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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 2.35 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 4.96% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 1.48% 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 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Indonesia vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Japan
2100 297,263,579 76,978,998
2099 298,386,561 77,363,458
2098 299,496,396 77,742,445
2097 300,596,542 78,118,375
2096 301,680,965 78,498,614
2095 302,745,817 78,875,245
2094 303,798,670 79,250,325
2093 304,837,512 79,628,057
2092 305,857,297 80,007,967
2091 306,853,321 80,383,529
2090 307,827,852 80,760,724
2089 308,775,620 81,140,553
2088 309,700,566 81,521,696
2087 310,605,359 81,908,373
2086 311,483,180 82,304,497
2085 312,332,996 82,709,534
2084 313,155,965 83,123,058
2083 313,952,990 83,544,006
2082 314,719,759 83,980,325
2081 315,453,880 84,429,305
2080 316,158,503 84,899,768
2079 316,839,281 85,387,247
2078 317,487,448 85,897,934
2077 318,105,938 86,434,291
2076 318,684,532 86,993,007
2075 319,239,982 87,577,777
2074 319,759,087 88,190,392
2073 320,251,181 88,834,763
2072 320,709,370 89,499,356
2071 321,136,059 90,184,464
2070 321,534,979 90,899,136
2069 321,908,058 91,625,421
2068 322,252,027 92,367,969
2067 322,566,642 93,113,499
2066 322,849,032 93,869,240
2065 323,098,730 94,633,430
2064 323,318,973 95,391,433
2063 323,506,247 96,148,081
2062 323,662,911 96,902,907
2061 323,784,985 97,654,031
2060 323,865,045 98,400,894
2059 323,904,988 99,144,216
2058 323,894,318 99,868,968
2057 323,837,237 100,585,601
2056 323,721,448 101,295,868
2055 323,552,405 101,989,736
2054 323,324,404 102,683,462
2053 323,032,528 103,359,083
2052 322,677,809 104,036,901
2051 322,252,898 104,706,698
2050 321,749,772 105,377,283
2049 321,169,163 106,053,011
2048 320,507,607 106,731,207
2047 319,778,332 107,419,237
2046 318,970,565 108,115,358
2045 318,077,606 108,820,982
2044 317,100,688 109,529,333
2043 316,041,251 110,245,586
2042 314,905,847 110,968,174
2041 313,692,611 111,704,629
2040 312,407,319 112,438,759
2039 311,049,484 113,175,948
2038 309,626,850 113,915,783
2037 308,137,773 114,662,374
2036 306,592,068 115,410,956
2035 304,988,219 116,162,381
2034 303,322,890 116,911,001
2033 301,599,483 117,652,676
2032 299,828,261 118,393,188
2031 298,003,267 119,127,425
2030 296,127,253 119,856,131
2029 294,190,935 120,574,242
2028 292,188,833 121,287,543
2027 290,114,110 121,989,133
2026 287,972,484 122,677,250
2025 285,765,617 123,339,586
2024 283,487,931 123,975,371
2023 281,190,067 124,516,650
2022 278,830,529 125,124,989
2021 276,758,053 125,681,593
2020 274,814,866 126,261,000
2019 272,489,381 126,633,000
2018 269,951,846 126,811,000
2017 267,346,658 126,972,000
2016 264,627,418 127,076,000
2015 261,799,249 127,141,000
2014 258,877,399 127,276,000
2013 255,852,467 127,445,000
2012 252,698,525 127,629,000
2011 249,470,032 127,833,000
2010 246,305,322 128,070,000
2009 243,220,028 128,047,000
2008 240,157,903 128,063,000
2007 237,062,337 128,001,000
2006 233,951,652 127,854,000
2005 230,871,650 127,773,000
2004 227,926,649 127,761,000
2003 225,048,008 127,718,000
2002 222,088,495 127,445,000
2001 219,097,902 127,149,000
2000 216,077,790 126,843,000
1999 213,004,668 126,631,000
1998 209,826,788 126,400,000
1997 206,536,095 126,057,000
1996 203,204,348 125,757,000
1995 199,888,057 125,472,000
1994 196,591,828 125,178,000
1993 193,305,168 124,829,000
1992 190,043,744 124,425,000
1991 186,778,238 123,964,000
1990 183,501,098 123,478,000
1989 180,201,630 123,069,000
1988 176,855,065 122,578,000
1987 173,511,154 122,069,000
1986 170,175,065 121,482,000
1985 166,776,185 120,837,000
1984 163,251,124 120,083,000
1983 159,651,381 119,307,000
1982 156,052,152 118,480,000
1981 152,485,035 117,661,000
1980 148,950,540 116,807,000
1979 145,434,834 115,890,000
