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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 157.7 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 3.5% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Indonesia vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Latvia
2100 297,263,579 923,408
2099 298,386,561 932,882
2098 299,496,396 942,357
2097 300,596,542 951,702
2096 301,680,965 961,114
2095 302,745,817 970,470
2094 303,798,670 979,811
2093 304,837,512 989,107
2092 305,857,297 998,497
2091 306,853,321 1,007,961
2090 307,827,852 1,017,465
2089 308,775,620 1,026,994
2088 309,700,566 1,036,657
2087 310,605,359 1,046,527
2086 311,483,180 1,056,483
2085 312,332,996 1,066,499
2084 313,155,965 1,076,818
2083 313,952,990 1,087,423
2082 314,719,759 1,098,154
2081 315,453,880 1,109,075
2080 316,158,503 1,120,211
2079 316,839,281 1,131,602
2078 317,487,448 1,143,002
2077 318,105,938 1,154,458
2076 318,684,532 1,166,122
2075 319,239,982 1,177,964
2074 319,759,087 1,189,889
2073 320,251,181 1,201,798
2072 320,709,370 1,213,804
2071 321,136,059 1,226,159
2070 321,534,979 1,238,635
2069 321,908,058 1,251,199
2068 322,252,027 1,264,197
2067 322,566,642 1,277,382
2066 322,849,032 1,290,492
2065 323,098,730 1,304,082
2064 323,318,973 1,317,729
2063 323,506,247 1,331,316
2062 323,662,911 1,344,939
2061 323,784,985 1,358,659
2060 323,865,045 1,372,730
2059 323,904,988 1,386,684
2058 323,894,318 1,400,736
2057 323,837,237 1,414,911
2056 323,721,448 1,429,035
2055 323,552,405 1,442,863
2054 323,324,404 1,456,686
2053 323,032,528 1,470,334
2052 322,677,809 1,483,843
2051 322,252,898 1,496,515
2050 321,749,772 1,509,248
2049 321,169,163 1,521,989
2048 320,507,607 1,534,656
2047 319,778,332 1,547,203
2046 318,970,565 1,559,641
2045 318,077,606 1,572,396
2044 317,100,688 1,584,822
2043 316,041,251 1,597,317
2042 314,905,847 1,609,668
2041 313,692,611 1,622,468
2040 312,407,319 1,635,132
2039 311,049,484 1,648,215
2038 309,626,850 1,661,175
2037 308,137,773 1,674,137
2036 306,592,068 1,687,461
2035 304,988,219 1,700,759
2034 303,322,890 1,714,411
2033 301,599,483 1,728,562
2032 299,828,261 1,742,976
2031 298,003,267 1,757,310
2030 296,127,253 1,772,264
2029 294,190,935 1,786,824
2028 292,188,833 1,801,228
2027 290,114,110 1,815,599
2026 287,972,484 1,829,763
2025 285,765,617 1,850,593
2024 283,487,931 1,866,124
2023 281,190,067 1,883,710
2022 278,830,529 1,879,383
2021 276,758,053 1,884,490
2020 274,814,866 1,900,449
2019 272,489,381 1,913,822
2018 269,951,846 1,927,174
2017 267,346,658 1,942,248
2016 264,627,418 1,959,537
2015 261,799,249 1,977,527
2014 258,877,399 1,993,782
2013 255,852,467 2,012,647
2012 252,698,525 2,034,319
2011 249,470,032 2,059,709
2010 246,305,322 2,097,555
2009 243,220,028 2,141,669
2008 240,157,903 2,177,322
2007 237,062,337 2,200,325
2006 233,951,652 2,218,357
2005 230,871,650 2,238,799
2004 227,926,649 2,263,122
2003 225,048,008 2,287,955
2002 222,088,495 2,310,173
2001 219,097,902 2,337,170
2000 216,077,790 2,367,550
1999 213,004,668 2,390,482
1998 209,826,788 2,410,019
1997 206,536,095 2,432,851
1996 203,204,348 2,457,222
1995 199,888,057 2,485,056
1994 196,591,828 2,520,742
1993 193,305,168 2,563,290
1992 190,043,744 2,614,338
1991 186,778,238 2,650,581
1990 183,501,098 2,663,151
1989 180,201,630 2,666,955
1988 176,855,065 2,653,434
1987 173,511,154 2,626,583
1986 170,175,065 2,599,892
1985 166,776,185 2,578,873
1984 163,251,124 2,562,047
1983 159,651,381 2,546,011
1982 156,052,152 2,531,080
1981 152,485,035 2,519,421
1980 148,950,540 2,511,701
1979 145,434,834 2,505,953
1978 141,953,163 2,497,921
1977 138,533,541 2,485,073
