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

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 8.52 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 3.89% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Indonesia vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Madagascar
2100 297,217,412 86,179,580
2099 298,340,219 85,790,370
2098 299,449,882 85,386,169
2097 300,549,857 84,969,767
2096 301,634,112 84,541,363
2095 302,698,798 84,101,733
2094 303,751,488 83,648,271
2093 304,790,169 83,182,675
2092 305,809,796 82,705,710
2091 306,805,664 82,216,203
2090 307,780,044 81,717,468
2089 308,727,665 81,206,806
2088 309,652,467 80,683,320
2087 310,557,120 80,148,075
2086 311,434,804 79,603,046
2085 312,284,488 79,047,406
2084 313,107,329 78,482,616
2083 313,904,231 77,906,589
2082 314,670,881 77,321,070
2081 315,404,888 76,724,415
2080 316,109,402 76,117,046
2079 316,790,074 75,497,666
2078 317,438,140 74,865,716
2077 318,056,534 74,221,281
2076 318,635,038 73,566,810
2075 319,190,402 72,899,578
2074 319,709,426 72,220,039
2073 320,201,444 71,530,359
2072 320,659,562 70,828,530
2071 321,086,184 70,115,645
2070 321,485,042 69,394,756
2069 321,858,064 68,663,443
2068 322,201,979 67,921,934
2067 322,516,545 67,170,963
2066 322,798,892 66,411,266
2065 323,048,550 65,644,233
2064 323,268,759 64,867,634
2063 323,456,004 64,083,768
2062 323,612,644 63,292,113
2061 323,734,699 62,493,456
2060 323,814,746 61,688,314
2059 323,854,683 60,876,714
2058 323,844,015 60,061,091
2057 323,786,943 59,241,569
2056 323,671,172 58,416,388
2055 323,502,155 57,588,488
2054 323,274,189 56,757,952
2053 322,982,358 55,923,669
2052 322,627,695 55,086,396
2051 322,202,850 54,246,667
2050 321,699,802 53,403,817
2049 321,119,283 52,559,645
2048 320,457,830 51,714,462
2047 319,728,668 50,868,979
2046 318,921,027 50,023,282
2045 318,028,206 49,178,377
2044 317,051,440 48,333,861
2043 315,992,168 47,489,686
2042 314,856,940 46,646,849
2041 313,643,892 45,806,003
2040 312,358,800 44,966,710
2039 311,001,176 44,130,890
2038 309,578,763 43,296,592
2037 308,089,917 42,465,456
2036 306,544,452 41,636,814
2035 304,940,852 40,810,847
2034 303,275,782 39,989,445
2033 301,552,643 39,170,206
2032 299,781,696 38,353,879
2031 297,956,985 37,539,603
2030 296,081,262 36,729,526
2029 294,145,245 35,923,382
2028 292,143,454 35,120,762
2027 290,069,053 34,322,223
2026 287,927,760 33,528,352
2025 285,721,236 32,740,678
2024 283,487,931 31,964,956
2023 281,190,067 31,195,932
2022 278,830,529 30,437,261
2021 276,758,053 29,691,083
2020 274,814,866 28,953,556
2019 272,489,381 28,219,554
2018 269,951,846 27,494,926
2017 267,346,658 26,788,375
2016 264,627,418 26,099,952
2015 261,799,249 25,426,702
2014 258,877,399 24,764,348
2013 255,852,467 24,109,290
2012 252,698,525 23,462,438
2011 249,470,032 22,822,300
2010 246,305,322 22,183,340
2009 243,220,028 21,547,280
2008 240,157,903 20,923,840
2007 237,062,337 20,318,583
2006 233,951,652 19,730,909
2005 230,871,650 19,159,707
2004 227,926,649 18,606,608
2003 225,048,008 18,071,854
2002 222,088,495 17,549,913
2001 219,097,902 17,032,939
2000 216,077,790 16,516,338
1999 213,004,668 16,000,506
1998 209,826,788 15,489,364
1997 206,536,095 14,990,814
1996 203,204,348 14,510,711
1995 199,888,057 14,051,275
1994 196,591,828 13,613,850
1993 193,305,168 13,197,345
1992 190,043,744 12,800,870
1991 186,778,238 12,421,412
1990 183,501,098 12,055,639
1989 180,201,630 11,704,998
1988 176,855,065 11,369,462
1987 173,511,154 11,047,291
1986 170,175,065 10,736,857
1985 166,776,185 10,433,142
1984 163,251,124 10,134,550
1983 159,651,381 9,843,044
1982 156,052,152 9,557,671
1981 152,485,035 9,279,011
1980 148,950,540 9,006,032
