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

Updated on by Georank team

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 288,551,776 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 7.9 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 289M (23.3% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Indonesia vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Malaysia
2100 297,263,579 44,353,615
2099 298,386,561 44,467,475
2098 299,496,396 44,579,971
2097 300,596,542 44,695,979
2096 301,680,965 44,814,885
2095 302,745,817 44,932,404
2094 303,798,670 45,047,479
2093 304,837,512 45,165,126
2092 305,857,297 45,278,674
2091 306,853,321 45,390,002
2090 307,827,852 45,501,495
2089 308,775,620 45,610,046
2088 309,700,566 45,717,882
2087 310,605,359 45,823,085
2086 311,483,180 45,926,712
2085 312,332,996 46,020,742
2084 313,155,965 46,111,490
2083 313,952,990 46,202,286
2082 314,719,759 46,284,929
2081 315,453,880 46,359,700
2080 316,158,503 46,435,482
2079 316,839,281 46,496,102
2078 317,487,448 46,549,167
2077 318,105,938 46,594,188
2076 318,684,532 46,619,045
2075 319,239,982 46,643,115
2074 319,759,087 46,658,350
2073 320,251,181 46,670,848
2072 320,709,370 46,670,426
2071 321,136,059 46,660,436
2070 321,534,979 46,645,623
2069 321,908,058 46,623,238
2068 322,252,027 46,600,060
2067 322,566,642 46,569,264
2066 322,849,032 46,530,377
2065 323,098,730 46,481,890
2064 323,318,973 46,417,369
2063 323,506,247 46,350,674
2062 323,662,911 46,272,105
2061 323,784,985 46,178,092
2060 323,865,045 46,075,877
2059 323,904,988 45,958,718
2058 323,894,318 45,837,407
2057 323,837,237 45,707,213
2056 323,721,448 45,566,357
2055 323,552,405 45,418,953
2054 323,324,404 45,252,995
2053 323,032,528 45,069,089
2052 322,677,809 44,873,927
2051 322,252,898 44,668,767
2050 321,749,772 44,445,677
2049 321,169,163 44,217,593
2048 320,507,607 43,974,925
2047 319,778,332 43,712,325
2046 318,970,565 43,438,283
2045 318,077,606 43,157,909
2044 317,100,688 42,866,716
2043 316,041,251 42,557,941
2042 314,905,847 42,239,980
2041 313,692,611 41,922,379
2040 312,407,319 41,598,231
2039 311,049,484 41,270,953
2038 309,626,850 40,929,067
2037 308,137,773 40,584,773
2036 306,592,068 40,234,128
2035 304,988,219 39,876,375
2034 303,322,890 39,515,857
2033 301,599,483 39,152,086
2032 299,828,261 38,772,414
2031 298,003,267 38,386,293
2030 296,127,253 37,995,617
2029 294,190,935 37,606,753
2028 292,188,833 37,207,852
2027 290,114,110 36,806,585
2026 287,972,484 36,403,076
2025 285,765,617 35,987,113
2024 283,487,931 35,557,673
2023 281,190,067 35,126,298
2022 278,830,529 34,695,493
2021 276,758,053 34,282,399
2020 274,814,866 33,889,558
2019 272,489,381 33,440,596
2018 269,951,846 32,910,967
2017 267,346,658 32,355,644
2016 264,627,418 31,789,685
2015 261,799,249 31,232,798
2014 258,877,399 30,696,137
2013 255,852,467 30,174,265
2012 252,698,525 29,662,831
2011 249,470,032 29,162,039
2010 246,305,322 28,655,776
2009 243,220,028 28,124,778
2008 240,157,903 27,570,059
2007 237,062,337 26,998,389
2006 233,951,652 26,417,909
2005 230,871,650 25,836,071
2004 227,926,649 25,256,772
2003 225,048,008 24,679,602
2002 222,088,495 24,102,477
2001 219,097,902 23,526,538
2000 216,077,790 22,967,816
1999 213,004,668 22,435,531
1998 209,826,788 21,906,713
1997 206,536,095 21,375,218
1996 203,204,348 20,850,087
1995 199,888,057 20,330,599
1994 196,591,828 19,820,446
1993 193,305,168 19,322,664
1992 190,043,744 18,834,572
1991 186,778,238 18,342,464
1990 183,501,098 17,833,171
1989 180,201,630 17,314,997
1988 176,855,065 16,796,605
1987 173,511,154 16,276,737
1986 170,175,065 15,760,419
1985 166,776,185 15,252,258
1984 163,251,124 14,759,009
1983 159,651,381 14,285,907
1982 156,052,152 13,832,798
1981 152,485,035 13,399,203
1980 148,950,540 12,983,363
1979 145,434,834 12,627,862
