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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 7,458,555 people in Libya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 7,580,693 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 38.1 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 3.57% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +1.36% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.58M (26.8% growth).

Indonesia vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Libya
2100 297,217,412 9,844,693
2099 298,340,219 9,862,508
2098 299,449,882 9,883,625
2097 300,549,857 9,903,710
2096 301,634,112 9,920,429
2095 302,698,798 9,931,997
2094 303,751,488 9,943,491
2093 304,790,169 9,958,787
2092 305,809,796 9,973,472
2091 306,805,664 9,982,411
2090 307,780,044 9,998,616
2089 308,727,665 10,009,061
2088 309,652,467 10,019,752
2087 310,557,120 10,023,389
2086 311,434,804 10,023,004
2085 312,284,488 10,016,577
2084 313,107,329 10,009,921
2083 313,904,231 10,006,291
2082 314,670,881 9,997,812
2081 315,404,888 9,985,604
2080 316,109,402 9,975,637
2079 316,790,074 9,962,908
2078 317,438,140 9,958,732
2077 318,056,534 9,953,044
2076 318,635,038 9,940,245
2075 319,190,402 9,928,160
2074 319,709,426 9,917,050
2073 320,201,444 9,901,336
2072 320,659,562 9,879,817
2071 321,086,184 9,868,096
2070 321,485,042 9,850,939
2069 321,858,064 9,832,286
2068 322,201,979 9,812,577
2067 322,516,545 9,800,171
2066 322,798,892 9,782,627
2065 323,048,550 9,763,018
2064 323,268,759 9,740,878
2063 323,456,004 9,729,779
2062 323,612,644 9,707,751
2061 323,734,699 9,686,831
2060 323,814,746 9,667,507
2059 323,854,683 9,638,272
2058 323,844,015 9,610,912
2057 323,786,943 9,579,804
2056 323,671,172 9,554,897
2055 323,502,155 9,522,413
2054 323,274,189 9,478,216
2053 322,982,358 9,432,889
2052 322,627,695 9,383,615
2051 322,202,850 9,335,544
2050 321,699,802 9,283,143
2049 321,119,283 9,231,012
2048 320,457,830 9,173,472
2047 319,728,668 9,119,114
2046 318,921,027 9,063,424
2045 318,028,206 8,999,038
2044 317,051,440 8,934,909
2043 315,992,168 8,867,072
2042 314,856,940 8,798,655
2041 313,643,892 8,732,358
2040 312,358,800 8,661,540
2039 311,001,176 8,588,479
2038 309,578,763 8,514,257
2037 308,089,917 8,437,950
2036 306,544,452 8,364,991
2035 304,940,852 8,290,112
2034 303,275,782 8,209,497
2033 301,552,643 8,129,319
2032 299,781,696 8,052,378
2031 297,956,985 7,969,721
2030 296,081,262 7,884,898
2029 294,145,245 7,801,652
2028 292,143,454 7,713,258
2027 290,069,053 7,622,004
2026 287,927,760 7,537,063
2025 285,721,236 7,458,555
2024 283,487,931 7,381,023
2023 281,190,067 7,305,659
2022 278,830,529 7,223,805
2021 276,758,053 7,135,175
2020 274,814,866 7,045,399
2019 272,489,381 6,951,033
2018 269,951,846 6,849,055
2017 267,346,658 6,738,770
2016 264,627,418 6,632,126
2015 261,799,249 6,531,819
2014 258,877,399 6,427,252
2013 255,852,467 6,304,628
2012 252,698,525 6,179,328
2011 249,470,032 6,343,203
2010 246,305,322 6,497,839
2009 243,220,028 6,366,686
2008 240,157,903 6,235,430
2007 237,062,337 6,104,380
2006 233,951,652 5,980,211
2005 230,871,650 5,858,798
2004 227,926,649 5,736,693
2003 225,048,008 5,619,398
2002 222,088,495 5,508,410
2001 219,097,902 5,403,639
2000 216,077,790 5,305,021
1999 213,004,668 5,218,038
1998 209,826,788 5,140,704
1997 206,536,095 5,064,639
1996 203,204,348 4,987,393
1995 199,888,057 4,906,843
1994 196,591,828 4,822,037
1993 193,305,168 4,733,045
1992 190,043,744 4,640,352
1991 186,778,238 4,544,400
1990 183,501,098 4,445,239
1989 180,201,630 4,342,920
1988 176,855,065 4,237,755
1987 173,511,154 4,129,739
1986 170,175,065 4,017,403
1985 166,776,185 3,898,745
1984 163,251,124 3,773,633
1983 159,651,381 3,718,961
1982 156,052,152 3,724,765
1981 152,485,035 3,621,486
1980 148,950,540 3,424,378
1979 145,434,834 3,233,846
1978 141,953,163 3,052,526
1977 138,533,541 2,881,533