1979 145,434,834 8,737,581
1978 141,953,163 8,475,864
1977 138,533,541 8,222,240
1976 135,173,655 7,976,831
1975 131,843,848 7,739,336
1974 128,555,045 7,509,726
1973 125,288,515 7,288,048
1972 122,039,841 7,074,398
1971 118,833,702 6,868,868
1970 115,657,495 6,672,003
1969 112,517,639 6,484,716
1968 109,450,006 6,306,493
1967 106,526,393 6,136,486
1966 103,792,754 5,974,279
1965 101,365,130 5,819,116
1964 98,833,749 5,669,863
1963 96,051,424 5,525,185
1962 93,375,850 5,384,150
1961 90,791,249 5,246,158
1960 88,296,070 5,111,029

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 Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Madagascar
2100 -0.38% 0.45%
2099 -0.37% 0.47%
2098 -0.37% 0.49%
2097 -0.36% 0.51%
2096 -0.35% 0.52%
2095 -0.35% 0.54%
2094 -0.34% 0.56%
2093 -0.33% 0.58%
2092 -0.32% 0.6%
2091 -0.32% 0.61%
2090 -0.31% 0.63%
2089 -0.3% 0.65%
2088 -0.29% 0.67%
2087 -0.28% 0.68%
2086 -0.27% 0.7%
2085 -0.26% 0.72%
2084 -0.25% 0.74%
2083 -0.24% 0.76%
2082 -0.23% 0.78%
2081 -0.22% 0.8%
2080 -0.21% 0.82%
2079 -0.2% 0.84%
2078 -0.19% 0.87%
2077 -0.18% 0.89%
2076 -0.17% 0.92%
2075 -0.16% 0.94%
2074 -0.15% 0.96%
2073 -0.14% 0.99%
2072 -0.13% 1.02%
2071 -0.12% 1.04%
2070 -0.12% 1.07%
2069 -0.11% 1.09%
2068 -0.1% 1.12%
2067 -0.09% 1.14%
2066 -0.08% 1.17%
2065 -0.07% 1.2%
2064 -0.06% 1.22%
2063 -0.05% 1.25%
2062 -0.04% 1.28%
2061 -0.02% 1.31%
2060 -0.01% 1.33%
2059 0.003% 1.36%
2058 0.02% 1.38%
2057 0.04% 1.41%
2056 0.05% 1.44%
2055 0.07% 1.46%
2054 0.09% 1.49%
2053 0.11% 1.52%
2052 0.13% 1.55%
2051 0.16% 1.58%
2050 0.18% 1.61%
2049 0.21% 1.63%
2048 0.23% 1.66%
2047 0.25% 1.69%
2046 0.28% 1.72%
2045 0.31% 1.75%
2044 0.34% 1.78%
2043 0.36% 1.81%
2042 0.39% 1.84%
2041 0.41% 1.87%
2040 0.44% 1.89%
2039 0.46% 1.93%
2038 0.48% 1.96%
2037 0.5% 1.99%
2036 0.53% 2.02%
2035 0.55% 2.05%
2034 0.57% 2.09%
2033 0.59% 2.13%
2032 0.61% 2.17%
2031 0.63% 2.21%
2030 0.66% 2.24%
2029 0.69% 2.29%
2028 0.72% 2.33%
2027 0.74% 2.37%
2026 0.77% 2.41%
2025 0.79% 2.43%
2024 0.82% 2.47%
2023 0.85% 2.49%
2022 0.75% 2.51%
2021 0.71% 2.55%
2020 0.85% 2.6%
2019 0.94% 2.64%
2018 0.97% 2.64%
2017 1.03% 2.64%
2016 1.08% 2.65%
2015 1.13% 2.67%
2014 1.18% 2.72%
2013 1.25% 2.76%
2012 1.29% 2.8%
2011 1.28% 2.88%
2010 1.27% 2.95%
2009 1.28% 2.98%
2008 1.31% 2.98%
2007 1.33% 2.98%
2006 1.33% 2.98%
2005 1.29% 2.97%
2004 1.28% 2.96%
2003 1.33% 2.97%
2002 1.36% 3.04%
2001 1.4% 3.13%
2000 1.44% 3.22%
1999 1.51% 3.3%
1998 1.59% 3.33%
1997 1.64% 3.31%
1996 1.66% 3.27%
1995 1.68% 3.21%
1994 1.7% 3.16%
1993 1.72% 3.1%
1992 1.75% 3.05%
1991 1.79% 3.03%
1990 1.83% 3%
1989 1.89% 2.95%
1988 1.93% 2.92%
1987 1.96% 2.89%
1986 2.04% 2.91%
1985 2.16% 2.95%
1984 2.25% 2.96%
1983 2.31% 2.99%
1982 2.34% 3%
1981 2.37% 3.03%
1980 2.42% 3.07%
1979 2.45% 3.09%
1978 2.47% 3.08%
1977 2.49% 3.08%
1976 2.53% 3.07%
1975 2.56% 3.06%
1974 2.61% 3.04%
1973 2.66% 3.02%
1972 2.7% 2.99%
1971 2.75% 2.95%
1970 2.79% 2.89%
1969 2.8% 2.83%
1968 2.74% 2.77%
1967 2.63% 2.72%
1966 2.39% 2.67%
1965 2.56% 2.63%
1964 2.9% 2.62%
1963 2.87% 2.62%
1962 2.85% 2.63%
1961 2.83% 2.64%

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 Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Madagascar
Current population
289027659
33936132
Population rank 4/197 49/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.41%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
40.8 seconds
One birth every
7.06 seconds
31.1 seconds
One death every
14.6 seconds
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6,119 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 28/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 -2,227
Net migration rank 171/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -2,227
