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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 288,551,776 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 49 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 3.55% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.3% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Indonesia vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Liberia
2100 297,263,579 12,788,823
2099 298,386,561 12,776,207
2098 299,496,396 12,757,308
2097 300,596,542 12,728,620
2096 301,680,965 12,695,873
2095 302,745,817 12,671,037
2094 303,798,670 12,645,345
2093 304,837,512 12,607,806
2092 305,857,297 12,583,276
2091 306,853,321 12,557,861
2090 307,827,852 12,513,262
2089 308,775,620 12,461,083
2088 309,700,566 12,429,523
2087 310,605,359 12,394,685
2086 311,483,180 12,331,734
2085 312,332,996 12,266,313
2084 313,155,965 12,218,274
2083 313,952,990 12,163,782
2082 314,719,759 12,122,513
2081 315,453,880 12,055,108
2080 316,158,503 11,977,065
2079 316,839,281 11,899,224
2078 317,487,448 11,823,772
2077 318,105,938 11,746,009
2076 318,684,532 11,657,329
2075 319,239,982 11,571,881
2074 319,759,087 11,469,695
2073 320,251,181 11,373,802
2072 320,709,370 11,288,250
2071 321,136,059 11,187,594
2070 321,534,979 11,097,891
2069 321,908,058 11,002,270
2068 322,252,027 10,918,600
2067 322,566,642 10,814,021
2066 322,849,032 10,721,693
2065 323,098,730 10,617,436
2064 323,318,973 10,521,037
2063 323,506,247 10,416,221
2062 323,662,911 10,308,855
2061 323,784,985 10,200,557
2060 323,865,045 10,091,553
2059 323,904,988 9,960,069
2058 323,894,318 9,857,338
2057 323,837,237 9,745,295
2056 323,721,448 9,624,041
2055 323,552,405 9,506,843
2054 323,324,404 9,402,297
2053 323,032,528 9,284,854
2052 322,677,809 9,173,091
2051 322,252,898 9,060,243
2050 321,749,772 8,951,514
2049 321,169,163 8,828,384
2048 320,507,607 8,705,146
2047 319,778,332 8,581,923
2046 318,970,565 8,456,286
2045 318,077,606 8,342,861
2044 317,100,688 8,220,755
2043 316,041,251 8,106,429
2042 314,905,847 7,972,152
2041 313,692,611 7,829,310
2040 312,407,319 7,698,463
2039 311,049,484 7,554,021
2038 309,626,850 7,421,960
2037 308,137,773 7,291,328
2036 306,592,068 7,146,172
2035 304,988,219 7,010,827
2034 303,322,890 6,883,638
2033 301,599,483 6,750,553
2032 299,828,261 6,619,507
2031 298,003,267 6,492,799
2030 296,127,253 6,376,029
2029 294,190,935 6,247,795
2028 292,188,833 6,120,673
2027 290,114,110 5,981,051
2026 287,972,484 5,852,128
2025 285,765,617 5,732,938
2024 283,487,931 5,612,817
2023 281,190,067 5,493,031
2022 278,830,529 5,373,294
2021 276,758,053 5,259,323
2020 274,814,866 5,149,463
2019 272,489,381 5,043,721
2018 269,951,846 4,944,726
2017 267,346,658 4,848,925
2016 264,627,418 4,755,608
2015 261,799,249 4,659,431
2014 258,877,399 4,564,293
2013 255,852,467 4,470,239
2012 252,698,525 4,373,043
2011 249,470,032 4,221,178
2010 246,305,322 4,058,890
2009 243,220,028 3,943,028
2008 240,157,903 3,821,003
2007 237,062,337 3,669,050
2006 233,951,652 3,490,787
2005 230,871,650 3,301,015
2004 227,926,649 3,156,892
2003 225,048,008 3,119,532
2002 222,088,495 3,094,782
2001 219,097,902 3,015,338
2000 216,077,790 2,928,117
1999 213,004,668 2,821,684
1998 209,826,788 2,670,124
1997 206,536,095 2,412,989
1996 203,204,348 2,232,289
1995 199,888,057 2,169,162
1994 196,591,828 2,149,928
1993 193,305,168 2,155,126
1992 190,043,744 2,072,461
1991 186,778,238 1,956,518
1990 183,501,098 2,223,667
1989 180,201,630 2,517,858
1988 176,855,065 2,446,941
1987 173,511,154 2,377,229
1986 170,175,065 2,308,511
1985 166,776,185 2,240,539
1984 163,251,124 2,173,312
1983 159,651,381 2,107,113
1982 156,052,152 2,045,073
1981 152,485,035 1,986,867
