The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 283,487,931 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 287,909,726 people compared to 36,389,490 in Malaysia.
Population statistics:
- Indonesia's population is 7.91 times bigger than Malaysia's.
- Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
- The countries together account for 3.92% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
- For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.94% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
- Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 288M (23.1% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.4M (37.7% growth).
- Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 323M people compared to the peak of 46.4M people in 2072 for Malaysia.
Indonesia vs Malaysia: live population counter
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| Current population |
287909726
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36389490
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| Population rank | 4/197 | 45/197 |
| Percent of world population | 3.48% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
13.7 seconds
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1.22 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.04 seconds
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1.21 minutes
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| One death every |
14.9 seconds
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2.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
13.7 minutes
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3.01 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -38,469 | +174,770 |
| Daily growth/decline | +6,296 | +1,182 |
| Annual growth/decline | +2,297,864 | +431,375 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +1.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 116/197 | 90/197 |
Indonesia and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,296,070 | 7,956,197 | - | - |
| 1961 | 90,791,249 | 8,164,443 | 2.83% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 93,375,850 | 8,380,172 | 2.85% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 96,051,424 | 8,602,160 | 2.87% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 98,833,749 | 8,828,406 | 2.9% | 2.63% |
| 1965 | 101,365,130 | 9,056,408 | 2.56% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 103,792,754 | 9,284,688 | 2.39% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 106,526,393 | 9,507,099 | 2.63% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 109,450,006 | 9,725,281 | 2.74% | 2.29% |
| 1969 | 112,517,639 | 9,947,597 | 2.8% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 115,657,495 | 10,178,802 | 2.79% | 2.32% |
| 1971 | 118,833,702 | 10,423,453 | 2.75% | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 122,039,841 | 10,676,835 | 2.7% | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 125,288,515 | 10,935,621 | 2.66% | 2.42% |
| 1974 | 128,555,045 | 11,200,906 | 2.61% | 2.43% |
| 1975 | 131,843,848 | 11,471,914 | 2.56% | 2.42% |
| 1976 | 135,173,655 | 11,750,097 | 2.53% | 2.42% |
| 1977 | 138,533,541 | 12,035,713 | 2.49% | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 141,953,163 | 12,328,157 | 2.47% | 2.43% |
| 1979 | 145,434,834 | 12,627,862 | 2.45% | 2.43% |
| 1980 | 148,950,540 | 12,983,363 | 2.42% | 2.82% |
| 1981 | 152,485,035 | 13,399,203 | 2.37% | 3.2% |
| 1982 | 156,052,152 | 13,832,798 | 2.34% | 3.24% |
| 1983 | 159,651,381 | 14,285,907 | 2.31% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 163,251,124 | 14,759,009 | 2.25% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 166,776,185 | 15,252,258 | 2.16% | 3.34% |
| 1986 | 170,175,065 | 15,760,419 | 2.04% | 3.33% |
| 1987 | 173,511,154 | 16,276,737 | 1.96% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 176,855,065 | 16,796,605 | 1.93% | 3.19% |
| 1989 | 180,201,630 | 17,314,997 | 1.89% | 3.09% |
| 1990 | 183,501,098 | 17,833,171 | 1.83% | 2.99% |
| 1991 | 186,778,238 | 18,342,464 | 1.79% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 190,043,744 | 18,834,572 | 1.75% | 2.68% |
| 1993 | 193,305,168 | 19,322,664 | 1.72% | 2.59% |
| 1994 | 196,591,828 | 19,820,446 | 1.7% | 2.58% |
| 1995 | 199,888,057 | 20,330,599 | 1.68% | 2.57% |
| 1996 | 203,204,348 | 20,850,087 | 1.66% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 206,536,095 | 21,375,218 | 1.64% | 2.52% |
| 1998 | 209,826,788 | 21,906,713 | 1.59% | 2.49% |
| 1999 | 213,004,668 | 22,435,531 | 1.51% | 2.41% |
