 213,004,668 | 126,631,000 | 1.51% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 216,077,790 | 126,843,000 | 1.44% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 219,097,902 | 127,149,000 | 1.4% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 222,088,495 | 127,445,000 | 1.36% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 225,048,008 | 127,718,000 | 1.33% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 227,926,649 | 127,761,000 | 1.28% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 230,871,650 | 127,773,000 | 1.29% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 233,951,652 | 127,854,000 | 1.33% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 237,062,337 | 128,001,000 | 1.33% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 240,157,903 | 128,063,000 | 1.31% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 243,220,028 | 128,047,000 | 1.28% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 246,305,322 | 128,070,000 | 1.27% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 249,470,032 | 127,833,000 | 1.28% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 252,698,525 | 127,629,000 | 1.29% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 255,852,467 | 127,445,000 | 1.25% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 258,877,399 | 127,276,000 | 1.18% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 261,799,249 | 127,141,000 | 1.13% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 264,627,418 | 127,076,000 | 1.08% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 267,346,658 | 126,972,000 | 1.03% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 269,951,846 | 126,811,000 | 0.97% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 272,489,381 | 126,633,000 | 0.94% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 274,814,866 | 126,261,000 | 0.85% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 276,758,053 | 125,681,593 | 0.71% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 278,830,529 | 125,124,989 | 0.75% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 281,190,067 | 124,516,650 | 0.85% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 283,487,931 | 123,975,371 | 0.82% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 285,721,231 | 123,324,642 | 0.79% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 287,886,778 | 122,647,678 | 0.76% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 289,986,520 | 121,951,038 | 0.73% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 292,016,774 | 121,241,776 | 0.7% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 293,978,106 | 120,524,230 | 0.67% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 295,876,644 | 119,798,959 | 0.65% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 297,719,741 | 119,065,610 | 0.62% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 299,510,654 | 118,326,333 | 0.6% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 301,250,975 | 117,583,337 | 0.58% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 302,938,571 | 116,836,274 | 0.56% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 304,566,615 | 116,084,328 | 0.54% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 306,135,097 | 115,332,395 | 0.51% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 307,646,407 | 114,582,890 | 0.49% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 309,096,450 | 113,837,760 | 0.47% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 310,481,116 | 113,097,352 | 0.45% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 311,797,391 | 112,359,802 | 0.42% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 313,041,656 | 111,622,622 | 0.4% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 314,211,278 | 110,891,223 | 0.37% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 315,304,309 | 110,169,955 | 0.35% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 316,318,412 | 109,455,823 | 0.32% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 317,249,609 | 108,747,012 | 0.29% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 318,096,567 | 108,044,346 | 0.27% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 318,862,018 | 107,350,486 | 0.24% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 319,554,646 | 106,665,616 | 0.22% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 320,173,244 | 105,986,908 | 0.19% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 320,712,941 | 105,312,022 | 0.17% | -0.64% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,927,599 people (a 13.4% growth), while Japan lost 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Indonesia gained 25,661,519 (a 9.8% growth), while Japan's population decreased by -3,816,358 (a 3% decline).
Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2005 and is still 4th in 2025. Japan was ranked 10th in 2005 and ranked 12th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.6% to 320,712,941 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
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Population differences between Indonesia and Japan
|
Indonesia
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.4 years | 85 years |
| Average age | 32.8 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 31.1 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.13 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 388 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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