1980 148,950,540 1,929,253
1979 145,434,834 1,872,713
1978 141,953,163 1,818,247
1977 138,533,541 1,766,019
1976 135,173,655 1,717,060
1975 131,843,848 1,670,913
1974 128,555,045 1,626,362
1973 125,288,515 1,583,588
1972 122,039,841 1,542,670
1971 118,833,702 1,504,077
1970 115,657,495 1,466,676
1969 112,517,639 1,429,605
1968 109,450,006 1,393,530
1967 106,526,393 1,358,435
1966 103,792,754 1,324,383
1965 101,365,130 1,291,156
1964 98,833,749 1,258,745
1963 96,051,424 1,227,414
1962 93,375,850 1,197,039
1961 90,791,249 1,167,717
1960 88,296,070 1,139,522

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 Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Liberia
2100 -0.38% 0.1%
2099 -0.37% 0.15%
2098 -0.37% 0.23%
2097 -0.36% 0.26%
2096 -0.35% 0.2%
2095 -0.35% 0.2%
2094 -0.34% 0.3%
2093 -0.33% 0.19%
2092 -0.32% 0.2%
2091 -0.32% 0.36%
2090 -0.31% 0.42%
2089 -0.3% 0.25%
2088 -0.29% 0.28%
2087 -0.28% 0.51%
2086 -0.27% 0.53%
2085 -0.26% 0.39%
2084 -0.25% 0.45%
2083 -0.24% 0.34%
2082 -0.23% 0.56%
2081 -0.22% 0.65%
2080 -0.21% 0.65%
2079 -0.2% 0.64%
2078 -0.19% 0.66%
2077 -0.18% 0.76%
2076 -0.17% 0.74%
2075 -0.16% 0.89%
2074 -0.15% 0.84%
2073 -0.14% 0.76%
2072 -0.13% 0.9%
2071 -0.12% 0.81%
2070 -0.12% 0.87%
2069 -0.11% 0.77%
2068 -0.1% 0.97%
2067 -0.09% 0.86%
2066 -0.08% 0.98%
2065 -0.07% 0.92%
2064 -0.06% 1.01%
2063 -0.05% 1.04%
2062 -0.04% 1.06%
2061 -0.02% 1.08%
2060 -0.01% 1.32%
2059 0.003% 1.04%
2058 0.02% 1.15%
2057 0.04% 1.26%
2056 0.05% 1.23%
2055 0.07% 1.11%
2054 0.09% 1.26%
2053 0.11% 1.22%
2052 0.13% 1.25%
2051 0.16% 1.21%
2050 0.18% 1.39%
2049 0.21% 1.42%
2048 0.23% 1.44%
2047 0.25% 1.49%
2046 0.28% 1.36%
2045 0.31% 1.49%
2044 0.34% 1.41%
2043 0.36% 1.68%
2042 0.39% 1.82%
2041 0.41% 1.7%
2040 0.44% 1.91%
2039 0.46% 1.78%
2038 0.48% 1.79%
2037 0.5% 2.03%
2036 0.53% 1.93%
2035 0.55% 1.85%
2034 0.57% 1.97%
2033 0.59% 1.98%
2032 0.61% 1.95%
2031 0.63% 1.83%
2030 0.66% 2.05%
2029 0.69% 2.08%
2028 0.72% 2.33%
2027 0.74% 2.2%
2026 0.77% 2.08%
2025 0.8% 2.14%
2024 0.82% 2.18%
2023 0.85% 2.23%
2022 0.75% 2.17%
2021 0.71% 2.13%
2020 0.85% 2.1%
2019 0.94% 2%
2018 0.97% 1.98%
2017 1.03% 1.96%
2016 1.08% 2.06%
2015 1.13% 2.08%
2014 1.18% 2.1%
2013 1.25% 2.22%
2012 1.29% 3.6%
2011 1.28% 4%
2010 1.27% 2.94%
2009 1.28% 3.19%
2008 1.31% 4.14%
2007 1.33% 5.11%
2006 1.33% 5.75%
2005 1.29% 4.57%
2004 1.28% 1.2%
2003 1.33% 0.8%
2002 1.36% 2.63%
2001 1.4% 2.98%
2000 1.44% 3.77%
1999 1.51% 5.68%
1998 1.59% 10.7%
1997 1.64% 8.09%
1996 1.66% 2.91%
1995 1.68% 0.89%
1994 1.7% -0.24%
1993 1.72% 3.99%
1992 1.75% 5.93%
1991 1.79% -12%
1990 1.83% -11.7%
1989 1.89% 2.9%
1988 1.93% 2.93%
1987 1.96% 2.98%
1986 2.04% 3.03%
1985 2.16% 3.09%
1984 2.25% 3.14%
1983 2.31% 3.03%
1982 2.34% 2.93%
1981 2.37% 2.99%
1980 2.42% 3.02%
1979 2.45% 3%
1978 2.47% 2.96%
1977 2.49% 2.85%
1976 2.53% 2.76%
1975 2.56% 2.74%
1974 2.61% 2.7%
1973 2.66% 2.65%
1972 2.7% 2.57%
1971 2.75% 2.55%
1970 2.79% 2.59%
1969 2.8% 2.59%
1968 2.74% 2.58%
1967 2.63% 2.57%
1966 2.39% 2.57%
1965 2.56% 2.57%
1964 2.9% 2.55%
1963 2.87% 2.54%
1962 2.85% 2.51%
1961 2.83% 2.47%

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 Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Liberia
Current population
288551776
5887000
Population rank 4/197 116/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.07%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
4.39 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
3.09 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,296 +328
Annual growth/decline +2,297,864 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +0.82% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 115/197 43/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 -9,870