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 774,926 -1,795
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 766,391 -1,487
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 753,931 -1,487
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 741,416 -1,480
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 736,607 -1,480
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 735,853 -2,976
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 719,267 -2,887
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 699,498 -2,784
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 682,801 -2,687
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 668,977 -2,594
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 660,837 -2,522
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 654,230 -2,445
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 644,255 -2,334
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 640,577 -2,219
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 641,543 -1,979
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 634,008 -1,429
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 615,580 -1,255
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 597,772 -1,563
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 581,489 -2,336
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 568,143 -4,869
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 556,319 -13,393
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 544,903 -18,345
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 535,518 -18,209
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 529,656 -13,014
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 520,860 -4,298
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 516,976 -1,891
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 508,408 -1,222
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 490,905 -986
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 471,453 -1,161
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 450,259 -1,670
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 428,169 -1,905
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 408,801 -2,063
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 388,430 -2,216
1991 3,288,791 3,096 375,040 -2,330
1990 3,250,906 11,539 360,621 -1,777
1989 3,316,792 19,905 344,279 -1,848
1988 3,331,242 25,383 330,510 -1,883
1987 3,304,520 26,705 317,621 -1,896
1986 3,309,905 30,988 307,074 -1,914
1985 3,419,412 37,451 304,199 -1,947
1984 3,549,570 43,693 296,892 -1,965
1983 3,558,949 47,375 290,085 -1,979
1982 3,545,504 46,792 284,733 -2,093
1981 3,497,244 44,710 277,535 -2,864
1980 3,484,846 42,254 275,287 -4,005
1979 3,460,621 43,900 270,752 -5,126
1978 3,412,980 45,911 263,684 -5,874
1977 3,334,779 45,610 255,399 -5,957
1976 3,291,479 48,010 247,026 -5,655
1975 3,263,794 56,386 238,774 -5,173
1974 3,196,136 61,188 230,233 -4,607
1973 3,210,643 64,991 221,768 -4,037
1972 3,149,726 72,007 213,138 -3,583
1971 3,111,304 79,264 204,617 -3,118
1970 3,080,421 81,368 194,889 -2,658
1969 3,034,825 82,955 184,562 -2,216
1968 2,961,608 55,731 175,869 -1,766
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 167,287 -1,383
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 159,483 -964
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 152,362 -550
1964 2,700,138 144,819 146,894 -204
1963 2,609,526 110,166 142,666 0
1962 2,525,163 106,264 139,412 0
1961 2,434,113 103,628 136,578 0
1960 2,350,971 101,631 133,684 0

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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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