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Population in Indonesia compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Indonesia was 285,721,236 in 2025 vs 36,282 people in the Marshall Islands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Indonesia's population is 289,027,659 people compared to 35,039 in the Marshall Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 8,249 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
  • Indonesia is ranked the 4th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
  • The countries together account for 3.48% of the world: 3.48% for Indonesia vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Indonesia has had an average growth rate of +0.9% per year vs -2.84% in the Marshall Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Indonesia has increased from 234M people to 289M (23.5% growth), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 52K to 35K (32.6% decline).

Indonesia vs Marshall Islands: population by year and forecast

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Indonesia Marshall Islands
2100 297,217,412 23,445
2099 298,340,219 23,524
2098 299,449,882 23,613
2097 300,549,857 23,708
2096 301,634,112 23,784
2095 302,698,798 23,867
2094 303,751,488 23,935
2093 304,790,169 24,009
2092 305,809,796 24,079
2091 306,805,664 24,137
2090 307,780,044 24,185
2089 308,727,665 24,240
2088 309,652,467 24,272
2087 310,557,120 24,301
2086 311,434,804 24,316
2085 312,284,488 24,335
2084 313,107,329 24,342
2083 313,904,231 24,331
2082 314,670,881 24,315
2081 315,404,888 24,304
2080 316,109,402 24,278
2079 316,790,074 24,256
2078 317,438,140 24,214
2077 318,056,534 24,172
2076 318,635,038 24,138
2075 319,190,402 24,083
2074 319,709,426 24,049
2073 320,201,444 24,000
2072 320,659,562 23,969
2071 321,086,184 23,931
2070 321,485,042 23,889
2069 321,858,064 23,857
2068 322,201,979 23,815
2067 322,516,545 23,795
2066 322,798,892 23,763
2065 323,048,550 23,762
2064 323,268,759 23,766
2063 323,456,004 23,778
2062 323,612,644 23,818
2061 323,734,699 23,869
2060 323,814,746 23,917
2059 323,854,683 23,981
2058 323,844,015 24,028
2057 323,786,943 24,106
2056 323,671,172 24,194
2055 323,502,155 24,305
2054 323,274,189 24,411
2053 322,982,358 24,502
2052 322,627,695 24,602
2051 322,202,850 24,714
2050 321,699,802 24,811
2049 321,119,283 24,935
2048 320,457,830 25,047
2047 319,728,668 25,155
2046 318,921,027 25,267
2045 318,028,206 25,394
2044 317,051,440 25,531
2043 315,992,168 25,687
2042 314,856,940 25,846
2041 313,643,892 26,033
2040 312,358,800 26,249
2039 311,001,176 26,493
2038 309,578,763 26,759
2037 308,089,917 27,090
2036 306,544,452 27,446
2035 304,940,852 27,874
2034 303,275,782 28,364
2033 301,552,643 28,919
2032 299,781,696 29,543
2031 297,956,985 30,251
2030 296,081,262 31,054
2029 294,145,245 31,943
2028 292,143,454 32,879
2027 290,069,053 33,909
2026 287,927,760 35,039
2025 285,721,236 36,282
2024 283,487,931 37,548
2023 281,190,067 38,827
2022 278,830,529 40,077
2021 276,758,053 41,367
2020 274,814,866 42,706
2019 272,489,381 44,007
2018 269,951,846 45,285
2017 267,346,658 46,529
2016 264,627,418 47,709
2015 261,799,249 48,800
2014 258,877,399 49,796
2013 255,852,467 50,681
2012 252,698,525 51,419
2011 249,470,032 51,907
2010 246,305,322 52,044
2009 243,220,028 52,019
2008 240,157,903 52,030
2007 237,062,337 52,035
2006 233,951,652 51,992
2005 230,871,650 51,906
2004 227,926,649 51,791
2003 225,048,008 51,639
2002 222,088,495 51,425
2001 219,097,902 51,123
2000 216,077,790 50,706
1999 213,004,668 50,202
1998 209,826,788 49,717
1997 206,536,095 49,259
1996 203,204,348 48,775
1995 199,888,057 48,266
1994 196,591,828 47,712
1993 193,305,168 47,093
1992 190,043,744 46,388
1991 186,778,238 45,568
1990 183,501,098 44,629
1989 180,201,630 43,586
1988 176,855,065 42,321
1987 173,511,154 40,828
1986 170,175,065 39,286
1985 166,776,185 37,761
1984 163,251,124 36,264
1983 159,651,381 34,811
1982 156,052,152 33,397
1981 152,485,035 32,017
1980 148,950,540 30,774
1979 145,434,834 29,738
1978 141,953,163 28,809
1977 138,533,541 27,906
1976 135,173,655 27,021
1975 131,843,848 26,154
1974 128,555,045 25,296
1973 125,288,515 24,581
1972 122,039,841 23,992
1971 118,833,702 23,366
1970 115,657,495 22,530
1969 112,517,639 21,305
1968 109,450,006 19,862
1967 106,526,393 18,655
1966 103,792,754 17,927
1965 101,365,130 17,402
1964 98,833,749 16,852
1963 96,051,424 16,302
1962 93,375,850 15,755
1961 90,791,249 15,219
1960 88,296,070 14,703

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 the Marshall Islands lost 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Indonesia gained 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by 12,670 people (a 26.6% decline).