| 2000 | 216,077,790 | 22,967,816 | 1.44% | 2.37% |
| 2001 | 219,097,902 | 23,526,538 | 1.4% | 2.43% |
| 2002 | 222,088,495 | 24,102,477 | 1.36% | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 225,048,008 | 24,679,602 | 1.33% | 2.39% |
| 2004 | 227,926,649 | 25,256,772 | 1.28% | 2.34% |
| 2005 | 230,871,650 | 25,836,071 | 1.29% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 233,951,652 | 26,417,909 | 1.33% | 2.25% |
| 2007 | 237,062,337 | 26,998,389 | 1.33% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 240,157,903 | 27,570,059 | 1.31% | 2.12% |
| 2009 | 243,220,028 | 28,124,778 | 1.28% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 246,305,322 | 28,655,776 | 1.27% | 1.89% |
| 2011 | 249,470,032 | 29,162,039 | 1.28% | 1.77% |
| 2012 | 252,698,525 | 29,662,831 | 1.29% | 1.72% |
| 2013 | 255,852,467 | 30,174,265 | 1.25% | 1.72% |
| 2014 | 258,877,399 | 30,696,137 | 1.18% | 1.73% |
| 2015 | 261,799,249 | 31,232,798 | 1.13% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 264,627,418 | 31,789,685 | 1.08% | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 267,346,658 | 32,355,644 | 1.03% | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 269,951,846 | 32,910,967 | 0.97% | 1.72% |
| 2019 | 272,489,381 | 33,440,596 | 0.94% | 1.61% |
| 2020 | 274,814,866 | 33,889,558 | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| 2021 | 276,758,053 | 34,282,399 | 0.71% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 278,830,529 | 34,695,493 | 0.75% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 281,190,067 | 35,126,298 | 0.85% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 283,487,931 | 35,557,673 | 0.82% | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 285,721,231 | 35,977,838 | 0.79% | 1.18% |
| 2026 | 287,886,778 | 36,385,119 | 0.76% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 289,986,520 | 36,785,089 | 0.73% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 292,016,774 | 37,182,773 | 0.7% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 293,978,106 | 37,574,292 | 0.67% | 1.05% |
| 2030 | 295,876,644 | 37,961,722 | 0.65% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 297,719,741 | 38,347,786 | 0.62% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 299,510,654 | 38,728,383 | 0.6% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 301,250,975 | 39,097,871 | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 302,938,571 | 39,457,849 | 0.56% | 0.92% |
| 2035 | 304,566,615 | 39,814,834 | 0.54% | 0.9% |
| 2036 | 306,135,097 | 40,166,904 | 0.51% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 307,646,407 | 40,512,289 | 0.49% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 309,096,450 | 40,853,318 | 0.47% | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 310,481,116 | 41,185,892 | 0.45% | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 311,797,391 | 41,509,646 | 0.42% | 0.79% |
| 2041 | 313,041,656 | 41,828,594 | 0.4% | 0.77% |
| 2042 | 314,211,278 | 42,144,474 | 0.37% | 0.76% |
| 2043 | 315,304,309 | 42,455,952 | 0.35% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 316,318,412 | 42,754,140 | 0.32% | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 317,249,609 | 43,038,205 | 0.29% | 0.66% |
| 2046 | 318,096,567 | 43,313,754 | 0.27% | 0.64% |
| 2047 | 318,862,018 | 43,580,459 | 0.24% | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 319,554,646 | 43,831,577 | 0.22% | 0.58% |
| 2049 | 320,173,244 | 44,065,538 | 0.19% | 0.53% |
| 2050 | 320,712,941 | 44,289,765 | 0.17% | 0.51% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Indonesia increased by 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,282,308 (a 8.8% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).
Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Indonesia's population will grow by 11.4% to 320,712,941 people with a rank change from 4th to 6th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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Population differences between Indonesia and Malaysia
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| Life expectancy | 71.6 years | 77.2 years |
| Average age | 32.8 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 31.1 years | 31.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 52.4:47.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.13 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman |
| Population density | 388 ppl/mi² | 280.3 ppl/mi² |
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