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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 4.89 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 +0.94% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Indonesia vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Kenya
2100 297,263,579 105,238,162
2099 298,386,561 105,257,438
2098 299,496,396 105,257,489
2097 300,596,542 105,250,948
2096 301,680,965 105,220,085
2095 302,745,817 105,175,623
2094 303,798,670 105,118,372
2093 304,837,512 105,046,907
2092 305,857,297 104,955,024
2091 306,853,321 104,846,805
2090 307,827,852 104,718,130
2089 308,775,620 104,573,271
2088 309,700,566 104,414,197
2087 310,605,359 104,243,505
2086 311,483,180 104,056,143
2085 312,332,996 103,854,891
2084 313,155,965 103,640,244
2083 313,952,990 103,407,124
2082 314,719,759 103,158,580
2081 315,453,880 102,889,291
2080 316,158,503 102,594,978
2079 316,839,281 102,286,967
2078 317,487,448 101,961,280
2077 318,105,938 101,613,181
2076 318,684,532 101,239,843
2075 319,239,982 100,849,423
2074 319,759,087 100,436,632
2073 320,251,181 100,001,277
2072 320,709,370 99,533,234
2071 321,136,059 99,042,264
2070 321,534,979 98,529,166
2069 321,908,058 97,992,232
2068 322,252,027 97,428,138
2067 322,566,642 96,842,744
2066 322,849,032 96,230,345
2065 323,098,730 95,598,937
2064 323,318,973 94,942,874
2063 323,506,247 94,266,124
2062 323,662,911 93,561,519
2061 323,784,985 92,837,768
2060 323,865,045 92,098,717
2059 323,904,988 91,343,602
2058 323,894,318 90,569,828
2057 323,837,237 89,783,087
2056 323,721,448 88,994,126
2055 323,552,405 88,192,182
2054 323,324,404 87,379,992
2053 323,032,528 86,552,281
2052 322,677,809 85,710,403
2051 322,252,898 84,850,558
2050 321,749,772 83,976,685
2049 321,169,163 83,090,517
2048 320,507,607 82,191,119
2047 319,778,332 81,274,836
2046 318,970,565 80,340,592
2045 318,077,606 79,389,433
2044 317,100,688 78,414,158
2043 316,041,251 77,418,567
2042 314,905,847 76,399,781
2041 313,692,611 75,363,853
2040 312,407,319 74,308,480
2039 311,049,484 73,241,028
2038 309,626,850 72,153,876
2037 308,137,773 71,058,753
2036 306,592,068 69,949,421
2035 304,988,219 68,831,151
2034 303,322,890 67,705,051
2033 301,599,483 66,569,532
2032 299,828,261 65,431,402
2031 298,003,267 64,289,540
2030 296,127,253 63,153,520
2029 294,190,935 62,021,378
2028 292,188,833 60,894,078
2027 290,114,110 59,770,115
2026 287,972,484 58,653,621
2025 285,765,617 57,540,609
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 (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 Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% 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 11.5% to 321,749,772 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 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 0.8% 1.96%
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 (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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Kenya
Current population
288551776
58955623
Population rank 4/197 25/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.71%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
7.04 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
14.9 seconds
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 53/197
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 - -38,469 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 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 (1960–2024, 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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