Indonesia was ranked 4th most populous country in 2006 and is still 4th in 2026. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2006 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 29.2% to 24,811 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.4K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Indonesia
Factual

Projection
Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Indonesia Marshall Islands
2100 -0.38% -0.33%
2099 -0.37% -0.38%
2098 -0.37% -0.4%
2097 -0.36% -0.32%
2096 -0.35% -0.35%
2095 -0.35% -0.28%
2094 -0.34% -0.31%
2093 -0.33% -0.29%
2092 -0.32% -0.24%
2091 -0.32% -0.2%
2090 -0.31% -0.23%
2089 -0.3% -0.13%
2088 -0.29% -0.12%
2087 -0.28% -0.06%
2086 -0.27% -0.08%
2085 -0.26% -0.03%
2084 -0.25% 0.05%
2083 -0.24% 0.06%
2082 -0.23% 0.04%
2081 -0.22% 0.11%
2080 -0.21% 0.09%
2079 -0.2% 0.17%
2078 -0.19% 0.17%
2077 -0.18% 0.14%
2076 -0.17% 0.23%
2075 -0.16% 0.14%
2074 -0.15% 0.2%
2073 -0.14% 0.13%
2072 -0.13% 0.16%
2071 -0.12% 0.17%
2070 -0.12% 0.14%
2069 -0.11% 0.18%
2068 -0.1% 0.08%
2067 -0.09% 0.14%
2066 -0.08% 0.004%
2065 -0.07% -0.02%
2064 -0.06% -0.05%
2063 -0.05% -0.17%
2062 -0.04% -0.21%
2061 -0.02% -0.2%
2060 -0.01% -0.27%
2059 0.003% -0.2%
2058 0.02% -0.32%
2057 0.04% -0.37%
2056 0.05% -0.46%
2055 0.07% -0.43%
2054 0.09% -0.37%
2053 0.11% -0.41%
2052 0.13% -0.45%
2051 0.16% -0.39%
2050 0.18% -0.5%
2049 0.21% -0.45%
2048 0.23% -0.43%
2047 0.25% -0.44%
2046 0.28% -0.5%
2045 0.31% -0.54%
2044 0.34% -0.61%
2043 0.36% -0.62%
2042 0.39% -0.72%
2041 0.41% -0.82%
2040 0.44% -0.92%
2039 0.46% -1%
2038 0.48% -1.22%
2037 0.5% -1.3%
2036 0.53% -1.53%
2035 0.55% -1.73%
2034 0.57% -1.92%
2033 0.59% -2.11%
2032 0.61% -2.34%
2031 0.63% -2.59%
2030 0.66% -2.78%
2029 0.69% -2.85%
2028 0.72% -3.04%
2027 0.74% -3.23%
2026 0.77% -3.42%
2025 0.79% -3.37%
2024 0.82% -3.29%
2023 0.85% -3.12%
2022 0.75% -3.12%
2021 0.71% -3.14%
2020 0.85% -2.96%
2019 0.94% -2.82%
2018 0.97% -2.67%
2017 1.03% -2.47%
2016 1.08% -2.24%
2015 1.13% -2%
2014 1.18% -1.75%
2013 1.25% -1.44%
2012 1.29% -0.94%
2011 1.28% -0.26%
2010 1.27% 0.05%
2009 1.28% -0.02%
2008 1.31% -0.01%
2007 1.33% 0.08%
2006 1.33% 0.17%
2005 1.29% 0.22%
2004 1.28% 0.29%
2003 1.33% 0.42%
2002 1.36% 0.59%
2001 1.4% 0.82%
2000 1.44% 1%
1999 1.51% 0.98%
1998 1.59% 0.93%
1997 1.64% 0.99%
1996 1.66% 1.05%
1995 1.68% 1.16%
1994 1.7% 1.31%
1993 1.72% 1.52%
1992 1.75% 1.8%
1991 1.79% 2.1%
1990 1.83% 2.39%
1989 1.89% 2.99%
1988 1.93% 3.66%
1987 1.96% 3.93%
1986 2.04% 4.04%
1985 2.16% 4.13%
1984 2.25% 4.17%
1983 2.31% 4.23%
1982 2.34% 4.31%
1981 2.37% 4.04%
1980 2.42% 3.48%
1979 2.45% 3.22%
1978 2.47% 3.24%
1977 2.49% 3.28%
1976 2.53% 3.31%
1975 2.56% 3.39%
1974 2.61% 2.91%
1973 2.66% 2.45%
1972 2.7% 2.68%
1971 2.75% 3.71%
1970 2.79% 5.75%
1969 2.8% 7.27%
1968 2.74% 6.47%
1967 2.63% 4.06%
1966 2.39% 3.02%
1965 2.56% 3.26%
1964 2.9% 3.37%
1963 2.87% 3.47%
1962 2.85% 3.52%
1961 2.83% 3.51%

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 the Marshall Islands' population declined by 3.37%.