1976 135,173,655 2,470,989
1975 131,843,848 2,456,130
1974 128,555,045 2,437,186
1973 125,288,515 2,415,819
1972 122,039,841 2,395,674
1971 118,833,702 2,376,389
1970 115,657,495 2,359,164
1969 112,517,639 2,343,173
1968 109,450,006 2,323,619
1967 106,526,393 2,301,220
1966 103,792,754 2,283,217
1965 101,365,130 2,265,919
1964 98,833,749 2,240,623
1963 96,051,424 2,210,919
1962 93,375,850 2,181,586
1961 90,791,249 2,152,681
1960 88,296,070 2,120,979

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 Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Latvia
2100 -0.38% -1.02%
2099 -0.37% -1.01%
2098 -0.37% -0.98%
2097 -0.36% -0.98%
2096 -0.35% -0.96%
2095 -0.35% -0.95%
2094 -0.34% -0.94%
2093 -0.33% -0.94%
2092 -0.32% -0.94%
2091 -0.32% -0.93%
2090 -0.31% -0.93%
2089 -0.3% -0.93%
2088 -0.29% -0.94%
2087 -0.28% -0.94%
2086 -0.27% -0.94%
2085 -0.26% -0.96%
2084 -0.25% -0.98%
2083 -0.24% -0.98%
2082 -0.23% -0.98%
2081 -0.22% -0.99%
2080 -0.21% -1.01%
2079 -0.2% -1%
2078 -0.19% -0.99%
2077 -0.18% -1%
2076 -0.17% -1.01%
2075 -0.16% -1%
2074 -0.15% -0.99%
2073 -0.14% -0.99%
2072 -0.13% -1.01%
2071 -0.12% -1.01%
2070 -0.12% -1%
2069 -0.11% -1.03%
2068 -0.1% -1.03%
2067 -0.09% -1.02%
2066 -0.08% -1.04%
2065 -0.07% -1.04%
2064 -0.06% -1.02%
2063 -0.05% -1.01%
2062 -0.04% -1.01%
2061 -0.02% -1.03%
2060 -0.01% -1.01%
2059 0.003% -1%
2058 0.02% -1%
2057 0.04% -0.99%
2056 0.05% -0.96%
2055 0.07% -0.95%
2054 0.09% -0.93%
2053 0.11% -0.91%
2052 0.13% -0.85%
2051 0.16% -0.84%
2050 0.18% -0.84%
2049 0.21% -0.83%
2048 0.23% -0.81%
2047 0.25% -0.8%
2046 0.28% -0.81%
2045 0.31% -0.78%
2044 0.34% -0.78%
2043 0.36% -0.77%
2042 0.39% -0.79%
2041 0.41% -0.77%
2040 0.44% -0.79%
2039 0.46% -0.78%
2038 0.48% -0.77%
2037 0.5% -0.79%
2036 0.53% -0.78%
2035 0.55% -0.8%
2034 0.57% -0.82%
2033 0.59% -0.83%
2032 0.61% -0.82%
2031 0.63% -0.84%
2030 0.66% -0.81%
2029 0.69% -0.8%
2028 0.72% -0.79%
2027 0.74% -0.77%
2026 0.77% -1.13%
2025 0.8% -0.83%
2024 0.82% -0.93%
2023 0.85% 0.23%
2022 0.75% -0.27%
2021 0.71% -0.84%
2020 0.85% -0.7%
2019 0.94% -0.69%
2018 0.97% -0.78%
2017 1.03% -0.88%
2016 1.08% -0.91%
2015 1.13% -0.82%
2014 1.18% -0.94%
2013 1.25% -1.07%
2012 1.29% -1.23%
2011 1.28% -1.8%
2010 1.27% -2.06%
2009 1.28% -1.64%
2008 1.31% -1.05%
2007 1.33% -0.81%
2006 1.33% -0.91%
2005 1.29% -1.07%
2004 1.28% -1.09%
2003 1.33% -0.96%
2002 1.36% -1.16%
2001 1.4% -1.28%
2000 1.44% -0.96%
1999 1.51% -0.81%
1998 1.59% -0.94%
1997 1.64% -0.99%
1996 1.66% -1.12%
1995 1.68% -1.42%
1994 1.7% -1.66%
1993 1.72% -1.95%
1992 1.75% -1.37%
1991 1.79% -0.47%
1990 1.83% -0.14%
1989 1.89% 0.51%
1988 1.93% 1.02%
1987 1.96% 1.03%
1986 2.04% 0.82%
1985 2.16% 0.66%
1984 2.25% 0.63%
1983 2.31% 0.59%
1982 2.34% 0.46%
1981 2.37% 0.31%
1980 2.42% 0.23%
1979 2.45% 0.32%
1978 2.47% 0.52%
1977 2.49% 0.57%
1976 2.53% 0.6%
1975 2.56% 0.78%
1974 2.61% 0.88%
1973 2.66% 0.84%
1972 2.7% 0.81%
1971 2.75% 0.73%
1970 2.79% 0.68%
1969 2.8% 0.84%
1968 2.74% 0.97%
1967 2.63% 0.79%
1966 2.39% 0.76%
1965 2.56% 1.13%
1964 2.9% 1.34%
1963 2.87% 1.34%
1962 2.85% 1.34%
1961 2.83% 1.49%

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 Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Latvia
Current population
288551776
1829763
Population rank 4/197 149/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.02%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
29.9 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 -48
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 193/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 -7,330
Net migration rank 171/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -7,330