Net migration rank 171/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -9,870
2024 - -38,469 - -7,779
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 125,730 -5,002
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 123,747 -5,003
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 121,038 -11,852
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 120,632 -10,107
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 120,635 -19,678
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 120,231 -23,199
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 119,376 -24,807
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 118,852 -26,796
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 115,479 -15,182
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 116,667 -26,690
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 120,138 -22,010
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 121,973 -25,710
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 115,496 91,981
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 114,249 2,850
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 113,429 1,187
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 112,032 17,404
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 109,165 65,306
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 104,099 77,946
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 96,478 101,019
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 91,755 -1,001
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 87,534 -103,564
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 88,643 -23,110
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 86,217 7,142
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 83,143 -2,060
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 78,130 53,643
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 72,146 99,203
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 61,444 281,480
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 56,392 -37,922
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 53,407 54,372
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 52,101 -121,407
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 51,609 7,300
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 50,204 56,210
1991 3,288,791 3,096 47,426 78,052
1990 3,250,906 11,539 52,770 -712,544
1989 3,316,792 19,905 63,238 8,156
1988 3,331,242 25,383 62,703 7,734
1987 3,304,520 26,705 62,147 6,840
1986 3,309,905 30,988 61,924 6,534
1985 3,419,412 37,451 59,988 7,487
1984 3,549,570 43,693 59,460 7,513
1983 3,558,949 47,375 57,562 7,861
1982 3,545,504 46,792 56,127 2,530
1981 3,497,244 44,710 55,003 2,757
1980 3,484,846 42,254 53,452 4,016
1979 3,460,621 43,900 52,125 3,500
1978 3,412,980 45,911 49,813 3,500
1977 3,334,779 45,610 47,582 3,555
1976 3,291,479 48,010 45,528 1,246
1975 3,263,794 56,386 43,478 2,037
1974 3,196,136 61,188 41,499 2,086
1973 3,210,643 64,991 39,694 2,272
1972 3,149,726 72,007 37,860 2,018
1971 3,111,304 79,264 36,015 1,293
1970 3,080,421 81,368 35,196 2,285
1969 3,034,825 82,955 34,677 1,982
1968 2,961,608 55,731 33,536 1,964
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 32,519 2,177
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 31,454 1,953
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 30,618 2,431
1964 2,700,138 144,819 29,592 2,189
1963 2,609,526 110,166 28,708 2,165
1962 2,525,163 106,264 27,679 2,189
1961 2,434,113 103,628 26,670 2,115
1960 2,350,971 101,631 25,713 1,886

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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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