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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 4,897,263 people in Kuwait in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 5,100,145 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 56.6 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 3.54% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +3.1% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 5.1M (115.7% growth).

Indonesia vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Kuwait
2100 297,263,579 9,589,440
2099 298,386,561 9,513,152
2098 299,496,396 9,437,521
2097 300,596,542 9,362,225
2096 301,680,965 9,287,200
2095 302,745,817 9,212,523
2094 303,798,670 9,138,210
2093 304,837,512 9,064,241
2092 305,857,297 8,990,676
2091 306,853,321 8,917,547
2090 307,827,852 8,844,888
2089 308,775,620 8,772,503
2088 309,700,566 8,700,563
2087 310,605,359 8,629,117
2086 311,483,180 8,558,199
2085 312,332,996 8,487,764
2084 313,155,965 8,417,828
2083 313,952,990 8,348,353
2082 314,719,759 8,279,354
2081 315,453,880 8,210,772
2080 316,158,503 8,142,636
2079 316,839,281 8,075,101
2078 317,487,448 8,008,036
2077 318,105,938 7,941,463
2076 318,684,532 7,875,406
2075 319,239,982 7,809,930
2074 319,759,087 7,745,028
2073 320,251,181 7,680,639
2072 320,709,370 7,616,806
2071 321,136,059 7,553,744
2070 321,534,979 7,491,390
2069 321,908,058 7,429,571
2068 322,252,027 7,368,423
2067 322,566,642 7,307,932
2066 322,849,032 7,248,116
2065 323,098,730 7,188,899
2064 323,318,973 7,130,298
2063 323,506,247 7,072,099
2062 323,662,911 7,014,494
2061 323,784,985 6,957,511
2060 323,865,045 6,901,153
2059 323,904,988 6,845,293
2058 323,894,318 6,789,909
2057 323,837,237 6,734,955
2056 323,721,448 6,680,523
2055 323,552,405 6,626,403
2054 323,324,404 6,572,580
2053 323,032,528 6,518,885
2052 322,677,809 6,465,284
2051 322,252,898 6,411,692
2050 321,749,772 6,358,029
2049 321,169,163 6,304,394
2048 320,507,607 6,250,650
2047 319,778,332 6,196,914
2046 318,970,565 6,143,120
2045 318,077,606 6,089,197
2044 317,100,688 6,035,156
2043 316,041,251 5,981,241
2042 314,905,847 5,927,307
2041 313,692,611 5,873,587
2040 312,407,319 5,820,161
2039 311,049,484 5,767,029
2038 309,626,850 5,714,211
2037 308,137,773 5,661,929
2036 306,592,068 5,610,194
2035 304,988,219 5,559,069
2034 303,322,890 5,508,623
2033 301,599,483 5,458,935
2032 299,828,261 5,410,081
2031 298,003,267 5,362,063
2030 296,127,253 5,314,935
2029 294,190,935 5,265,492
2028 292,188,833 5,212,438
2027 290,114,110 5,152,065
2026 287,972,484 5,080,894
2025 285,765,617 4,998,262
2024 283,487,931 4,897,263
2023 281,190,067 4,853,420
2022 278,830,529 4,589,643
2021 276,758,053 4,360,865
2020 274,814,866 4,400,267
2019 272,489,381 4,442,316
2018 269,951,846 4,323,515
2017 267,346,658 4,154,812
2016 264,627,418 4,004,096
2015 261,799,249 3,834,574
2014 258,877,399 3,665,876
2013 255,852,467 3,507,844
2012 252,698,525 3,337,109
2011 249,470,032 3,132,814
2010 246,305,322 2,943,372
2009 243,220,028 2,795,484
2008 240,157,903 2,651,421
2007 237,062,337 2,507,887
2006 233,951,652 2,364,733
2005 230,871,650 2,236,788
2004 227,926,649 2,157,320
2003 225,048,008 2,109,881
2002 222,088,495 2,059,974
2001 219,097,902 2,008,121
2000 216,077,790 1,954,709
1999 213,004,668 1,900,030
1998 209,826,788 1,844,302
1997 206,536,095 1,787,683
1996 203,204,348 1,730,246
1995 199,888,057 1,681,513
1994 196,591,828 1,664,361
1993 193,305,168 1,672,151
1992 190,043,744 1,634,961
1991 186,778,238 1,351,399
1990 183,501,098 1,684,819
1989 180,201,630 2,217,468
1988 176,855,065 2,134,707
1987 173,511,154 2,052,994
1986 170,175,065 1,972,520
1985 166,776,185 1,894,242
1984 163,251,124 1,820,688
1983 159,651,381 1,744,295
1982 156,052,152 1,662,480
1981 152,485,035 1,583,426
1980 148,950,540 1,504,782
1979 145,434,834 1,423,514
1978 141,953,163 1,340,319
1977 138,533,541 1,258,023
1976 135,173,655 1,178,711
1975 131,843,848 1,104,863
1974 128,555,045 1,038,346
1973 125,288,515 977,654
1972 122,039,841 920,352
1971 118,833,702 865,076
1970 115,657,495 809,114
1969 112,517,639 749,452
1968 109,450,006 687,716
1967 106,526,393 628,089
1966 103,792,754 572,590
1965 101,365,130 521,174
1964 98,833,749 473,115
1963 96,051,424 427,694
1962 93,375,850 384,995
1961 90,791,249 345,945
1960 88,296,070 311,060