1976 135,173,655 2,721,237
1975 131,843,848 2,571,556
1974 128,555,045 2,432,211
1973 125,288,515 2,314,193
1972 122,039,841 2,226,091
1971 118,833,702 2,153,534
1970 115,657,495 2,082,589
1969 112,517,639 2,014,293
1968 109,450,006 1,952,781
1967 106,526,393 1,898,199
1966 103,792,754 1,849,063
1965 101,365,130 1,804,015
1964 98,833,749 1,753,691
1963 96,051,424 1,690,457
1962 93,375,850 1,621,960
1961 90,791,249 1,555,699
1960 88,296,070 1,492,890

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Libya's population increased by 948,567 people (a 14.3% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Libya was ranked 103rd in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.5% to 9,283,143 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 10M people in 2087 for Libya.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Libya
2100 -0.38% -0.18%
2099 -0.37% -0.21%
2098 -0.37% -0.2%
2097 -0.36% -0.17%
2096 -0.35% -0.12%
2095 -0.35% -0.12%
2094 -0.34% -0.15%
2093 -0.33% -0.15%
2092 -0.32% -0.09%
2091 -0.32% -0.16%
2090 -0.31% -0.1%
2089 -0.3% -0.11%
2088 -0.29% -0.04%
2087 -0.28% 0.004%
2086 -0.27% 0.06%
2085 -0.26% 0.07%
2084 -0.25% 0.04%
2083 -0.24% 0.08%
2082 -0.23% 0.12%
2081 -0.22% 0.1%
2080 -0.21% 0.13%
2079 -0.2% 0.04%
2078 -0.19% 0.06%
2077 -0.18% 0.13%
2076 -0.17% 0.12%
2075 -0.16% 0.11%
2074 -0.15% 0.16%
2073 -0.14% 0.22%
2072 -0.13% 0.12%
2071 -0.12% 0.17%
2070 -0.12% 0.19%
2069 -0.11% 0.2%
2068 -0.1% 0.13%
2067 -0.09% 0.18%
2066 -0.08% 0.2%
2065 -0.07% 0.23%
2064 -0.06% 0.11%
2063 -0.05% 0.23%
2062 -0.04% 0.22%
2061 -0.02% 0.2%
2060 -0.01% 0.3%
2059 0.003% 0.28%
2058 0.02% 0.32%
2057 0.04% 0.26%
2056 0.05% 0.34%
2055 0.07% 0.47%
2054 0.09% 0.48%
2053 0.11% 0.53%
2052 0.13% 0.51%
2051 0.16% 0.56%
2050 0.18% 0.56%
2049 0.21% 0.63%
2048 0.23% 0.6%
2047 0.25% 0.61%
2046 0.28% 0.72%
2045 0.31% 0.72%
2044 0.34% 0.77%
2043 0.36% 0.78%
2042 0.39% 0.76%
2041 0.41% 0.82%
2040 0.44% 0.85%
2039 0.46% 0.87%
2038 0.48% 0.9%
2037 0.5% 0.87%
2036 0.53% 0.9%
2035 0.55% 0.98%
2034 0.57% 0.99%
2033 0.59% 0.96%
2032 0.61% 1.04%
2031 0.63% 1.08%
2030 0.66% 1.07%
2029 0.69% 1.15%
2028 0.72% 1.2%
2027 0.74% 1.13%
2026 0.77% 1.05%
2025 0.79% 1.05%
2024 0.82% 1.03%
2023 0.85% 1.13%
2022 0.75% 1.24%
2021 0.71% 1.27%
2020 0.85% 1.36%
2019 0.94% 1.49%
2018 0.97% 1.64%
2017 1.03% 1.61%
2016 1.08% 1.54%
2015 1.13% 1.63%
2014 1.18% 1.94%
2013 1.25% 2.03%
2012 1.29% -2.58%
2011 1.28% -2.38%
2010 1.27% 2.06%
2009 1.28% 2.11%
2008 1.31% 2.15%
2007 1.33% 2.08%
2006 1.33% 2.07%
2005 1.29% 2.13%
2004 1.28% 2.09%
2003 1.33% 2.01%
2002 1.36% 1.94%
2001 1.4% 1.86%
2000 1.44% 1.67%
1999 1.51% 1.5%
1998 1.59% 1.5%
1997 1.64% 1.55%
1996 1.66% 1.64%
1995 1.68% 1.76%
1994 1.7% 1.88%
1993 1.72% 2%
1992 1.75% 2.11%
1991 1.79% 2.23%
1990 1.83% 2.36%
1989 1.89% 2.48%
1988 1.93% 2.62%
1987 1.96% 2.8%
1986 2.04% 3.04%
1985 2.16% 3.32%
1984 2.25% 1.47%
1983 2.31% -0.16%
1982 2.34% 2.85%
1981 2.37% 5.76%
1980 2.42% 5.89%
1979 2.45% 5.94%
1978 2.47% 5.93%
1977 2.49% 5.89%
1976 2.53% 5.82%
1975 2.56% 5.73%
1974 2.61% 5.1%
1973 2.66% 3.96%
1972 2.7% 3.37%
1971 2.75% 3.41%
1970 2.79% 3.39%
1969 2.8% 3.15%
1968 2.74% 2.88%
1967 2.63% 2.66%
1966 2.39% 2.5%
1965 2.56% 2.87%
1964 2.9% 3.74%
1963 2.87% 4.22%
1962 2.85% 4.26%
1961 2.83% 4.21%

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 Libya's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Libya
Current population
289027659
7580693
Population rank 4/197 105/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.09%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
6.8 minutes
One birth every
7.06 seconds
4.32 minutes
One death every
14.6 seconds
10.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +212
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +77,532
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 96/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change -39,509 -172
