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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 4.88 times bigger than Kenya's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 4.19% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Indonesia vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Kenya
2100 297,217,412 105,223,316
2099 298,340,219 105,242,590
2098 299,449,882 105,242,641
2097 300,549,857 105,236,101
2096 301,634,112 105,205,242
2095 302,698,798 105,160,786
2094 303,751,488 105,103,544
2093 304,790,169 105,032,088
2092 305,809,796 104,940,218
2091 306,805,664 104,832,015
2090 307,780,044 104,703,358
2089 308,727,665 104,558,519
2088 309,652,467 104,399,468
2087 310,557,120 104,228,800
2086 311,434,804 104,041,464
2085 312,284,488 103,840,241
2084 313,107,329 103,625,624
2083 313,904,231 103,392,537
2082 314,670,881 103,144,028
2081 315,404,888 102,874,777
2080 316,109,402 102,580,506
2079 316,790,074 102,272,538
2078 317,438,140 101,946,897
2077 318,056,534 101,598,847
2076 318,635,038 101,225,562
2075 319,190,402 100,835,197
2074 319,709,426 100,422,464
2073 320,201,444 99,987,171
2072 320,659,562 99,519,193
2071 321,086,184 99,028,293
2070 321,485,042 98,515,267
2069 321,858,064 97,978,409
2068 322,201,979 97,414,394
2067 322,516,545 96,829,083
2066 322,798,892 96,216,770
2065 323,048,550 95,585,451
2064 323,268,759 94,929,481
2063 323,456,004 94,252,826
2062 323,612,644 93,548,321
2061 323,734,699 92,824,672
2060 323,814,746 92,085,725
2059 323,854,683 91,330,716
2058 323,844,015 90,557,051
2057 323,786,943 89,770,421
2056 323,671,172 88,981,572
2055 323,502,155 88,179,741
2054 323,274,189 87,367,666
2053 322,982,358 86,540,071
2052 322,627,695 85,698,312
2051 322,202,850 84,838,589
2050 321,699,802 83,964,839
2049 321,119,283 83,078,796
2048 320,457,830 82,179,525
2047 319,728,668 81,263,371
2046 318,921,027 80,329,258
2045 318,028,206 79,378,234
2044 317,051,440 78,403,097
2043 315,992,168 77,407,646
2042 314,856,940 76,389,004
2041 313,643,892 75,353,221
2040 312,358,800 74,297,998
2039 311,001,176 73,230,696
2038 309,578,763 72,143,698
2037 308,089,917 71,048,729
2036 306,544,452 69,939,553
2035 304,940,852 68,821,441
2034 303,275,782 67,695,500
2033 301,552,643 66,560,141
2032 299,781,696 65,422,172
2031 297,956,985 64,280,471
2030 296,081,262 63,144,611
2029 294,145,245 62,012,629
2028 292,143,454 60,885,488
2027 290,069,053 59,761,684
2026 287,927,760 58,645,347
2025 285,721,236 57,532,493
2024 283,487,931 56,432,944
2023 281,190,067 55,339,003
2022 278,830,529 54,252,461
2021 276,758,053 53,219,166
2020 274,814,866 52,217,334
2019 272,489,381 51,202,827
2018 269,951,846 50,207,107
2017 267,346,658 49,197,766
2016 264,627,418 48,139,687
2015 261,799,249 47,088,526
2014 258,877,399 46,051,440
2013 255,852,467 44,986,791
2012 252,698,525 43,888,303
2011 249,470,032 42,758,461
2010 246,305,322 41,598,567
2009 243,220,028 40,408,891
2008 240,157,903 39,206,351
2007 237,062,337 38,036,349
2006 233,951,652 36,904,008
2005 230,871,650 35,796,484
2004 227,926,649 34,713,455
2003 225,048,008 33,652,223
2002 222,088,495 32,629,808
2001 219,097,902 31,619,170
2000 216,077,790 30,642,890
1999 213,004,668 29,733,408
1998 209,826,788 28,888,057
1997 206,536,095 28,101,768