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 Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.7% to 6,358,029 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 9.59M people in 2100 for Kuwait.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Kuwait
2100 -0.38% 0.8%
2099 -0.37% 0.8%
2098 -0.37% 0.8%
2097 -0.36% 0.81%
2096 -0.35% 0.81%
2095 -0.35% 0.81%
2094 -0.34% 0.82%
2093 -0.33% 0.82%
2092 -0.32% 0.82%
2091 -0.32% 0.82%
2090 -0.31% 0.83%
2089 -0.3% 0.83%
2088 -0.29% 0.83%
2087 -0.28% 0.83%
2086 -0.27% 0.83%
2085 -0.26% 0.83%
2084 -0.25% 0.83%
2083 -0.24% 0.83%
2082 -0.23% 0.84%
2081 -0.22% 0.84%
2080 -0.21% 0.84%
2079 -0.2% 0.84%
2078 -0.19% 0.84%
2077 -0.18% 0.84%
2076 -0.17% 0.84%
2075 -0.16% 0.84%
2074 -0.15% 0.84%
2073 -0.14% 0.84%
2072 -0.13% 0.83%
2071 -0.12% 0.83%
2070 -0.12% 0.83%
2069 -0.11% 0.83%
2068 -0.1% 0.83%
2067 -0.09% 0.83%
2066 -0.08% 0.82%
2065 -0.07% 0.82%
2064 -0.06% 0.82%
2063 -0.05% 0.82%
2062 -0.04% 0.82%
2061 -0.02% 0.82%
2060 -0.01% 0.82%
2059 0.003% 0.82%
2058 0.02% 0.82%
2057 0.04% 0.81%
2056 0.05% 0.82%
2055 0.07% 0.82%
2054 0.09% 0.82%
2053 0.11% 0.83%
2052 0.13% 0.84%
2051 0.16% 0.84%
2050 0.18% 0.85%
2049 0.21% 0.86%
2048 0.23% 0.87%
2047 0.25% 0.88%
2046 0.28% 0.89%
2045 0.31% 0.9%
2044 0.34% 0.9%
2043 0.36% 0.91%
2042 0.39% 0.91%
2041 0.41% 0.92%
2040 0.44% 0.92%
2039 0.46% 0.92%
2038 0.48% 0.92%
2037 0.5% 0.92%
2036 0.53% 0.92%
2035 0.55% 0.92%
2034 0.57% 0.91%
2033 0.59% 0.9%
2032 0.61% 0.9%
2031 0.63% 0.89%
2030 0.66% 0.94%
2029 0.69% 1.02%
2028 0.72% 1.17%
2027 0.74% 1.4%
2026 0.77% 1.65%
2025 0.8% 2.06%
2024 0.82% 0.9%
2023 0.85% 5.75%
2022 0.75% 5.25%
2021 0.71% -0.9%
2020 0.85% -0.95%
2019 0.94% 2.75%
2018 0.97% 4.06%
2017 1.03% 3.76%
2016 1.08% 4.42%
2015 1.13% 4.6%
2014 1.18% 4.51%
2013 1.25% 5.12%
2012 1.29% 6.52%
2011 1.28% 6.44%
2010 1.27% 5.29%
2009 1.28% 5.43%
2008 1.31% 5.72%
2007 1.33% 6.05%
2006 1.33% 5.72%
2005 1.29% 3.68%
2004 1.28% 2.25%
2003 1.33% 2.42%
2002 1.36% 2.58%
2001 1.4% 2.73%
2000 1.44% 2.88%
1999 1.51% 3.02%
1998 1.59% 3.17%
1997 1.64% 3.32%
1996 1.66% 2.9%
1995 1.68% 1.03%
1994 1.7% -0.47%
1993 1.72% 2.27%
1992 1.75% 21%
1991 1.79% -19.8%
1990 1.83% -24%
1989 1.89% 3.88%
1988 1.93% 3.98%
1987 1.96% 4.08%
1986 2.04% 4.13%
1985 2.16% 4.04%
1984 2.25% 4.38%
1983 2.31% 4.92%
1982 2.34% 4.99%
1981 2.37% 5.23%
1980 2.42% 5.71%
1979 2.45% 6.21%
1978 2.47% 6.54%
1977 2.49% 6.73%
1976 2.53% 6.68%
1975 2.56% 6.41%
1974 2.61% 6.21%
1973 2.66% 6.23%
1972 2.7% 6.39%
1971 2.75% 6.92%
1970 2.79% 7.96%
1969 2.8% 8.98%
1968 2.74% 9.49%
1967 2.63% 9.69%
1966 2.39% 9.87%
1965 2.56% 10.2%
1964 2.9% 10.6%
1963 2.87% 11.1%
1962 2.85% 11.3%
1961 2.83% 11.2%