1978 141,953,163 12,328,157
1977 138,533,541 12,035,713
1976 135,173,655 11,750,097
1975 131,843,848 11,471,914
1974 128,555,045 11,200,906
1973 125,288,515 10,935,621
1972 122,039,841 10,676,835
1971 118,833,702 10,423,453
1970 115,657,495 10,178,802
1969 112,517,639 9,947,597
1968 109,450,006 9,725,281
1967 106,526,393 9,507,099
1966 103,792,754 9,284,688
1965 101,365,130 9,056,408
1964 98,833,749 8,828,406
1963 96,051,424 8,602,160
1962 93,375,850 8,380,172
1961 90,791,249 8,164,443
1960 88,296,070 7,956,197

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 Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% 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 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Malaysia
2100 -0.38% -0.26%
2099 -0.37% -0.25%
2098 -0.37% -0.26%
2097 -0.36% -0.27%
2096 -0.35% -0.26%
2095 -0.35% -0.26%
2094 -0.34% -0.26%
2093 -0.33% -0.25%
2092 -0.32% -0.25%
2091 -0.32% -0.25%
2090 -0.31% -0.24%
2089 -0.3% -0.24%
2088 -0.29% -0.23%
2087 -0.28% -0.23%
2086 -0.27% -0.2%
2085 -0.26% -0.2%
2084 -0.25% -0.2%
2083 -0.24% -0.18%
2082 -0.23% -0.16%
2081 -0.22% -0.16%
2080 -0.21% -0.13%
2079 -0.2% -0.11%
2078 -0.19% -0.1%
2077 -0.18% -0.05%
2076 -0.17% -0.05%
2075 -0.16% -0.03%
2074 -0.15% -0.03%
2073 -0.14% 0.001%
2072 -0.13% 0.02%
2071 -0.12% 0.03%
2070 -0.12% 0.05%
2069 -0.11% 0.05%
2068 -0.1% 0.07%
2067 -0.09% 0.08%
2066 -0.08% 0.1%
2065 -0.07% 0.14%
2064 -0.06% 0.14%
2063 -0.05% 0.17%
2062 -0.04% 0.2%
2061 -0.02% 0.22%
2060 -0.01% 0.25%
2059 0.003% 0.26%
2058 0.02% 0.28%
2057 0.04% 0.31%
2056 0.05% 0.32%
2055 0.07% 0.37%
2054 0.09% 0.41%
2053 0.11% 0.43%
2052 0.13% 0.46%
2051 0.16% 0.5%
2050 0.18% 0.52%
2049 0.21% 0.55%
2048 0.23% 0.6%
2047 0.25% 0.63%
2046 0.28% 0.65%
2045 0.31% 0.68%
2044 0.34% 0.73%
2043 0.36% 0.75%
2042 0.39% 0.76%
2041 0.41% 0.78%
2040 0.44% 0.79%
2039 0.46% 0.84%
2038 0.48% 0.85%
2037 0.5% 0.87%
2036 0.53% 0.9%
2035 0.55% 0.91%
2034 0.57% 0.93%
2033 0.59% 0.98%
2032 0.61% 1.01%
2031 0.63% 1.03%
2030 0.66% 1.03%
2029 0.69% 1.07%
2028 0.72% 1.09%
2027 0.74% 1.11%
2026 0.77% 1.16%
2025 0.8% 1.21%
2024 0.82% 1.23%
2023 0.85% 1.24%
2022 0.75% 1.2%
2021 0.71% 1.16%
2020 0.85% 1.34%
2019 0.94% 1.61%
2018 0.97% 1.72%
2017 1.03% 1.78%
2016 1.08% 1.78%
2015 1.13% 1.75%
2014 1.18% 1.73%
2013 1.25% 1.72%
2012 1.29% 1.72%
2011 1.28% 1.77%
2010 1.27% 1.89%
2009 1.28% 2.01%
2008 1.31% 2.12%
2007 1.33% 2.2%
2006 1.33% 2.25%
2005 1.29% 2.29%
2004 1.28% 2.34%
2003 1.33% 2.39%
2002 1.36% 2.45%
2001 1.4% 2.43%
2000 1.44% 2.37%
1999 1.51% 2.41%
1998 1.59% 2.49%
1997 1.64% 2.52%
1996 1.66% 2.56%
1995 1.68% 2.57%
1994 1.7% 2.58%
1993 1.72% 2.59%
1992 1.75% 2.68%
1991 1.79% 2.86%
1990 1.83% 2.99%
1989 1.89% 3.09%
1988 1.93% 3.19%
1987 1.96% 3.28%
1986 2.04% 3.33%
1985 2.16% 3.34%
1984 2.25% 3.31%
1983 2.31% 3.28%
1982 2.34% 3.24%
1981 2.37% 3.2%
1980 2.42% 2.82%
1979 2.45% 2.43%
1978 2.47% 2.43%
1977 2.49% 2.43%
1976 2.53% 2.42%
1975 2.56% 2.42%
1974 2.61% 2.43%
1973 2.66% 2.42%
1972 2.7% 2.43%
1971 2.75% 2.4%
1970 2.79% 2.32%
1969 2.8% 2.29%
1968 2.74% 2.29%
1967 2.63% 2.4%
1966 2.39% 2.52%
1965 2.56% 2.58%
1964 2.9% 2.63%
1963 2.87% 2.65%
1962 2.85% 2.64%
1961 2.83% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Malaysia
Current population
288551776
36512221
Population rank 4/197 45/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.44%
One net population change
13.7 seconds
1.22 minutes
One birth every
7.04 seconds
1.21 minutes
One death every
14.9 seconds
2.9 minutes
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 115/197 89/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -39,509 +166,615
Net migration rank 171/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - 166,615
2024 - -38,469 - 174,770
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 254,806 181,071