1996 203,204,348 27,344,211
1995 199,888,057 26,601,751
1994 196,591,828 25,857,130
1993 193,305,168 25,117,188
1992 190,043,744 24,382,460
1991 186,778,238 23,646,514
1990 183,501,098 22,892,651
1989 180,201,630 22,118,434
1988 176,855,065 21,356,219
1987 173,511,154 20,616,096
1986 170,175,065 19,901,646
1985 166,776,185 19,201,768
1984 163,251,124 18,514,906
1983 159,651,381 17,846,374
1982 156,052,152 17,206,175
1981 152,485,035 16,601,507
1980 148,950,540 16,018,459
1979 145,434,834 15,460,666
1978 141,953,163 14,934,126
1977 138,533,541 14,428,819
1976 135,173,655 13,957,623
1975 131,843,848 13,511,671
1974 128,555,045 13,070,078
1973 125,288,515 12,634,835
1972 122,039,841 12,206,060
1971 118,833,702 11,788,904
1970 115,657,495 11,368,791
1969 112,517,639 10,939,695
1968 109,450,006 10,518,823
1967 106,526,393 10,111,057
1966 103,792,754 9,717,816
1965 101,365,130 9,338,078
1964 98,833,749 8,973,535
1963 96,051,424 8,627,971
1962 93,375,850 8,299,308
1961 90,791,249 7,987,770
1960 88,296,070 7,695,307

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Kenya
2100 -0.38% -0.02%
2099 -0.37% -0%
2098 -0.37% 0.006%
2097 -0.36% 0.03%
2096 -0.35% 0.04%
2095 -0.35% 0.05%
2094 -0.34% 0.07%
2093 -0.33% 0.09%
2092 -0.32% 0.1%
2091 -0.32% 0.12%
2090 -0.31% 0.14%
2089 -0.3% 0.15%
2088 -0.29% 0.16%
2087 -0.28% 0.18%
2086 -0.27% 0.19%
2085 -0.26% 0.21%
2084 -0.25% 0.23%
2083 -0.24% 0.24%
2082 -0.23% 0.26%
2081 -0.22% 0.29%
2080 -0.21% 0.3%
2079 -0.2% 0.32%
2078 -0.19% 0.34%
2077 -0.18% 0.37%
2076 -0.17% 0.39%
2075 -0.16% 0.41%
2074 -0.15% 0.44%
2073 -0.14% 0.47%
2072 -0.13% 0.5%
2071 -0.12% 0.52%
2070 -0.12% 0.55%
2069 -0.11% 0.58%
2068 -0.1% 0.6%
2067 -0.09% 0.64%
2066 -0.08% 0.66%
2065 -0.07% 0.69%
2064 -0.06% 0.72%
2063 -0.05% 0.75%
2062 -0.04% 0.78%
2061 -0.02% 0.8%
2060 -0.01% 0.83%
2059 0.003% 0.85%
2058 0.02% 0.88%
2057 0.04% 0.89%
2056 0.05% 0.91%
2055 0.07% 0.93%
2054 0.09% 0.96%
2053 0.11% 0.98%
2052 0.13% 1.01%
2051 0.16% 1.04%
2050 0.18% 1.07%
2049 0.21% 1.09%
2048 0.23% 1.13%
2047 0.25% 1.16%
2046 0.28% 1.2%
2045 0.31% 1.24%
2044 0.34% 1.29%
2043 0.36% 1.33%
2042 0.39% 1.37%
2041 0.41% 1.42%
2040 0.44% 1.46%
2039 0.46% 1.51%
2038 0.48% 1.54%
2037 0.5% 1.59%
2036 0.53% 1.62%
2035 0.55% 1.66%
2034 0.57% 1.71%
2033 0.59% 1.74%
2032 0.61% 1.78%
2031 0.63% 1.8%
2030 0.66% 1.83%
2029 0.69% 1.85%
2028 0.72% 1.88%
2027 0.74% 1.9%
2026 0.77% 1.93%
2025 0.79% 1.95%
2024 0.82% 1.98%
2023 0.85% 2%
2022 0.75% 1.94%
2021 0.71% 1.92%
2020 0.85% 1.98%
2019 0.94% 1.98%
2018 0.97% 2.05%
2017 1.03% 2.2%
2016 1.08% 2.23%
2015 1.13% 2.25%
2014 1.18% 2.37%
2013 1.25% 2.5%
2012 1.29% 2.64%
2011 1.28% 2.79%
2010 1.27% 2.94%
2009 1.28% 3.07%
2008 1.31% 3.08%
2007 1.33% 3.07%
2006 1.33% 3.09%
2005 1.29% 3.12%
2004 1.28% 3.15%
2003 1.33% 3.13%
2002 1.36% 3.2%
2001 1.4% 3.19%
2000 1.44% 3.06%
1999 1.51% 2.93%
1998 1.59% 2.8%
1997 1.64% 2.77%
1996 1.66% 2.79%
1995 1.68% 2.88%
1994 1.7% 2.95%
1993 1.72% 3.01%
1992 1.75% 3.11%
1991 1.79% 3.29%
1990 1.83% 3.5%
1989 1.89% 3.57%
1988 1.93% 3.59%
1987 1.96% 3.59%
1986 2.04% 3.64%
1985 2.16% 3.71%
1984 2.25% 3.75%
1983 2.31% 3.72%
1982 2.34% 3.64%
1981 2.37% 3.64%
1980 2.42% 3.61%
1979 2.45% 3.53%
1978 2.47% 3.5%
1977 2.49% 3.38%
1976 2.53% 3.3%
1975 2.56% 3.38%
1974 2.61% 3.44%