2024 - -38,469 - -2,225
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 -13,563 7,966
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 -14,847 22,027
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 -17,337 -280
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 -11,402 -3,147
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 -8,995 -3,416
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 -9,636 -4,972
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 -7,963 -7,867
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 -6,663 -12,327
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 -6,526 -10,826
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 -6,779 -8,799
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 -8,252 -14,386
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 -9,154 -11,914
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 -9,886 -20,202
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 -10,278 -36,128
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 -7,924 -34,807
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 -6,531 -22,445
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 -9,021 -8,027
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 -10,204 -9,211
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 -10,746 -11,134
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 -11,542 -15,136
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 -11,439 -11,422
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 -12,475 -9,160
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 -13,322 -18,634
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 -11,838 -15,679
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 -13,387 -3,229
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 -15,906 -5,504
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 -14,841 -9,183
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 -14,498 -9,888
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 -17,396 -13,288
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 -17,645 -21,446
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 -12,560 -32,914
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 -3,660 -52,180
1991 3,288,791 3,096 0 -12,020
1990 3,250,906 11,539 2,929 -13,196
1989 3,316,792 19,905 6,401 -4,960
1988 3,331,242 25,383 9,022 15,784
1987 3,304,520 26,705 9,981 19,249
1986 3,309,905 30,988 10,660 13,972
1985 3,419,412 37,451 5,673 12,037
1984 3,549,570 43,693 7,430 8,847
1983 3,558,949 47,375 8,147 8,115
1982 3,545,504 46,792 6,327 8,116
1981 3,497,244 44,710 3,779 6,536
1980 3,484,846 42,254 3,265 3,099
1979 3,460,621 43,900 2,506 3,661
1978 3,412,980 45,911 2,997 7,399
1977 3,334,779 45,610 3,480 11,992
1976 3,291,479 48,010 4,200 8,870
1975 3,263,794 56,386 4,913 12,166
1974 3,196,136 61,188 6,824 14,420
1973 3,210,643 64,991 6,040 15,997
1972 3,149,726 72,007 7,666 11,077
1971 3,111,304 79,264 8,793 10,846
1970 3,080,421 81,368 7,785 12,494
1969 3,034,825 82,955 6,561 13,718
1968 2,961,608 55,731 7,668 13,465
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 7,825 14,177
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 8,677 13,465
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 8,384 13,218
1964 2,700,138 144,819 12,100 13,010
1963 2,609,526 110,166 11,055 12,308
1962 2,525,163 106,264 11,562 12,344
1961 2,434,113 103,628 14,207 12,364
1960 2,350,971 101,631 14,211 11,420

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 Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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