Net migration rank 171/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -172
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 73,522 3,448
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 75,760 -2,001
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 91,951 -2,001
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 88,005 -694
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 92,950 -694
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 97,842 -1,352
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 101,619 5,841
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 103,891 9,208
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 105,265 -5,081
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 108,096 -7,660
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 110,420 -1,716
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 110,772 25,755
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 108,855 5,211
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 121,016 -562,827
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 122,926 9,611
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 118,102 11,670
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 117,481 15,260
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 116,704 12,640
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 115,645 3,351
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 112,823 11,024
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 107,144 13,222
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 102,144 12,073
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 97,598 10,152
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 93,370 8,420
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 89,814 5,634
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 88,743 -10,206
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 87,613 -11,479
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 86,899 -10,907
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 86,945 -8,446
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 87,661 -5,068
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 88,765 -1,755
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 90,553 426
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 93,568 843
1991 3,288,791 3,096 96,582 902
1990 3,250,906 11,539 99,898 946
1989 3,316,792 19,905 102,823 981
1988 3,331,242 25,383 105,469 1,053
1987 3,304,520 26,705 107,761 1,740
1986 3,309,905 30,988 109,325 5,844
1985 3,419,412 37,451 110,194 11,962
1984 3,549,570 43,693 110,028 18,039
1983 3,558,949 47,375 122,183 -140,904
1982 3,545,504 46,792 133,511 -126,400
1981 3,497,244 44,710 130,233 69,211
1980 3,484,846 42,254 128,034 66,739
1979 3,460,621 43,900 121,469 64,821
1978 3,412,980 45,911 114,669 61,684
1977 3,334,779 45,610 107,769 57,867
1976 3,291,479 48,010 101,146 53,813
1975 3,263,794 56,386 94,862 49,544
1974 3,196,136 61,188 89,337 44,946
1973 3,210,643 64,991 81,256 20,498
1972 3,149,726 72,007 77,864 -3,418
1971 3,111,304 79,264 74,934 -4,265
1970 3,080,421 81,368 70,488 745
1969 3,034,825 82,955 66,782 -1,418
1968 2,961,608 55,731 63,971 -6,323
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 61,889 -10,384
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 60,394 -13,619
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 59,134 -15,810
1964 2,700,138 144,819 55,227 2,084
1963 2,609,526 110,166 50,421 18,740
1962 2,525,163 106,264 46,252 21,589
1961 2,434,113 103,628 42,167 22,504
1960 2,350,971 101,631 38,391 22,559

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 Libya 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 938,901 people) and 0.1% is from migration (a loss of 986 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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