1973 2.66% 3.51%
1972 2.7% 3.54%
1971 2.75% 3.7%
1970 2.79% 3.92%
1969 2.8% 4%
1968 2.74% 4.03%
1967 2.63% 4.05%
1966 2.39% 4.07%
1965 2.56% 4.06%
1964 2.9% 4.01%
1963 2.87% 3.96%
1962 2.85% 3.9%
1961 2.83% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Kenya
Current population
289027659
59218766
Population rank 4/197 25/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.71%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
20.7 seconds
One death every
14.6 seconds
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 51/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -27,330
Net migration rank 171/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -27,330
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 1,193,598 7,096
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 1,174,818 29,612
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 1,113,357 15,767
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 1,080,446 5,501
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 1,048,590 31,525
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 1,018,182 24,175
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 992,044 10,431
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 963,721 55,052
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 928,357 5,407
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 898,484 -13,257
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 875,511 -70,023
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 847,493 -80,443
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 827,326 -79,276
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 812,391 -75,506
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 792,702 -40,367
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 788,579 -61,054
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 785,018 -43,085
1991 3,288,791 3,096 790,030 -60,087
1990 3,250,906 11,539 789,087 -11,338
1989 3,316,792 19,905 795,622 -24,949
1988 3,331,242 25,383 785,652 -31,894
1987 3,304,520 26,705 775,124 -48,633
1986 3,309,905 30,988 755,606 -53,183
1985 3,419,412 37,451 732,739 -35,400
1984 3,549,570 43,693 709,639 -33,253
1983 3,558,949 47,375 684,587 -23,905
1982 3,545,504 46,792 663,109 -43,382
1981 3,497,244 44,710 642,379 -52,761
1980 3,484,846 42,254 616,390 -39,920
1979 3,460,621 43,900 595,390 -56,280
1978 3,412,980 45,911 574,695 -60,718
1977 3,334,779 45,610 554,124 -57,493
1976 3,291,479 48,010 536,740 -90,990
1975 3,263,794 56,386 517,579 -71,421
1974 3,196,136 61,188 500,008 -62,973
1973 3,210,643 64,991 485,556 -52,102
1972 3,149,726 72,007 472,557 -48,466
1971 3,111,304 79,264 459,897 -49,671
1970 3,080,421 81,368 443,065 -13,064
1969 3,034,825 82,955 427,819 369
1968 2,961,608 55,731 411,948 1,611
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 396,920 5,060
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 382,891 1,616
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 366,444 8,524
1964 2,700,138 144,819 349,322 4,788
1963 2,609,526 110,166 332,763 4,246
1962 2,525,163 106,264 315,797 4,521
1961 2,434,113 103,628 298,463 4,296
1960 2,350,971 101,631 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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