1978 141,953,163 114,913,000
1977 138,533,541 113,872,000
1976 135,173,655 112,775,000
1975 131,843,848 111,573,000
1974 128,555,045 110,162,000
1973 125,288,515 108,707,000
1972 122,039,841 107,188,000
1971 118,833,702 105,697,000
1970 115,657,495 103,403,000
1969 112,517,639 102,219,000
1968 109,450,006 101,011,000
1967 106,526,393 99,879,000
1966 103,792,754 98,851,000
1965 101,365,130 97,952,000
1964 98,833,749 96,903,000
1963 96,051,424 95,900,000
1962 93,375,850 94,933,000
1961 90,791,249 94,055,000
1960 88,296,070 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Japan
2100 -0.38% -0.5%
2099 -0.37% -0.49%
2098 -0.37% -0.48%
2097 -0.36% -0.48%
2096 -0.35% -0.48%
2095 -0.35% -0.47%
2094 -0.34% -0.47%
2093 -0.33% -0.47%
2092 -0.32% -0.47%
2091 -0.32% -0.47%
2090 -0.31% -0.47%
2089 -0.3% -0.47%
2088 -0.29% -0.47%
2087 -0.28% -0.48%
2086 -0.27% -0.49%
2085 -0.26% -0.5%
2084 -0.25% -0.5%
2083 -0.24% -0.52%
2082 -0.23% -0.53%
2081 -0.22% -0.55%
2080 -0.21% -0.57%
2079 -0.2% -0.59%
2078 -0.19% -0.62%
2077 -0.18% -0.64%
2076 -0.17% -0.67%
2075 -0.16% -0.69%
2074 -0.15% -0.73%
2073 -0.14% -0.74%
2072 -0.13% -0.76%
2071 -0.12% -0.79%
2070 -0.12% -0.79%
2069 -0.11% -0.8%
2068 -0.1% -0.8%
2067 -0.09% -0.81%
2066 -0.08% -0.81%
2065 -0.07% -0.79%
2064 -0.06% -0.79%
2063 -0.05% -0.78%
2062 -0.04% -0.77%
2061 -0.02% -0.76%
2060 -0.01% -0.75%
2059 0.003% -0.73%
2058 0.02% -0.71%
2057 0.04% -0.7%
2056 0.05% -0.68%
2055 0.07% -0.68%
2054 0.09% -0.65%
2053 0.11% -0.65%
2052 0.13% -0.64%
2051 0.16% -0.64%
2050 0.18% -0.64%
2049 0.21% -0.64%
2048 0.23% -0.64%
2047 0.25% -0.64%
2046 0.28% -0.65%
2045 0.31% -0.65%
2044 0.34% -0.65%
2043 0.36% -0.65%
2042 0.39% -0.66%
2041 0.41% -0.65%
2040 0.44% -0.65%
2039 0.46% -0.65%
2038 0.48% -0.65%
2037 0.5% -0.65%
2036 0.53% -0.65%
2035 0.55% -0.64%
2034 0.57% -0.63%
2033 0.59% -0.63%
2032 0.61% -0.62%
2031 0.63% -0.61%
2030 0.66% -0.6%
2029 0.69% -0.59%
2028 0.72% -0.58%
2027 0.74% -0.56%
2026 0.77% -0.54%
2025 0.8% -0.51%
2024 0.82% -0.43%
2023 0.85% -0.49%
2022 0.75% -0.44%
2021 0.71% -0.46%
2020 0.85% -0.29%
2019 0.94% -0.14%
2018 0.97% -0.13%
2017 1.03% -0.08%
2016 1.08% -0.05%
2015 1.13% -0.11%
2014 1.18% -0.13%
2013 1.25% -0.14%
2012 1.29% -0.16%
2011 1.28% -0.19%
2010 1.27% 0.02%
2009 1.28% -0.01%
2008 1.31% 0.05%
2007 1.33% 0.11%
2006 1.33% 0.06%
2005 1.29% 0.009%
2004 1.28% 0.03%
2003 1.33% 0.21%
2002 1.36% 0.23%
2001 1.4% 0.24%
2000 1.44% 0.17%
1999 1.51% 0.18%
1998 1.59% 0.27%
1997 1.64% 0.24%
1996 1.66% 0.23%
1995 1.68% 0.23%
1994 1.7% 0.28%
1993 1.72% 0.32%
1992 1.75% 0.37%
1991 1.79% 0.39%
1990 1.83% 0.33%
1989 1.89% 0.4%
1988 1.93% 0.42%
1987 1.96% 0.48%
1986 2.04% 0.53%
1985 2.16% 0.63%
1984 2.25% 0.65%
1983 2.31% 0.7%
1982 2.34% 0.7%
1981 2.37% 0.73%
1980 2.42% 0.79%
1979 2.45% 0.85%
1978 2.47% 0.91%
1977 2.49% 0.97%
1976 2.53% 1.08%
1975 2.56% 1.28%
1974 2.61% 1.34%
1973 2.66% 1.42%
1972 2.7% 1.41%
1971 2.75% 2.22%
1970 2.79% 1.16%
1969 2.8% 1.2%
1968 2.74% 1.13%
1967 2.63% 1.04%
1966 2.39% 0.92%
1965 2.56% 1.08%
1964 2.9% 1.05%
1963 2.87% 1.02%
1962 2.85% 0.93%
1961 2.83% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Indonesia grew by 0.82%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Japan
Current population
288551776
122677250
Population rank 4/197 12/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 1.48%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
58.3 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
42.2 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
19.5 seconds
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 115/197 185/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +140,579
Net migration rank 171/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 140,579
2024 - -38,469 - 153,357
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -871,617 175,003
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -825,825 175,003