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 Kuwait's population grew by 0.9%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Kuwait
Current population
288551776
5100145
Population rank 4/197 127/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.06%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
12 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
10.5 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +120
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +43,843
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +0.9%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 106/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +42,775
Net migration rank 171/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 42,775
2024 - -38,469 - 61,624
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 42,568 50,008
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 41,752 368,560
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 42,057 19,678
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 41,083 -168,379
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 46,268 181
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 47,222 145,973
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 51,498 92,717
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 51,397 105,818
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 52,127 129,695
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 54,673 100,891
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 52,666 107,821
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 53,181 127,777
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 50,733 176,732
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 49,838 101,566
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 48,879 95,483
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 47,505 96,268
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 46,539 96,765
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 45,911 97,087
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 45,243 67,638
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 44,341 1,713
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 42,934 5,895
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 41,651 9,335
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 40,662 12,055
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 39,811 14,296
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 39,342 15,912
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 39,324 16,878
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 39,581 17,457
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 39,920 17,914
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 39,198 438
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 36,533 -41,862
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 33,239 -43,501
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 32,016 52,620
1991 3,288,791 3,096 21,867 460,628
1990 3,250,906 11,539 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 3,316,792 19,905 49,390 34,643
1988 3,331,242 25,383 50,037 31,455
1987 3,304,520 26,705 50,690 31,243
1986 3,309,905 30,988 51,824 27,187
1985 3,419,412 37,451 51,772 25,777
1984 3,549,570 43,693 52,539 17,020
1983 3,558,949 47,375 51,460 31,758
1982 3,545,504 46,792 49,981 30,437
1981 3,497,244 44,710 48,098 29,600
1980 3,484,846 42,254 47,096 32,483
1979 3,460,621 43,900 45,569 37,383
1978 3,412,980 45,911 44,277 39,159
1977 3,334,779 45,610 42,922 38,225
1976 3,291,479 48,010 41,439 36,050
1975 3,263,794 56,386 39,295 30,909
1974 3,196,136 61,188 37,425 25,398
1973 3,210,643 64,991 35,741 22,830
1972 3,149,726 72,007 34,045 21,984
1971 3,111,304 79,264 32,339 22,182
1970 3,080,421 81,368 30,789 26,614
1969 3,034,825 82,955 28,774 33,143
1968 2,961,608 55,731 26,161 35,399
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 23,520 34,177
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 20,914 32,383
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 18,952 30,580
1964 2,700,138 144,819 17,064 29,537
1963 2,609,526 110,166 15,357 28,889
1962 2,525,163 106,264 13,730 27,417
1961 2,434,113 103,628 12,327 24,618
1960 2,350,971 101,631 11,054 21,769

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 Kuwait 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

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
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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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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