Live population counters

Indonesia Marshall Islands
Current population
289027659
35039
Population rank 4/197 192/197
Percent of world population 3.48% 0.0004%
One net population change
14.2 seconds
6.94 hours
One birth every
7.06 seconds
11.6 hours
One death every
14.6 seconds
1.37 days
Daily growth/decline +6,119 -3
Annual growth/decline +2,233,305 -1,266
Annual growth/decline rate +0.79% -3.37%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 197/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
5.17 hours
Annual migration change -39,509 -1,698
Net migration rank 171/196 97/196
Foreign-born residents 445,726 3,309
Foreign-born residents rank 86/195 189/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 8.8%
Foreign-born share rank 188/195 71/195

Natural population change vs migration

Indonesia
Natural

Migration
Marshall Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Indonesia Marshall Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,509 - -1,698
2024 2,307,025 -38,469 487 -1,765
2023 2,364,808 -37,501 550 -1,832
2022 2,429,171 -37,501 606 -1,829
2021 1,764,332 -11,248 653 -2,016
2020 2,152,076 -18,743 689 -2,004
2019 2,548,048 -30,421 746 -2,030
2018 2,587,219 -29,911 785 -2,058
2017 2,682,556 -29,467 826 -2,040
2016 2,814,578 -28,991 866 -2,003
2015 2,899,165 -28,487 912 -1,964
2014 3,000,907 -27,988 959 -1,906
2013 3,104,258 -27,507 1,014 -1,825
2012 3,259,811 -28,869 1,097 -1,759
2011 3,266,560 -40,543 1,185 -1,512
2010 3,161,082 -57,752 1,273 -1,221
2009 3,140,944 -73,655 1,365 -1,361
2008 3,138,143 -81,364 1,443 -1,467
2007 3,211,484 -77,338 1,507 -1,491
2006 3,163,026 -75,829 1,556 -1,491
2005 3,149,551 -76,784 1,586 -1,482
2004 2,894,440 -77,002 1,595 -1,466
2003 3,037,698 -97,732 1,600 -1,427
2002 3,063,044 -83,985 1,594 -1,345
2001 3,066,275 -64,255 1,596 -1,237
2000 3,080,621 -42,697 1,592 -1,110
1999 3,137,133 -28,799 1,590 -1,068
1998 3,258,820 -11,356 1,576 -1,124
1997 3,338,243 -4,334 1,564 -1,097
1996 3,331,535 -1,854 1,542 -1,050
1995 3,304,550 -1,643 1,522 -991
1994 3,292,127 -2,575 1,524 -942
1993 3,287,348 -3,485 1,524 -869
1992 3,241,576 -2,609 1,525 -769
1991 3,288,791 3,096 1,540 -661
1990 3,250,906 11,539 1,556 -562
1989 3,316,792 19,905 1,574 -479
1988 3,331,242 25,383 1,575 -140
1987 3,304,520 26,705 1,566 -16
1986 3,309,905 30,988 1,544 -8
1985 3,419,412 37,451 1,511 -1
1984 3,549,570 43,693 1,470 6
1983 3,558,949 47,375 1,422 12
1982 3,545,504 46,792 1,375 23
1981 3,497,244 44,710 1,328 31
1980 3,484,846 42,254 1,287 -155
1979 3,460,621 43,900 1,250 -316
1978 3,412,980 45,911 1,207 -286
1977 3,334,779 45,610 1,160 -264
1976 3,291,479 48,010 1,109 -233
1975 3,263,794 56,386 1,055 -193
1974 3,196,136 61,188 1,000 -145
1973 3,210,643 64,991 954 -383
1972 3,149,726 72,007 913 -306
1971 3,111,304 79,264 877 -232
1970 3,080,421 81,368 819 201
1969 3,034,825 82,955 747 690
1968 2,961,608 55,731 685 769
1967 2,909,981 -80,138 636 308
1966 2,715,011 -77,645 603 -89
1965 2,278,891 -61,145 566 -22
1964 2,700,138 144,819 536 16
1963 2,609,526 110,166 509 42
1962 2,525,163 106,264 488 54
1961 2,434,113 103,628 469 56
1960 2,350,971 101,631 452 63

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 the Marshall Islands 26.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,120 people) and 73.3% is from migration (a loss of 19,541 people).

As of 2024, 445,726 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Indonesia, compared to 3,309 people or 8.8% in the Marshall Islands.

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
Marshall Islands
City Population
Majuro 30K
Djarrit 7.1K

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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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