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -640,976 -34,996
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -542,923 42,001
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 -531,858 318,190
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 -456,520 320,601
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 -406,310 322,564
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 -343,106 314,732
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 -292,424 168,896
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 -267,279 58,109
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 -242,146 66,449
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 -229,733 67,904
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 -204,533 97,720
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 -128,070 131,860
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 -76,828 125,450
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 -51,225 142,605
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 -25,600 138,024
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 12,785 130,065
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 -25,554 113,017
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 76,656 69,014
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 114,946 74,875
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 178,423 60,864
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 203,438 59,563
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 228,317 23,468
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 202,610 56,901
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 265,440 45,912
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 277,325 43,366
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 314,392 25,030
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 276,039 87,714
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 363,017 154,214
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 312,073 168,836
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 360,833 170,878
1991 3,288,791 3,096 396,685 161,331
1990 3,250,906 11,539 407,478 124,582
1989 3,316,792 19,905 467,662 31,202
1988 3,331,242 25,383 527,085 51,154
1987 3,304,520 26,705 598,138 28,001
1986 3,309,905 30,988 631,706 27,987
1985 3,419,412 37,451 676,687 -141,323
1984 3,549,570 43,693 756,523 -273,686
1983 3,558,949 47,375 775,495 -269,755
1982 3,545,504 46,792 805,664 -288,550
1981 3,497,244 44,710 811,861 -278,525
1980 3,484,846 42,254 864,372 -92,314
1979 3,460,621 43,900 950,298 -57,692
1978 3,412,980 45,911 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 3,334,779 45,610 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 3,291,479 48,010 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 3,263,794 56,386 1,204,989 107
1974 3,196,136 61,188 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 3,210,643 64,991 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 3,149,726 72,007 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 3,111,304 79,264 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 3,080,421 81,368 1,230,496 33,731
1969 3,034,825 82,955 1,195,962 49,447
1968 2,961,608 55,731 1,191,930 43,593
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 1,258,475 29,632
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 682,072 68,934
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 2,700,138 144,819 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 2,609,526 110,166 987,770 -100,742
1962 2,525,163 106,264 901,864 -57,075
1961 2,434,113 103,628 893,522 -58,882
1960 2,350,971 101,631 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/indonesia/japan | 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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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