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 237,560 188,154
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 212,002 188,506
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 283,282 101,907
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 309,426 203,284
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 324,568 221,965
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 336,434 227,677
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 345,681 222,141
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 358,302 187,663
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 367,587 159,791
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 366,738 149,637
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 371,497 134,975
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 372,836 122,269
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 360,260 157,164
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 366,157 178,410
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 362,380 202,481
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 348,711 229,784
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 349,509 232,971
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 355,324 225,864
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 365,138 212,278
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 377,425 199,510
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 381,084 196,227
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 400,939 173,613
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 417,371 125,499
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 432,355 89,335
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 436,316 99,639
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 447,768 79,266
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 450,174 73,040
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 443,349 72,393
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 437,873 66,685
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 429,910 61,079
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 418,900 66,286
1991 3,288,791 3,096 401,938 97,111
1990 3,250,906 11,539 384,518 135,020
1989 3,316,792 19,905 373,277 143,544
1988 3,331,242 25,383 386,507 133,478
1987 3,304,520 26,705 381,999 137,759
1986 3,309,905 30,988 385,799 127,081
1985 3,419,412 37,451 383,243 120,215
1984 3,549,570 43,693 376,797 106,248
1983 3,558,949 47,375 365,290 97,862
1982 3,545,504 46,792 353,138 89,942
1981 3,497,244 44,710 339,991 84,142
1980 3,484,846 42,254 326,947 80,617
1979 3,460,621 43,900 317,439 -13,980
1978 3,412,980 45,911 311,027 -15,059
1977 3,334,779 45,610 305,515 -16,601
1976 3,291,479 48,010 300,615 -18,316
1975 3,263,794 56,386 294,541 -20,480
1974 3,196,136 61,188 289,880 -21,919
1973 3,210,643 64,991 284,611 -21,995
1972 3,149,726 72,007 276,263 -21,305
1971 3,111,304 79,264 272,323 -20,535
1970 3,080,421 81,368 269,341 -31,839
1969 3,034,825 82,955 264,327 -39,420
1968 2,961,608 55,731 260,705 -40,996
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 258,764 -42,108
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 262,162 -33,993
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 264,836 -36,456
1964 2,700,138 144,819 266,406 -38,785
1963 2,609,526 110,166 265,815 -40,952
1962 2,525,163 106,264 262,140 -43,033
1961 2,434,113 103,628 257,270 -44,916
1960 2,350,971 101,631 251,090 -46,948

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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
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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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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